Berwyn Police Blotter
Drugs, alcohol, DUI
Monday, November 02, 2009
DUI hit and run arrest
October 24, 2009, 2:54 AM
Police found four damaged cars on the street and one up on the sidealk in the 3800 block of Cuyler. The one on the sidewalk had something extra: another car’s front bumper and license plate imbedded in its side, left by a 2003 Impala. Police located the owner, who told them her son, the car’s driver, had come to her and informed her that two guys had smashed her car and taken off, and that he had followed the culprits but lost them. Police spoke to driver James D. Jackowiec, 18, of 3526 Cuyler, noting in the report that he smelled of alcohol. He was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, improper lane use, leaving the scene and driving under the influence.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Handgun, ammo, left behind after apparent drug rip
October 16, 2009, 1:04 PM
Dispatchers told police a caller in an apartment building in the 2100 block of Clinton heard a loud “boom”. Officers found a third-flor door forced open and noticed drug paraphernalia and packaging in the flat, causing them to believe the incident to be a “drug rip”. K-9 Officer Nikko sniffed the flat and alerted in multiple locations for the presence of drugs. Police recovered baggies, playing cards and a coffee grinder—all of which had white powder on them—as well as a High Point C9 9MM black handgun, a loaded magazine containing seven 9MM rounds, and one loose 9MM round. There was also a medical-type face mask.
3:24 PM
In the 1300 block of Oak Park Avenue, a man told police he came home in time to see a stranger standing in his dining room, holding his TV. When the burglar noticed the homeowner, he dropped the TV and ran out the front door. Missing items included a gold chain with Virgin Mary medallion. The victim described the offender as a male Hispanic in his 20s dressed in a black hoodie, black ‘Dickies” style pants, and black shoes.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
“Loitering in an area known for narcotics activity”
October 12, 2009, 4:35 PM
An officer noticed a man “loitering in an area known ... for narcotics activity.” As the officer approached, the man—Bryan J. Ort, 21—reportedly threw down a clear baggie. Police retrieved the bag, which contained marijuana; Ort received a pot possession ticket.
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The unmistakable scent of PCP
October 1, 2009, 4:08 PM
Police were sent to a disturbance involving a man and a woman in the 6800 block of Riverside Drive. A couple matching the dispatched description entered a red Mercury Marquis; police approached the female driver and observed her speech was slurred and made no sense. The woman also had extremely constricted pupils, and police recognized the odor of PCP. Karon M. Teske, 35, of Tomson, IL, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance; officers recovered a glass vial of PCP from Teske’s person.
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Monday, October 05, 2009
Cocaine, loud cars, theft and a loaded Glock
Cocaine in pocket
September 25, 2009, 12:25 AM
Salvador Tinoco, of 1213 S. Kenilworth, was pulled over for erratic driving and found to have 1.1 grams of cocaine folded inside a dollar bill in his back pocket.
Bike stolen
September 25, 2009, 10:07 PM
A brown and black Mongoose Rebel bike disappeared from a home in the 6900 block of 34th St.
Wire cutting bandit strikes again
September 26, 2009, 2:16 AM
A man in the 1900 block of Grove observed his neighbor cutting the outside cable wires to his home. As police took the report a second neighbor reported that her cable had abruptly gone out at midnight. She told police this was not the first time the neighbor had severed the wires.
Sound impounds
September 25, 2009, 11:28 AM
Police stopped Juan Palomino, 20, of Cicero in the 6600 block of Cermak for a sound system heard in excess of 75 feet away. Palomino’s green 2000 Chevy Astro van was impounded and he was fined $500.
11:35 AM
Police impounded the silver 2000 Pontiac of Armando Carillo, 24, of Chicago for a too-loud sound system. He was also charged with driving with a suspended license, no valid drivers license and not having insurance.
Burglars leave gun in woman’s garage?
