Berwyn Police Blotter

Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage

Friday, September 14, 2007

Tuesday graffiti done in paint, marker, fresh concrete

September 11, 2007, 10:01 AM
Bubble graffiti in green paint marred a garage in the 2700 block of Wesley.
12:46 PM
In the 2300 block of Home, graffiti was found on a garage, done with black marker.
6:44 PM
A sergeant and a detective witnessed two males writing on freshly-poured concrete sidewalk squares in the 2600 block of Ridgeland. The subjects identified themselves to police: they were two 18-year-old men from the 2200 and 1600 blocks of Cuyler. A public works representative told police each sidewalk section costs $75. The men were arrested. Each was cited for damage to city property.

Posted by Editor on 09/14 at 07:25 PM
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Monday’s graffiti

September 10, 2007, 10:12 AM
Green unknown graffiti was sprayed on a garage in the 2600 block of Clarence.
10:41 AM
A second garage in the same block was found with graffiti apparently done with a “Sharpie” pen; police were unable to contact the residents.
10:43 AM
A garage in the 2700 block of Wesley was found with green graffiti on its overhead door.
4:35 PM
Large blue painted letters marred the appearance of a garage in the 2600 block of Ridgeland; a witness told police it was done very recently.
6:45 PM
Two garages in the 2700 block of Euclid were defaced with graffiti.

Posted by Editor on 09/13 at 11:38 AM
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Criminal damage to truck, SUV

September 10, 2007, 9:25 AM
A man found his white Ford work van with one tire slashed after he parked it overnight in the 6500 block of Vacin.
8:51 PM
A green Ford Explorer parked in the 1800 block of Grove was found with its front and rear windshields smashed with a large piece of concrete.

Posted by Editor on 09/13 at 11:34 AM
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28th and East structures vandalized, signs snatched

September 9, 2007, 2:33 PM
A concession stand at a park at East and 28th was found defaced with graffiti. Police also saw words and symbols written on an electrical box and a dumpster. In addition, ten to twelve diamond-shaped signs, advertising sponsors, were stolen.

Posted by Editor on 09/13 at 10:20 AM
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Criminal damage to cars with a burglary thrown in

September 9, 2007, 8:51 AM
In the 2800 block of Highland, a black Ford SUV was found with its rear window cracked.
9:10 AM
In the 6500 block of 33rd, a man found his Honda motorcycle lying on its side in the street, damaged. There were no signs it had been hit by a passing vehicle.
10:04 AM
A red Cadillac parked in the 6500 block of 16th was found with a brick through its rear window; the Caddy belonged to a woman from the 4800 block of Rice, Chicago.
10:58 AM
A black Yukon parked in the 2800 block of Ridgeland was found with a cracked window.
11:19 AM
Two cars—a green Olds and a blue Volkswagen—were found scratched in the 3200 block of Clinton.
1:20 PM
A black Olds sedan in the 6300 block of Cermak was found with a smashed window and a missing stereo.

Posted by Editor on 09/13 at 10:07 AM
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Shattered SUV window

September 7, 2007, 6:28 AM
A man parked his beige Silverado in the 2300 block of Highland the previous night, and woke to find it with a rear window broken out.

Posted by Editor on 09/12 at 04:35 PM
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Graffiti around town

September 7, 10:13 PM
Graffiti in red spray-painted “bubble” style letters was found on a garage door in the 2200 block of Ridgeland, still fresh: the victim said it occurred between 8 and 10 PM.
8:46 PM
Orange spray paint was used to deface a brick wall in the 2300 block of East; a local juvenile is suspected.
9:14 PM
Two garages in the 2300 block of Scoville were marked with orange and green painted graffiti.

Posted by Editor on 09/12 at 04:31 PM
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Monday, September 10, 2007

Riverside woman’s car gets scratched

September 5, 2007, 6:52 PM
A Riverside woman parked her grey Isuzu at Cermak Plaza, then found someone had made a scratch along the bumper, front quarter-panel and door on one side.

Posted by Editor on 09/10 at 04:02 PM
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Tired of having to paint over graffiti

September 5, 2007, 3:38 PM
The owner of a business in the 6200 block of Cermak told police he found gang graffiti in black paint on the front of his building, as well as illegible graffiti on a dumpster in back. The man reported he finds graffiti on the back doors of his business almost every night lately, and has painted over it himself several times.

Posted by Editor on 09/10 at 01:03 PM
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Wet concrete an attractive nuisance

September 5, 2007, 2:32 PM
An officer in the 1300 block of East noticed a 13- to 15-foot stretch of freshly poured concrete had been vandalized. Public Works personnel were able to repair the damaged sidewalk.

Posted by Editor on 09/10 at 01:01 PM
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Thursday, September 06, 2007

Odd theft

September 4, 2007, 11:49 PM
A woman who parked her green Toyota Corolla in the 2100 block of Clinton reported someone stole the car’s right front tire.

Posted by Editor on 09/06 at 12:01 AM
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Graffiti of the day

September 4, 2007, 12:21 AM
Graffiti in black paint was found on the west wall of a building in the 6300 block of Roosevelt.
8:01 AM
Someone painted graffiti onto a pink moving van parked in the 6600 block of 26th; the vandals also scratched letters onto the truck.
1:17 PM
Black shoe polish was used to place graffiti on the glass front window of a business in the 7100 block of Cermak.

Posted by Editor on 09/05 at 10:59 PM
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Local urchins suspected of egg, chalk annoyance

September 3, 2007, 11:17 PM
Two men from the 3200 block of Highland reported someone threw eggs at their parked sedans. One victim said this has been going on a couple of weeks. He said previously, someone wrote on vehicles, houses, all over the street, in chalk. He suspects the children of the live-in-girlfriend of a man on that block.

Posted by Editor on 09/05 at 10:55 PM
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Criminal damage to cars, house

September 2, 2007, 12:49 PM
A black Volvo was found with a scratched hood at 18th and Wesley.
3:14 PM
A blue Dodge Neon parked in the 3200 block of Wisconsin had its windshield broken out.
4:23 PM
A rear door window of a white Aerostar was damaged while the minivan was parked in the 2300 block of Cuyler.
8:21 PM
Someone kicked in the front door of a residence in the 3500 block of Lombard.

Posted by Editor on 09/05 at 10:17 PM
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Scratched SUV

September 2, 2007, 8:16 AM
A man found his Honda SUV, parked in the 2400 block of Grove, scratched all over with something sharp.

Posted by Editor on 09/05 at 10:05 PM
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