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On Sunday, May 31, at approximately 9:10 p.m., an Oak Park Police Officer conducted a traffic stop of a black SUV in the vicinity of Harrison St. and Austin Blvd. During the stop and subsequent protective pat down, the officer discovered a firearm concealed on the driver’s
US Flags are ordered at half-staff until Sunday. How is Oak Park doing? 🇺🇸
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Armed robbery early this morning of a @cta blue line rider at Lombard.
From Police: Victim exited the CTA Blue Line at Lombard at 12:48 a.m. and was followed off the train by a male subject. The offender pointed a black/brown Glock handgun at victim and demanded his jewelry. Victim gave offender a 14k gold ring w/ diamond and a gold chain with a locket/diamond. Offender last seen running W/B on Flournoy.
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A violent offender was arrested Monday morning at an apartment on Washington Blvd. 33yo Martise Carroll was arrested for holding a knife to a woman's throat and then choking her in efforts to force her to have sexual relations. Victim escaped and contacted police.
The victim declined to cooperate so felony charges were declined by the assist states atty. Carroll was processed on a misdemeanor and held for bond court.
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Two women were stabbed with a knife at the Lake Theater on Sunday evening.
From Police:
A female stabbed two victims with a knife after they were involved in a fight at Lake Theater. One of the victims sustained a scratch on her face, the other a laceration to the arm. Offender fled in an unknown direction. 🔪🎭
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"The fire is out... we're going to be here a while"
Structure fire struck at 151 N. Kenilworth (across from the main post office).
The first fire unit on the scene saw fire in several windows on the fourth floor. 🔥🚒
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Bodycam footage of this incident from last year where an Oak Park cop was punched in the face was featured this week on the Body Cam Edition YouTube channel. 🤜👮♂️
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Two 21-year old women were arrested following a ruckus at the Cajun Boil last night in which in a cop was punched in the face. 👮♂️🦞
From police:
🤜Jabree Hawkins of Chicago was arrested for criminal damage to property of the restaurant and also aggravated battery to a police
$300k "falls" out the back of a Brinks truck on Tuesday afternoon? Was this in the news? Social media?
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From Police:
A representative from Brinks reported that while traveling southbound at Austin/Jackson the backdoor opened by unknown means and three bags full of US currency fell out. When they returned to the area they observed 50-100 people removing money from the scene and fleeing the area on foot and in vehicles. Estimated loss $300,000
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A clerk saw a guy stealing from the store so he remotely locked him inside. The thief produced a handgun, fired it four times shattering the door in order to exit. Last seen heading EB in a Subaru. Happened Friday afternoon at the strip mall at Harlem/North. 🔫💥💥💥💥
A 29-year old man was arrested this week after walking into the police station lobby and asking for his gun back.
From police:
Andres Mena walked into the Oak Park police station and attempted to retrieve his firearm that was being held for safekeeping. Investigation revealed on March 31 his firearm was located inside an unlocked red Nissan Rogue that was parked (possibly abandoned) in the Fenwick parking lot. Mena was arrested for "possession of concealed firearm in prohibited areas," charged, processed, issued a Notice to Appear Citation and was released.
The Oak Park Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred early this morning. Officers responded at 1:23 a.m. Friday to calls of shot fired in the 600 block of South Blvd. Upon arrival, a male was found lying in the street with an apparent gunshot wound. The man,
We are aware of a planned “trend” in Oak Park this evening, and have actively been preparing for several days to keep everyone safe. Our department will be present in downtown Oak Park and other areas of concern. There will be zero tolerance for behaviors that put others at risk. Let’s all work together to keep #OakPark safe.
From police:
"The victim related she heard a gunshot then observed a bullet had been shot through the ceiling of her family room from the unit above. No injuries."
Happened last night in an apartment on Austin Blvd, south of the Ike.
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Elmwood Park recently started using ShotSpotter. Last month it was used in the arrest of two men involved in a shots-fired incident. Cops also recovered a gun and bullet casings. This video shows ShotSpotter's detection of the gunshots.
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