Police Blotter April 15: Home Invaders Overwhelm Residents; Iron Radiators Stolen from Construction Site

The following items are taken from the Evanston Police Department. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Home Invasion

Four to six men broke down a kitchen door and came into the home of an elderly couple on the 600 block of Judson Avenue at 2:20 p.m. on April 14. One of them yelled, "It's a fire in the back!" before running upstairs and going through the couple's bedroom. The other men simply demanded money from the couple for drugs. The male victim said he didn't keep much cash in the house, but they went through his pockets and stole $35. The female victim tried to call police, but one man grabbed the phone from her and cut the phone line. She later escaped and ran outside, screaming for help, and stopping a passing car. The men fled the home by the time police arrived. They were described as white or Middle Eastern men from short to medium height between 25 to 40 years old.

Burglary

Thieves cut into a chain-link fence at the back a construction site on the 1500 block of Payne Street and stole four iron radiators between 6:45 p.m. on April 13 and 7:30 a.m. on April 14. Each of the residential radiators was worth about $200. 

Burglars broke into a condominium on the 200 block of Main Street with some pry tools between 9:20 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. on April 14. They stole a Lenovo laptop computer, jewelry and a Sony desktop computer.

Theft

A man stole an RCA 8-gigabyte mp3 music player from the Target store on the 2200 block of Howard Street at 4:25 p.m. on April 14. The thief was described as a black man about 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds.

A yellow Magna 23-inch mountain bike was found stolen off a rack on the 600 block of Main Street at 7:13 p.m. on April 14.

Assault

A juvenile made verbal threats in the street in front of the Evanston Township High School at 4:23 p.m. on April 14 on the 1600 block of Dodge Avenue.

A 16-year-old Evanston resident was arrested and charged with aggravated assault at 12:15 a.m. on April 14.

Arrest Warrant

Andrew C. Fox, 45, of Evanston was arrested on a warrant at 5:44 a.m. on April 14 on the 1500 block of Dewey Avenue.

Driving without a License

Jason D. Arcangeletti, 27, of Evanston was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 7:30 p.m. on April 13 on the 900 block of Grove Street. His court date is set for June 1.

A 17-year-old Skokie resident was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 5:40 p.m. on April 13 on the 2100 block of Green Bay Road.

Yadley Mathiey, 28, of Des Plaines was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 12:05 p.m. on April 15 on the 7400 block of North Ridge Boulevard in Chicago. His court date is set for May 3.