Berwyn Police Blotter
Street stop
Monday, May 19, 2008
Cable company workers refused resident access to alley, Berwyn man reports
May 14, 2008, 3:46 PM
A man called police to report he was harassed by three Comcast workers. The man, a resident of the 3800 block of Home, said when he tried to enter his alley, he saw Comcast trucks blocking the way. Initially, the man said, there were no lights on the truck, so he honked his horn. At that point, he said, the amber lights on the truck nearest him went on, but the truck did not move. The resident reported he got out of his vehicle to ask one worker when the truck would move. The worker, who was talking on a phone, stated he was working there, and reportedly advised the man to “back back the f@#%ing way you came.” The resident asked to see the worker’s identification. He said the worker told him, “I ain’t showing you s@#^.” When the resident walked to the front of the truck to get its identification number, he said, a second man, wearing wire-rimmed glasses, exited the truck. At this point, the resident said, he left to avoid further confrontation. He said he telephoned Comcast but was told to make a police report. Police located the three workers, ages 32, 29 and 29, and asked them what happened. They admitted a man had attempted to drive into the alley and could not get through, but denied any altercation. The complainant reported the involved Comcast truck’s ID number was #14243.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Lost on the stairs
May 11, 2008, 10:20 AM
A concerned homeowner called police from the 1200 block of East to report an elderly man was standing by her back stairs, looking lost. Police found the man incoherent and unable to respond to questions about his identity, what year it was, etc. The 83-year-old man, a resident of the 6100 block of south Hermitage, Chicago, was taken to MacNeal Hospital.
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Paraphernalia palmed
May 9, 2008, 6:30 PM
An officer recognized two men and a woman, who were standing in the street in the 1800 block of Gunderson, and asked what was up. The woman, a block resident, said they were just talking to one of the men because he was leaving. The officer noticed the other man—44-year-old Jim A. Bralis of Plainfield—was “cupping” his left hand. When asked about it, Bralis showed the item in his hand: a glass pipe with copper screening of the type commonly used to smoke crack cocaine. Bralis was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
Chicago Heights man found asleep in car
May 4, 2008, 12:44 AM
Police found a 42-year-old Chicago Heights man asleep in a car at 26th and Cuyler. The car was turned off. The man said he was upset after an argument with his girlfriend, and dealt with it by driving around until he grew sleepy. He added that he “may have” taken too many antidepressants, also; he was taken to the hospital.
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Friday, May 02, 2008
Name game
April 28, 2008, 9:17 AM
An officer stopped a man after seeing the subject carrying a black plastic bag and walking northbound through the 2300 block of Ridgeland/Elmwood alley while looking into trash cans. The man was unable to show any identification, and told the officer he was “Robert J. Jones.” A check of that name came back “no record on file.” When the officer asked him his name again, the man said his real name was Lawrence J. Randa. A check of that name revealed an active arrest warrant, for which he was extradited to Will County.
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Men accused of menacing motorist
April 25, 2008, 9:08 PM
Police responded to a call from Harlem and Roosevelt, where a 26-year-old North Riverside man reported he was inside a car when three men began to yell at him, and one man began to punch the car with his fist. Police held the three men, who were all reportedly verbally combative and appeared intoxicated.
Disorderly conduct tickets were issued to Michael R. Callahan, 29, of Brookfield; John J. McDonald, 53, homeless; and Daniel A. Mengoni, 43, of Cicero.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sauk Village pair stages fight at major intersection
April 16, 2008, 11:41 PM
A man and woman, residents of Sauk Village, argued in the street at Cermak and Oak Park Avenue. Police responding to the disturbance saw the 28-year-old man’s face was covered with bleeding scratches. The victim told police he and the woman argued over his drinking, and she slapped and scratched him. The 25-year-old woman was charged with domestic battery.
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Fight victim won’t sign complaint after all, but warrant for witness surfaces
April 16, 2008, 11:12 PM
A man and a woman told police to stop a black Cadillac at Ridgeland and 26th because a woman involved in a street fight was the front seat passenger. Police stopped the Cadillac. The 42-year-old woman passenger, a resident of the 700 block of north Christiana, Chicago, was accused of punching her pregnant 23-year-old daughter in the face. The daughter later refused to sign the complaint. Name checks of all involved parties and witnesses revealed an active DuPage County arrest warrant for one young man, so he was arrested and processed.
