A WOMAN was arrested after she allegedly pointed a gun at two people at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in an alley in the 4000 block of West Melrose Street, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

A man and a woman reported that a woman approached them in the alley, pointed a black handgun at them and asked "are you going to get the (expletive) out of here?" and that they ran away and called 911, according to police. The woman was arrested after she was identified and officers recovered from in her possession a black .45-caliber Glock handgun, three bags containing a leafy substance suspected of being marijuana and two bags containing a white powder suspected of being cocaine, police said.

The suspect was identified by police as Christina Lahoz, age 28, of the 4100 block of West School Street. She was charged with felony delivery and manufacture of one to 15 grams of cocaine, felony unlawful use of a weapon without a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card or concealed carry license, felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon against a person, and a misdemeanor count of aggravated assault with use of a deadly weapon.

A WOMAN reported that she was carjacked at gunpoint at about 8:10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in the 6200 block of North Lemont Avenue, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The 48-year-old woman reported that she was waiting in her grey 2017 Acura MDX sport utility vehicle to pick up her children from Boy Scouts when two men approached her driver’s side window and one man banged on the window with a handgun and demanded her out of the vehicle, and that she was allowed to retrieve her purse before the two men drove away south, according to police. The woman reported that a dark-colored sedan driven by a third man followed closely behind the Acura after it was stolen, police said.

The men who stole the vehicle were both described as white, age 18 to 25 and about 5-5 to 5-7.

A MAN REPORTED that he was carjacked at gunpoint at about 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the 2800 block of West Henderson Street, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The 19-year-old man reported that he was inside a red 2015 Nissan Altima with his friend when an older-model black Jeep Cherokee occupied by five men approached, and two men exited the car with handguns, demanded them out of the car and drove the Nissan away, according to police.

The owner of the stolen Nissan reported that a family member later spotted the car parked in the 3300 block of North Whipple Street at about noon Monday, Dec. 3, and the Nissan was then investigated and recovered, police said.

The armed men were both described as white/Hispanic, age 20 to 30, with black eyes, short black hair and light brown complexions, and one was further described as 5-3 to 5-7 and 160 to 180 pounds while the other was described as 5-8 to 6-0 and 180 to 220 pounds. The other three men were all described as age 20 to 30.

A MAN REPORTED that he was robbed at about 5:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in an alley in the 4700 block of North Kedzie Avenue, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The 35-year-old man reported that a masked man driving a black or grey sedan through the alley stopped the car and exited, pointed a black handgun and demanded his wallet, and that he handed his wallet containing $120 in cash before the man drove away, according to police.

Later that evening a man reported that the grey 2017 Honda Civic that he owns and had reported stolen earlier in the year was found parked in the 3900 block of North Saint Louis Avenue and recovered, and officers found a white mask that was used in the Kedzie robbery and left behind in the vehicle, according to police.

The man was described as white/Hispanic, approximately 5-8 and 150 pounds, wearing a white mask.

A MAN REPORTED that a man attempted to rob him at gunpoint at about 5:50 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the 4700 block of North Lawndale Avenue, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The 29-year-old man reported that he was walking when a man driving a grey, newer-model Honda Civic parked nearby, exited the car, pointed a silver handgun at him and demanded his belongings, and that he ran away and the armed man followed him a short distance before returning to the Honda, according to police.

The man was described as wearing a dark grey coat vest.

A MAN REPORTED that a man attempted to rob him at gunpoint at about 4:45 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in the 3000 block of West Lawrence Avenue, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The 70-year-old man reported that he was approaching his apartment building when a man pointed a handgun and said "give me your money, drop your wallet. I want it bad," and that he replied he had no money, ran away west on Lawrence and hid between cars, and the armed man entered a light-silver or grey four-door car that drove away south on Whipple Street, according to police.

The man was described as black with a medium complexion, age 20 to 25, and approximately 5-8 and 140 pounds.

A MAN REPORTED that he was threatened at about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the 4200 block of West Lawrence Avenue, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The man reported that he was walking to work when a man approached and said "excuse me, hey guy it’s all good" before pointing a chrome handgun at him, and that he ran away as the armed man ran into a black vehicle driven by a second man, according to police.

The man was described as black, age 18 to 20, approximately 6-0, and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants.

A WOMAN reported that she was threatened at gunpoint at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, while she was driving in the 3200 block of North Karlov Avenue, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The 32-year-old woman reported that she was driving south on one-way Karlov Avenue when a red four-door sedan pulled out of a parking space and blocked the street and a man exited the passenger side of the red sedan, went to the driver’s side to retrieve a black handgun and pointed the gun while staring her down, and that she drove away in reverse up the one-way street, according to police.

The man was described as age 30 to 40, with a light skin complexion and black hair.

