Albums, equipment taken in felony retail theft
Manuel Chihuahua, 19, of the 5800 block of South Spaulding Avenue, was charged with felony retail theft at K-Pop & More, 5830 S. Kedzie Ave., at 4:35 p.m. Oct. 17. Police said he was carrying a bag holding music albums and equipment worth more than $300 taken from the music store. Employees held him until officers arrived because he was a suspect in an Oct. 14 theft at the same business, police said.
Woman charged with battery after department store fight
Adorn Douglas, 55, of the 6400 block of South Hoyne Avenue, was charged with battery after police responded to a disturbance at a department store in the 7600 block of South Cicero Avenue at 10:12 a.m. Oct. 12. A 44-year-old woman told police Douglas argued with her and then attacked her, scratching her neck and causing other injuries.
Man wanted on burglary warrants arrested at home
Albert Palomar, 39, was arrested by the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on two outstanding burglary warrants at his home in the 3900 block of West 61st Street at 12:47 p.m. Oct. 12. Police said the warrants were related to garage burglaries July 9 in the 1300 block of West 32nd Street and July 17 in the 3400 block of South Parnell Avenue. Tools and other items were taken in both, police said.
Palomar also was charged with resisting arrest. Police said he ran from the arrest team and tried to get back into his house before officers took him into custody.
Man accused of selling cannabis
Marcellis C. Campbell, 25, of the 5900 block of South Artesian Avenue, was charged with soliciting unlawful business after patrol officers said they found him selling drugs in the 6200 block of South Artesian Avenue at 5:43 p.m. Oct. 13. He also was charged with unlawful possession of 30 grams of cannabis packaged for sale.
Man charged with kidnapping, aggravated battery after attack on woman
Angel Presa, 24, of the 4000 block of West 56th Place, was charged with aggravated battery and kidnapping after his arrest at 5 p.m. Oct. 13 in the 5000 block of South Homan Avenue.
Police said Presa took a purse from a 23-year-old woman as she was getting out of a car, removed items from it and threw it back at her, causing a black eye and cuts. Police said he then choked her, dragged her into her home and kept her from leaving.
Man wanted on warrant charged with heroin possession
Edward D. Boatman, 51, of the 4100 block of South Laramie Avenue, was arrested on an outstanding burglary warrant in the 4500 block of South Leamington Avenue at 11:58 a.m. Oct. 12. Police said officers recognized him riding a bicycle on a sidewalk, which is illegal, and detained him.
Boatman also was charged with possession of a controlled substance after police said they found heroin in his pocket. Details of the original burglary charge were not available.
Woman found in apartment charged with drug possession
Paige K. Santana, 34, of the 4200 block of West 76th Street, was arrested at 7:21 p.m. Oct. 18 when police investigating possible squatters found her in an apartment on the same block. Police said she was occupying the apartment illegally and had an outstanding warrant for an unspecified offense.
Santana was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance after police said they found crack cocaine and powder cocaine in her pockets. She also was charged with obstructing identification for refusing to give her name. Details about the warrant were not available.
19-year-old driver charged after loaded gun found in car
Isaac Sickler-Sanchez, 19, of the 500 block of Concord Court in Chicago Heights, was charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon in a vehicle after a traffic stop at 11:42 p.m. Oct. 17 in the 3200 block of West 47th Street. Police said officers found a loaded Glock handgun under the seat of his car. The weapons charge is a felony because he is under 21, police said. He also was charged with illegal possession of a laser sight and metal-piercing bullets.
Sickler-Sanchez also was cited for driving without headlights when required, the reason for the stop.
Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken. Persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
Compiled by Dermot Connolly