Berwyn Police Blotter
Drugs, alcohol, DUI
Monday, June 09, 2008
Interrupted malt-liquor-flavored stroll ends in pot stash discovery
June 5, 2008, 12:47 PM
A police sergeant, patrolling the 21st and Oak Park area because of citizen complaints of gang activity and drug deals, noticed a man walking southbound in the 1900 block of Oak Park/Euclid alley. The man then crossed 21st, still headed south; a three-fourths-empty bottle of King Cobra malt liquor was in his right hand. When the man noticed the sergeant, he reportedly said “Oh, s@$#, my bad!” and set the 55-ouncer down in mid-street. He was uncooperative during the subsequent patdown, and resisted being handcuffed until warned police might have to use the Taser. Police arrested Dimitri J. Juste, 23, of Glenview. In Juste’s pants pocket was a Ruffles potato chip bag containing nine clear plastic bags of marijuana, with a total weight of 5.7 grams. Juste was charged with resisting a peace officer, possession of marijuana, and possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.
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Friday, June 06, 2008
Wanted man stopped for want of seat belt
May 31, 2008, 12:02 AM
Police at Oak Park and Windsor stopped a Ford Taurus whose driver wore no seat belt. Jesus A. Reyes, 24, of Cicero, had a revoked driver’s license as well as an active arrest warrant out of Justice, IL. The Ford was impounded. An inventory of its contents recovered two unopened cans of Miller Lite and an open bottle of 1800 Silver tequila, two-thirds empty. Reyes was ticketed for no seat belt, driving on a revoked license and illegal transportation of open alcohol.
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Noise complaint leads to trashed flat full of dope smoke, booze, graffiti
May 30, 2008, 10:17 PM
Callers complained of loud music coming from an apartment building at 2107 Grove. Responding officers could hear both the loud music and yelling from a third floor apartment; it was loud enough to be heard in the courtyard below. When police knocked at the front door, a male voice asked who was there. When police said “police”, officers heard the sound of objects falling to the floor, and saw many people running down the rear stairs. Police were able to stop three men; others fled to the back yard of a residence in the 1900 block of Oak Park—a yard notable during the previous week for hosting polo-shirted teens smoking pot*. One of the men stopped by police was an 18-year-old resident of that building. Another was an 18-year-old from the 6400 block of 26th; the third, also 18, was from the 6600 block of Mozart, Chicago.
A check of the now-abandoned apartment revealed a scene of squalor. There was extensive damage, graffiti on several walls, empty and half-empty liquor bottles on with windowsills and floor, and an odor of marijuana smoke.
The apartment in the Grove building was allegedly leased by a man who is currently supposed to be in DeKalb, IL; the detainees were unable to provide police with a contact phone number for this person, nor did they know where he might be found.
Police tried to reach the owner of 2107 Grove—MBW Properties in Niles, IL—but had to leave a message with an answering service.
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Disorderly conduct • Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Booze, bike: bad blend
May 30, 2008, 3:04 PM
Police came to the 7000 block of Ogden on reports of a man passed out on the sidewalk. They found the man, who smelled of alcohol, difficult to wake. He carried no ID and would not tell police who he was. He was taken to MacNeal Hospital, and his green Trek bicycle was taken to the police station.
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Berwyn man stopped for DUI in Forest Park, charged with pot possession
From the Forest Park Review:
DUI suspect mumbles his ABCs
While driving southbound on Harlem at 2 a.m. on May 26, a Forest Park officer noticed a vehicle swerving from the curb to the center of the street, according to a department report. The officer turned on his siren and stopped the driver on the 1100 block of Harlem Avenue.
Mark Blaylock, 21, already had his wallet out when the officer arrived at his car, and quickly handed over his driver’s license. The driver then began to search for his proof of insurance in a black binder. After 30 seconds of searching, Blaylock allegedly asked the officer if he had his driver’s license. The officer informed the driver that he did have his license, at which point Blaylock began searching for his insurance again. After 30 more seconds Blaylock reportedly again asked the officer if he had his driver’s license. The officer then asked the driver to step out of the car.
