On Jan. 7, a resident at a Dunlop Avenue building called police to report the property owner’s son. The man told police that the son randomly barricades the front and back door of the building, keeping residents from getting out. He said the man also keeps a dog in the laundry room. According to the police report, the Dunlop building is on the village’s nuisance property list, and the building department has been contacted about possible unsafe living conditions there. No one has been charged.
In-state warrant
- On Jan. 5, police responded to the 7300 block of Madison Street after a man called and said his mother was in danger there. When police responded to the address, the building and surrounding area appeared empty, until the man pulled up in his car. Police ran his name in their system and found he had a serviceable warrant out of Cook County. The man was talking to his mother on the phone, and when he handed it over to police, his mother told them she was home and OK. Police arrested the man on his warrant.
- Police responded to Dunkin’ Donuts Jan. 11 to remove a person from the premises. Police said they recognized the offender, who was walking away from the store, from prior interactions. Upon checking his name in their system, they discovered he had a serviceable warrant out of Cook County for retail theft, according to the police report. Police said they found the suspect on Harlem and Lake, where they gave him several orders to stop as he fled. He was arrested on two cases of resisting an officer, possession of drug equipment and a controlled substance, and an in-state warrant.
Fire
On Jan. 7, police responded to Washington Street for a fire inside an apartment. They located the source and evacuated the tenant. She told police that she extinguished a burning incense stick before putting it in a fake plant and falling asleep, according to the police report. Fifteen minutes later, she woke up, was unable to put out the fire and called 911…