A Niles man who had already been arrested once by police is now facing additional charges after he allegedly scaled a wall outside the Niles Police Station and jumped into a restricted area.
Rami Howria, 23, of the 8900 block of Washington Avenue, came to the police station on Sept. 28 to pick up his car, which had been towed four days earlier following his arrest on a public indecency charge, said Niles police Sgt. Robert Tornabene.
According to police, Howria ran out of the police station lobby, 7000 W. Touhy Ave., and attempted to pull open a parking lot security gate before climbing on top of a concrete wall and jumping down into the secured employee parking area.
Howria reportedly ran through the lot, but didn’t get his car, as police said he instead climbed into the passenger’s side seat of his brother’s car when it stopped on Milwaukee Avenue. An officer conducted a traffic stop on the car and took Howria into custody, police said.
While in the back of the squad car, police said Howria slammed his forehead into the plastic partition separating the front and back seats, causing nearly $500 in damage.
According to police, Howria had been arrested on Sept. 24 after an employee of a Niles restaurant identified him as the man she had seen exposing himself inside his car while it was in the drive-thru lane.
Howria was charged with public indecency after he was located at his home, police said. On Sept. 28, police added charges of felony criminal trespass to state-supported property and criminal damage to state-supported property.
Howria is expected in court on Oct. 23 for the latest charges.
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