Blaylock, a Berwyn resident, stepped out of the vehicle, put his hands behind his back and said “you got me,” according to a department report. The officer responded by telling Blaylock he was not under arrest, and asked if he could recite the alphabet beginning with “D” and ending with “U.” Blaylock agreed and proceeded to say “D, E, N, L” followed by inaudible noises and then “T, U.”
Blaylock proceeded to blow a .155 on a breath test, according to his arrest report. A driver is considered intoxicated if their blood-alcohol level is .08. In addition to charges for driving under the influence, Blaylock was cited for marijuana possession after police allegedly found a bag of the substance in his car.
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Monday, June 02, 2008
Sounds a lot like a school uniform
May 29, 2008, 3:44 PM
Police received reports of people smoking crack between buildings in the 1900 block of Oak Park Avenue. Complainants said the two people seen were a heavy male Hispanic and a “masculine-looking” female white with a ponytail, and stated the male is involved in regular drug buys in the same location. Callers also reported one of the back yards adjacent to the crack-smoking scene often contains a group of teenagers smoking marijuana cigars while dressed in blue polo shirts and tan pants.
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Unwanted man unable to recall address
May 28, 2008, 11:12 PM
Police were dispatched to La Aduana bar, 6736 Cermak, because a man was refusing to leave. Police spoke with the 26-year-old man, who told them he could not remember his own address. He was, however, willing to leave in the company of a friend from Cicero.
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Sunday, June 01, 2008
Gimme back my bottle!
May 27, 2008, 10:49 PM
Police responding to a domestic disturbance in the 3100 block of Scoville met with a 21-year-old woman, a resident of the 3800 block of west Augusta, Chicago. The woman said she called police because her boyfriend would not return her bottle of alcohol. The woman was intoxicated and police asked for an ambulance. The woman refused to be treated, striking an officer in the face and hitting both responding paramedics. She was charged with battery to a peace officer, resisting an officer and two counts of battery for hitting the ambulance crew.
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Intoxicated Monmouth man charged after threats to police
May 26, 2008, 10:42 PM
Officers heard screaming and yelling in the lobby of the police station at 6401 31st. Two officers escorted the man outside as he continued to yell obscenities. But once outside, Steven D. McHenry, 17, of Monmouth, IL, got louder, yelling “F@%# the police! F@*# you, I’m going to f@&# you up!”, then ran toward an officer swinging his arms. Police said McHenry was highly intoxicated. He was charged with aggravated assault.
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Drunken husbands temporarily evicted
May 26, 2008, 1:20 AM
A woman in the 6400 block of 16th told police she came home from work and found her husband drunk. They argued and he threw a beer bottle at her. The man agreed to spend the night someplace else.
3:09 AM
A woman in the 1400 block of Kenilworth told police her husband got very drunk, slapped her and pushed her in the stomach. The man agreed to go sleep it off at a relative’s place.
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The $500 beer
May 24, 2008, 4:54 PM
A police sergeant working in the 7100 block of Cermak stopped an eastbound Dodge pickup truck whose driver could be seen holding a half-empty bottle of Modelo beer. When the driver noticed the police could see him, the report stated, he placed the beer behind the front seat. Police had the truck pull over. A four-year-old girl sat in front without a child safety seat. Police located the half-full bottle behind the front seat. Driver Ramon Ponce, 43, of Cicero, was charged with failure to secure a child in a safety seat and illegal transportation of open alcohol; the latter offense caused the truck to be impounded and incur a fee of $500.
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Battery in 1300 block of Oak Park leads to discovery of cocaine, burgled items
May 24, 2008, 4:24 AM
Police responded to a complaint of battery in the west alley behind the 1300 block of Oak Park. The victim, a 29-year-old man, was bleeding from the lip. His older brother was detaining a third man on the ground. The victim said he and his brother were by their garage when the offender approached them, said “What’s up?” and socked the victim in the mouth. When the brother assisted him to the ground, many CDs came out of the offender’s pockets, scattering in the alley. Police arrested Robert Carrithers, 21, of the 1300 block of Clinton, for battery. An inventory of Carrithers’ property recovered a clear baggie inside his wallet, which contained 0.7 grams of cocaine. He was also charged with felony possession of a controlled substance.
