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, June 06, 2007
Afternoon noise impoundments
May 29, 2007
A black Cadillac Escalade could be heard 90 feet away as it traveled in the 6900 block of Cermak. Driver Danny Alejandre, 17, of Cicero, was ticketed for the noise violation. Later, a white Trailblazer was impounded for noise in the 2300 block of Home. The ticket went to Lyons driver Victor Ruiz, Jr.
Speeding car impounded for noise
May 29, 2007, 9:36 AM
An officer could hear the sound system of a Mercury Marquis from many car lengths behind it as it sped 46 MPH in a 30 MPH zone on Ogden. The driver, a 36-year-old man from the 1900 block of Gunderson, got both a speeding and a noise ordinance ticket. The Merc was towed.
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First impounded truck of the day
May 29, 2007, 12:24 AM
A concerned citizen reported an excessively loud Dodge Ram pickup. Police located the offending truck in the 2600 block of Ridgeland, ticketed the 26-year-old owner, and had the truck towed away.
Blasting a block away
May 27, 2007, 12:24 PM
Police stopped a black 1996 Chevy pickup truck because its sound system was audible a block away. Driver Luis G. Haros, 19, of Chicago, had no license and was ticketed. The passenger, who also owned the truck, was Julio C. Tellez, 19, of Cicero. He got the noise ordinance ticket, and the truck was impounded.
False promise to turn down the sound leads to noise tickets
May 26, 2007, 10:28 PM
Police received many calls complaining of very loud music from a party in the 1500 block of Home. The 32-year-old homeowner had hired a DJ for his party, which featured outdoor speakers set up in the backyard. When police arrived, both the homeowner and the 24-year-old DJ agreed to lower the volume. But only 20 minutes later, the noise started up again—and so did calls to police. Arriving for the second time, officers heard extremely loud music from the DJ’s speakers. Having been warned only minutes before, both homeowner and DJ got tickets for violating the prohibited noise ordinance.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Loud cars abound
May 23, 2007, 8:46 PM
A silver BMW was stopped for violating the noise ordinance in the 2900 block of Ridgeland. The car was impounded and the ticket given to a 37-year-old man from the 2800 block of Ridgeland. At East and Ogden, even though the driver told police he knew nothing of the ordinance, a bass-heavy orange Nissan Sentra was impounded. Jose L. Ramirez, 20, of Cicero, was ticketed. The Sentra was outfitted with two 12” subwoofers and an amp.
Two more noisemakers impounded
May 23, 2007, 5:36 PM
A Chevy truck heard 100 feet away was stopped at 26th and Oak Park Avenue. The ticket was given to 19-year-old driver Edgar Nevarez of Chicago. And in the 3500 block of Oak Park, loud bass got a black Chevy Cobalt pulled over. The driver, a 22-year-old Berwyn man, told police he was unaware of the noise ordinance; the $500 fee may take care of that.
Multiticketed
May 23, 2007, 2 PM
Police stopped a Dodge sedan, audible 175 feet away, in the 7100 block of Cermak. The car also had illegal tinted windows. Driver Heliodoro Renteria, 20, of Cicero, was ticketed for the above and for having no driver’s license. The Dodge was impounded.
An ungodly hour for noise
May 23, 2007, 1:53 AM
A black 1994 Mercedes in the 1400 block of Grove could be clearly heard 150 feet away. Police ticketed the driver, a man from the 2100 block of Gunderson, and impounded the peace-disturbing Mercedes.
Couple of noisy cars
May 22, 2007, 4:14 PM
A Chicago man had his black 2001 Ford Contour impounded for noise. Police stopped Miguel Carrasco, 22, of the 2600 block of south Kildare, for excessive loudness as he drove near Gunderson and 35th. The Ford had “kicker box” speakers and an amp in the trunk. In the 6700 block of Ogden, a westbound Volkswagen Jetta was stopped for the same offense. Nicholas Perakis, 25, of Brookfield got the ticket and the Jetta was towed.
Little car, big noise
May 22, 2007, 12:57 AM
A grey Kia Sportage was impounded for making excessive noise in the 6200 block of Roosevelt. While following the car, the officer could still hear the sound a full block behind it. Chicagoan Adenike McNeal, 35, of the 9300 block of south Woodlawn, got tickets for noise and driving without proof of insurance.
Bass-bumping Buick impounded
May 22, 2007, 12:46 AM
An officer in the 6300 block of Roosevelt heard loud, amplified music far from its source, a 2001 Buick LeSabre. Tickets for noise, no insurance and no license were issued to Sherman L. Horton, 33 of Chicago.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Noisy Cadillac impounded
May 17, 2007, 3:03 PM
A 50-year-old Berwyn man’s car was impounded for excessive noise. The man, a resident of the 1900 block of Euclid, was stopped at his own corner when an officer could not avoid hearing the extremely loud sounds emitted by his silver 2002 Cadillac DeVille. He was give a ticket for the noise violation; the car’s trunk contained an amp and subwoofers.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Mercedes impounded for noise
May 14, 2007, 4:53 PM
An officer at 16th and Grove heard a white Mercedes-Benz with temporary plates making a lot of noise as it traveled westbound on 16th; it could be heard long after it passed the squad car. The driver, 24-year-old Desmond R. Williams of Chicago, told the officer he had a suspended license and no insurance. He was ticketed for those and for violating the noise ordinance. The Mercedes was impounded.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Restaurant noise keeps citizen from sleeping
May 14, 2007, 12:18 AM
A citizen from the 3500 block of Oak Park Avenue complained to police that he was being kept awake by very loud music from Bocadillo’s, 6739 Ogden, and wished to sign a complaint. The assigned officer could hear the music before entering the restaurant, and told the 38-year-old owner/manager of Bocadillo’s to turn down the volume; she was issued a local ordinance ticket.