September 26, 2009, 10:38 PM
A woman in 1500 block of Highland the called police after observing a silver Chrysler parked in front of her opened garage door. The car sped off and responding police searched the garage finding a fully loaded model 17 9 mm Glock handgun, and three extra ammunition clips. All three identifying numbers had been illegally scratched off of the gun and its case. The woman claimed that she had no knowledge of the gun or how it got there.
-J. LeHane
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Speedy car, pot cigar
August 25, 8:49 PM
After seeing it travel northbound at a high rate of speed, police pulled over a Crown Victoria, occupied by four males, in the 1300 block of Oak Park Avenue. K-9 officer Ares alerted to the driver’s side back seat; police recovered a brown cigar “blunt” on the floor plus a second partly-smoked blunt lying on the curb next to the vehicle. Total pot weight was 1.1 grams. All four men received tickets for marijuana possession. They were Lyndon D. Pendleton, 19, of Oak Park; Anton V. Ledesma, 18, River Forest; Sterling A. Livingston, 19, River Forest; and Muzaffar M. Khan, 19, of River Forest.
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Pounds of pot
August 24, 2009, 5:35 PM
Berwyn police assisted the Cook County narcotics team by keeping a house under surveillance. The county had information of a large marijuana delivery to a house at 1322 Scoville. Eventually, a grey 1989 Nissan pulled up; police recovered 5-6 pounds of cannabis.
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“Damn! And I got weed on me!”
August 23, 2009, 2:37 PM
Police received a call complaining of an uninvited peddler harassing customers at Marshall’s in Cermak Plaza. Police arrested Brian D. Hallman, 21, of 10705 south Yates, Chicago. Hallman reportedly made the spontaneous statement, “Damn! And I got weed on me!” elaborating that it consisted of “a blunt in my back pocket”. Police recovered a hand-rolled marijuana cigar weighing 2.0 grams. Hallman was charged with pot possession and soliciting without a license.
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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
August 8, 2009
Damage to lawn items
August 8, 2009, 9:19 AM
A man reported that persons unknown entered a back yard in the 3500 block of Clinton and slashed a garden hose, volleyball net and trampoline. A basketball net was also stolen. Damage totaled $250.
Burglary, damage to vehicle
August 8, 2009, 9:30 AM
A driver’s-side window of a 1998 blue Chevy was smashed in the 2300 block of Home. Thieves helped themselves to the owner’s black cloth jacket.
Youthful looking driver smells like pot
August 8, 2009, 4:26 PM
Police curbed a 1992 black Suburban driven by a man who looked too young to be driving at East and 24th. He was, in fact, 22 years old, but officer noted a strong smell of burning cannabis emitting from his car. The driver admitted smoking pot and a search revealed a more in his car. He was fined $100.
Hit and run
August 8, 2009, 5:42 PM
Witnesses saw a green Ford Explorer hit a parked red Buick Regal in the 6600 block of 26th.
Bleach-hurling quarrel
August 8, 2009, 7:33 PM
Police were summoned to a domestic argument in the 6900 block of Cermak and noticed a strong odor of bleach emitting from the apartment. A man told police that the woman had tried to get him to leave the apartment by pouring bleach all over the bedroom and then throwing bleach at him. The officers noticed his black t-shirt was splattered with brown spots. Neither pressed charges, but the man agreed to leave. The woman remained in the foul-smelling apartment.
Graffiti in the parks
August 8, 2009, 6:39 PM
Black marker graffiti was found in the men’s bathrooms at Freedom Park and Proska Park and at Heritage Emerson on a slide.
Auto-hit cyclist splits before the cops show up
August 8, 2009, 7:33 PM
Police were summoned to a car-bicycle accident in front of Pierre’s Banquet Hall in the 3200 block of Harlem. The driver of the 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse told police that the cyclist (who had tattooed arms) told him that he didn’t want to make a police record because he had an active arrest warrant. He allegedly asked the driver for money to repair his bike and the driver gave him $40.
Swerving car
August 8, 2009, 9:42 PM
An erratically-driving silver 2007 Chrysler 300 came to police attention on Lombard and 18th. The 84 year old driver was found to be having a diabetic episode, and was taken to MacNeal hospital.
