Crime & Safety
Violin Stolen From Classroom, Burglaries Reported in Oak Park: Police
Oak Park, Forest Park police reports, Nov. 28-Dec. 9

Monday, December 9
Burglary on South Boulevard
Someone broke a window to enter a home in the 800 block of South Boulevard and stole a laptop between 2 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9:30 a.m. Dec. 9. The estimated loss is unknown, police said.Burglary on Lake Street
Someone used a pry tool to break into a home in the 900 block of West Lake Street, ransacked the interior and stole a laptop, an iPod, a cell phone and jewelry between 8:30 a.m. and 3:50 p.m. The total estimated loss is $1,050, police said.iPhone Stolen From Locker at OPRFHS
Someone stole an iPhone from an unsecured locker at Oak Park and River Forest High School between 2:30 and 3 p.m. The total estimated loss is $325, police said.Two men were seen on video surveillance damaging the ticket pay station in the Holley Court parking garage in the 900 block of Lake Street around 8 p.m. The estimated cost of damage is $1,500, police said.
Friday, December 6
Violin Stolen From Classroom
Someone stole a violin from a classroom at Mann Elementary School between 9 a.m. Nov. 22 and 9 a.m. Dec. 6. The total estimated loss is $1,200, police said.Friday, November 29
Suspended License
Forest Park police charged DeAngilo Allen, 25, of Forest Park, with driving on a suspended license during a traffic stop in the 800 block of Harlem Avenue around 2 p.m. He was given a Jan. 14 court date and released.Drug Paraphernalia
Forest Park police charged Steven Cieslinski, 26, of Rosemont, with possession of drug paraphernalia at a Thornton's gas station in the 600 block of Harlem Avenue around 2:45 p.m. Police said the man Cieslinski had a heroin cooker in his pocket. He was given a Jan. 8 court date and released.Suspended License
Forest Park police charged Yolanda Green, 44, of Chicago, with driving on a suspended license and suspended registration during a traffic stop in the 900 block of Harlem Avenue around 3 p.m. She was given a Jan. 14 court date and released.Warrant: Suspended License
Forest Park police charged Carmen Billips, 36, of Maywood, with a warrant out of DuPage County for driving on a suspended license during a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Garfield Street in Oak Park around 3:50 p.m.Find more Oak Park and River Forest police news on Patch:
- Purse, $1,300 in Cash Stolen, Break-ins, Drug Arrest: Police
- Theft at Dominick's, Car Break-ins: Police
- Oak Park Man's Robbery Story Was Made Up: Police
- 8 Bears Tickets Stolen From River Forest Home
- Armed Robbery Reported Thanksgiving Day at Subway: Police
- Man Brandishes Knife at Train Station, Juvenile Charged With Marijuana Possession at OPRFHS
- Man Uses Baby Stroller to Steal Booze, 5 DUIs: Police
- Rolex, Gun, Electronics Stolen in Oak Park Burglaries, Nov. 27-Dec. 1
- ARREST WARRANTS: Wanted in Oak Park, Forest Park in 2013
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