A COUPLE reported that they were the victim of a scam at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at their apartment in the 3400 block of West Montrose Avenue, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The couple reported that a man approached the woman claiming that he worked for the water department and needed to enter the premises, and that the couple left the front apartment door open as they escorted the man to the basement, according to police. The couple reported that the woman later discovered that $350 in cash was missing from her purse in the kitchen, and they reviewed building surveillance footage showing that a second man entered the home while they were in the basement, police said.

A MAN REPORTED that his home in the 6000 block of North Saint Louis Avenue was burglarized between 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, and noon Tuesday, Dec. 4, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The man reported that when he returned to the home he discovered that the rear sliding door was unlocked and that a washing and drying machine, a silver refrigerator and three thermostats were missing from inside, according to police.

The man was described as black with a dark brown complexion, approximately 6-0, with partially grey hair.

A MAN REPORTED that his home in the 4400 block of West Leland Avenue was burglarized at about 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The man reported that his home alarm system notified him that the front door was opened at about 2:30 p.m., and he later discovered that a Surface Book laptop computer valued at $1,600 and a portable charger were missing, according to police.

A WOMAN reported that her home in the 3500 block of North Albany Avenue was burglarized between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The woman reported that when she returned home she discovered that the side and basement doors and a side kitchen window were opened, and that two Macbook laptop computers, two white watches, a portable black speaker and $1,200 in cash were missing, according to police.

A BUILDING manager reported that a vacant home in the 4700 block of West Patterson Avenue was burglarized between 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The man reported that a realtor notified him that he discovered that the key lockbox was missing and the front door handle was broken, and that when he returned to the home he discovered that a silver stove valued at $500 was missing with scratch marks found on the nearby floor leading to the rear door, according to police.

A MAN REPORTED that his apartment in the 4000 block of North Saint Louis Avenue was burglarized between 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The man reported that when he returned home he discovered that the rear door was open and a kitchen window was shattered, and that a 40-inch television set valued at $300 and a cellphone were missing, according to police. A neighbor reported that he heard what sounded like a window breaking at about 3 p.m. that day, police said.

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A MISSING Lincolnwood woman was found dead from an apparent suicide at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the east side of the North Branch Channel in the 3000 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue, according to a Chicago Police Department News Affairs spokeswoman.

Chicago Fire Department personnel and 19th (Town Hall) District police were called to the area and recovered the woman from the east side of the river, who was deceased and authorities are conducting a non-criminal death investigation of the incident, according to a CPD spokeswoman.

The woman was reported missing by family members and last seen at her Lincolnwood residence at about 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, and her vehicle was located near Peterson and Jersey avenues about two thirds of a mile away from where her body was later found, according to Lincolnwood police.

The woman was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as Maria Pitu, age 54, of the 7200 block of North Keating Avenue. Her death was categorized as a suicidal drowning from jumping off a bridge.

A WOMAN reported that her car was burglarized between 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, while parked in the 6800 block of North Lincoln Avenue, according to Lincolnwood police.

The woman reported that when she returned to her 2014 BMW 635 parked on the southwest side of Lincoln she discovered that the front passenger-side window valued at $300 was smashed and that a radar detector valued at $650 was missing from the windshield mount, according to police.

A MAN WAS charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following his arrest at about 2 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the 3800 block of West Touhy Avenue, according to Lincolnwood police.

Officers saw a 2006 Chevrolet Aveo car traveling west on Touhy with the headlights off and pulled the vehicle over in the 3800 block of Touhy after seeing it drift lanes, and the driver reported that he was never issued a driver’s license and was arrested after failed sobriety tests, according to police.

The suspect was identified by police as Juan Carlos Cantoran, age 27, of the 1600 block of West Washington Street, Evanston.

A MAN WAS charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following his arrest at about 3 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in the 7100 block of North McCormick Boulevard, according to Lincolnwood police.

Officers saw a grey 2007 Infiniti M35 driving east in the 3700 block of Pratt Avenue with a front tire missing and a wheel rim scraping the street, and officers tried to pull the Infiniti over after it turned north onto McCormick and it continued driving a block north before stopping, according to police. The driver was arrested after he failed sobriety test, while a female passenger who was found sleeping in the Infiniti was released from the scene, police said.

The suspect was identified by police as Adam Mitsakopoulos, age 49, of the 7300 block of West Breen Street, Niles.

A MAN WAS charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following his arrest at about 3:50 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, in the 7100 block of North Lincoln Avenue, according to Lincolnwood police.

Officers saw a black 2012 Honda Accord start to make an illegal turn during a red light and then make a U-turn to drive south on the wrong side of Lincoln, and officers pulled the Honda over and arrested the driver after he failed sobriety tests, according to police.

The suspect was identified by police as James Gabriel, age 56, of the 4600 block of West Old Orchard Road, Skokie.