Tom Tunney, 44th Ward Alderman

Community Alert 19th District
Wanted for Child Luring
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About This Crime:
On May 9, 2008, at approximately 8:15 a.m., a male offender driving a silver 4-door late model SUV approached a 14-year-old female victim walking on the 1700 block of West Addison Street near St. Andrews Elementary School. The offender was driving westbound on Addison when he pulled his vehicle alongside the victim, honked the horn and rolled down his passenger window, saying, "Come on, get in the car." The victim continued walking, and the offender asked her, "What bus do you take to school?" The victim then reached her destination and entered that location. The offender drove westbound on Addison, then turned northbound on Hermitage.

Offender:
A male white, clean-shaven, in his 30s with light brown hair, a receding hairline and light-colored eyes.
He is heavyset with a double chin.

Talk to your children and make them aware of possible dangers.
Advise them of safety precautions, including "DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS."
If possible, have them walk in groups.
Advise your children to notify someone trusted immediately if they encounter anything that makes them feel uneasy.

If you have any information about this incident, call Area 3 Detectives at
(312)744-8200

Detective Division
Area Three
Wanted for Attempt Child Abduction
Reported under RD #: HP - 165079
February 08,2008

Chicago Police are currently investigating an Attempt Child Abduction that occurred in the 23rd District, on February 8, 2008, in the 1400 block of Montrose, at approximately 8:45 in the morning. The offender is described as a male Hispanic in his 20's, approximately 5'5", 120 lbs, dark brown hair, worn very short, almost shaved, brown eyes, blue jeans and a black short jacket, and he had crooked and overlapping teeth.

As the victim was on her way to Stockton School, she went past a grocery store at 4401 N. Clark, and the above male engaged her in conversation at 1414 W. Montrose. The offender approached victiin from behind, tapped victim's shoulder and stated, "I want to talk to you", then began asking her questions, i.e. "Do you smoke weed?","What's your name?", "Where do you live?", "How old are you?", "Would you like to come to my house?"

Victim walked away and offender left on foot. Advise your children of safety measures that they may enact to ensure their safe departures and arrivals from school. Have them come and talk to you freely about any incidents that they may feel apprehensive about. If you have any infornation or questions, please do not hesitate to contact the police.

in the area from Lakeview Avenue to Halsted and Fullerton to Belmont, the Chicago Police Department has developed a composite of the offender. In these incidents the Detective Division 630-07-031(a)
Area Three August 15, 2007

About the Crime:
In their continuing investigation of several incidents that have occurred

offender approaches lone females from behind and knocks them to the ground in an attempt to possibly sexually assault them. The attacks have occurred during early morning hours: 2:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. On 11 August 2007, at

11:30 p.m., a female victim was knocked to the ground and sexually assaulted. The attack occurred as she was walking in the 700 block of West Fullerton. Investigation since that incident has provided information that produced the composite pictured below

Male, White Hispanic, 25-35 years old
5'06"–5'09", 170-200 lbs.
Short dark hair combed back, medium complexion, with no facial hair.
Last seen wearing a white t-shirt and jeans. The offender has fled on foot.

Call 911 to report suspicious person(s) or vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings.
Walk in the company of others, especially late at night.

Anyone with information regarding these incidents
Call Area Three
Homicide, Sex, Gang Crimes Unit

312-744-8261
HN483169, HN499272, HN499659 and HN523603

Chicago Police have arrested a suspect in a criminal sexual assualt that occurred in our neighborhood. The victim was attacked at 4:45 a.m. on November 23 on
the 3100 block of Seminary. Thank you to the police, residents and businesses for their efforts to spread the word and apprehend this criminal.

A DNA match led police to a Country Club Hills man they think is responsible for attacking a woman in November on the North Side. Courtney Austin, 26, was arrested without incident Thursday in Harvey, said Chicago Police spokesman Pat Camden. Austin was charged with aggravated kidnapping and criminal sexual assault in connection with the Nov. 23 incident in which a 25-year-old woman was attacked in the 3100 block of North Seminary Avenue, Camden said. The kidnapping charge was approved because he is suspected of taking the woman by force to another location where the assault occurred, Camden said. DNA was recovered from the attack and placed in a database. Police were able to identify Austin through a DNA "hit" using the database, and the woman picked him out in a photo array, Camden said. Austin appeared Friday before Cook County Judge Raymond Myles, who set bond at $500,000.

DNA leads to parolee's arrest in sex assault case - Chicago Tribune, December 30, 2006

CHICAGO -- The rape of a North Side woman on Thanksgiving has been solved by the arrest of a Country Club Hills parolee linked to the crime by DNA, police alleged Friday.

About 4:45 a.m. Nov. 23, the woman was assaulted while walking alone in the 3100 block of North Seminary Avenue. Two other women were attacked in the following days by a man who fit the same description, Chicago police spokesman Patrick Camden said.

Police immediately circulated a composite sketch of the man but had to wait a month for DNA tests to be completed.

Evidence recovered from the rape victim and hair torn out by one of the later victims matched Courtney Austin, 26, of Country Club Hills, police said. He had been released on parole in June for a drug conviction, according to state corrections records. His DNA was on file with authorities because of his previous incarceration.

Austin is charged with aggravated kidnapping and criminal sexual assault in the Thanksgiving attack, Camden said. The investigation is ongoing in the other cases.