Berwyn Police Blotter
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Dog reportedly lunged at woman, small child
May 5, 2008, 12:15 PM
A woman told police she was with her two-year-old child when a large tan pitbull ran out of a residence in the 7000 block of 26th Parkway. She said the dog was called back into the house before it made contact with them, but still.
Pitbull pup abandoned
May 5, 2008, 10:57 AM
Someone abandoned a pitbull puppy in the west alley of the 1500 block of Harvey. The dog was tan in color and wearing a black collar.
Cinco de Ruido
May 5, 2008, 7 AM
A grey Dodge Intrepid was impounded after being stopped in the 2400 block of Lombard for being too loud. Driver Raul Villalobos, 17, of Cicero, received the $500 noise-violation ticket.
1:16 PM
Police stopped a Chevy Trailblazer at Cermak and Scoville for noise. The SUV was impounded. Driver Rafael Ortega, 22, of the 5200 block of south Sawyer, Chicago, got the ticket.
2:34 PM
At 26th and Ridgeland, a red Ford Explorer was stopped for violating the noise ordinance. Driver Fernando Plascencia, 28, of the 2700 block of south Harding, Chicago, got the ticket and the Ford was impounded.
3:11 PM
In the 6700 block of 16th, police stopped a loud Honda Accord driven by a man with no license. The car was impounded, and driver Oscar Lazaro, 25, of the 1600 block of Wisconsin, was cited for both offenses.
3:20 PM
At 15th and Clarence, a police lieutenant stopped and impounded a Buick sedan for noise. 18-year-old Jesus Magallanes, 18, of the 1500 block of Wenonah, received tickets for noise, tinted license plate covers and driving without a license.
4:34 PM
Two officers stopped a too-loud Dodge Durango at 23rd and Ridgeland. They impounded the SUV and wrote tickets for noise, no insurance and driving despite a license expired more than a year ago to driver Nestor Gutierrez, 22, of the 2200 block of Ridgeland.
5:22 PM
Police reported they stopped a Mercury minivan when they heard it emitting excessive bass in the 2400 block of Cuyler. Tickets for noise and no seat belt went to driver Humberto Medrano, 18, of Cicero; the minivan was impounded.
8:34 PM
A black Saturn sedan was pulled over at 16th and Wesley for noise. Driver Juan A. Garcia, 18, of the 3900 block of Oak Park Avenue, Stickney, received a noise violation ticket, and the car was impounded.
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Commercial, home and auto burglaries
May 5, 2008, 6:58 AM
A business in the 3800 block of Harlem was found with its back door pried open. A cashbox containing $1,000 was stolen.
8:54 AM
A red Nissan Pathfinder, parked by an apartment building in the 3300 block of Harlem, was found with a broken window. When police reached the car’s owner, the owner said stolen items from the vehicle included a circular saw, a screw gun, batteries, and charger, as well as a dust buster.
8:57 AM
In the 1400 block of Harlem, a Ford Expedition with a broken rear window was found to be missing two iPods, a TV/radio/DVD/CD player valued at $2,000, and $800 worth of DVDs and CDs.
4:05 PM
In the 3700 block of Oak Park, a house found with a pried-open front door was missing a PlayStation II and a very large plasma TV valued at $2,500.
Vandalism
May 5, 2008, 3:51 AM
A brick came through a living room window in th 1200 block of Scoville.
8:15 AM
An Infiniti, parked in the 3400 block of Euclid, was found with its windows broken.
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TV channel-changing dispute ends in arrest
May 4, 2008, 11:47 PM
A woman in the 1500 block of Gunderson told police her boyfriend got mad at her for changing the channel on the TV, so he grabbed the remote and pushed her. They began to argue and the next thing she knew, her cousin—a man from the 2700 block of Clarence—was pounding on their front door. The door was damaged during the incident. The boyfriend’s version: the woman started the argument and threatened to damage his TV. The cousin’s take: he heard the argument and tried to force his way in to protect the woman. A check of the 29-year-old boyfriend’s name revealed an active Melrose Park police department warrant for battery; he was arrested for both offenses.
Assault, battery • Domestic • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Friday, May 09, 2008
They thought it would be a good day to drive through Berwyn playing loud music
May 4, 2008
...but they were quite mistaken. Every one of the cars in the following stops was impounded for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance.
11:38 AM
Police stopped a black Chrysler 300 because its music could be heard over 125 feet away in the 6600 through 7100 blocks of Cermak. Driver Giovanni F. Herrera, 21, of Melrose Park, received the $500 noise ticket.
1:08 PM
People more than 200 feet away from a black Cadillac Escalade were forced to listen to its stereo until police stepped in and stopped the SUV in the 6200 block of Cermak. Driver Ricardo Vallodolid, 22, of Bolingbrook, got the $500 ticket.
1:47 PM
Police could hear a blue Chrysler Sebring 200 feet away, and pulled the car over in the 6400 block of Cermak. Driver Lewis A. jemison, 25, of the 3700 block of west Cermak, Chicago, had a suspended license. He was charged with both offenses.
2:12 PM
A Berwyn police division commander stopped a too-loud black Chevy truck in the 6600 block of Ogden. Driver Kelvin Acosta, 17, of Cicero, was cited for that as well as for failing to secure passengers—children under age 8—in appropriate safety seats.