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Sell fake drugs and carry a big stick
April 15, 2008, 9:31 PM
Police responded to calls complaining of apparent drug dealing by two men at Gunderson and 19th. Police located the two men described to dispatchers; the pair were standing on the corner with a baseball bat. Asked why they were there, one man, Bruce J. Williams—a 17-year-old resident of the 6500 block of 19th—said he was “just hanging out.” The second man, Juan A. Forester --an 18-year-old resident of the 1900 block of Elmwood—explained his presence by saying he was just dropping off a baseball bat the younger man wished to borrow. Neither was able to show ID to police. In the area immediately around the two men, police found an empty Newport cigarette box containing four clear bags that appeared to be marijuana. Also very nearby was what looked like a handgun, lying between some bushes and a building with the same address as that given by the younger man. After hearing his Miranda rights, Forester told police he and Williams decided to sell “burn bags” (containing oregano, rather than pot) for $5 a pop. Forester said they tried for an hour without luck. He told police the bat was needed because they were having “trouble with some dudes” in the area. Williams told police the same thing, adding that the gun—which proved to be an airgun—belonged to someone called “Marcus” who lives near 21st and Gunderson. He said “Marcus” left the airgun for them because they were having problems with members of a well-known street gang driving by on a daily basis. The “burn bags”, indeed, contained no marijuana. Forester and Williams were both cited for disorderly conduct.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Excessive noise gets Stratus, van, impounded
April 15, 2008, 4:49 PM
An officer’s attention was forcibly drawn to a grey Dodge Stratus because of the “distinct thumping sound” emanating from the car, audible 200 feet away. The officer stopped the car in the 6300 block of 26th. Driver Giovanni Alejandre, 17, of Channahon, received a $500 ticket for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance. The Stratus was impounded by police.
5:05 PM
Police over 75 feet away could hear noise from a blue Ford van at 16th and East, and pulled the vehicle over near Wesley. Driver Jorge Mireles, 20, of the 2200 block of Clarence, received a ticket for the noise violation, and the Ford was impounded.
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Sunday, April 06, 2008
Syringes + kids = confiscate
April 2, 2008, 4:48 PM
A man in the 2200 block of Kenilworth called police when he saw four children walking past on the sidewalk, carrying syringes. The man told police he took the syringes away from the juveniles and called immediately. Officers spoke with the kids, who led them to another syringe lying on the grass at the northwest corner of 23rd and Kenilworth. The juveniles said nobody had gotten stuck with a needle. The syringes were taken to MacNeal Hospital for safe disposal.
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Guess he didn’t read the April Neighborhood Watch newsletter*
April 2, 2008, 1:18 AM
An officer patrolling an area that has suffered a lot of recent graffiti and burglaries saw a green Ford van drive past 27th and Cuyler for the second time in 10 minutes; its brake lights were always on, even while the van accelerated away from a stop sign. The officer was about to stop the van at 27th and Cuyler when the front seat passenger got out and walked away southbound. The van went east on 27th, south on Highland, and west on 29th. Next, the officer saw the passenger who left the van walking west on 28th, so he got out of the squad car and asked the man if he could talk to him. The officer asked 18-year-old Mark A. Mercado, of the 6300 block of 28th, to remove his hands from his jacket, upon which Mercado moved as if to run. Mercado stopped when he saw a second police car. Mercado called the officer insulting names, also stating “F@&@& you, fat pig, I ain’t done nothing wrong.” The officer told him he only wished to ask what he was doing, to which Mercado responded with more name-calling. When asked his name, Mercado replied, “F@*@ you!” He refused to remove his hands from his jacket; a bulge visible in the jacket led the officer to suspect a weapon, so the officer told Mercado he was about to frisked. Mercado wriggled around to avoid the search. The officer told him to stop resisting and get his hands out where they could be seen. Mercado yelled loudly, “POLICE BRUTALITY! HELP ME, THEY’RE BEATING ME UP!” The officer told him if he did not cooperate he would be handcuffed. Mercado replied, “GOOD! I’M GOING TO SUE ALL YOU M#($*@F@)$ING PIGS!” HE began to kick at the officer and swing his body in an aggressive manner while stating he intended to “kick your a$$!” After another struggle, he was handcuffed and arrested for assault and for resisting an officer.
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http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:dl3aMzeqga8J:www.berwyn-il.gov/pdf/Neighborhood_W
(first article: What Should You Do if Stopped by a Police Officer? )
See also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0mtxXEGE8
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Juvenile warned after glass-breaking seen
March 26, 2008, 6:06 PM
A Macneal Hospital security employee told police he saw a girl break a glass bottle near cars parked in the MacNeal lot behind Janura Park in the 2900 block of East. Police warned the 12-year-old girl if she did it again the hospital would sign a complaint against her.
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Tool-toter talked to
March 26, 2008, 12:15 AM
Because of numerous recent burglaries, police stopped a man they saw walking in the alley behind the 6700 block of Roosevelt. The man, who said he was homeless and 50 years old, told them he was headed for McDonald’s at Harlem and Roosevelt. A patdown for officer safety revealed the man was carrying a pair of pliers and other rusted hand tools in a backpack. He was advised and sent on his way.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Six-pack empty by end of juvenile joyride
March 24, 2008, sometime between midnight & 3 AM
An officer noticed a white Chevy van driving around the parking lot of the Mobil station, Cermak and Riverside drive. All three boys in the van, including the one at the wheel, looked very young. Police stopped the van. In plain view on the floorboard was a bag containing an empty 6-pack of Miller Lite beer bottles. The boys were taken into custody; one had marijuana. The driver, a 15-year-old boy, was charged with driving without a license, no insurance, no seat belt, possession of alcohol by a minor, illegal transportation of alcohol and curfew violation. A second boy, age 16, was cited for violating curfew. The third boy, age 14, was charged with violation of curfew and pot possession. The boy’s mothers were called to fetch them. The van was impounded.
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