Berwyn Police Blotter
Dogs, dog attacks
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Dog bites dog, wheelchair-bound woman
January 28, 2008, 8:33 PM
A woman in the 1200 block of Highland reported a neighbor’s dog attacked her. The victim said she went outside with her dog because she heard a hard bumping noise from her garage. As she opened her gate and entered the alley, a neighbor’s dog jumped its fence and attacked her pet. The victim recognized the dog as “Bobby”, a German Shepherd mix owned by 48-year-old Pedro Morales of that block. Morales came out and tried to separate the dogs. “Bobby” bit the victim on the knee as she sat in her wheelchair. Police photographed the puncture wounds. The dog was seized for observation. Morales was cited for no city tag, dog at large, and keeping a dangerous animal.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Ridgeland Rottweiler bites again
January 1, 2007, 11:47 AM
A 43-year-old man from the 1600 block of Cuyler told police he took a walk to visit family members in the 1500 block of Ridgeland. As he walked along their back yard sidewalk, next to the fence, the next-door neighbor’s large black two-year-old male Rottweiler dog jumped up and bit his coat sleeve. Police spoke with dog owner Jacinto Vega, 33, who told them he could not afford to replace his fence, which at only four feet is clearly inadequate to fully contain the dog. Vega was cited last October when the same dog bit a passerby; the link to that incident is below:
http://www.berwynpoliceblotter.com/index.php/site/comments/dog_attacks_woman_on_ridgeland/
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Elderly owner bitten by aggressive pet
December 14, 2007, 3:14 PM
Police sent to the 2800 block of Harvey about a dog bite found a mixed-breed male dog on the front steps of a house, next to a pool of blood. An 87-year-old woman, a resident of the 2700 block of Harvey, was following her own at-large dog, and asked a woman from the 2800 block whether she had a leash. The woman did not, but provided the dog owner with two shoelaces tied together. As the owner tied the laces to the dog, the dog bit her in the right hand. Both women then went inside the house, leaving the dog unsecured and unattended on the porch as they called 911. The dog, “King”, growled, snapped and bared its teeth at responding officers, who finally secured it with a dog-catching noose. The owner told police “King” is four years old and has escaped his yard “a few times”. But neighbors said the dog is frequently unleashed and aggressive. Police checked the dog owner’s yard and found the fencing was completely inadequate to contain the animal, who could easily escape. The owner was cited for having a dog at large and having a dog at large displaying aggressive behavior. She was unable to sign these citations because of her injury: the 3” by 2” bite wound the dog inflicted on her right hand.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Pitbulls rush to meet cops in process of capturing pitbulls
December 8, 2007, 1:47 PM
Police responding to a call reporting two pitbulls at large were rounding up one of the dogs, when two more emerged from a back yard in the 1900 block of Harvey, followed by the owners. Bernard and Ofelia Mendoza were cited for permitting multiple pitbulls to run loose.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Stray bulldog caught
November 21, 2007, 4:02 PM
A female tan and white bulldog, wearing a pink collar with silver spikes, was captured by police at 19th and East. Owner Xena Torres, 1939 East, was cited for having a dog at large and having no city tags for the dog.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Pitbull seized after being left to bark alone outside
November 17, 2007, 9:24 PM
A concerned citizen called to report a brown pitbull at large on a porch. The dog appeared to live at an address in the 3200 block of Wisconsin, based on the water bowl and food dish placed outside by the door. Police knocked, but nobody was home to let the dog inside. The dog was taken to A-American vet for safekeeping. Owner Eliaonora Z. Danelian, 50, of 3245 Wisconsin, was cited for having a dog at large.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Barking nuisance bugs neighbors
November 9, 2007, 11:59 PM
Neighbors of a house in the 3600 block of Elmwood complained that two Rottweilers and another dog were left out in the yard, barking constantly, and waking them as early as 4:45 AM. The complainants noted that, when they spoke to the dogs’ owners about the problem, the owners were rude. Police spoke with the dog owners, a 44-year-old woman and her 58--year-old husband, and strongly advised them not to leave the dogs out at hours when their barking would annoy
the neighbors.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Dog thief
November 7, 2007, 9:48 PM
A woman reported someone stole her grey and brown Yorkshire terrier “Nemo” out of his own back yard in the 2800 block of Harvey.
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Pitbull mix at large
November 2, 2007, 1:07 PM
Police captured a brindle female pitbull mix in the 2200 block of Kenilworth, and took it to A-American veterinary for safekeeping.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Non-pitbull stray captured
October 26, 2007, 4:40 PM
A white and brown male English Setter, wearing a red collar and no tags, was captured at 13th and Cuyler, then taken to A-American veterinary for safekeeping.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Wandering terrier
October 24, 2007, 10:18 AM
An “at large dog” ticket was issued to Jessica Patterson, 24, of the 3700 block of Oak Park, after her terrier-mix dog was found wandering around 35th and Highland.
Friday, October 26, 2007
NOW, IT BITES: SAME PITBULL, SECOND INCIDENT—owner lives where??
October 23, 2007, 9:15 PM
A woman from the 1200 block of north Ridgeland told police her son was treated at Loyola hospital for wounds to his shin and ankle after a pitbull bit the child. The boy was playing in the alley with a friend, when he decided to go into the friend’s house in the 1200 block of Elmwood. As the boy entered the friend’s back yard, a brown and white male pitbull bit him. Police came to the 1200 block of Elmwood and spoke to the owner of the biting dog: Raul Castro, 36, who gave an address in the 3100 block of north Natchez, Chicago*. Castro confirmed the mom’s story. Police informed him that because it bit someone, the pitbull had to be taken away for a 10-day observation period.
*Castro is mentioned in a pitbull incident less than two weeks before but gave a different address at that time:
http://www.berwynpoliceblotter.com/index.php/site/comments/pitbull_caught_blocks_from_home/
Pitbull able to let self out
October 23, 2007, 3:32 PM
Police captured a brown male pitbull at 13th and Grove, where it was roaming unsupervised. The owner, 30-year-old Brian M. Crockett of the 1200 block of Oak Park Avenue, told officers the pitbull broke its chain, dug its way under the fence, and escaped. The dog was returned home, and the owner got a ticket for having a dog at large.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Roaming pitbull
October 20, 2007, 12:37 PM
A tan female pitbull, with no collar or tags, was captured in the 6900 block of 16th. The dog was taken to A-American veterinary for safekeeping.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Pitbull killed in traffic
October 15, 2007, 2:58 PM
A Chicago woman driving in the 1500 block of Grove tried to stop when a brown pitbull escaped its fenced yard and ran across the street, but the dog was struck and killed.