Four men use gun to steal a ski mask - Wednesday Journal

Four men approached an Oak Park resident between 7 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. Oct. 29 on the 100 block of Madison Street. The men attempted to purchase a Nike ski mask. The Oak Park resident declined, and the men stole the ski mask while one of them displayed a firearm. The men left in a black SUV. The estimated loss is $40.

Residential burglary

Criminal damage to property

At around 2:50 p.m. Nov. 3, three men kicked the front door to a residence and damaged it on the 600 block of South Cuyler Avenue. The estimated damage is $300.

Motor vehicle theft

A man heard the alarm for his rental vehicle activated around 1 a.m. Nov. 3 on the 700 block of South Kenilworth Avenue. When he checked, he heard the car, a red and black 2022 Chevy Corvette Stingray, being driven away. The estimated loss is $70,000.

Arrests

These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated Oct. 29 – Nov. 4 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.    

Compiled by Luzane Draughon