Berwyn Police Blotter
Street stop
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Little bit of everything
Public intoxication at McDonald’s
January 28, 2010, 2:47 PM
Roger T. Dziadkowiec, 56, of Chicago, was expelled from McDonalds on Ridgeland and Cermak for intoxication. Police reportedly collected him on the sidewalk outside in possession of an open bottle of vodka.
Car stereo stolen
January 28, 2010, 4:11 PM
Someone broke a passenger-side window of a white Honda Civic in the 2400 block of Highland and helped himself to a Pioneer CD player.
Pry, but you can’t get in
January 28, 2010, 4:52 PM
Residents discovered pry marks on the front door of an apartment building in the 6500 block of 28th St.
Five-year-old calls 911 a bunch of times
January 29th, 2010, 8:57 AM
Police ended up breaking a window to enter a building in the 1800 block of Oak Park after a series of abandoned 911 emergency calls. When dispatchers returned the call, they heard only “heavy breathing.” A father told police his five-year-old was playing with the telephone.
Alley ordinance nets career criminal
January 29, 2010, 12:48 PM
Police observed a white Ford Econoline illegally traveling up and down the alleys near Oak Park and Cermak. “I’m just looking for wood to build a ramp. I’m a cripple,” the driver explained to police. Joseph Q. Decellis, 53, of the 1600 block of 16th St, was found to have an extensive criminal record with over 51 prior arrests for offenses involving sexual assault, burglary, weapons, larceny and dangerous drugs. He was charged with driving on a revoked license, uninsured vehicle and illegal alley traffic. His van was impounded.
Burglary attempted, abandoned
A woman in the 2100 block of Highland thought she was having a break-in when she heard a loud bang and footsteps on her back stairs. Police found no one, but the doorjamb was damaged.
“ComEd guy” scam
January 29-30, 2010, 2:43 PM; 8:06 PM,
Three elderly victims called police after a series of failed gypsy scams involving men in work-jackets masquerading as ComEd employees. In all three instances, the men – alone or in a pair—talked their way into the residence by saying electrical work was being done in the neighborhood. The scammers’ told the “customers” that they were “owed a $50 credit.” The phony employees then offered the refund immediately in cash saying, “I can give you a hundred dollar bill right now if you have $50 change.” The scams occurred in the 3800 block of Kenilworth, the 1200 block of Kenilworth and 1200 block of Oak Park. All victims were over 70 years old. The men were described as a male white 35-40 years old, medium build, with brown hair in a blue work jacket and skull cap and a heavy-set Hispanic male, with a goatee wearing a beige work coat and a dark knit cap.
New TV-free lifestyle not ok with roommate
January 29, 2010, 6:15 PM
Police were summoned for a domestic disturbance over a television in the 3600 block of Oak Park. A 50-year-old woman told her 47-year-old male roommate that her therapist had recommended that she limit the amount of TV she watched. According to police: “Because [her] therapist made such a recommendation to her, she attempted to limit her roommate’s viewing habits as well. Her attempt greatly upset [the roommate] who verbally threatened her and told her to get away before something happened.” No charges were filed.
Charity box stolen by job hopefuls
January 29, 2010, 6:37 PM
The Taco bell clerk remembered the man with the tear tattoos on his face—and his female accomplice—because they stole the plastic charity change box from the countertop in the 6900 block of Ogden. She told police the pairapplied for jobs there earlier in the week. She gave police their job applications, listing their address at a nearby hotel.
Neighbor beaten with baseball bats
January 30, 2010, 12:03 PM
Neighbors saw a man beaten by two men in ski masks in front of his home in the 1500 block of Wenonah and ran out to help. Despite the man’s requests to keep the incident quiet, the neighbors called police, who found him on his porch, bleeding from the head. The man allegedly would not allow the cops inside his home, citing dogs. When taken to MacNeal Hospital for treatment, he told police the assailants demanded the keys to his old Toyota T-100 pickup and then beat him and drove off in a newer model silver van. He allegedly told doctors he had “fallen down the stairs.”
Maintenance man fails to sell church’s stolen snow-blower
January 30, 2010
A woman at Berwyn Baptist Church called police after witnesses reported a man fitting the description of the church maintenance man walking down the 3400 block of Clinton with a large green auger-type snow blower. The LawnBoy 824e Electric Start had been removed from an unlocked storage shed at the church. Carmen Contreras, 47, of the 7100 block of Windsor, allegedly admitted to police that he had “sold the slow blower for $10 to a guy named Jose” whom he met at the nearby Connie’s restaurant. Police recovered the machine near the restaurant, where witnesses told them Jose had “left on a Pace bus.” The church did not press charges for burglary, but Contreras was charged with criminal trespass to property.
Pot in pocket
January 30, 2010, 5:15 PM
Police charged Jose Evans, 26, of the 2400 block of East Avenue in Berwyn, with alleged possession of a bag with 4.9 grams of cannabis. Evans paid a $175 fine.
