Around 9:30 p.m. on April 16, Oak Brook police were pursuing a car for retail theft on I-290 that was approaching 1st Avenue. Forest Park police positioned themselves at the intersection to block traffic from getting on the highway. The pursued driver exited the expressway on Central, driving on just the tire rims on the passenger side of the vehicle. A female passenger exited the car at Central and Flournoy, and a Forest Park officer caught her and pulled her to the ground. Forest Park police also helped detain another offender in the car, and Oak Brook police took the two into custody.
Retail theft
Police were dispatched to Aldi on Harlem Avenue April 14 after three men stole laundry detergent and fabric softener, one who was still on scene. Police from Forest Park, Oak Park and River Forest canvassed the area and found the other two men, one in an alley just south of Franklin and another away from the 100 block of Harlem. One of the perpetrators was a juvenile, and his mother was called and picked him up from the police department. All three were charged with retail theft…