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Two vehicles in the 1500 block of Oak Park were found burglarized. The CDs recovered from the ground during the above incident were discovered to have come from those vehicles.
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Battery in 1300 block of Oak Park leads to discovery of cocaine, burgled items
May 24, 2008, 4:24 AM
Police responded to a complaint of battery in the west alley behind the 1300 block of Oak Park. The victim, a 29-year-old man, was bleeding from the lip. His older brother was detaining a third man on the ground. The victim said he and his brother were by their garage when the offender approached them, said “What’s up?” and socked the victim in the mouth. When the brother assisted him to the ground, many CDs came out of the offender’s pockets, scattering in the alley. Police arrested Robert Carrithers, 21, of the 1300 block of Clinton, for battery. An inventory of Carrithers’ property recovered a clear baggie inside his wallet, which contained 0.7 grams of cocaine. He was also charged with felony possession of a controlled substance.
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Two vehicles in the 1500 block of Oak Park were found burglarized. The CDs recovered from the ground during the above incident were discovered to have come from those vehicles.
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Wrong way, with Corona
May 24, 2008, 1:53 AM
Police stopped a gold Honda sedan after seeing it travel northbound on one-way southbound Highland in the 2500 block. Driver Marcos Perez, 34, of Cicero, was arrested. Police found two open, half-full bottles of Corona beer in the front seat, still cold to the touch. Four more unopened Coronas were also in the car.
One at the station, Perez was unccoperative with police, refusing to give his name and birth date. He resisted being fingerprinted, but police finally identified him via prints. They also learned Perez was wanted on an active arrest warrant out of the Wheeling police department. The car was impounded and Perez was cited for improper lane use, illegal transportation of open alcohol, driving without insurance and driving unlicensed.
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DUI roundup includes open liquor, topless driver
May 24, 2008, 12:19 AM
During a safety violations check in the 6400 block of Roosevelt, police were stopping all eastbound vehicles. One, a tan Dodge Intrepid, contained an open 12-ounce container of Busch Natural Ice beer in the cupholder of the center console. A glass bottle of Seagram’s vodka was on the passenger-side floor. Driver Marshon L. Richardson, 26, of the 10500 block of south Rhodes, Chicago, appeared intoxicated to police. He failed several field sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI. While being escorted to the squad car, police said, Richardson stated, “come on man, can’t you just give me a break, I was at a party and had a few drinks and I was just taking my friends home.” Police retrieved the beer bottle and the 1.75 bottle of vodka from the Intrepid, which was impounded. After being read his Miranda rights, police said, Richardson told them he had been at a party but was uncertain where it had been held. He was charged with DUI and with illegal possession of open alcohol by driver and by passenger.
12:24 AM
Police at the same location observed a white Chevy Lumina which, when motioned to stop, braked so hard as to cause the tires to screech. THe driver wore no seat belt and appeared intoxicated. Luis A. Donahue, 27, of Oak Park, failed several field sobriety tests. His blood alcohol level was measured at .182. Donahue was cited for DUI, DUI over .08, illegally screeching his tires and no seat belt.
12:31 AM
Same spot: a black Chevy Tahoe was stopped because its driver wore no seat belt. When the driver pulled over and put the car in park, an officer told him to turn the car off. The driver said, “It is.” When told a second time to shut off the car, he responded, “It is.” In fact, said police, the SUV was still running. Police spoke with Martin Lopez, 32, of the 2300 block of Lombard, and asked why he wore no shirt. Lopez reportedly stated he was “going home”. Lopez failed field sobriety tests and had a blood-alcohol level of .217. He was ticketed for DUI, DUI with a blood-alcohol level of .217, and no seat belt.
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