UPTOWN — Beat 1914 in Uptown was plagued with battery and theft incidents in July, according to CAPS officers and statistics pulled from the Chicago Police Department website.
The beat, which sits between Montrose and Lawrence, and spans east from Broadway all the way to the lake shore, held its bimonthly CAPS meeting Wednesday at Clarendon Park Fieldhouse, 4501 N. Clarendon Ave.
"Battery is our biggest crime for the area. In June, we had a few more than normal," said Officer Tom Walsh, adding the amount of incidents seem high in June, but dipped in July.
Of the six aggravated battery incidents that occurred in the beat in July, one person has been arrested, according to the CPD website.
There were also three burglaries last month and no arrests.
"Most burglaries that happen here, they go through a first floor or garden window," said Officer Kellee Simz, adding that was the case in two of the three incidents last month.
The beat also had multiple shootings in the last month including a 19-year-old man shot outside Christopher House, a daycare at 4701 N. Winthrop Ave., and a drive-by shooting along Sheridan Road that left a StreetWise vendor dead and a 58-year-old man wounded in early Aug.
Police could not provide more details about the shootings Wednesday.
July crime blotter for beat 1914:
• Six Aggravated Battery Incidents:
- The first incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of North Broadway
- The second incident occurred at 8:18 p.m. on July 3 in the 4600 block of North Sheridan Road.
- The third incident occurred at 12:30 a.m. on July 5 in the 4600 block of North Clarendon Avenue.
- The fourth incident occurred at 8:10 p.m. on July 10 in the 500 block of West Wilson Avenue.
- The fifth incident occurred at 12:40 a.m. on July 16 in the 4500 block of North Broadway.
- The sixth incident occurred at 10:52 a.m. on July 29 in the 4700 block of North Winthrop Avenue.
• One Aggravated Assault:
- The incident occurred around 8:05 p.m. on July 3 on park property in the 4600 block of North Simmons Drive
• Three Burglaries:
- The first burglary occurred around 3:30 a.m. on July 1 in the 900 block of West Montrose Avenue.
- The second burglary occurred around 10 a.m. on July 12 in the 900 block of West Lakeside Place.
- The third burglary occurred around 6 p.m. on July 17 in the 4600 block of North Kenmore Avenue.
• Two Criminal Sexual Assaults:
- The first incident occurred around 9 p.m on July 5 in the 4400 block of North Sheridan Road.
- The second incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on July 29 in the 4500 block of North Sheridan Road.
• Three Motor Vehicle Thefts:
- The first vehicle theft occurred around 7 p.m. on July 24 in the 1000 block of West Wilson Avenue.
- The second vehicle theft occurred around 3 p.m. on July 28 in the 4400 block of North Sheridan Road.
- The third vehicle theft occurred around 11:50 p.m. on July 28 in the 1100 block of West Lawrence Avenue.
• Three Robberies:
- The first robbery occurred at 11:47 p.m. on July 10 in the 4400 block of North Sheridan Road.
- The second robbery occurred at 4:11 p.m. on July 18 in the 1000 block of West Wilson Avenue.
- The third robbery occurred around 10 a.m. on July 28 in the 600 block of West Montrose Avenue.
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