Friday, September 21, 2012
Witness said men were flashing gang signs in middle of the street, holding what appeared to be handgun, police say.
A man who was dining at Hooter’s called police when he observed five men flashing gang signs and possibly a handgun around 5:35 p.m. Sept. 16, Oak Lawn police said. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Police responded to the 4700 block of West 92nd Street for a report of an armed subject. Dispatch advised that a man in a silver Dodge Charger was seen with what appeared to be a black handgun, reports said. The man was in the car with four other male passengers when the officer pulled up on the scene. The officer held the men at gunpoint until other police officers arrived. The alleged gang members were detained and searched by police. Police also searched the car but did not find a weapon. The Hooters patron …
41.725591
-87.738548
4700 W 92nd St, Oak Lawn, IL
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Oak Lawn police reports, Sept. 2-5.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 A man was found armed with a stun gun and baton after he allegedly caused a disturbance inside of the Corner Bakery at 9621 S. Cicero Ave. Oak Lawn police responded to a report of a man arguing with another patron around 7 p.m. According to the report, the man took an object out of his backpack and placed in his back pocket, reports said. Police said a man identified as Bernard M. Byrne, 53, of the 4900 block of West 87th Street, was sitting in the patio area when they arrived. Byrne reportedly told police that he it was taking too long for him to get his food so he started arguing with another person inside of the restaurant. Byrne consented to a search of himself and his backpack. During the search, police found an…
41.717872
-87.740721
9621 S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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41.719876
-87.753255
5305 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Police receive multiple complaints of eight male subjects flashing pitchfork signs to other juveniles at community festival, reports say.
Eight men were cited for disorderly conduct after they were seen flashing gang signs at Fall On the Green, reports said. Subscribe to the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Oak Lawn Police received multiple reports at the police station’s front desk of several male subjects allegedly flashing gang signs to other juveniles at the community festival at 9400 S. Raymond Ave. around 8:44 p.m. Sept. 9. Police said the eight men were grouped together, clad in black and yellow clothing and wearing baseball caps slanted to one side. Follow Oak Lawn Patch on Facebook. The men allegedly used their hands to display pitchforks, consistent with the Satan’s Disciples street gang. Police said they were disturbing the peace of other …
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-87.752739
9400 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Police said man has history of yelling obscenities and being obnoxious to neighbors while drinking alcohol.
Oak Lawn police responded to a disturbance call of a man using profanity and swinging a shovel in a parking lot around 5:30 p.m. Aug. 31, reports said. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. When officers arrived, a witness pointed around the corner to a home in the 4900 block of West Columbus Drive reports said. Police walked down the driveway where met a man identified as Joseph Blatt, 32, standing outside. The caller, a 51-year-old man, said he and other neighbors were in the back yard when Blatt approached their group, police said. According to the report, Blatt has a history of being rude and obnoxious toward his neighbors, especially when drinking alcohol, which he had been doing. Several neighbors asked …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Women yelled and cursed staff, refused to pay bill after being caught dining and dashing, police say.
Two women face charges following a spree of disorderly behavior at Hooters, reports said. Oak Lawn police reported to a disturbance at 9139 S. Cicero Ave., around 11:50 p.m. Aug. 31. When they arrived at the restaurant, police said they were met by the manager and encountered two women yelling at another Hooters employee. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. The manager told police that the women, identified as Chantell D. Bunkley, 25, and Nicole Bunkley, 34, allegedly walked out of the restaurant without paying their bill. Police said Hooters employees chased down the women and brought them back inside the restaurant. There, the women refused to pay the bill and began yelling obscenities at the manager and …
41.726321
-87.740997
9139 S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Oak Lawn police reports, Aug. 19 through Aug. 25.
SATURDAY, August 25 A 28-year-old Burbank woman was charged with disorderly conduct after her ex-boyfriend said she allegedly came to his house twice in the middle of the night and woke up the entire household, police said. Subscribe to the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. The 31-year-old boyfriend said that the woman, identified as Francesca Lungaro rang the doorbell non-stop, yelling and screaming that he come outside, the report alleged at 2 a.m. August 25. She had also been by an hour before, police said. Police said that Lungaro went to the man’s house on the 5100 block of Oak Center Drive and wanted to talk to him about a rumor concerning a new girlfriend when her text messages were not answered in a timely manner…
41.72255
-87.798979
9300 S Harlem Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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41.71161
-87.74842
5100 Oak Center Dr, Oak Lawn, IL
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41.7234
-87.759536
5550 W 93rd St, Oak Lawn, IL
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Oak Lawn police reports, July 18 through July 22.
SUNDAY, JULY 22 The owner of a Schnauzer-setter mix said his dog was attacked by a small white dog that ran out of the front door and attacked his dog on the 4800 block of West Lamb Drive around 7 p.m. Police said the dog had a puncture wound on his front leg. Police attempted to speak to the owner of the aggressor dog but the resident who answered the door did not speak English. The dog owner’s was identified but attempts to call her were unsuccessful. Police said the offending dog appeared to be a “small white retriever mix.” The dog did not have tags and the resident at the house was unable to produce vaccination records. Police issued a compliance citation for animal running at large. FRIDAY, JULY 20 A man pretending to buy a pack of …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Oak Lawn police reports from July 5 though July 12.
THURSDAY JULY 12 A 70-year-old woman signed a battery complaint against an Oak Lawn man who police said hit her in the head with a cane, police said. The woman said she found a man identified as Donald G. Henry, 52, sleeping her garage on the 5700 block of West 89th Street. When she woke Henry up and told him to leave, police said he hit the woman on the side of the head with his cane. The officer noticed a red swollen bump on the woman’s head and called the Oak Lawn Fire Department. Henry allegedly told police that when he was leaving he lost his balance and accidentally hit the woman on the head with his cane. He was arrested and taken to the Oak Lawn Police Department. Henry resides on the 5500 block of West Oakdale Drive. A 2010 black …
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Oak Lawn police reports, June 26 to June 28.
THURSDAY JUNE 28 Police responded to a disturbance call at the Discovery Zone, 6336 W. 95th St. around 9:06 p.m. An employee told police that a teenaged girl was inside the store trying on earrings while her father waited in the car. When the employee saw the girl put the earrings on her ears, she was told she could not try them on because of sanitary reasons, reports said. Her father came into the store and started yelling at the employee. He pulled out a large wad of cash out of his pocket and told employees that could buy the store. He also pointed his finger at the employee who complained about his daughter and used sexually explicit language. Afterward, he went outside and pointed at his license plate and challenged employees to call …
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-87.778771
6336 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL
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41.71427
-87.755259
9800 S 54th Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Oak Lawn Police said a man exposed himself to women at a local tanning spa, explaining that he was fulfilling a requirement following a lost bachelor party bet.
A middle-aged man recently strolled in an Oak Lawn tanning spa and performed a spin-filled, initially clothed dance during which he exposed himself to two women, police said. Subscribe to the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. A white male, around 50 years old, with short gray hair and a slim build, approached a staff member and a customer around 12:30 p.m. June 21 at the European Tanning Spa at 10842 S. Cicero Ave. The man explained that he had lost a bet at a bachelor party and had to do a dance for a bachelorette, according to the report. Saying he wasn’t comfortable dancing in front of the spa, the women agreed to follow him into a tanning booth, Oak Lawn Police said. The customer, who was 51 years old, told police the…
41.695631
-87.739904
10842 S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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U.N. Owen
6:13 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
Sadly they've pretty much overrun Burbank with their gangs but lets not let them in oak lawn! and if they do get in, well fight them off! Well show them not to mess with our community! more ›