Man wanted for letting 11-year-old girl drive to school in Round Lake Park

SHARE Man wanted for letting 11-year-old girl drive to school in Round Lake Park
screen_shot_2019_01_21_at_2.35.38_pm_e1548103398972.png

Murphy Elementary School, 220 N. Greenwood Drive in Round Lake Park | Google Maps

An arrest warrant has been issued for a man accused of letting an 11-year-old girl drive to school earlier this month in north suburban Round Lake Park.

Multiple employees at Murphy Elementary School told investigators they saw the girl drive up to the school’s drop-off point Jan. 9 at 220 N. Greenwood Drive in Round Lake Park, according to a statement from Round Lake Park Police Chief George Filenko.

Witnesses saw the girl and a 9-year-old boy who was in the back seat get out of the vehicle, Filenko said. Khafilu M. Oshodi, 31, then switched to the driver’s seat and drove away.

Khafilu M. Oshodi | Round Lake Park police

Khafilu M. Oshodi | Round Lake Park police

“Drop off and pickup are the busiest times of the school day,” Filenko said in the statement. “Numerous children, staff and parents are present in the drop off area. This irresponsible behavior could’ve resulted in any number of tragic scenarios.”

Oshodi, who lives in Round Lake, is wanted on two counts of child endangerment and driving on a suspended license, according to police.

Filenko said police have made multiple attempts to contact Oshodi “with no success.”

The vehicle that was used for the drop-off, which was rented, has been reported to Chicago police, Filenko said.

Anyone with information about Oshodi is asked to call Round Lake Park police at (847) 270-9111.

The Latest
The Bears have spent months studying the draft. They’ll spend the next one plotting what could happen.
Woman is getting anxious about how often she has to host her husband’s hunting buddy and his wife, who don’t contribute at all to mealtimes.
He launched a campaign against a proposed neo-Nazis march at a time the suburb was home to many Holocaust survivors. His rabbi at Skokie Central Congregation urged Jews to ignore the Nazis. “I jumped up and said, ‘No, Rabbi. We will not stay home and close the windows.’ ”
That the Bears can just diesel their way in, Bronko Nagurski-style, and attempt to set a sweeping agenda for the future of one of the world’s most iconic water frontages is more than a bit troubling.