Oct. 6 -- Oct. 7, 2010

Today’s Good News

First Precinct Focus Mission Team detectives were recently patrolling on foot on Coalter Street when they discovered a semi-automatic firearm hidden in the wheel well of a parked vehicle. The officers seized the weapon, making the area safer for residents.

DISCLAIMER: The following incidents are preliminary in nature and are subject to change after investigation. Please note that the entries listed below do not cover every incident from overnight. The listings are subject to the judgment of staff officers’ sense of what is noteworthy.

CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

4^th Precinct

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (SHOOTING) (X2)

10/6/10 8:40 p.m.

3000 block of Meadowbridge Road

Witnesses reported three males shot an adult male and a teenage male. Their injuries are not life-threatening.

4^th Precinct

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY

10/7/10 1:58 a.m.

2100 block of Hamilton Street

A male reported two unknown males tried to rob him at gunpoint.

PROPERTY CRIMES

3^rd Precinct

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

10/6/10 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

1500 Antrim Ave.

An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole a wallet left in plain view.

3^rd Precinct

BURGLARY

10/6/10 4:30 a.m.

402 Westover Hills Blvd.

An unknown person broke into the business.

3^rd Precinct

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

10/6/10 4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

5223 Midlothian Turnpike

An unknown person entered the unlocked vehicle and stole a purse hidden under a jacket.

3^rd Precinct

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

10/5/10 -- 10/6/10 11:00 p.m. – 8:30 a.m.

2400 Maplewood Ave.

An unknown person entered the vehicle and stole power tools.

3^rd Precinct

BURGLARY

10/6/10 11:20 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.

1106 Sumpter St.

An unknown person(s) broke into the residence.