(Above) Five Faces Ice Cream Shop, photographed in 2009 by Darrell Harden. (Click on image to view larger version.)

May 29, 2016 – The 70-year-old manager of an ice cream shop on West Division Street was assaulted by a man asking for money. The incident happened on May 6.

Chicago police say the manager was on the sidewalk in front of Five Faces Ice Cream Shop, talking with customers at about 5 a.m., when the shop closes, when a man approached and interrupted the conversation.

He asked for money but the manager told him to “please leave the people alone.”

The man said “you know what I can do” and punched the 70-year-old in the face. The manager pushed him away but in the process, sprained his wrist.

The assailant then said, “I can do it again,” and ran west on Division Street. He is described as a white male, 30 to 40 years old, five-feet-eight-inches tall, 170 pounds, with short brown hair.

A detective was assigned to the case but had to suspend the investigation, at least temporarily, because he cannot get hold of the victim. Detective Bryan Boeddeker reports he tried calling, sending the victim a letter, and stopping by his home.