2:46 PM
A police lieutenant stopped a blue Suburban, per Berwyn’s zero-tolerance policy for noise offenders, at Harlem and 34th. Driver Keith Spence, 34, of the 7000 block of 40th, Stickney, got the noise ticket.
4:14 PM
A purple Chevy Cavalier was pulled over at 16th and Grove for noise. Driver Jose A. Salas-Medrano, 25, of the 1500 block of Clinton, was unable to produce the license and insurance requested by the officer, instead displaying a Mexican ID. He was cited for noise and driving unlicensed.
5:20 PM
A purple Dodge Caravan, stopped for noise at Cermak and Ridgeland, had an unlicensed driver. 19-year-old Jorge Orozco of Cicero was cited for both violations.
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Speed stops, licensing problems
May 4, 2008, 9:51 AM
In the 2700 block of Oak Park, an eastbound black Jeep was clocked doing 55 MPH in a 25 MPH zone. Driver Daryl D. Hayward, 34, of Riverdale, was cited for speeding as well as for driving with a suspended license, and the Jeep was impounded.
11:07 AM
A blue Jeep was stopped in the 6200 block of Ogden for doing 45 MPH in a 30 MPH zone. Driver Marcos Ortega, 37, of Cicero, had a license that had been revoked. Ortega said the Jeep’s owner was aware he had the vehicle. After hearing his Miranda rights, Ortega told police his license was revoked for three previous DUIs and that he knows he should not be driving. He was charged with felony aggravated driving with a revoked license, driving with a revoked license and speeding. The Jeep was impounded.
11:54 PM
A silver Chevy Malibu was stopped for doing 41 MPH in a 30 MPH zone in the 6500 block of Ogden. Drier Eluisides J. Perez, 29, of the 5000 block of south LaCrosse, Chicago, got tickets for speeding, illegal transportation of alcohol, no insurance and driving while his license was suspended. The car was impounded.
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Alley-occupying Pontiac’s driver had suspended license
May 4, 2008, 3:07 AM
An officer saw a white Pontiac Grand Am stopped in the 2900 block of Maple/Harlem alley with the engine running.Driver Juan C. Diaz, 24, of the 4700 block of north Sacramento, Chicago, told the officer he had neither license nor insurance. Asked why not, Diaz reportedly responded that he had never had a license and has no “green card” with which to obtain one. However, a check of his name showed he had possessed a license long enough to have it suspended. He was cited for driving on a suspended license, no insurance and prohibited alley traffic. The Pontiac was impounded.
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Bolingbrook man cited in collision with squad car
May 4, 2008, 2:57 AM
An officer told dispatchers a Honda Accord backed into his squad car in the 2100 block of Cuyler. 26-year-old Luis M. Corral of Bolingbrook was cited for improper backing, damage to city property and illegally tinted front windows.
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Gang and other graffiti
May 4, 2008, 1:23 AM
Gang graffiti in gold paint marred a garage in the 1300 block of Clinton.
10:30 AM
Two buildings in the 6300 block of Roosevelt were hit with graffiti.
5:20 PM
Gang graffiti was found on the east wall of a building in the 7100 block of Cermak.
9:50 PM
Unable to think up anything clever or even cryptic, some kids wrote “I WAS HERE” on the east wall of Lincoln Middle School, 6432 16th. Witnesses implicated a couple of boys in their early teens, seen nearby.
Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
False fire alarm at Fitzgerald’s flat reveals Oak Park, River Forest minors with beer
May 4, 2008, 1:18 AM
Police spoke with the manager of Fitzgerald’s nightclub, 6615 Roosevelt, when they responded to a fire alarm. The manager told them the alarm keypad showed it had been activated in the second floor dining room, which also contained an apartment. Police went to the flat and were met by 18-year-old Sean A. Cullen of the 600 block of Jackson Boulevard, Oak Park. Cullen reportedly told them everything was fine and permitted them to enter. Inside the apartment were three other males. A table in the room held several cups of beer. All four men admitted drinking alcohol in the apartment. Tickets for possession of alcohol by a minor were issued to Cullen; to 19-year-old Erik B. Mikelson of the 900 block of Hayes, Oak Park; to Matthew Coughlin, 19, of River Forest; and to Matthew J. Enloe, 19, of the 800 block of Lombard, Oak Park.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Battery charge for wanted man
May 4, 2008, 1:12 AM
One man reportedly punched the other in the face multiple times at La Aduana tavern, 6736 Cermak; police charged Javier A. Buinfil, 29, of Cicero, with battery. Cicero police also had an active arrest warrant for Buinfil. A second man was accused of punching a bouncer, but was released when the bouncer did not sign a complaint.
Assault, battery • Fight/brawl/riot • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Vandalism not necessarily random
May 4, 2008, 12:59 AM
In the 1400 block of Grove, someone took a brick and smashed a Pontiac’s windshield. The victim thinks his ex-girlfriend’s new man may be the perp.
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
Chicago Heights man found asleep in car
May 4, 2008, 12:44 AM
Police found a 42-year-old Chicago Heights man asleep in a car at 26th and Cuyler. The car was turned off. The man said he was upset after an argument with his girlfriend, and dealt with it by driving around until he grew sleepy. He added that he “may have” taken too many antidepressants, also; he was taken to the hospital.
Suspicious people, objects or events • Street stop • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink