Berwyn Police Blotter
Disorderly conduct
Monday, March 01, 2010
Disheveled at the beauty shop
February 23, 2010, 4:49 PM
Answering a disturbance call, an officer came to a hair salon in the 6300 block of Cermak, where he found two middle-aged women struggling in the doorway. After separating the combatants, police learned that one woman, a Chicago resident, was the owner of the salon; the other, a Cicero resident, was her employee. The women had been arguing over some type of financial issue, and the disagreement escalated into a physical altercation. Both women exhibited scratches on their arms; their clothing was mussed and their hair disheveled. The employee was allowed to collect her belongings; she returned her key and left the scene.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Smokin’ with the judge
February 11, 2010, 7:47 PM
Diane M. Didonato, 51, was arrested for public intoxication in front of her residence in the 6900 block of Stanley after allegedly accosting a passing police officer with, “Mother f^&*ing police, you God@$#^&* ^holes, I got a question!” She reportedly continued to spew obscenities and was observed by the officer to have a “strong odor of alcoholic beverage and difficulty maintaining her balance, and spoke in incoherent, incomplete sentences.” She allegedly told the officer she was “smoking with the judge”, someone she described as a “rude asshole” who kicked her out. The judge in question was not identified.
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Abduction, burglaries and a phony gun
Fake gun in waistband
February 15, 2010, 1:03 AM
Police arrived at Tiger O’Stylie’s in the 6300 block of Ogden expecting to find an armed patron with a pistol sticking out of his belt. Turns out Cesar Esteves, 24, of Stickney, was sporting a pellet gun—a replica of a black Beretta PX4 Storm. He was charged with disorderly conduct.
Residential Burglaries
February 15, 2010, 11:47 AM, 2:43 PM
Drawers were found open and ransacked in a building in the 3400 block of Highland. The resident was unclear what, if anything, was missing. Burglars broke the basement window with a rock. In the 1500 block of Elmwood, the bottom panels of a back door were smashed “with blunt force” and someone crawled through the opening and unlocked the door, removing three flatscreen televisions, a Playstation 3 game system and a Sony laptop. Neighbors told police they saw a black car on the garage apron.
Garage Burglaries
February 16, 2010, 1:55 AM, 5:45 PM
Two garage burglaries occurred two blocks apart on Clarence. Stolen from the 2500 block was a snowblower, large power drill and a bag of assorted tools. In the 2300 block someone made off with a new Igloo chest freezer (in box) a new-in-box card table with chairs, a bag of girls’ clothing and a folder of legal papers.
Lawn ornament removed
February 16, 2010 9:19 PM
A building owner told police he suspected that the person who stole the lawn ornament from the 1900 block of Euclid was an opponent in a legal dispute. The missing monument was described as a stone statue of a boy and girl on a bench.
Viaduct vandalism
February 17, 2010, 12:41 PM
Someone broke the plastic lenses in the pedestrian tunnel lights under the railroad tracks at 31st and Ridgeland. Graffiti in black magic marker was also discovered.
Garage burglaries
February 17, 2010, 1:34 PM, 5:57 PM
A damaged overhead garage door was the entry point in a burglary in the 1600 block of Wisconsin. Stolen were two Lajobi baby cribs, a two-ton floor jack, two wet-vacs, an air compressor and battery charger as well as miscellaneous hand tools and car electrical parts. In the 1900 block of Wesley, a service door was broken in half with locks damaged and the frame pried off. The victims gave police a list of missing items.
Woman abducted; “Now we have a new friend!”
February 17, 2010, 4:58 PM
A 26 year old woman told police she was grabbed from behind at Cermak and Euclid and forced into a car by a 40-year-old husky, short white male with a grayish beard. The kidnapper allegedly told her “now you’re going to suck my @#$%” and displayed his penis, trying to push her head down into his lap. She resisted and he then reached into her shirt and fondled her, while driving through Berwyn. He then headed into North Riverside and took her to a house telling her, “Sit down on the couch. If you scream I’ll hurt you.” A second woman appeared whom the man introduced as “Tiffany” telling her, “Now we have a new friend.” Both abductors left the room and the woman called a former boyfriend asking him to call police. The subject returned and allegedly “asked if she know any young girls or had any children.” He “stated he wanted to meet [the woman’s] daughter and she told him “that would never happen.” When police called the woman’s phone, “Tiffany” answered the call and, impersonating the victim, allegedly told them she was “fine.” However, the phone call upset the couple and the woman told police the man loaded her back into his car and dropped her off at her employer, a tax service.
