Berwyn Police Blotter
Suspicious people, objects or events
Monday, August 18, 2008
Gang member tells police armed SUV-load of dudes threatened him
August 14, 2008, 10:47 PM
A 21-year-old man from the 7100 block of Windsor told police he was walking in the 7000 block of that street when a dark SUV approached him. He heard someone in the vehicle yell, “Get that [n-word],” then saw a man jump out and run toward him holding a black handgun. The victim fled eastward, then called police. He said the SUV contained multiple passengers. The victim described the driver as a male Hispanic in his 20s, dressed in a blue jersey and wearing glasses. The gun-toter, he said, was a male Hispanic in his 20s, 5’8” and bald.
The victim, police noted, is himself a member of a well-known street gang.
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Fugitive apprehended after glass-breaking disturbance
August 14, 2008, 9:57 PM
Police were dispatched to Harvey and 26th on reports of a disturbance and the sound of glass breaking; the subjects reportedly fled south on Harvey. Officers saw four males at the scene, including Martin Solis, 19, of 7919 Cermak in North Riverside. Solis was wanted on an active Illinois Dept. of Corrections warrant. He was arrested and was to be held until IDOC’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit could come pick him up. Three other males—ages 22, 18 and 13—were released.
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LARGE-SCALE PAROLE SWEEP INVOLVES WEDGE, DEA, IDOC
Got jailbirds on your block?
August 14, 2008, 5:19 AM
West Suburban Drug and Gang Enforcement (WEDGE) officers, in company with parole agents from the Illinois Dept. of Corrections and the DEA, split into five teams to conduct a morning parole sweep in locations all over Berwyn. The object was to check up on 26 residences to ensure that the parolees who live there were complying with the terms of their paroles; the compliance check included a mandatory urine test for drugs.
At one location—2228 Oak Park Ave—the parolee would not open the door, though he did answer his phone. Michael T. Luttrell, 38, had an active arrest warrant and police warned him that if he did not open the door, it would be opened by force. Luttrell would not respond, so police entered by force and arrested him.
6:34 AM
When police checked on a 55-year-old male parolee living at 1632 Euclid, they found two bags of marijuana weighing 5.3 grams. The man’s girlfriend, 44-year-old Cynthia K. Berg, spontaneously stated, “That’s mine”, and received a $275 pot possession ticket.
7:28 AM
At 2223 Gunderson, parolee Saul R. Reyes, 30, had a urine test that turned up positive for cocaine. Police found a clear bag containing 35.5 grams of cocaine, as well as a digital scale and $739 in cash. Reyes told the agents he was just holding the cocaine for a friend. He was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance.
9:21 AM
A compliance check of Victor J. Torres, 26, of 1816 Grove, recovered a bag containing 6.3 grams of marijuana, resulting in a $275 possession fine for Torres.
10:46 AM
At 1340 Maple, police entered the residence of parolee Agustin Ortiz, 31, and roommate Manuel Mendez, 31. Ortiz was not present. His bedroom had, in plain view, a gas mask converted into a marijuana-smoking device, as well as a bong, two pipes and several bags of marijuana seeds. Police contacted him by phone and instructed Ortiz to come to the police station to comply with the check. Mendez, a convicted felon, received a $275 pot possession ticket after police found a pot pipe, two digital scales, two .22 caliber rounds of ammunition, and a marijuana plant. That property’s tax bills are sent, not to 1340 Maple, but to an address in the 1700 block of west Huron, Chicago.
Other parolees contacted in the sweep included a man from the 2500 block of Harvey—recently involved in a brawl outside Cherry Lounge*—as well as men from the 3600 block of Euclid, the 3700 and 3800 blocks of Highland; the 2500 block of Scoville, the 2100 and 2200 blocks of Kenilworth; the 1800 and 2700 blocks of Highland; the 1600 and 2600 blocks of Oak Park; the 1600, 1900 and 2900 blocks of Harlem; the 1800 and 2300 blocks of Clarence; the 2500 block of East; the 1600 block of Elmwood; the 1800 blocks of Gunderson, Euclid and Grove; the 1400 block of Harvey; the 1500 block of Lombard, and the 6900 block of Roosevelt.
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
Screams of frustration?
August 14, 2008, 3:04 AM
Callers complained an intoxicated woman had been screaming in the alley of the 3200 block of Clarence, south of Windsor, for at least half an hour. Police found a woman stumbling in the alley; she identified herself as Khalila Amara Southall, 25, of the 4900 block of west 43rd, Chicago. When asked why she happened to be where she was, the woman reportedly told police she had been in a nearby apartment, “f^@*!%& some dude”, but then he “threw me out because I was drunk”. Southall was charged with public intoxication.
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Coke and weapons found in residence
August 13, 2008, 10:17 PM
Cicero police arrested Jose Cortez, of the 7100 block of Pershing, in Cicero, and received his consent to search his residence. Berwyn police assisted in the search, which recovered two weapons and 3/4 of a kilo of cocaine.
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Too stoned to stand
August 13, 2008, 9:36 AM
Police were dispatched to the 6200 block of Roosevelt on reports of a suspicious woman. There, they found a 25-year-old woman from the 700 block of south Laramie, Chicago, barely able to stand because she was highly intoxicated. The woman told police she is also addicted to heroin; she was taken to MacNeal hospital by ambulance.
