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A man and a woman reported that they saw a maroon 1989 Chevrolet Caprice with three male occupants stopped on the street and the couple approached the vehicle to offer help, and that the men refused help and they heard the sound of the driver racking a handgun, and the couple reported that they immediately drove away and heard three gunshots fired toward them before calling officers, according to police.

Responding officers located the Chevy at the corner of Bryn Mawr and Natoma avenues and saw two of the men with one disposing of an object in nearby bushes, and the men were arrested after officers recovered a 9mm handgun from the bushes and a spent 9mm bullet casing on the driver’s seat of the vehicle, police said. The third man was found soon after near the scene and was arrested after he was identified, according to police.

The suspects were identified by police as Brandon Paopao, age 22, of the 3100 block of North Leavitt Street, Luis Zapata, age 28, of the 5400 block of West Dakin Street, and Joaquin Montalvo Jr., age 41, of the 200 block of North Hemlock Avenue, Wood Dale.

SHOTS WERE FIRED at about 11 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, in the 3700 block of North Central Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

Witnesses reported that they heard five to six gunshots near their home and they saw a white sport utility vehicle following a silver/grey BMW four-door sedan with the occupants firing four to five shots at each other as the vehicles drove north on Central, according to police.

A 26-year-old woman reported that she was stopped at a red light on Central when she saw the two vehicles and that her headlight was hit by a bullet, and officers recovered at least one bullet fragment that struck the vestibule window of Porretta’s Banquets and Catering, 3718 N. Central Ave., police said.

A WOMAN REPORTED that two people tried to kidnap her son at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, in the 6400 block of North Nashville Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The 43-year-old woman reported that she was walking with her 9-year-old son who was biking in front of her when a small dark red two-door pickup truck with a man and a woman drove between them and the man asked the boy if he was "alright" and wanted a ride anywhere, and that the boy said no and the female driver noticed the mom’s presence and said "oh, I was wondering where you were" before speeding away, according to police.

The man was described as white, age 55, with part-grey hair and missing front teeth, and the woman was described as white and approximately age 55.

A WOMAN REPORTED that man robbed her at about 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, in the 5200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The 29-year-old woman reported that a man attempted to take her purse and took two prescription bottles with 90 pills of anxiety medication and 60 pills of painkillers, and that the man punched her on the left side of the face, according to police.

The man was described as black, age 20 to 22, about 5-10 to 6-0 and 185 to 200 pounds, with brown eyes, black dreadlock hair, and wearing a black T-shirt, grey cutoff-style jean shorts and tan boots.









A WOMAN REPORTED that bullet fragments were found in her vehicle between 6:30 a.m. and 7:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, in the 5800 block of West Montrose Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The 26-year-old woman reported that her car was parked overnight and that when she started driving to work at about 6:30 a.m. the vehicle started leaking fluids and was towed to a mechanic, where they discovered that bullet fragments were in the transmission, according to police.

A MAN REPORTED that a man threatened him at about 8:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, in the 6700 block of West Byron Street, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The man reported that he was walking his two dogs who approached a man to smell him, and that the man pulled out a knife and threatened to stab the man and his dogs before walking away, according to police.

The man was described as white/Hispanic, age 50 to 60, approximately 5-10 and 180 pounds, with short part-grey hair.

A MAN AND A woman reported that their home in the 7300 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue was burglarized during a scam at about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The couple reported that they were in their driveway when a white pickup truck with two male passengers pulled up and one man exited and offered to fix their concrete and led them to a far corner of the backyard to discuss repair options, and that the man then re-entered the truck and drove away west on Bryn Mawr and the couple later discovered that four gold rings, four gold chains and four gold charms valued at $1,500 total and a wallet containing $300 in cash were missing, according to police.

A WOMAN REPORTED that her home in the 6400 block of West Belmont Avenue was burglarized between 6:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, and 6:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The woman reported that when she returned home she discovered that a laptop computer valued at $3,500 and an unknown amount of miscellaneous jewelry were missing, according to police.

A MAN REPORTED that his garage in the 7100 block of West Berwyn Avenue was burglarized between 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, and 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The man reported that he left his garage service door unlocked overnight, and that when he returned he discovered that a bike valued at $900, golf clubs valued at $1,000, a flat-screen television set valued at $500, a digital video disc player valued at $100, three speakers valued at $800 total, a Play Station videogame console valued at $300, a turntable valued at $300, and tools valued at $1,500 total were missing, according to police.

THE OWNER OF Panda Cleaners, 5500 W. Lawrence Ave., reported that the business was vandalized between 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 and 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The man reported that when he returned to the business he discovered that a window on the north side of the building valued at about $1,100 was shattered, according to police.

A MAN REPORTED that his work truck was burglarized between 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, and 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, in the 6700 block of North Sauganash Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The 42-year-old electrical worker reported that when he returned to his truck he discovered the front driver’s-side window shattered and that $2,000 in electrical tools was missing, according to police.

SEVERAL THEFTS of vehicles were reported between 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, and 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

Thefts were reported in the 6400 block of North Northwest Highway, the 6500 block of West Addison Street, the 4500 block of North Lavergne Avenue and the 4900 block of West Argyle Street, according to police.