Berwyn Police Blotter
Burglary
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Bald burglar seen
May 17, 2008, 11:47 AM
In the 3800 block of Highland, a caller reported someone breaking into a front basement window of a residence. The offender was described as a male white, about 22, 5’6”, 140 lbs, bald, in a red shirt and grey sweats.
Burglar steals game
May 16, 2008, 5:41 PM
Someone entered an apartment in the 2100 block of Oak Park Avenue and stole a PlayStation 3 game system. The offender entered the flat by breaking a pane of glass in the door in order to reach the inner doorknob.
Monday, May 19, 2008
No forced entry in garage burglary
May 14, 2008, 4:40 PM
A man in the 1800 block of Oak Park told police he saw a man inside his garage. When he approached the garage, two men fled the garage on foot. When the resident checked the garage, he found his car with the trunk and driver-side door open. The stereo was pulled out. There was no sign of forced entry. The victim said the fleeing offenders were male whites.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Car, house burglarized
May 12, 2008, 9:02 AM
In the 2200 block of Kenilworth, someone forced open a garage door and stole $500 out of the unlocked Ford sedan parked inside.
9:57 AM
A tenant of a house in the 1500 block of Elmwood reported someone broke into the house via a basement door and stole a boy’s bicycle. Police were not able to reach the homeowner, who apparently lives elsewhere in Berwyn.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Burglary on Ogden
May 9, 2008, 6:01 PM
A Nissan Versa, parked in the 6200 block of Ogden, was found with a broken window and its $200 DVD player missing.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Commercial, home and auto burglaries
May 5, 2008, 6:58 AM
A business in the 3800 block of Harlem was found with its back door pried open. A cashbox containing $1,000 was stolen.
8:54 AM
A red Nissan Pathfinder, parked by an apartment building in the 3300 block of Harlem, was found with a broken window. When police reached the car’s owner, the owner said stolen items from the vehicle included a circular saw, a screw gun, batteries, and charger, as well as a dust buster.
8:57 AM
In the 1400 block of Harlem, a Ford Expedition with a broken rear window was found to be missing two iPods, a TV/radio/DVD/CD player valued at $2,000, and $800 worth of DVDs and CDs.
4:05 PM
In the 3700 block of Oak Park, a house found with a pried-open front door was missing a PlayStation II and a very large plasma TV valued at $2,500.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Auto burglaries
May 3, 2008, 5:56 PM
A woman in the 2300 block of Euclid told police she found in 2006 Chevy Trailblazer unlocked with the glove box and console left open and some mail and checkbooks missing.
8:55 PM
A La Grange Park man reported finding his Dodge, parked at Ogden and Wenonah, with a shattered window. The $600 GPS unit was stolen.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Burglaries
May 1, 2008, 6:14 AM
Someone broke a window on a Ford Explorer parked in the 2700 block of Harvey, then stole the radio/cd player.
4:51 PM
A man in the 7000 block of 35th told police someone stole ten men’s suits, a coat, and two sets of golf clubs from his garage. The value of the clubs was said to be $2,100.
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Attempted burglaries
April 30, 2008, 3:03 PM
Homeowners in the 6800 block of Riverside Drive reported finding a window on an entry door broken out, though no entry was made.
7:13 PM
Someone broke into a garage in the 3400 block of Ridgeland, but apparently didn’t take anything.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Yard thefts, garage burglary
April 29, 2008, 4:22 PM
A homeowner in the 1900 block of Elmwood reported someone stole four landscaping lights from his front yard.
5:01 PM
In the 2200 block of Ridgeland, a woman told police someone entered her garage and stole the front plate off her SUV along with some hand tools.
6:33 PM
A $200 Kenmore gas grill was reported stolen overnight from a back yard in the 2300 block of Scoville.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Burglaries of the day
April 28, 2008, 4:23 PM
A Hyundai Elantra, parked in the MacNeal lot at 28th and East, was found with a broken window and the stereo faceplate removed from the dash.
4:52 PM
A woman from the 2200 block of Elmwood reported someone stole a Dell laptop computer out of her house.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Sunday starts with auto burglaries
April 27, 2008, 12:51 AM
A Westmont man parked his silver Cadillac Deville in the 6200 block of Cermak and went into a bar. When he came out, he found the car with two windows broken and 50 CDs missing.
1:21 PM
A red Scion parked in the 6200 block of Vacin Fairway was found with a broken window. An amp and kicker box, valued at $200, were stolen. The victim told police he saw a Volkswagen with multiple occupants driving around the area when he parked the car and walked to a nearby tavern.
2:39 AM
A Lyons man reported he parked his Mercury Mountaineer behind the Eagles hall, 26th and Ridgeland, at 11:30 PM just before walking to La Ultima Copa bar on 26th. He said he returned three hours later to find the SUV had a broken window and stolen speaker box.
2:44 AM
A 39-year-old woman parked her black Ford Expedition at 16th and Euclid, then went bowling. She came out and found her vehicle with a broken window. The stereo and a flashlight had been stolen.
4:17 AM
A man told police he was asleep in his residence, with his car parked nearby in the 7100 block of 16th, when he heard the car alarm go off. He looked out
in time to see two men running northbound in the Harlem/Maple alley. A check of the Chevy Tahoe showed two 12” subwoofers missing. The victim said one of the men was about 5’8” to 5’11”, dressed in jeans, a dark hoodie and a “do-rag”.
7:55 AM
Someone smashed a window of a Honda minivan, parked in the 2200 block of Kenilworth, then stole the satellite radio.
Two apartments reported burglarized
April 25, 2008, 7:18 PM
The doors of two apartments in the 6700 block of 16th were found pried open, and the residences were found ransacked. Police successfully recovered fingerprints at the scene.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Auto burglary
April 23, 2008, 10 AM
In the 1500 block of Oak Park, a man told police someone stole the radio from a 1999 Kia Sportage, while the car was disabled and parked inside a locked garage.
5:20 PM
A woman in the 2200 block of Grove reported someone entered her Taurus and stole $40 from the console, along with a coin purse containing about $20.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Dirt bike stolen from garage
April 20, 2008, 2:41 PM
A homeowner in the 3500 block of East found his overhead garage door open. A 4-wheeled ATV, valued at $10,000, was reported missing.