Berwyn Police Blotter
Domestic
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Teen says mom’s boyfriend bloodied his nose
September 6, 2007, 8:15 PM
Police met with two brothers outside a residence in the 1900 block of Harvey. One, age 17, was bleeding profusely from his nose. The 22-year-old brother said their 48-year-old mom’s boyfriend had been drinking all day, told their mom he hated both the sons, then punched the teen in the face. The 24-year-old boyfriend was arrested. When police searched the prisoner, they found a black leather band studded with metal spikes; the victim identified it as the item used to hit him in the face. Puncture mark’s on the victim’s nose and cheek were consistent with the spikes. Charges were pending further investigation at the time of the report.
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No charges after squabbling couple bring police once more
September 6, 2007, 7:52 PM
An officer at a disturbance call in the 1800 block of Kenilworth spoke to a married couple. The wife said they argued because some woman called the man on his cell. The man said the visible red mark on his neck was made by his dog. Neither would sign a complaint.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Neighbors alarmed by screams, hitting
September 6, 2007, 2:39 AM
Concerned callers reported a disturbance in the 1600 block of East. Police found a 21-year-old Berwyn woman there with visible injuries: scratches on her shoulder, and a large swollen bruise on her forehead. Two officers at the rear of the building noticed a man stagger into the back yard from the alley; he had scratches on his neck. The man told police he and his wife went for drinks at Lalo, came home, argued, and she choked him. He said she tried to stab him, and pulled up his shirt: police looked but saw no injuries. The wife agreed they went out, but only to discuss his financial support for her and the kids. She said when they returned to his place on East, he drank even more, then verbally abused her and grabbed her to prevent her from leaving. They struggled, she said, and fell onto the patio, where he choked her. The wife said she broke free, but her estranged husband tackled her, punched her and threw a chair at her head. Her screams induced a neighbor to call police; a witness confirmed the wife’s account. The wife signed a complaint for domestic battery against the man.
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Bodily harm escalates when woman tries calling cops
September 5, 2007, 8:22 PM
A 26-year-old woman in the 1200 block of Harvey told police her live-in boyfriend grabbed her arm and slapped her face the previous day when she told him she was leaving him; when she dialed police on her cell phone, he grabbed the phone away and damaged it so it could not be used. The woman fled. Today, she told police, she and some family members came to their apartment to get her things, but the 32-year-old man would not let her in. This time, when she called police, the man fled the scene. Responding officers could see a dark bruise on the victim’s arm. The woman signed a complaint against the offender for domestic battery. An officer also signed a complaint against the man, this one for unlawful interference with the reporting of domestic violence. The man will be arrested when he is found.
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Man drinks away at least one memory…
September 5, 2007, 7:33 AM
...the one about being served with an order of protection. A woman in the 6500 block of 21st called police when she came home to and found her very, very drunk ex-boyfriend asleep on her bed. Police woke him up and had him taken to MacNeal Hospital to be treated for intoxication. An active order of protection against the man required he have no contact with the woman; he was charged with violating that order.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Woman needs shelter after accusing man of sexual blackmail, threat to child
September 4, 2007, 1:18 AM
A woman at 29th and Ridgeland flagged down a police sergeant, stating her boyfriend hit her. She said the man, a 51-year-old living in the 6400 block of 28th Place, argued with her over their not having sex, then punched her in the face. She also stated he told her if she did not provide him with sex, her daughter “might not make it to school that day.” The woman told police she and the boyfriend used alcohol and cocaine earlier in the day. The man denied everything. Later, the woman was found walking on East at 31st; she said she had nowhere to go. Police took her to a shelter for the evening.
Woman complains husband violated order of protection
September 3, 2007, 3:16 AM
A 30-year-old woman from the 1800 block of Kenilworth called police to say her 31-year-old husband had violated an order of protection she had against him. She said the man walked in their back door, looked around for several minutes, then walked out. The woman stated she had already let the husband into their house several times during the week, but called police this time because he did not telephone first.
