The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
Police say two individuals in a car were apparently targeted by a shooter in the intersection of Western Avenue and Vollmer Road at 4:05 p.m. Oct. 23. The suspect vehicle, described as a black Mercedes SUV, was driven away immediately. TWO ARRESTED: Charges are pending against Xavier Starr of Lansing and Malik Washington of Gary, Indiana, who are accused of robbing a letter carrier at gunpoint on Oct. 23 in Harvey. The carrier was on duty at 4:37 p.m.
Chicago man who brandished a liquor bottle at an officer during an Oct. 7 retail-theft investigation has been charged with aggravated assault to a police officer, police said. Wardell Bobo, 52, Chicago, was also accused of retail theft, resisting arrest and trespassing at Jewel-Osco, 17705 Halsted St., after officers recovered stolen items selling for $72.97, police said.