Oak Park resident assaulted by teens on Halloween
Fatima has spent the last decade covering the arts scene in Illinois, with previous stints at the Chicago Reader and WTTW. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is passionate about highlighting local artists and cultural events.
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Hundreds of teens took to the streets in downtown Oak Park on Halloween night largely concentrated along Lake Street where there was a heavy presence of Oak Park police officers to manage the crowd. However, smaller groups of teens split from the main area, with one group landing in the 500 south alley between Clinton and Kenilworth Avenues, where Daniel Crimmins, a resident of a nearby home, was allegedly assaulted. Crimmins detailed the incident in a written statement to Wednesday Journal. Oak Park police said Monday afternoon they were unable to confirm or comment on the matter because Crimmins had not come to the police station to file a police report. By late afternoon, the department issued a statement confirming that Police Chief Shatonya Johnson had arrived at Crimmins’ home on the evening of Oct. 31 based on a call from a police community service officer who was on the scene. She spoke to family members, however, Crimmins had already been transported to the