Berwyn Police Blotter
Noise violations
In which someone disturbs the peace by making way too much noise in violation of Berwyn's local noise ordinance. The basic fine is $500 dollars.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Bar noise gets owner ticketed
May 3, 2008, 12:09 AM
An officer responding to complaints of loud noise from a bar could hear it 75 feet away from Bootlegs, 2719 Ridgeland. Owner Christopher Circelli, 38, of Plainfield, received a citation for the disturbance.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Impounded for excessive noise
May 2, 2008, 3:59 PM
Police in the 6400 block of 26th stopped a blue Chevy Impala for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance. The car was impounded. The $500 ticket went to driver John A. Alvarado, 29, of the 2500 block of Scoville.
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Monday, May 05, 2008
Factory-installed radio plenty capable of making enough noise to violate local ordinance
May 1, 2008, 1:51 PM
Police stopped a Nissan in the 6500 block of Cermak because its radio was loud enough to be heard more than 75 feet away. Driver Issac Negron, 26, of the 2300 block of Harvey, told police he did have his music loud, but believed that the law only applied to after-market sound systems. The car was impounded, and the driver cited for noise.
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Sunday, May 04, 2008
Noise violation
April 30, 2008, 3:33 PM
An officer heard a loud Honda Civic in the 6900 block of Cermak and impounded the car. Driver Jason <. Szwarc, 23, of Lyons, was cited for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance.
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Lyons teen manages to get two $500 noise tickets in two days
April 27, 2008, 5:18 PM
An officer stopped a blue Chevy in the 2300 block of Harlem for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance. The driver was told to pull into Cermak Plaza, out of traffic. The Chevy pulled alongside a white Camry, and the officer observed the drivers of both Camry and Chevy touch hands as he got out of the squad car. Chevy driver Geraldo Monarrez, 17, of Lyons, grew upset during the stop, and failed to comply with police instructions to stay out of traffic lanes. He was handcuffed for his own and officer safety until he was issued tickets for no seat belt and for excessive noise, and until his parents arrived on the scene. The car was impounded. Just two days earlier, Monarrez received another $500 noise violation ticket in Berwyn, and the car he drove was impounded during that incident, also:
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Too many names, too many stories and too much noise
April 27, 2008, 1:49 PM
While at 16th and Wesley, an officer could hear a gold Dodge Intrepid from a distance of 200 feet. When asked to show his license and proof of insurance, driver Jose S. Sanchez of Forest Park was able to show insurance but only had a Mexican driver’s license. That license was in the name “Jose Socorro Sanchez Quinonez. He said he had lived at the Forest Park address for a year. But when asked whether he had an Illinois license yet, Sanchez said no, because he was only visiting and had been here three to four months. Fingerprints told a third story: they came back to the original name, Jose S. Sanchez, but with a different birthday than the driver originally provided. A check of that name showed Sanchez did not have a valid license, as well as a previous arrest by Berwyn police for driving unlicensed three years earlier. He was cited for driving unlicensed and for violating the noise ordinance. Police impounded the Intrepid for the latter offense.
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Loud cars exiled to silent wait in tow yard
April 26, 2008, 10:49 AM
A Buick sedan so loud it could be heard 125 feet away as it drove from the 6600 through 6400 blocks of Cermak was stopped and impounded by police. Driver Alejandro Morin, 28, of Hillside, received the $500 ticket for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance.
6:30 PM
A red Plymouth Breeze, even louder than the above, was stopped after excessive noise in the 3000 through 2600 blocks of Oak Park Avenue. Police impounded the car and gave a noise citation to driver Jose C. Guzman of Stickney. Guzman was also charged with driving on a suspended license.
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Lyons, Berwyn drivers fined for noisy cars
April 25, 2008, 9:47 AM
A blue Chevy Impala, audible over 200 feet away, was heard by police in the 2200 block of Harvey, then the 6200 and 6300 blocks of Cermak. The car was impounded, and the $500 ticket issued to driver Geraldo Monarrez, 17, of Lyons.
11:34 AM
Police gave a noise violation ticket to Roosevelt Cathey, 51, of the 1900 block of Euclid, after stopping his silver Cadillac Deville in the 1800 block of Oak Park Avenue. The Caddy was loud enough to be heard over 100 feet away, in excess of the 75 feet necessary to be in violation of the ordinance.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Chicago, Cicero drivers ticketed, loud cars impounded
April 24, 2008, 1:30 PM
A black Impala was stopped for excessive noise at Cermak and Scoville. Driver Samuel Rivas, 18, of the 2300 block of south Trumbull, Chicago, was cited for noise and for driving with no license. The Impala was impounded.
5:32 PM
An older Cadillac Eldorado got pulled over after playing its stereo so loudly, police could hear it 250 feet away in the 2900 through 2600 blocks of Oak Park Ave. 19-year-old Ezequiel Torres, of Cicero, was charged with violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance, and the Caddy was impounded.