-J. LeHane
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sex not in the cards
Burglar stopped in the act
January 15, 2010, 7:39 AM
A woman in the 1900 block of Wesley observed a bald, white male (early twenties or late teens) in a black jacket at her back door, crowbar-in-hand, who fled when he saw her. Police reported pry marks and deadbolt damage to the door.
Burglary from vehicle
January 15, 2010, 9:36 AM
Seven thousand dollars worth of tools were reported stolen from a white Dodge van parked in the fire station parking lot in the 6700 block of 26th St. The van’s passenger-side lock had been punched out.
GPS stolen during doctor appointment
January 15, 2010, 10:48 AM
Someone smashed the passenger-side window of a black Nissan parked near the medical office at 7120 Cermak and stole a GPS unit worth $130.
Lady-in-red steals purse at Burger King
January 15, 2010, 1:31 PM
Witnesses told police they observed a purse theft from a woman’s coat in the Burger King in the 2100 block of Oak Park. The black female who allegedly took the coin purse was wearing all red clothing.
Sex not in the cards
January 15, 2010, 1:31 PM
Luis M Garcia-Narvarro, 21, address not given, was charged with disorderly conduct after he allegedly asked for sex after his Tarot card reading at the psychic establishment in the 2600 block of S. Ridgeland. Garcia-Navarro paid his fortune-telling bill of $40, but then made “lewd sexual comments” offering to pay for sex as well. The female psychic called police.
Handgun stolen in Nicor imposter scam
January 15, 2010, 1:56 PM
A man with fake Nicor identification credentials convinced a 74-year-old man in the 2600 block of Ridgeland to let him in because, he said, “they were investigating a gas leak.” The scammer “quickly” showed his company ID and convinced the victim to exit the back door of his home to open the gate for gas company workers, leaving the front door unsecured and the home vacant. The “employee” waited in the back yard until the victim complained that he was cold. Then the scammer made a cell phone call from the back yard and then told the victim that the house was clear. When the man left, the victim observed that his bedroom dresser drawers had been ransacked. Missing was a blue steel police model Colt 38-caliber handgun. The scammer was described a male white, 5’9”, 175 lbs with an olive complexion, brown eyes, black hair a waist-length work coat and blue baseball hat.
Jewelry stolen
January 15, 2010, 5:15 PM
An unsecured basement window was the suspected entrance point in a home burglary in the 2300 block of Ridgeland. Included in the loot stolen was a collection of $2 bills and men’s and women’s jewelry --including a 1978 Orr High School class ring.
Cavalier vandalized
January 15, 2010, 10:37 PM
A yellow Chevy parked in the 6600 block of 18th St. was damaged on both the drivers and passenger’s side with the gas cap torn off, driver’s side window damaged as well as a mirror and running board destroyed.
Cell phone gone
January 15, 2010, 5:48 PM
An employee cell phone was stolen from desk at a tanning salon in the 6300 block of Cermak.
Graffiti
January 15, 2010, 3:00 PM
Black marker was found on inside walls in the building at 6850 Cermak . No known gang signs were deciphered.
January 18, 2010
Spray painting spree
January 18, 2010, 7:13 AM
Two autos several blocks apart were vandalized with red spray paint along the entire drivers sides of both vehicles. A white minivan in the 3500 block of Oak Park got tagged, as well as a silver Dodge pickup in the 3700 block of Ridgeland.
Other southside auto damage
January 18, 2010, 4:34 AM, 9:31 AM
A Chevy’s rear window was shattered with a bottle in the 3100 block of Wisconsin, an Astro van had two tires slashed in the 3500 block of Oak Park and a 1996 Ford Mustang had was ransacked after someone smashed both driver’s and passenger’s side windows in the 7000 block of 29th Pl.
Burglar scared off by witnesses
January 18, 2010, 5:30 PM
Neighbors apparently spooked a suspicious visitor to an apartment building in the 1900 block of Euclid. The unfamiliar man witnesses described as black, 6 ‘ tall and around 35 years old, allegedly told a neighbor, “I’m looking for the landlord.” He exited the building rapidly, according to another neighbor. After he left, the basement tenant observed gouge marks on door and dead bolts.
Door kicked in, nothing taken
January 18, 2020, 5:55 PM
Police reported that a rear door of a building in the 6800 block of Windsor had been forced open and the door jamb broken off the frame. Residents said nothing of value was missing.