Weddings normally inspire a bit more romance
September 3, 2007, 12:38 AM
Dispatchers told police a woman had been thrown from a vehicle. When they got to the 1600 block of Wesley, officers found a 28-year-old woman crying in front of a residence. She had cuts on the right side of her face, arm and knee, as well as scrapes on her back. The woman said she and her boyfriend were driving home from a wedding in a silver Infiniti SUV when they began to argue. She stated the boyfriend, age 32, punched her in the face several times as they drove near Ridgeland and the Eisenhower expressway. The woman said she jumped from the moving car, and was not pushed. As police spoke with the victim, the boyfriend appeared on the scene, just in time to be arrested for domestic battery.
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Woman’s ex, forbidden to contact her, found passed out on couch
September 2, 2007, 12:07 PM
A 47-year-old woman from the 1400 block of Grove reported she came home and found her door open and her 30-year-old ex-boyfriend asleep on her couch. She said he looked drunk, and there were several beer cans by him. Stefan Daragiu, of the 6100 block of north Sheridan, Chicago, was arrested for criminal trespass and violating an order of protection.
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No shirt for girlfriend
September 2, 2007, 1:48 AM
Police dispatched about an unwanted subject came to the 1800 block of Harlem and found a man standing in the open door of a building, yelling into a cell phone. The 42-year-old man said he was trying to get his things and leave after an argument with his 36-year-old girlfriend. He said they fought because he had shirts made for a family picnic and the order came up one short, leaving no shirt for his girlfriend. This upset the woman, who accused him of giving her shirt to some other woman she suspects him of seeing. This made him mad enough to try to leave, only she would not permit it.
The woman told police the man punched her in the face. The man was charged with domestic battery.
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Laundry basket battle
September 1, 2007, 3:26 PM
A man in the 3100 block of Ridgeland got into an argument with his live-in fiance that began with a tug-of-war over a laundry basket and ended with a cut over the man’s eye and a swollen, bloody lip for the woman. The woman said he had been drinking, and she was insisting he not drive. A witness—a 32-year-old man from the 1900 block of Kenilworth—said he works as a DJ with the man. He said his friend drank too much, then choked the woman and hit her in the mouth. The 27-year-old offender was charged with domestic battery.
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Sunday, September 02, 2007
Screaming mom threatens neighbor over kids’ fight
August 30, 2007, 6:42 PM
Police came to the 2500 block of Harvey on a call about two women fighting. They were still arguing when officers arrived and separated them. The victim, a 26-year-old woman, said her son and the neighbor’s son fought over a toy. The other kid’s mom, a 34-year-old woman, grew irate and screamed at the victim, who was holding her child. When the victim’s husband took the child, the offender shoved the victim’s chest. The accused woman denied this. In the presence of police, the offender continued to scream threats at the victim, and was charged with battery.
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Frequent domestic-disturbance protagonist gets order of protection against spouse
August 30, 2007, 5:26 PM
A 30-year-old woman from the 1800 block of Kenilworth had her 32-year-old husband served with an order of protection. The woman herself is well known to police from previous accusations against her:
http://www.berwynpoliceblotter.com/index.php/P195/
Act like grownups, why don’t you
August 30, 2007, 3:37 PM
A 39-year-old woman in the 6500 block of 28th Place told police her three brothers-in-law were arguing. One turned away to leave and in the process unintentionally knocked over the woman’s son. The mom said she got upset and argued with him, but he left before police got there. Since the incident appeared to have played itself out, police advised the remaining parties to conduct themselves properly in the presence of children.
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Woman signs complaint against hair-puller
August 26, 2007, 4:34 PM
Police spoke with a 21-year-old woman living in the 6400 block of 27th Place. She said when she argued with her baby’s daddy, he pulled her hair, shoved her against a vehicle and drove away. Police located and arrested the 27-year-old man after the woman signed a complaint against him.
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