Berwyn Police Blotter
Dogs, dog attacks
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:
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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.
Leashed dog attacked by much-larger unleashed pitbull
October 14, 2007, 11:39 AM
A woman told police she was walking her 55-pound dog on a leash near 19th and Wenonah when a loose male black-and-white pitbull, weighing about 80 pounds, attacked and bit her dog. The victim said after the attack, she saw a man and a woman, around age 60, retrieve the pitbull. They told her it got away from them as they were getting out of their car. They also told her the attacking dog’s name was “China”. The victim believes the couple lives in the 1800 block of Wenonah, on the east side of the street.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Pitbull owner cited for letting it stray
October 12, 2007, 1:23 PM
Jose A. Calvo got a ticket for having a dog at large after his grey and white male pitbull was found wandering unattended near East and Vacin.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Pitbull caught blocks from home
October 11, 2007, 12:13 PM
Police captured a brown and white male pitbull in the 1200 block of Elmwood. The owner, 36-year-old Raul Castro, who gave an address in the 1400 block of Kenilworth, was cited for having a dog at large and no city tags.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Annoyed by endless yapping
October 9, 2007, 11:07 AM
Neighbors of a man in the 1400 block of Kenilworth had enough of the all-day barking of his Chihuahua dog. The 22-year-old owner received a local ordinance ticket for the noise violation.
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