Berwyn Police Blotter
Burglary
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Auto and garage burglaries
August 30, 2008, 8:13 AM
A man in the 2700 block of Clarence told police his father-in-law heard noises at 2 AM and saw a dark minivan parked beside the victim’s pickup truck. In the morning, the victim found the truck had a broken window and was missing a camera, a GPS unit and some CDs.
8:55 AM
A Honda Accord parked in the 3200 block of Highland was found with a broken window, a missing stereo and a damaged dashboard.
9:47 AM
In the 1500 block of Home, a man reported someone stole an outboard motor and $25,000 worth of tools from a garage. A witness told police the victim’s son had been seen during the previous two weeks removing trash bags from the property. The victim said the son does not reside at the Home address and furthermore is not allowed there; he was willing to sign complaints if an offender is caught.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Jewelry taken in burglary
August 29, 2008, 6:03 PM
A man came home to the 6600 block of Windsor to find his window open and jewelry missing. Stolen were a man’s signet ring, a $500 “sobriety” ring, a $400 bracelet, and a watch.
Burglar gets away with cheap beer
August 29, 2008,2:30 AM
Police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at Green Acres grocery, 2630 Ridgeland, finding the front glass door shattered. A witness told police he heard breaking glass and saw a man enter the store. The witness called 911; when he looked again, he saw the burglar fleeing northbound on Ridgeland, then possibly westbound in the 26th Place/26th St. alley. The store owner said between six and 12 Busch beers were missing.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Saturn stereo stolen
August 20, 2008, 8:34 AM
In the 2100 block of Clinton, someone broke into a tan Saturn sedan and stole its stereo.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Felony burglary charges after safe, laptop & plasma TV taken from ransacked home
August 19, 2008, 10:25 AM
A Cicero police detective working a burglary case contacted Berwyn police after a burglary call turned out to have begun in Berwyn. On August 18 at 11:50 PM, Cicero police, responding to a burglary-in-progress call, came to the 1800 block of 59th Ct in Cicero and found three males standing in front of a residence, next to a Chevy Lumina. One was a 16-year-old juvenile, who was later released. A second subject, 21-year-old Josue Ramirez, 21, of the 4300 block of south Hermitage, Chicago, told police he was helping the third subject move some property.
The third person, Anthony D. Hernandez, 30, of the 1400 block of Home, told officers he had Ramirez drive him to the 3400 block of Grove to the home of his stepmother. There, he said, he climbed in through the bedroom window and removed a safe, a laptop and a plasma TV. He told police he was aware that none of those items belonged to him.
The victim, a 38-year-old woman, told police Hernandez had been told as long as five years ago that he was unwelcome at the Grove address.
Hernandez and Ramirez were each charged with one count of felony burglary. Berwyn detectives notified the Illinois Dept. of Corrections, since Hernandez had recently been paroled following a burglary charge.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Stereo absconded with, tools retrieved
August 17, 2008, 1:01 PM
Someone broke a Cadillac’s window in the 1400 block of Wisconsin, stealing a $300 Jensen stereo.
2:25 PM
A man from the 1400 block of Gunderson had just changed his van’s oil in his garage, pulled the van out to park on the street, and walked back to the garage to close it when a stranger entered the open garage. The stranger had taken a red bicycle off the garage wall and was trying to leave with that and a bag of tools as well. The homeowner grabbed back the stolen items and the thief fled northbound through the alley. The offender was described as a male Hispanic, 30-35, 5’11”, 160 lbs, dressed in a grey shirt with either “21” or “25” on it.
10:26 PM
In the 2200 block of Scoville, someone broke into a garage and stole a $150 car radio and a $3,000 air compressor.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Burglaries
August 16, 2008, 3:04 AM
A 36-year-old Calumet Park man employed by Inclusive nightclub told police someone broke into his black 2003 Chevy conversion van, parked in the 6300 block of Roosevelt. Stolen were his Eclipse after-market stereo, as well as 25 DVDs, 200 CDs and a phone charger.
