Police: Knife-wielding teens threaten Oak Park resident on Washington Boulevard
Jan 13, 2020 | 2:45 PM
Oak Park police are searching for two teenagers who wielded a knife in the first block of Washington Boulevard on Jan. 9. (Steve Schering / Pioneer Press)
The following items were taken from Oak Park Police Department reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
Otis Watson, 62, of the 1000 block of South Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence at 1:36 p.m. Jan. 3 following a traffic stop in the 1000 block of Clinton Avenue.
Two teenagers wearing hooded sweatshirts displayed a knife and damaged the property of an Oak Park resident in the first block of Washington Boulevard, but fled without taking anything at 6:10 p.m. Jan. 9.
A female juvenile from Oak Park was charged with battery at 6:50 p.m. Jan. 9 following an incident in the 200 block of North Scoville Avenue.
Two Oak Park juveniles were charged with battery/mob action at 7:26 p.m. Jan. 4 following an incident involving an Oak Park resident in the 100 block of Madison Street.
A man and a woman stole four cans of baby formula valued at $71.53 from Jewel, 438 Madison St., at 12:35 p.m. Jan. 8.
Twelve bars of Dove soap and body lotion items valued at $177.47 were stolen from Target, 1129 Lake St., between 9 a.m. and 9:03 a.m. Jan. 4.
Cash totaling $450 was taken from a cash register inside a business in the 400 block of South Boulevard between 7 p.m. Jan. 8 and 10:30 a.m. Jan. 9.
A laptop computer and Xbox gaming system valued at $1,650 were taken from a home in the first block of Washington Boulevard between 8:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Jan. 8.
A wallet was taken from a car parked in the 300 block of Wesley Avenue between 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6 and 7 a.m. Jan. 7.
A handgun, magazines, three pairs of sunglasses, a mini iPad, 10 money jars and a purse valued at $3,318 were taken from an apartment in the 400 block of Harrison Street between 11:30 a.m. and 1:37 p.m. Jan. 6.
Cash totaling $60 was stolen from an apartment in the 400 block of South Lombard Avenue between 12:29 p.m. and 12:31 p.m. Jan. 6.
A backpack valued at $70 was taken from a car parked in the 100 block of Chicago Avenue at 6:08 a.m. Jan. 6.
An unlocked apartment in the 100 block of North Euclid Avenue was entered and books, a blanket, three plants, a stereo system, records, a charging station, headphones, two iPhones, a Nintendo DS and a laptop computer valued at $2,900 were stolen between 8 a.m. Jan. 4 and 11 a.m. Jan. 5.
Two men wearing hooded sweatshirts entered an Oak Park resident's car parked in the 1200 block of Hayes Avenue at 8:53 p.m. Jan. 3, but fled with no loss reported.
A home in the 200 block of Pleasant Street was entered and cash, an iPad, a pair of binoculars, an Xbox game console, two Xbox controllers and a laptop computer valued at $1,460 were taken between 5:30 a.m. and 8:40 p.m. Jan. 3.
An unlocked car parked in the 1000 block of North Boulevard was entered and a backpack, a laptop computer, an iPad gift card and miscellaneous papers valued at $1,700 were taken between 8:01 p.m. and 8:25 p.m. Jan. 3.
A coin purse valued at $2 was taken from an unlocked car parked in the 900 block of South Oak Park Avenue between 5:12 a.m. and 5:14 a.m. Dec. 30.
Several packages containing bedding and sheet sets valued at $278 were taken from a home in the 1000 block of Madison Street at 4:20 p.m. Jan. 9.
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A backpack valued at $100 was removed from a coat rack inside a business in the 200 block of South Marion Street between 6:30 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. Jan. 7.
Two women stole a ring and cash totaling $15,600 from a Berwyn resident in the 7000 block of Roosevelt Road between 11:05 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Jan. 7.
A package containing an area rug valued at $250 was taken from a home in the 1100 block of North Taylor Avenue at 12:49 p.m. Jan. 6.
An Amazon package containing two rolls of vinyl valued at $10 was stolen from a home in the 100 block of North Austin Boulevard between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Dec. 28.
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The side service door of a business in the 900 block of South Oak Park Avenue was damaged, but no entry was made between 9:53 p.m. and 9:54 p.m. Jan. 6. Damages were estimated at $200.
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