A 55-year-old man driving a white Lexus on the 100 block of W. Ontario hit a 1994 Toyota Camry on August 15. While fleeing the scene, Anthony McCoy then allegedly crashed into a 2009 Hyundai on the 500 block of N. Halsted. With his Lexus rendered useless, McCoy allegedly attacked the driver of a nearby Isuzu Rodeo on W. Grand in an attempted carjacking before a nearby cabbie intervened by grabbing the keys from the ignition. Jumping from the Isuzu, McCoy allegedly tried to take an occupied 1998 Corvette. As that driver tried to escape the attack, McCoy hung from the side of the sports car until being tossed by a rapid deceleration, according to a police report. The Good Samaritan cab driver returned to convince McCoy to enter his cab with a promise of driving him anywhere he wished, but then locked him in the cab as police were on the way. Witnesses told police that McCoy kicked out a window in the cab, escaped and failed to hijack a Ford Escort on the 1100 block of W. Hubbard before trying to take a white Mercedes at the corner of Hubbard and Racine. Failing again, McCoy allegedly took a responding officer’s squad car and, in an attempt to flee, ran over a citizen’s leg and injured a cop before another citizen intervened to stop the offender.

An unknown offender, or offenders, entered a home in the 1100 block of N. Howe August 15 taking $3,225 worth of household goods including a TV, games, a PlayStation, a computer as well as winter coats and children’s school clothes. The home was left a complete mess.

Six men attacked a 44-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man August 16 in a row house on the 800 block of N. Cleveland, taking $40 dollars before breaking three windows and fleeing.

A commercial gazebo located on the 1700 block of N. Stockton was burglarized August 12. Thieves took an estimated $600 worth of junk food, ice cream and drinks. The business owner told police that burglary is an ongoing problem at the location.

A 53-year-old woman interrupted an attempted burglary in her garage on the morning of August 10 in the 2300 block of N. Halsted. The alleged thief fled the scene on a pink bike.

Thieves robbed a visiting 41-year-old youth pastor as he exited a taxi on the 900 block of N. Cambridge in the early morning of August 16, taking his wallet, cell phone and personal effects, including insurance cards and phone charger. The offenders held the pastor to the ground asking, “What do you have?” and punched him in the face as one searched for loot to take.