Booze snatching
January 18, 2010, 9:19 PM
While his accomplice distracted the clerk by fumbling for his ID, a man allegedly grabbed three bottles of vodka and other spirits off the shelf and fled a liquor store in the 6700 block of Roosevelt Rd. The first man ran out of the store as well. Both are described as black males in their early 20s, one wearing a black jacket and the other a dark leather jacket, hat and dark hoodie.
-J. LeHane
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Massage with everything
January 15, 2010, 8:16 PM
A woman arrested in a Craigslist sex sting told police she and her friends had been preparing for three weeks to open a massage business in a rented house in the 3500 block of Oak Park. On the first day of business, however, six people were arrested at the residence. Each was fined $500 for allegedly running a house of prostitution.
Berwyn police investigated a Craigslist ad which read, “Beautiful Latinas give sweet warm massages (Berwyn, Ill.)” A “sexually suggestive” photo of a woman’s torso accompanied the ad.
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When undercover officers called the number in the ad, they were told the women charged $60 for 45 minutes and $80 for an hour. When asked if services included “more than a massage,” the woman on the phone allegedly said, “whatever you work out with the girl in the room is between you two.” Two officers arrived at the address and were led upstairs, where they were brought into rooms with “massage beds, low lighting and soft music.” The women allegedly asked the officers to disrobe. According to one officer’s report, Zahira Rosado, 25, of 2705 W. Armitage, Chicago was apparently satisfied with the responses she received to her questions—she asked “Are you a police officer?” and “Why did you really come here?”—because she then straddled the officer on the massage table. When asked by the officer what $150 would buy, Rosado allegedly replied, “Everything”, then added that if he wanted to kiss her, the price would rise to $200. The officer allegedly gave Rosado $200, which she stuffed into her bra. When she left the room to retrieve condoms, the officer gave the arrest signal, bringing other officers into the building.
Included in the sting was building owner, Reggie Orellana, 57, of 4420 Forest Ave, Brookfield. Orellana allegedly told police that he owned the building, but has not paid the mortgage payment for a year and is in foreclosure. He reportedly stated he rented it to a woman, whose name he didn’t know, for $900 per month. He said he gave her no lease, fearing trouble from the bank. On the night in question, he told police, he was returning from an AA meeting and stopped at the house to collect back rent and some clothing. He told police he was surprised by the squad cars because he had no clue what his tenants were up to. Rosado, however, allegedly told police the landlord had stopped by for sex. Also arrested were Zanaida Delvalle, 27, of 3036 N. Albany, Chicago; Roberto Terrones, 20, of 3501 S. Oak Park, Berwyn; Latisa Flores Ferrones, 32, of 1976 Chelmford St., Hoffman Estates (who, the report said, told police she was a hair-dresser and was only trying to help her friends start the massage business), Maria C. Argueta, 37, 4645 Whipple, Chicago, (who allegedly told police she had no part in the sex business, but was visiting to “go out dancing later.”) Also charged was Fernando Tapia, 36, of 1806 S. 61st St. Cicero, who was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant out of DuPage County, as well as a criminal record under various aliases.
-J. LeHane
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Monday, January 11, 2010
It’s his—no, it’s his!
January 2, 2010, 3:25 PM
Callers reported two suspicious men walking in the 3000 block of Wesley and looking into people’s yards. Police stopped Ellezer Torres, 36, Westchester, and Joseph A. Alvarez, 34, of 3002 Wesley. Both reportedly exhibited slurred, incoherent speech. Police said Alvarez had a PCP scented cigarette, as well as a vial of PCP; he was charged with possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication. Torres was also charged with public intoxication and processed for an arrest warrant out of Lake County. Police recovered the vial of PCP from Alvarez’s coat pocket. According to the report, “upon seeing the vial, both Alvarez and Torres began to say ‘This is bullsh!t” repeatedly”, then accused each other of ownership of the contraband.
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
2009 turns into 2010 accompanied by the usual antics
January 1, 2010
Open the window—the messy way
12:55 AM
Juan Delatorre, 42, of the 3700 block of Ridgeland, broke a window so he could yell at people in front of his home, police said. He was treated at MacNeal for a cut hand.
Underage drinkers on Cermak
12:51 AM
Police charged the manager and bartender of Mateo’s tavern in the 6500 block of Cermak with serving alcohol to a minor. Luis Medina, 37, of Worth, and Heather Brasher, 31, of Chicago, were charged after police arrested 19-year-old Vedran Basic of LaGrange Park for public intoxication in front of the bar. Police reported that Medina locked the door of the tavern and delayed opening it, prompting speculation that other underage drinkers fled through the back door.
