OMG PD: Can't Hold the King Cobra, Birthday Party Headlock

OAK PARK

Winnie the Pooh Stroller Stolen

Someone stole a Winnie the Pooh "safety first" baby stroller from an open garage in the 1400 block of North Austin Boulevard between 10 and 11 a.m. July 23. The total estimated loss is $150, police said. 

Smoke Bombs Set at Coldstone Creamery

Someone set off two cannon mammoth smoke bombs in the gangway next to Coldstone Creamery in the 0-100 block of North Marion Street around 1:40 p.m. July 19 Smoke entered the businesses through the ventilation system, damaging some of the ice cream cones, candy and other food items. The estimated damage is $300, police said.

A Nefarious Sweet Tooth 

Four Chicago boys were arrested for retail theft around 3:40 p.m. July 18 after a security officer at Dominick's, 259 Lake St., saw them put about $200 in candy into their backpacks and leave the store without paying. 

Diapers Swiped

A woman stole three packages of Huggles Little Snugglers diapers from Walgreens, 6412 Roosevelt Rd. around 6:20 p.m. July 16. The total estimated loss is about $36, police said. 

FOREST PARK

He "Just Couldn't Hold" the King Cobra

Police arrested Glenn Chairs, 52, for peeing in public at the CTA blue line station, 711 Des Plaines Ave., around 8 p.m. July 19. Chairs told police he'd been drinking King Cobra and that he "Just couldn't hold it."

He received a local ordinance citation for public urination, a Sept. 4 court date and was released from the scene. 

Man Threatens to Cut People at McDonald's

Scotty Ross, 34, of Maywood was arrested July 16 for disorderly conduct after he allegedly threatened to cut people with a box cutter at McDonald's, 420 Des Plaines Ave. around 9:20 a.m. 

A witness told police Ross walked into the restaurant and said loudly, "Someone better call the police before I start cutting people," police said. 

Ross told police he was on the bus and that, "Somebody was gonna do something to somebody so I did what I did to get you guys," police said. He was processed, given a Sept. 3 court date and held on bond. 

LA GRANGE

Hand Pushing Allegations

A woman told police that a vendor at the La Grange Craft Show pushed her hand when she pulled out her phone, police said. The vendor, who had a sign in his booth that said “No pictures to be taken,” said he didn’t touch the woman. The woman said she was just checking her phone, not taking pictures. The responding officer told them that even if she were taking pictures, it would be OK because they were on public property. The woman decided not to pursue a case.

LA GRANGE PARK

Birthday Party Headlock

An Oak Lawn man was arrested for battery after he allegedly punched someone in the face around 1:50 a.m. at a birthday party in La Grange Park. 

Witnesses told police Demetrius Ryan, 20, returned to the party after he was asked to leave to apologize for causing a disturbance. When trying to apologize, one of the men at the party shoved Ryan, so Ryan put him in a headlock and held him on the ground, police said.

Strip Club Patron Calls Cab Driver 'Parasite': Police

A La Grange Park man was arrested July 11 for harassment after he repeatedly sent threatening text messages to a cab driver he suspected of stealing the SD card for his phone, police said.

An "extremely intoxicated" Anand Vade, 38, of the 500 block of Ashland Avenue in La Grange Park, hired the cab on July 5 to take him home from the Playpen strip club in Stone Park, and back to the club when he couldn't find his phone, police said. 

While cleaning out the cab the next morning, the driver found the phone, contacted Vade and said he’d take it to him but would charge him a fare for the distance.

Vade later contacted the driver and told him someone had taken the SD card out of his phone and that he wanted it back. 

While the driver said he didn’t know anything about it, Vade was convinced the driver had taken the card and began texting him incessantly, police said. 

In some of the texts, Vade called the driver a liar and a "parasite" that preys on drunks in bars, police said. 

"Listen... I'm not a thug... but I have friends that are," Vade wrote. 

The driver also told police he received two voicemails he thought were threatening.

While police completed a harassment complaint for the driver around 3:45 a.m. July 11, the driver received 23 more text messages from Vade, police said.

When Vade was arrested around 3:45 a.m., he told police he was "very angry." He said felt he was being scammed, and that he wanted to be assertive in sending so many messages to intimidate the driver into returning the card, police said.

Vade was processed on a harassment through electronic communications charge, given an Aug. 28 court date and released on bond.

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