12:52 PM
In the 1300 block of Scoville, someone broke into a garage by prying open the service door. The thief stole a car battery out of the minivan parked in the garage.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Burglaries
August 15, 2008, 7:14 AM
In the 1900 block of Harvey, someone broke a window on a blue Jeep and stole a “Travel Pal” motorized chair, as well as a 12” stereo speaker/amp.
10:28 AM
A Chevy truck had its Kenwood stereo stolen after someone smashed a window as the vehicle was parked in the 1200 block of Highland.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Tools, coins, bikes taken by burglars
August 11, 2008, 10:28 AM
In the 1200 block of Elmwood, someone entered a garage and stole $4,000 worth of tools, including a mitre saw, compressor, various nail guns, a finish stapler, a drill, a circular saw, a Sawzall, a flashlight and more.
2:40 PM
Miscellaneous Craftsman tools—valued at $1,375—were reported stolen from a residence in the 2400 block of Elmwood. The victim suggested a Cicero man as a likely suspect.
3:20 PM
A couple in the 3800 block of Wisconsin returned from a walk to discover their front door had been pried open and their bedrooms ransacked; a large amount of coins was reported missing. A witness told police that around 12:30 PM, a scruffy, heavy middle-aged male white in a Sox cap rang her side doorbell and pretended an acquaintance, then offered to fix a supposedly loose gutter on her house. The woman rejected the suspicious deal and saw the man go to the alley and enter a red or maroon minivan driven by a male Hispanic in his 20s. Other witnesses saw the same vehicle and driver around the same time and said they would recognize him and could help create a composite image for police.
6:50 PM
In the 1900 block of Wesley, two bicycles were missing from a garage whose side door was left unlocked.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Scrounging for change leads to felony burglary charge
August 10, 2008, 6:52 PM
The owner of a Hyundai Sonata, visiting a friend for dinner in the 2500 block of Wesley, detained a man he caught inside the car. The victim told police the offender had in his possession two T-shirts which had been in the car inside a closed gym bag in the back seat.
Police arrested William A. Lynch, 68, of 3125 Oak Park. After being read his rights, Lynch told police he was drinking beer at Tapp City, but ran out of money after three beers. So, he said, he went to a nearby alley, found an unlocked car and entered it—knowing it was not his—to search for loose change. Lynch said he took about 75 cents. He was charged with felony burglary, and police notified the Illinois Dept. of Corrections of the arrest.
Power tools taken in van burglary
August 9, 2008, 7:18 PM
A Ford Econoline van, parked in the 6800 block of Vacin, was found with a broken window. Missing were hand tools, a sawzall, a circular saw and several nail guns.
Friday, August 08, 2008
Auto break-ins
July 30, 2008, 12:42 PM
Two windows on a Ford Explorer parked at Elmwood and 19th were found smashed. The ignition was pulled out of the steering column; the SUV was registered to a man from the 2300 block of north LaTrobe, Chicago.
7:09 PM
A 32-year-old Carol Stream woman told police she parked her Mazda Protege in the 1300 block of East, leaving two windows open. When she returned, she said, her purse, containing her license and credit cards, was missing.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Van-dalized
July 30, 2008, 7:16 AM
Someone broke a window on a Chevy van parked in the 3800 block of Highland; several items were missing but not detailed in the initial report.
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Burglarized car, attempted residential burglary
July 28, 2008, 7:56 AM
In the 3200 block of Highland, someone broke into a Dodge Neon and stole the radio and some CDs.
12:53 PM
Pry marks were found on the front door lock of a residence in the 2900 block of Kenilworth.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Vehicle burglars strike north and south
July 27, 2008, 9:11 AM
A green Saturn sedan in the 3300 block of Kenilworth was found with a smashed window and stolen Kenwood CD/radio. In the 1500 block of Grove, someone broke a Ford Escape’s window and stole the GPS unit.