DUI driver wets herself
February 1, 2010, 2:27 AM
Renee Terry, 40, of Fairbury, Ill. was charged with DUI after police allegedly saw her silver 2010 Ford Windstar veer across the yellow line on 16th St. She allegedly told police that she had been visiting her mother in the hospital and had left her drivers license at home. When she urinated in her pants during field sobriety tests, she explained that she was “nervous.” She was charged with driving with license suspended, DUI and driving with an open jug of beer in the car.
Loud car flees dangerously
February 1, 2010, 7:41 AM
Felipe Lira, 27, of Cicero, fled police after passing a squad car with radio blaring. Pursued by cop cars, he allegedly blew through stop signs at 25th St. and 61st Ct. then proceeded, “at a high rate of speed with no regard to school children walking in the area or the general public.” When stopped after speeding at more than 40 miles per hour, he allegedly told police, “I’m sorry. Did you stop me for my music?” He was charged with loud music, fleeing and attempting to elude arrest, reckless driving, speeding, and disregarding stop signs. His 2001 white Cadillac Deville was impounded.
Car radio gone
February 1, 2010
Neighbors saw three men break the window of a red 1994 Acura in the 2300 block of Lombard and take a stereo system. They allegedly told police the men fled into Cicero.
Clippin’ Critters vandalized
February 1, 2010, 7:35 AM
A picture window was shattered in a dog grooming business in the 6400 block of 34th St.
-- J. Lehane
Assault, battery • Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • Noise violations • Theft • Street stop • (1) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Monday, October 19, 2009
Men with paint on their hands stopped in area with fresh graffiti
October 13, 2009, 2:21 AM
Police saw two males in dark clothing walking near 23rd and Harvey. When asked where they were headed, the two gave differing stories; they had no ID, and the names they gave were run through the system with negative results. One man— a 17-year-old from the 6600 block of 28th St—kept putting his hands in his pocket and playing with something, which turned out to a spray-can cap. His hands were also covered with fresh black, white and blue spray paint. The second man—a 17-year-old from the 1900 block of Oak Park—also had fresh paint on his hands. The first man told police they met up around 10 PM near “Halsted and the Orange Line” in order to “tag” along the train tracks.
Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • Suspicious people, objects or events • Street stop • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
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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Monday, June 29, 2009
Extradited to Jackson County
June 17, 2009, 1:45 AM
Police stopped a suspicious person at 23rd and Harvey and noticed a strong odor of alcohol about the man. The man reportedly stated he had been drinking at the corner of Cermak and Central in the parking lot of a CVS; he claimed he had no ID on him but gave the name “Kenneth Threat”, which returned “no record on file” when run through the system. “Threat” was arrested for public intoxication. Fingerprints revealed he was actually Thomas R. Burnis. He had three active arrest warrants out of Jackson County, IL.* Jackson County officials were informed of the arrest and told police they intended to extradite.
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Friday, May 08, 2009
Loitering bust ends gang gathering
May 6, 2009, 3:13 PM
Tactical officers noticed five males, known to them as members of two different gangs, loitering in front of a known gang and drug location in the 1400 block of Wenonah, One man had an active arrest warrant out of Cook County and was taken into custody for that; Balois Antunez, 25, of the 1600 block of south 61st Ct, Cicero, was also charged with gang loitering*.
One of the males, a 16-year-old juvenile from the 7000 block of Roosevelt, was cited for gang loitering and handed over to his father. The other three men charged with gang loitering were Eli Haro***, 19, of 1416 Wenonah; Cong D. Troung, 26, of Burbank; and Thomas Bizarro**, 23, of the 1800 block of Central, Cicero.
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Gang activity • Loitering • Suspicious people, objects or events • Street stop • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Wanted in Grundy County
March 15, 2009, 8:32 PM
During a street stop, police found the man they were talking to at Home and 37th was wanted on an arrest warrant out of Grundy County. Vince Orozco, 19, of Berwyn, was taken into custody and processed on the warrant.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Alley stop turns up wanted man
March 3, 2009, 1:37 AM
An officer stopped a man walking through the 2100 block of Grove/Kenilworth alley and asked him where he was going. The man stated he was walking to the gas station at 16th and Oak Park. A check of his name revealed Moises Alvarado, 30, of 6833 21st, was wanted on an arrest warrant out of Aurora.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Casing an alley near you
December 11, 2008, 8:58 AM
A caller reported a suspicious male in a dark hoodie with the hood up, checking the doors of garages and cars in the 6500 block of Fairfield. Police spotted a man matching the description and stopped him at Fairfield and Ridgeland. Mario A Zaranti-Alderman, 19, of 2146 Vermont St., Blue Island, explained his presence by stating he was “looking for work”. A patdown revealed he had a marijuana pipe; Zaranti-Alderman was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Monday, November 03, 2008
One warning not enough for loitering gang member
October 29, 2008, 8:45 PM
Police responded to multiple complaints of gang loitering in a gangway in the 7100 block of Windsor, stopping David Rivera, 18, of 1425 Morgan, Lagrange Park. Police recognized Rivera, who had been stopped just hours earlier in the same location, and had already been advised to move on or be arrested. A check of Rivera’s name cautioned police that he belonged to a notorious Chicago street gang. Rivera was arrested and charged with loitering.