Incriminating hubcap
1:57 AM
Police stopped a damaged 1997 white BMW in the 2300 block of East; the car was limping along “low to the ground, emitting sparks and smoke from the passenger front tire.” Driver Anthony Martinez of the 1200 block of Cuyler told police he did not know how the fresh damage and red paint transfer had occurred on his vehicle, nor how his passenger tire had been bent off the rim. Coincidentally, police discovered a damaged red car in the 2400 block of Ridgeland with a BMW hubcap lying nearby. The BMW was impounded. Martinez was charged with DUI, driving uninsured, leaving an accident scene and unsafe tires.
Unwanted party guest from hell
12:33 AM
Police were summoned to help a hostess remove a party guest in the 1400 block of Cuyler. The 24-year-old man, whose phone number is listed in Bellwood, was found to be intoxicated, and when an ambulance arrived, he began “punching, kicking and fighting officers in the middle of the street.” He also, “bit an officer in the right forearm with his teeth in attempt to defeat arrest.” When the man was subdued, police found two bags of cannabis on his person each containing .2 grams with the words “stay high” on each bag. One police officer sustained a back injury and another ripped his trousers and suffered abrasions on his knee. Felony battery charges are pending.
Car on the lawn
3:12 AM
Police impounded a Toyota Camry after finding it in the front yard of a house in the 3000 block of Harlem, 40 feet from a crash site where it hit a parked Nissan Altima. Driver Lynn Van Buskirk of the 400 block of East in Oak Park, reportedly told police she did not know why her vehicle was off the roadway on a lawn. She was charged with DUI and driving on the sidewalk.
--J. LeHane
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
October 27 - 28 incidents
Loud music + belligerent intoxication = slammer
October 27, 2009, 1:26 AM
A police officer heard loud music pounding from an apartment near Wesley and Vacin and shined his spotlight on the window. A man’s voice called out “Shut that f^&*ing light off, you mother f&*#er!” When the cop identified himself as a Berwyn police officer, the voice allegedly replied, “I don’t give a f*&@ who you are! Turn that f*&@in light off,” and “F*&@ you. I don’t care who you are, I’ll listen to my music when I want to.” A man —appearing highly intoxicated—exited the apartment and approached the officer in a hostile manner while yelling obscenities. After a struggle, the officer handcuffed Fernando R. Razzino and brought him to the police station. He was charged with assault and resisting arrest.
Cop thinks lady looks like a dude
October 27, 2009, 3:30PM
Ticketing cops ruffled a traffic violator’s feathers when they mistook her for a man. A driver began to argue with a community service officer who was ticketing near Jefferson Elementary school in 7000 block of 16th St. A responding police officer overheard the driver yelling and dropping F-bombs “in a low voice”, so --observing that the driver had “short combed back hair and a visible mustache”—told the ticketing cop “write this guy a local ordinance citation.” The driver, who turned out to be a 25 year old woman with two children in the back seat —yelled out the window, “I’m a girl!” She told the officers “I’m going to tell [your supervisors] that you called me a dyke!” The officers denied using that word. The driver, a resident of the 2600 block of Oak Park, yelled, “You’re lying!” and drove away.
Tools stolen from van
October 27, 2009, 9:31 AM
A portable air pump was stolen from a Chevy Astro van parked in the 2800 block of Kenilworth.
Rock thru window
October 28, 2009, 1:20 AM
Someone threw a rock through a window of a house in the 2100 block of Clarence.
Auto damaged, thieves unsuccessful
October 28, 2009, 5:46 AM
A woman discovered pry marks and a broken driver’s side lock on her silver 2008 Mistubishi in the 1600 block of Harvey. Nothing was missing.
Cars stolen
October 28, 2009, 7:03 AM
A black 1999 Toyota Camry was stolen from the 3800 block of Harvey overnight.
SUV shopper turns thief
October 28, 2009, 3:12 PM
A man posing as a potential buyer stole an SUV from a woman in the 6700 block of 16th St. After examining the gray 2007 GMC Envoy, he asked for the title to compare VIN numbers, then hopped into the drivers seat and sped off with the car. He later called the victim’s husband and threatened the family and their daughters if they contacted police. The thief was described as a male Hispanic, 28 years old, wearing a black baseball hat, gray and blue hoodie, red shirt and Bulls pants.
