Crime & Safety

Break-in Reported at Radio Shack, Attempted at AT&T

La Grange police, Sept. 19-24

Tuesday, September 24

Break-in, Break-in Attempt Reported at La Grange Road Businesses 

Someone tried to break into the AT&T store at 1 N. La Grange Rd. and set off the burglar alarm about 3:15 a.m. Police said there were fresh pry marks on the door, but entry was not gained. 

Someone broke the glass door at Radio Shack, 535 S. La Grange Rd., setting off the burglar alarm about 3:20 a.m.  A resident in the 500 block of South La Grange Road she saw three men trying to break into the business, and that they left in a dark minivan when she screamed, police said. Nothing was stolen.

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Friday, September 20

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Drunk Reported Outside Q-BBQ 

Someone reported a drunk man who fell down outside Q-BBQ about 11:40 p.m. The man told police he was waiting for his wife to pick him up.

Thursday, September 19

Woman Reports Unknown Man Pounding on Door

A woman in the 400 block of South Ashland Avenue reported a man she doesn’t know was pounding on her front door for about a half hour about 7:40 p.m. The man was the son of a woman who gave the resident their dog, police said. The man was told to leave.

Drunk Reported at La Grange, Hillgrove 

Someone reported a man who was highly intoxicated after he fell down at La Grange and Hillgrove avenues about 9:15 p.m.

Suspicious Man 

A woman reported a man hiding between houses in the 900 block of South Kensington Avenue about 9:40 p.m.

Suspended License Arrest 

Police charged Dariusz Walocha, 34, of Hickory Hills, with driving on a suspended license during a traffic stop about 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Brewster and Ashland avenues. He was released on bond.

Open Alcohol

Someone reported a 36-year-old Chicago man who was at the library with open alcohol about 2 p.m. The man was sent on his way.

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