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Get a room
August 12, 2008, 11:56 PM
Callers complained to police of an ongoing problem in the 1900 block of Cuyler; they said people were parking on the block and having sex.
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Goofing around, loudly, in the middle of the night
August 12, 2008, 2:32 AM
Yelling and screaming brought police to the 3000 block of Euclid, where an officer saw a 26-year-old Lake in the Hills man, John W. Bohun. The man explained that he was just “goofing around” with his girlfriend; he said she was running around nearby. A check of Bohun’s name revealed he was wanted on a Winnebago County warrant. Another officer located the girlfriend—a resident of the 3000 block of Wesley—at Sunshine Park.
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Minor found with malt liquor at abandoned house
August 11, 2008, 9:34 PM
Callers told police several people were sitting around drinking on the side porch of an abandoned house in the 2200 block of Cuyler, east side. Officers approached the house from the rear, and saw a man and a woman flee from the side porch. A woman was found hiding in the back yard. Police escorted Nicole Gerri Rodriguez, 18, out of the bushes and took her into custody. Rodriguez, a block resident who lived on the other side of the street from the property where she was found, was asked the name of the man who fled. Rodriguez reportedly told police his name was “Juan” and he was from Cicero. As police checked over the property, they saw two 40-ounce bottles of Cobra malt liquor and one 40-ouncer of Magnum. Police said Rodriguez pointed out one bottle and said, “That one is mine. I only had about two sips before you guys pulled up”. She was cited for possession of alcohol by a minor. Police also recovered the bicycle of the missing “Juan”; it was a purple girl’s 10-speed.
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Woman reports being followed by bony little man
August 11, 2008
A woman from the Havlicek school area told police a man has been following her recently when she walks on 15th St. to East Avenue. She reported seeing the man on multiple days between 7 and 7:30 AM. The woman described the man as a male Hispanic, 5’4” with an “angular face”, dressed in a white shirt, dark shorts and a baseball cap. She said he then flees in a black SUV, possibly a Ford Explorer.
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Friday, August 15, 2008
Strangers threaten to trespass, grab unusual birds
August 10, 2008, 6:16 PM
A caller told police that a family of large green parakeets lives in a tree on her property in the 26th St/Riverside Drive area. She reported three men knocked at her door to ask whether they could go up the tree and take some of the birds. The strangers claimed to work for some sort of “Animal Control”, and also mentioned something about “Maywood”. The woman informed them that it is illegal to take the birds, and further that they do not have permission to go up the tree. She said the men replied that they intended to return that evening and take the birds anyway.
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Random yelling by wanted man
August 10, 2008, 2:07 AM
An officer in the 6400 block of 16th stopped a man seen yelling at passing cars. Miguel Vargas, 31, of the 1500 block of Laramie, Cicero, told the officer he was sorry for the yelling. He was taken into custody after police learned he was wanted for arrest by DuPage County.
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Purloined potty picture
August 9, 2008, 11:57 PM
A woman seen entering the bathroom of the Mobil gas station, 6705 Cermak, emerged from it carrying a framed print. The print formerly adorned the bathroom wall. The thief entered a blue Chevy Cobalt—registered to a couple from the 6800 block of south Karlov, Chicago—and drove away. A witness described the offender as a female Hispanic, about age 20.
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Garage-sale signs covered license plate of revoked driver
August 9, 2008, 7:17 PM
An officer saw a yellow Toyota Corolla two-door headed westbound on 16th from Ridgeland with several signs covering its rear plate; the signs obscuring the plate advertised a garage sale. The officer, following the Toyota, saw it turn into the 1500 block of Ridgeland/Elmwood alley, then pull into a garage near the northeast end of the alley. The driver reportedly got out and waved his arms, shouting “Why are you stopping me? This is bullshit!"” The officer advised the man of the violation. When asked to show his license, the driver told police it was suspended, but in fact his license had been revoked. Police arrested Joubany Ramirez, 36, of the 1500 block of Ridgeland. The assistant state’s attorney approved a charge of felony driving on a revoked license; Ramirez was also charged with improper display of registration, suspended registration and driving uninsured.
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Teen guest at drinking party alleges beating, threats
August 9, 2008, 3:11 AM
Police were summoned to MacNeal Hospital to speak with a battery victim; the battery reportedly occurred between 12 AM and 12:15 AM at a party in the 2600 block of Harvey. The victim—a 19-year-old man from the 2700 block of Kenilworth—told police five men beat him, one hitting him over the head with a bottle. His wounds required seven staples and eight stitches to close. The victim was uncooperative at first and refused to reveal the identities of his violent friends. Later, however, he gave up the names “Chris"(the party host), “Brian”, “David”, someone known only as “IB”, and the name of a 14-year-old juvenile girl—a resident of the 2700 block of Ridgeland—who may have witnessed the well-past-curfew beating.
Later, the victim reported the party, which involved drinking in a back yard, was running low on booze. The victim’s pals wanted him to chip in cash to get more, and beat him when he resisted.
6 PM
The victim’s mom told police the wounded man received threats from one offender.
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