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Lincoln Park Attackers get cell phone, pants A man returning from work last Sunday to his house in the 1400 block of Warwick was attacked as he reached his front porch. The man said he saw a red four-door vehicle, possibly a Dodge or Plymouth Neon, pull up to the stop sign near Lafayette. The next thing he knew he was being assaulted by “two or three” males, one short, the other taller, who struck him several times about the arms and body with a pipe or baseball bat. They then took his $200 cell phone and a pair … [Read more...] about Police blotter

Lincoln Park Hello, I must be going A woman living in the 500 block of Cleophus heard a noise at her side door about 10 a.m. last Sunday and went to see what it was. A man described as 6 feet tall and white with a shaved head and in his early 20s had gotten inside, and she startled him. He said hello, police said, and quickly left and ran north through the back yard and jumped a privacy fence. Officers were unable to locate the man, who was said to have been wearing a white T-shirt and a gray … [Read more...] about Police blotter

Lincoln Park Air lift: Station compressors targeted Air compressors were taken from two gas stations Monday, and the attempted theft of a compressor at a third station was abandoned. The owner of all three stations said the device at the Sunoco station, 1312 Fort St., was valued at $2,000. The compressor at the Marathon station, 2472 Dix, was valued at $1,500. The compressor at the Welcome station, 3585 Dix, sustained $100 in damage, but the owner was able to repair it. Habit opens door for truck thief A stop to buy … [Read more...] about Police blotter

Lincoln Park Woman takes money from man in wheelchair A wheelchair-bound resident of an apartment building at 1270 Electric was robbed twice within four days last week. He told police a black woman in her late 30s came to the building’s front door at 2 a.m. Jan. 8 and rang the buzzer to his apartment to let her inside. She told him she was there to visit her aunt, but asked if she could use his telephone. The man said she then asked for a drink of water, and that when he went to get it, she grabbed some cash … [Read more...] about Police blotter

Lincoln Park Shopping trip turns costly A woman returned home just after 6 p.m. Monday from shopping at Kroger, 2060 Dix, and realized she had left her purse in a shopping cart. When she went back to the store to try to retrieve it she noticed that a blue or black older model Ford Explorer still was parked in the spot next to where her car had been. She told police that the driver, a black man about 5 feet 8 inches tall between 35 and 40 years old with a heavy build, still was sitting inside the sport utility … [Read more...] about Police blotter

Lincoln Park Tailgate theft ‘party’ Tailgates were reported missing just after 10 a.m. last Sunday from four pickup trucks on two city streets. All were from Chevrolet Silverado models. Among them were a 2008 parked in the 1800 block of Cicotte, whose gate was valued at $1,000, another 2008 in the 1700 block of Montie ($300), a 2009 in the 1800 block of Cicotte ($1,000) and a 2008 in the 1800 block of Montie ($300). Elderly resident catches men in car A 75-year-old resident of the 1000 block of … [Read more...] about Police blotter

Lincoln Park Face the music: Radio front lifted A touch-screen radio faceplate valued at $700 was taken overnight last Sunday from a 2000 Dodge Neon in the 1400 block of Russell. The owner said the door had been left unlocked. Drunken man misplaces car A 28-year-old resident reported Monday morning that his 2008 Ford Fusion had been stolen from Vito’s, 3962 Fort St., sometime after midnight last Sunday. The man said he waited to report the incident because he had had too much to drink and … [Read more...] about Police blotter