Woman pushes manager of CVS store in altercation

A woman shoved the manager of CVS Pharmacy, 1711 Sherman Ave., Tuesday after the manager asked her to leave the store, police said.

The manager confronted the woman at approximately 2 p.m. after a customer said she and a man were soliciting for a basketball-related cause in the store, Evanston Police Cmdr. Tom Guenther said.

‘I’ll (expletive) leave whenever I want to (expletive) leave,’ the woman told the manager, pushing him, Guenther said. The manager cut his nose and chin, Guenther said.

The woman and her companion ran away before police arrived. Both were between 18 and 20 years-old, and the woman was wearing a Russian hat, Guenther said.

Man’s backpack stolen at gunpoint by two men

Two men stole a man’s backpack at gunpoint at approximately 1 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

The victim was walking east on the 600 block of Hull Terrace when two men climbed out of a Chevrolet Malibu, pointed a gun at him and demanded his backpack, Guenther said.

The backpack contained books, keys, a wallet and cash, Guenther said. Police are still investigating, he said.

Man who attempts to shoot policeman receives sentence

A man accused of trying to shoot an Evanston police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison, police said.

Antoine Bouzi ran from an officer and then fired at him July 29, 2008 after the officer tried to stop an argument between Bouzi and another person, according to a police press release. The officer was not injured in the incident.