Man Masturbates at 'L' Station, Woman Hits Child With Glass: Police Blotter

Man Masturbates at Train Station

Police were called to the Paulina Brown Line train station on Jan. 7 at 3:48 a.m. when a 32-year-old security guard found a man masturbating on the platform, according to the report. When officers arrived, the 29-year-old man was still there but wasn’t exposing himself, they said. They looked up the man’s record and found that his contact with family members is legally restricted due to his history of domestic violence, the report said.

When the cops asked what he was doing, he reportedly said, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry … I know I have a problem and I need help.” The CTA employee who spotted him said she didn’t want to press charges, so police transferred him to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center for a psychological evaluation. Police said the man was previously accused of being a peeping tom, criminally trespassing, committing domestic battery and exposing himself in public, according to the report.

Woman Hits Child with Glass

Police arrested a 62-year-old drunken woman Wednesday when she reportedly threw a glass during a fight, hitting a 7-year-old boy in the face. She is charged with domestic battery. The boy's 43-year-old mother called the cops to her home in the 3900 block of Greenview Avenue around 6 p.m. when a verbal fight turned physical.

The older woman apparently threw the glass at the homeowner, missed, and hit the little boy, causing a small cut on his nose and face, police said. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center for treatment while the woman was processed at the police department.

Early Morning Rob 'n Run

A neighbor in the 800 block of West Barry called police Thursday around 4:15 a.m. when he heard a 22-year-old woman shouting for help. According to the report, a man believed to be in his early 20s tackled her from behind and said, “Give me your wallet and phone.”

The woman started screaming and punching the man, but he fled with her purse, police said. The man jumped into a sport utility vehicle that was driving by. The woman reportedly suffered a sprained knee and a cut lip.  

Robber Tackles Victim, Steals Computer

Police responded to a call near the corner of Wilton and Wrightwood avenues around 7:40 p.m. Jan. 7 when a robber targeted a 22-year-old man. Two men believed to be 16- to 20-years-old reportedly “came from behind, grabbed him by the back of his neck, pushed him down to the ground and forcefully ripped his computer bag from his hands.”

The bag contained the man’s iPad, Macbook Pro and personal information, police said. Officers searched the area but couldn’t find the two suspects. They also told the victim to contact the credit agencies so he doesn’t become a victim of identity theft.

Suspected Drag Queen Hookers Pepper Spray, Rob Hotel Guest

A 47-year-old man from Lexington, KY, called police Jan. 8 when two men who were dressed as women pepper sprayed and robbed him at the Days Inn Hotel, according to a police report.

Police were initially called to the hotel, located at 644 W. Diversey Parkway, when guests complained about Mace being sprayed on the third floor, the report said. They also told staff members that they heard a man screaming for help inside a room.

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Crack Smoker Caught

Officers on patrol in Uptown arrested a 47-year-old Englewood woman Wednesday who they said initially ducked and hid from their patrol car. The cops stopped to question the suspect in the 4500 block of Sheridan Road, at which point police said she admitted to having a crack pipe in her pocket. Police recovered the pipe along with 0.1 grams of the drug. She was arrested and taken to the 19th District for questioning, the report said.