Someone stole a gray 2017 Kia Sportage from the 400 block of Clinton Street and left a stolen car in its place.

The swap is among nine incidents in the Oak Park Police Department's weekend summary report covering Oct. 16 through Oct. 19. The Kia had been parked on the street between the evening of Saturday, Oct. 17, and early Sunday, Oct. 18. A 2015 Hyundai Sonata, reported stolen Oct. 16 from the 2600 block of W. Logan in Chicago, was left where the Kia had been. The victim is an Oak Park resident.

Also on Oct. 18, police arrested Mario Caal-Pacay, 24, of Cicero after he allegedly struck multiple vehicles on the 6800 block of Roosevelt Road. Officers charged Caal-Pacay with driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident, driving without a valid license and illegal transportation of alcohol. The arrest occurred at 12:20 a.m. on the 1100 block of Home Avenue. He has a pending court date and is considered innocent until proven guilty.


The report also lists three vehicle break-ins across the village:

  • 600 block of Madison Street, Oct. 16: Someone smashed the front passenger window of a Honda Insight belonging to a Michigan City, Indiana, resident and took two checkbooks from the glove box. Estimated loss: $340.
  • 200 block of N. Austin Boulevard, Oct. 15–16: A passenger window on a 2023 Nissan Rogue was broken. A stroller, a car seat and an Apple laptop were taken. Estimated loss: $2,780.
  • 1200 block of N. Euclid Avenue, Oct. 17: A wallet containing an ID card, a driver's license, currency and bank cards was taken from an unlocked 2022 Chevrolet Silverado belonging to a Joliet resident. Estimated loss: $400.

A package containing medication was stolen from a front porch on the 1100 block of Fair Oaks Avenue on Oct. 14, the report states. The Oak Park resident's estimated loss was $100.

An unlocked blue Novara 19-inch women's bicycle was stolen from the 700 block of Lake Street on Oct. 16 between 4 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. Estimated loss: $550.

Two criminal damage incidents rounded out the weekend. Someone broke a rear vent window on a 2023 Nissan Sentra parked on the 1200 block of N. Austin Boulevard overnight Oct. 17–18, causing an estimated $300 in damage. On the 400 block of S. Kenilworth Avenue on Oct. 18, someone threw a rock through a rear porch window. Damage was not estimated.