Car swiped from mechanic’s lot
October 28, 2009, 3:47 PM
A customer’s brown 1994 Pontiac Grand Am was stolen from the parking lot of E & E Auto in the 6200 block of Ogden.
Man reportedly sics dog on human
October 29, 2009, 2:15 AM
A man told police he was taking out the trash in the 1900 block of Grove when he heard his downstairs neighbor’s voice ordering his dog to “sic ‘em.” The white pitbull, named “Chucky,” bit him once in the leg above the ankle. Police brought the victim to MacNeal Hospital where he got seven stitches. Police records indicated Chucky had come to attention twice previously for biting someone else and for lack of registration.
Cars stolen
Pontiac stolen from car wash
October 28, 2009, 3:52 PM
A car being prepared for sale was stolen from the car wash in the 6200 block of Ogden. Employees told police two black teenage males were seen taking the car. The black 1999 Pontiac Grand Am belonged to Midway Auto Sales on Cicero Ave.
8:55 PM
An older white cargo van was stolen from the 6300 block of 26th St. The owner told police it has a large American flag decal in the back window.
Indecent Exposure
October 28, 2009, 7:30 AM
A woman stepped out of her house in the 1500 block of Highland and observed a man seated on the porch across the street with his pants down, masturbating. The man called to her; she called police. The offender was described as a male Hispanic, 25 years old with dark complexion, wearing blue jeans, a blue hoodie, a blue cap and gym shoes.
4:37 PM
A woman called police after she saw a man masturbating while standing in the window in the 1400 block of Harvey.
Prostitution sting
October 28, 2009, 7:10 PM
Rudolfo Molina, 23, of Chicago, was taken into custody in the 6500 block of Ogden Ave. for allegedly soliciting a prostitute. He was charged under the Cook County Public Morals Nuisance Ordinance. His 2004 Buick Rendezvous was impounded.
-J. LeHane
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Pinched for public peeing
October 17, 2009, 8:41 Pm
Tactical officers in the 1300 block of Wisconsin noticed two males, dressed in black, urinating in the Wisconsin/Wenonah alley. When asked why they were in the alley the men said they were “just walking around.”. Both had extensive criminal histories including robbery, burglary and theft. Police arrested Lance R. Kroll, 32, of 1959 south Central, Cicero, and David Botello, 50, of 2751 south Trumbull, Chicago, and charged them with disorerly conduct. Kroll consented to a search of his vehicle, parked in the 7100 block of 14th. The search recovered numerous handtools in a red toolbox, a Scunci steamer, and a jumper cable kit.
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Brass knuckles
August 31, 2009, 9:06 PM
Callers complained to police of pot smoking and loud noise in a yard in the 1900 block of Oak Park. As an officer approached the yard from the alley, several subjects noticed him and ran inside the residence. Two males stayed seated in lawn chairs in the yard. A small yellow plastic bag at the feet one of man appeared to contain cannabis. During an officer safety patdown, the man was found to be carrying brass knuckles in his pocket. Police asked Rodney Harris, 24, of 1926 Oak Park, why he carried such an item. Harris reportedly told them it was because “these little Mexicans like to f@&# with me”. When police asked Harris whether he used the item to fight, Harris allegedly replied, “Hell, yeah!” Harris was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and disorderly conduct. The second man—Patrick D. Smyth-Lymon, 24, 1936 Kenilworth—was charged with disorderly conduct.
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Pants unzipped, clothing in disarray
August 23, 2009, 2:18 AM
A caller in the 6500 block of 26th Place reported a man trying to enter her residence. Police patted down a man seen attempting to walk away from the scene; he would not show his hands when asked by officers. The victim positively identified the subject, who was intoxicated and spoke mainly Spanish to police. Joel Garduno, 37, who told police he lives “on Roosevelt Road”, had his “pants unzipped and clothing in disarray”, according to the report. A custodial search of his person recovered folded-up currency containing 2.2 grams of cocaine. Garduno was charged with disorderly conduct and possession of a controlled substance.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Perverting the purpose of the pool
August 11, 2009, 3:38 PM
Police were sent to a disturbance at the Berwyn Rec Center pool, 6501 31st. Several employees met the officer and pointed out a middle-aged couple described as “behaving inappropriately, engaging in sexual touching and speaking in sexual innuendo.” In public. The officer observed the behavior for himself and reported seeing the pair swimming and “grabbing each other inappropriately”; he ordered them out of the water and explained the behavior was not permissible at the pool, as it is a public facility intended for family use. The female subjected complied and left, but the male subject, according to the report, repeatedly stated that he did not have to leave and had done nothing wrong. In addition, the report said, the male subject repeatedly yelled “KUVA!” at the officer; he then left the pool area but continued to loiter in the parking lot. The officer asked him to leave four times, and got “KUVA!” in reply. Jiri Spacil, 57, 2148 S. Elmwood, was arrested for criminal trespass to state-supported land.