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Out-of-town noisemakers earn Berwyn $2000
April 23, 2008, 5:32 AM
A black Chevy Cavalier in the 3600 block of Harlem could be heard 10 car-lengths away, so police stopped it. Driver Eddie W. Berrones, 29, of the 2500 block of north Nordica, Chicago, told police he had an after-market stereo/speaker system in the trunk, set to volume “7”, and stated that he did not believe it to be all that loud. He received a $500 noise-violation ticket, and the car was impounded. Police found a large subwoofer in the trunk.
9:43 AM
Police Chief William Kushner and other officers assisted in the stop of a too-loud Olds Delta 88 in the 2400 block of Oak Park Avenue. Forest Park resident Brandon Philips, 19, got the noise ticket, and the Olds was impounded.
5:54 PM
A maroon Caprice was stopped at Harlem and Ogden for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance. Driver Maximino J. Rivera, Jr., 25, of Hinsdale, was cited for the offense and the car was impounded.
6:04 PM
A loud muffler got a maroon Monte Carlo stopped in the 1900 block of Home/Wenonah alley. Driver Eduardo Alfaro, 19, of Cicero, received two noise tickets and one for driving unlicensed. The Chevy was impounded.
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
Loud vehicles seized from Berwyn, Cicero, Riverside, Western Springs and Chicago drivers
April 20, 2008, 12:33 PM
From the 2700 through 3200 blocks of Harlem, everyone in a 200-ft radius was treated to musical selections emanating from a GMC Jimmy driven by Riverside resident John D. Buhle, 22. He received a $500 noise ticket and the tiny SUV was impounded.
12:41 PM
In the 3200 block of Harlem, police stopped a silver Buick because it could be heard 125 feet away. The ticket went to driver Michael P. Dankert, 18, of the 1300 block of Clarence; the car was impounded.
1:20 PM
A Western Springs man’s grey SUV was impounded for excessive noise in the 3200-3600 block of Harlem. Police cited driver George T. Melidi, 30, for the noise violation.
8:20 PM
A Toyota Camry, all tricked out with a large amp and kicker box in the trunk, was stopped at Clinton and 23rd for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance. Driver Hector Alejandre, 19, of the 4700 block of north Keating, Chicago, received the $500 ticket, and the Camry was towed to the impound lot to await payment of the fine.
8:56 PM
Police stopped a too-loud westbound Chevy Tahoe at 16th and Scoville. Driver Frank Brandonisio, 30, of Cicero, was issued a noise ticket and the SUV was impounded.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Loud, annoying and towed away
April 19, 2008, 12:49 PM
A silver Ford Taurus, forcing its musical selections on everyone in a 200-foot radius as it traveled from the 6900 through 6600 blocks of Cermak, was stopped by police and impounded. The $500 noise-violation ticket went to driver Juan Carlos Grajales, 24, of the 1900 block of west 19th, Chicago; he was also cited for driving without a license and without insurance.
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Loud cars towed, owners fined
April 18, 2008, 10:50 AM
A silver Pontiac 4-door violated Berwyn’s noise ordinance and was stopped in the 6200 block of Cermak. It was impounded. The $500 noise ticket went to driver Lucy Mercado, 30, of Cicero, who was also cited for driving without insurance and on a suspended license.
2:07 PM
Police and everyone else could hear a loud gold Nissan Maxima from 175 feet away as it traveled through the 6700-6200 blocks of Cermak. It was impounded. Driver Roberto Rodriguez of the 2100 block of Kenilworth was cited for noise and for driving without a license.
7:04 PM
Police called a tow truck to impound a Pontiac Grand Prix, pulled over in the 2900 block of Oak Park because its stereo could be heard 150 feet away. Driver Denis Sanoski was cited for the noise violation.
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Chicago man manages to sleep, prevents Berwyn neighborhood from doing likewise
April 18, 2008, 12:56 AM
Callers complained to police of Dodge blasting loud music in the 6600 block of 21st, and of a man passed out on the steering wheel. Police followed the noise to the car, and woke the man only with difficulty. He was told to turn down the music and step outside. But once outside the car, the man became agitated and argued with police. When asked what he had been doing, he responded, “Sleeping in my car.” The man yelled, shouted and was uncooperative. He told police he was in Berwyn visiting his sister, yet could not provide an address for her. Antonio L. Brisco, 31, of the 2300 block of north Harding, Chicago, was charged with disorderly conduct and also ticketed for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance. The Dodge was impounded.
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Much louder than necessary to violate the ordinance
April 17, 2008, 8:25 AM
Police stopped a Dodge sedan after it traveled from the 2800 through the 3100 blocks of Oak Park Avenue playing its stereo at a volume that enabled it to be heard more than 250 feet away. The $500 ticket was issued to driver Erik Jude Bixler, 20, of Villa Park; the car was impounded.
6:16 PM
A white Cadillac Escalade was audible to people beyond 100 feet away as it drove from the 1500 through the 1800 blocks of East Avenue. Driver Joel Garcia, 22, of the 1500 block of Euclid, was cited for noise, as well as for driving without insurance and while his license was suspended. The SUV was impounded.