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Saturday, November 01, 2008
Intoxicated, belligerent group disses neighbors, cop
October 26, 2008, 4 AM
An officer in the 1200 block of Scoville encountered three women and a man yelling in the middle of the street. One woman told police she saw the others standing outside a vehicle parked on the block, yelling and playing loud music. When the victim asked them to turn down the volume, the group—all drunk—started to yell and swear at her, and continued to scream insults in front of the officer. The man, Jacob M. Robinson, 31, of 1232 Scoville, was uncooperative and disorderly, according to the report. His sister Jennifer A. Robinson, 29, of the same address, reportedly told the officer, “You’re a fat f*@%ing Berwyn pig!”. The man’s girlfriend, an Oak Lawn woman, was also irate and uncooperative. When the officer told the three it was time to get off the street and go home, the group refused and continued to yell. Jacob Robinson walked away when the officer first attempted to arrest him; his sister then tried to block the officer’s access to him. Backup units arrived and both Robinsons were arrested. Throughout the ride to the police station, the report said, Jacob yelled, swore and banged his head against the glass cage in the squad car.
Jacob Robinson was charged with mob action. Jennifer Robinson was charged with obstructing an officer.
Disorderly conduct • Miscellaneous • Suspicious people, objects or events • Street stop • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Street stop yields weed
October 20, 2008, 10:12 PM
Police in the 2100 block of Clarence stopped a man behaving suspiciously. Devario D. Lewis, 18, of 1938 Oak Park Avenue, proved to be wanted by the Illinois State Police. During booking, police found Lewis had three bags of marijuana in the pocket of gym shorts he was wearing under his jeans. Lewis was charged with possession and turned over to the state cops.
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Large, obvious warning signs go to waste
September 7, 2008, 6:23 PM
Police operating a seat belt enforcement zone in the 2200 block of Lombard rounded up a number of drivers with suspended licenses, starting with Brookfield resident Reymundo Peralta, 19, who also wore no seat belt and got his Cadillac sedan impounded.
6:38 PM
A Chevy Cavalier was stopped in the zone because two kids were unsecured inside. It was impounded because of the suspended license of driver Eliseo Soria, 34, of the 4800 block of south Wolcott, Chicago; Soria was also cited for driving uninsured and failure to secure the children properly.
7:10 PM
Large, easily visible signs advising of the safety checkpoint were erected 500 feet west of Lombard, so it was no secret. Nevertheless, cars containing people not wearing their seat belts continued to approach police. A silver Buick had a non-belted front seat passenger and was stopped by police. Instead of showing a license, the driver identified himself with an Illinois state ID. Edgar M. Guadarrama, 20, of the 2400 block of 62st Ct, Cicero, had a suspended license, so he was cited for both offenses and the Buick was impounded.
Gang selects Berwyn bar for party; disturbances, after-hours drinking, ensue
September 7, 2008, 3:35 PM
An officer looking for graffiti behind Fonzie’s bar, 3243 Harlem, noticed seven vehicles in the lot. Because of three calls* to the same area earlier --all involving active members of a street gang who openly stated they were having a party at Fonzie’s—he called for backup. Two officers entered the bar. Manager Jamie Nieves, 28, of Cicero, said the only people drinking in the bar were employees. Police saw six people at tables with open, very cold, beers before them. Nieves agreed with the officers that it was 3:30 AM, and that he should have stopped serving at 3 AM. Nieves received a ticket for serving alcohol after hours—a ticket he refused to sign.
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The three earlier incidents were as follows:
2:08 AM: police made a street stop of two people who said they had been at a party at Fonzie’s. Name checks revealed them to be active gang members; they were ultimately sent on their way.
2:22 AM
A disturbance call, reporting men yelling and fighting in front of Pierre’s banquet hall—3237 Harlem—brought officers back. Name checks of every man involved in this fight showed they, too, were active members of the same gang. One 20-year-old man even had a gang slogan ("ALMIGHTY A^%%@$#") tattooed across his eyebrows.
2:29 AM
A traffic stop of a vehicle pulling away from Fonzie’s; all occupants were active, admitted members of the above gang.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Passed out in an alley
August 19, 2008, 6:42 PM
Police found a man asleep in the alley behind the 7100 block of Pershing; a pint of vodka lay beside him. Officers woke the man, who appeared highly intoxicated. He was David S. Braden, 47, of Wheaton. Braden had an active arrest warrant out of DuPage County, and was processed after his treatment at MacNeal Hospital.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Suspicion, justified
August 16, 2008, 5:57 PM
Police stopped a suspicious person at 27th and Clarence. The man, identified as 49-year-old William J. Nero, turned out to have an active warrant out of Kane County, and was arrested.
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