







A MAN WAS arrested on theft and drug charges and a second man was arrested on drug charges following an incident at about 12:05 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, at Shop and Save Market, 6312 N. Nagle Ave., according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

A 43-year-old woman reported that a man took her purse containing $2,000 in cash and credit cards and attempted to conceal the bag under his jacket, according to police. The woman said that she chased the man out of the store and that a witness saw the chase and tackled the man in the 6300 block of West Devon Avenue, police said.

An off-duty officer saw the men struggling and the suspect was arrested after he was identified by the woman, according to police. The officerthe head and ribs and the other took her iPhone, headphones and $50, according to police.

A MAN REPORTED that he was robbed at gunpoint at about 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, in the garage of his home in the 5100 block of West Agatite Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The 46-year-old man reported that as he parked his car in the garage a man displayed a handgun and demanded his money and the keys to his 2011 Chevrolet Camaro, according to police. The man said that he gave the man $7 in cash and accelerated in reverse and struck a fence and that the man fled, police said.

A MAN WAS arrested on drug charges at about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the 4700 block of