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Cavorting loudly
August 12, 2009, 2:07 AM
According to a police report, an anonymous caller complained of “people being loud and cavorting in the rear of a house at 2235 East”. Police met there with three men: Eduardo A. Munoz, 21, of Cicero; Jorge Nunez, 20, of 2235 East, and Edgar Nunez, 25, of 2235 East; each was issued a disorderly conduct citation. Homeowner Mere Gomez was cited for use of the premises to disturb the peace.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Chillin wit my boys
July 30, 2009, 9:52 PM
Concerned citizens alerted police to a fight at 36th and Ridgeland, and explained two subjects ran inside a house at 3627. Police went to the door; a woman in the doorway said nobody in the house was involved in the incident, but officers asked everyone to come outside. One subject—reportedly self-admitted gang member Bryan Corro, 17, of 3448 Gunderson, spontaneously stated:
“I was chillin with my boys, drinking—smell my breath.” Police determined Corro’s breath to be alcohol-laden, and he was charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor.
Witnesses told police they saw three males cross the street on bikes throw a bottle and yell gang slogans at a vehicle on Ridgeland. The original caller reported multiple subjects fighting in the intersection of 35th and Ridgeland, one of whom appeared to a have a rifle or shotgun down ins right pant leg.
Police stopped a male they saw emerging from the 3600 block of Ridgeland alley on a bike; the man was sweating heavily and could not explain his presence there. The juvenile male, a 16-year-old resident of the 3800 block of Kenilworth, was charged with disorderly conduct.
The house in this incident has hosted trouble in the past and was the scene of a recent outdoor rollcall: http://www.berwynpoliceblotter.com/index.php/site/comments/this_is_not_catch_and_release_we_take_em_and_we_pinch_em/
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
“You come inside this house and I’ll shoot you”
July 17, 2009, 12:13 AM
Police responding to a fight in the 3700 block of Wenonah saw two bricks and two open folding knives with four-inch blades lying on the lawn. At an officer’s knock, a 19-yea-old Lyons woman answered the door and stated it was a party that got out of hand. Then a man, described by police as intoxicated, emerged and said he had been fighting with friends over the last beer. The man had blood on his white tank top. When asked about it, he told police it wasn’t blood. He said he owned the knives on the lawn but did not know how they got there, and assured police there was nobody inside the house.
But an officer came from the rear of the house and told the first cop he could hear a lot of commotion inside the residence. The man in the tank top—27-year-old Brian L. Venckus—reportedly stated, “that’s just my friend Mark”. Police told Venckus they would need to get inside the house to be sure that nobody was hurt, and that they could not understand why he and the woman were lying about the person or persons still in the house. At this, the report said, Venckus grew “belligerent and aggressive”, stating he was a Marine, knew how to box and taught jujitsu.
A second man, also intoxicated, came out the front door. When police asked James F. Dolezal, 51, of Stickney, if anyone remained inside, he reportedly responded, “F@&@ you, you don’t need to know”. Officers repeated the reasons they did in fact need to know, but Dolezal allegedly told them, “F&#% you, get a warrant, I’m a Marine. You come inside this house and I’ll shoot you”, then swiftly went back inside, slammed the door and locked it.
Venckus was placed in restraints and backup officers arrived. Police learned the homeowners, parents of Venckus, were out of town, so Venckus signed a consent to search form in their stead. The keys provided by Venckus did not work.
A 36-year-old Oak Lawn man arrived at the scene and was given permission by Venckus to break a window and get police into the house. As he did so, Dolezal opened the door and was arrested.
A search located a man and a woman hiding in a crawl space. The man initially provided a false name. Later, police learned he was Victor Cruz, 27, of 3647 Harlem. Cruz had an outstanding Cook County arrest warrant, for which he was processed.
Dolezal was charged with aggravated assault. Venckus was charged with disorderly conduct, with a local ordinance court date of August 13 at 3 PM in the community room of the police station, 6410 31st.
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