Police Report: Man Arrested for Blockbuster Burglary, Car Break-ins

Police arrested a man Friday in connection with a string of car break-ins and a burglary at Blockbuster Video.

According to police, the man entered the locked front entrance to the video store located at 4108 N. Oakland Ave. at 3:32 a.m. by pushing through window panels next to the door, causing $500 in damage to the frame. He quickly fled the store, however, after the alarm system activated, police say, leaving the scene empty-handed.

Police say he was later found, around 3:40 a.m., in the rear parking lot of the River Park Apartments, 1600 E. River Park Ct., in possession of stolen property from a illegally entered car. Several cars were found illegally entered in the parking lot, according to police. They were all unlocked at the time.

Also in the police reports:

• Police were unable to track down two men who walked up to a pedestrian walking in the 4000 block of North Oakland Avenue on Friday and punched him. The victim wasn’t seriously injured, and didn’t require medical attention.

• Police say a student reported receiving a threat on Facebook from a person with a fictitious name. The threat was received on April 1, and an investigation is ongoing. Police declined share any more details about the incident.

• Police say a man stolen a woman’s purse in an alleyway near the 4400 block of North Oakland Avenue around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. The victim was sitting in an alleyway, when the man sat down next to her, asked her if she was OK, then grabbed her purse and ran. The purse contained a cell phone, cash, jewelry and other items valued at $625. 

Age or place of residence for those arrested wasn't available in the Shorewood police log.