Oak Park police arrested a 19-year-old Chicago man on a retail theft charge Oct. 27 on the 1000 block of Washington, according to the department's latest activity report.
Donald D. Carter of the 500 block of S. Central in Chicago was taken into custody at 4:06 p.m. Tuesday. Dollar Tree at 922 Madison is listed as the victim in the report.
Carter has been charged with retail theft. He is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The activity report, covering the Oak Park Police Department's second watch on Oct. 27 through first watch on Oct. 28, also includes a mail theft complaint on the 600 block of S. Lombard.
An Oak Park resident reported that unknown individuals had been removing mail from the victim's mailbox over the last few months. The complaint lists dates spanning June 1 through Oct. 27. No suspect has been identified, and the estimated loss is listed as unknown.
The Oct. 27 activity report, covering the prior watch period, logged a warrant arrest and three bicycle thefts. One of those thefts, on the 200 block of N. Scoville, involved a Canyon Inflite gravel road mountain bicycle valued at $1,000.