Empty building secured
August 8, 2009, 6:39 PM
Police boarded up the pried-open rear door of an abandoned building in the 2400 block of Cuyler after a walk-through.
-J. LeHane
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Monday, August 03, 2009
DUI crash with injuries
July 25, 2009, 7:53 PM
Police at Oak Park and Cermak, responding to a crash, found a Ford Explorer lying on its side near a Honda Civic with extensive damage to the driver’s side. Explorer driver Rafael Estrada, 20, of 1638 Grove, was holding his arm, which was bleeding profusely according to the report. Police said open alcohol was visible in Estrada’s SUV, and that Estrada told them he drank three Bud Lights. The Civc’s driver told police he was northbound when he saw the Explorer weaving erratically between its own and the oncoming lane.
Estrada, whose blood alcohol level was .290, or more than triple the legal limit, was charged with DUI, DUI over .08, illegal transportation of open alcohol, improper lane use, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and driving unlicensed and uninsured.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Gang “hot spot” doesn’t disappoint
July 24, 1:58 PM
A police sergeant making a routine check of a “hot spot” known for loiterers from a well-known criminal gang, noticed a man he knew had an active arrest warrant, and stopped him at 15th and Clinton. Luis A. Medellin, 21, of 1505 Clinton, was arrested and charged, based on the warrant, with possession of 10-30 grams of marijuana.
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I just smoked a blunt
July 23, 2009, 1:21 PM
Bike patrol officers in the 7000 block of 16th alley noticed the smell of burnt cannabis coming from an open garage door. Investigating the source, they were met by Allan A. Oliveros, 23, of that address. During the subsequent chat, officers noticed a clear bag of marijuana resting atop a portable bar in the garage. Oliveros, according to the report, spontaneously stated, “I just smoked a blunt”. A blunt lay on the shelf by the door. Oliveros, police said, stated all the marijuana belonged to him; it had a total weight of 9.2 grams. Oliveros received a $275 ticket for possession.
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Oh man, I just opened it, too!
July 23, 2009, 12:48 PM
Police working on a bicycle patrol grant project noticed a green Suburban parked in the alley behind the 1600 block of Clarence. Riding up to the driver’s side, one officer saw the driver drinking a 12-ounce can of Red Dog beer. This discovery necessitated a traffic stop, upon which driver Armando M. Gomez, 39, of Cicero, reportedly lamented, “Oh, man, I just opened it, too!” The four passengers also had cans of Red Dog. Gomez was charged with illegal transportation of open alcohol. Four passengers were charged with open alcohol in the public way; they were Juan M. Gomez, 40, 2014 south Leavitt, Chicago; Victor M. Robledo, 24, of Cicero; Miguel A. Gomez, 21, of Cicero, and a man who initially gave the name “Daniel Gomez” but was actually Nestor Sotero, 25, of Cicero. Sotero was also cited for marijuana possession.
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Drug-sniffing dog finds weed, acid and ‘shrooms
July 20, 2009, 5:35 PM
Responding to what the report characterized as “cyber reports” of drug dealing, police went to a skateboard shop in the 6900 block of 16th. The owners gave permission for a search; K-9 Officer Ares sniffed and alerted to a duffel bag by a coach in the back room, as well as to a plastic pill bottle. The duffel bag contained a clear bag of 6.8 grams of marijuana. Matthew W. Ward, 30, of 517 Kenilworth, Oak Park, told police he owned the bag; he received a ticket for pot possession.
The second man—Kevin M. Breen, 24, of Forest Park—told police he owned the pill bottle and produced a small amount of pot from his pocket, reportedly stating he had more at home. Breen agreed to a search of his residence at 504 Circle in Forest Park. Ares alerted to a closet there, enabling police to recover a pill bottle with foil folded up in it. Breen allegedly stated the foil contained “acid hits”. Also in the closet was a plastic container; Breen reportedly told officers it held mushrooms. Breen also received a possession citation.
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