A known offender broke the passenger window of a 1996 Chevrolet with a bat while victims were in the car at 948 Ridge Ave. at 6:55 p.m. Saturday. Suspect is a 6-foot-tall black male weighing 240 pounds.

A resident of Evanston since 1975, Chuck Bartling holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and has extensive experience as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers, radio...