Berwyn Police Blotter
Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage
Friday, September 21, 2007
Garage defaced on 26th Place
September 17, 2007, 2:59 PM
Police found graffiti on a garage in the 6400 block of 26th Place.
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Vandalism to vehicles, residences reported
September 17, 2007, 3:43 AM
Someone threw bricks through two front windows in the 2200 block of Scoville; the victim awoke to the sound of breaking glass.
6:41 AM
A man told police someone damaged his two cars as they were parked in the 2300 block of Gunderson. His white Dodge Intrepid had a smashed window; his black Pontiac Grand Am had its left rear quarter panel damaged. The burglar stole electronics from both cars.
8:46 Am
A man in the 2100 block of Harvey reported someone shot out a side window on his Dodge Caravan, possibly with a pellet gun.
1:56 PM
An Infiniti truck parked in the 3400 block of Cuyler was found with a broken-out driver’s side window.
3:47 PM
A 48-year-old man complained of someone breaking a window by the door of his residence in the 2700 block of Euclid.
6:26 PM
A resident in the 2200 block of Cuyler reported a broken fence, and told police kids playing in the alley may have done it, as they regularly go into private yards. Police approached the group of kids and advised them against trespassing on the property of others.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Eight garages defaced, some with gang graffiti
September 16, 2007, 11:52 AM
Gang graffiti covered the entire door of a garage in the 1500 block of Cuyler.
2:15 PM
An entire garage was marred by gang graffiti, both letters and symbols, in the 1300 block of Elmwood; the vandal(s) used black spray paint. And six garages were found with graffiti in the 6500 block of 26th Place.
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Fight injures man, car, but nobody will sign complaint
September 16, 2007, 3:16 AM
Answering a “fight in progress” call, police came to the 2100 block of Cuyler and found several people in the street. In the middle of the street was a red Volkswagen Jetta, with its rear windshield shattered and its side mirror broken off. An officer spoke with a 24-year-old man from the 3600 block of Scoville. The Berwyn man said he was in an argument with the Jetta’s owner, a 23-year-old Cicero resident, that evolved into a fight. Several other men tried to break up the fight, he said; then he fell to the ground. He told police when he fell, the Cicero man kicked him in the face, then tried to flee. The Berwyn man stated he grabbed a tall lamp out of a nearby trash can and threw it through his adversary’s rear window, but denied knowledge of the damage to the side mirror. There were visible injuries to the Berwyn man’s face, but he refused treatment.
The Jetta owner’s account was the same except he a)denied kicking the man’s face and b)asserted the Berwynite damaged the mirror as well as the windshield. Nobody was willing to sign a complaint in the matter.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Gang graffiti, dyslexic tagger
September 15, 2007, 8:12 AM
Gang slogans and symbols were placed on a garage door in the 2400 block of Harvey.
1:53 PM
Six garages were tagged with graffiti in black marker in the 1300 block of Maple. The word “BICTHASS” [sic] was written on the garages. Some garages were also tagged with “BICHT” [also sic]. Witness information suggested the culprit may be a 14-year-old boy who lives on the block and is seen walking a small white dog in the alley.
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Train station vandalized
September 14, 2007, 9:41 PM
A window of the train station in the 6800 block of Windsor was found defaced with yellow graffiti.
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Sidewalk squares fall victim to kids and possibly larger offenders
September 14, 2007, 11:12 AM
Two witnesses told police they saw two small kids from the 2400 block of Clarence run through freshly-poured sidewalk sections in the 6600 block of 24th. Police examining the new sidewalk saw a gym shoe print, as well as three sets of initials. An officer spoke with a woman who lived at the Clarence address. The 51-year-old woman said she watches two preschoolers along with another 4-year-old of whom she is the guardian. The woman said as the kids played in front, she went into the backyard. When she returned, the kids were gone. She said she walked to the corner and saw the children by the still-wet sidewalk; one fell in. She reported seeing footprints in the concrete, but immediately took the children home and cleaned them up. When shown the vandalized condition of the squares, the woman said someone must have done that later.
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SUV damaged by vandal
September 14, 2007, 9:14 AM
A woman reported someone scratched the hood and fender of her Chevy SUV, parked in the 2200 block of Gunderson.
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
School’s out—think I’ll make extra work for somebody
September 12, 2007, 3:20 PM
A police officer saw a male juvenile purposely walk through and damage a freshly poured section of wet concrete sidewalk. The boy, a 16-year-old junior at Morton West high school, will be deprived of Internet and XBox time for a month.
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Friday, September 14, 2007
Wednesday graffiti
September 12, 2007, 8:18 AM
A rear stairway in the 2100 block of Cuyler bore graffiti in green marker, and additional illegible graffiti in yellow chalk.
11:17 AM
Black shoe polish graffiti was found on a green mailbox at Cermak and Ridgeland.
5:13 PM
Graffiti in black spray paint was found on the wall inside the Illinois Central tunnel in the 2800 block of Home.
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Man thinks expensive motorcycle, parts, mistreated by extranged wife
September 11, 2007, 5:29 PM
An officer was sent to the 1800 block of Kenilworth to “stand by for clothing removal.” Earlier, police spoke with the 32-year-old resident, a man who said he came to the apartment earlier in the day and found his black 1998 Harley-Davidson damaged, and numerous motorcycle parts thrown out with the trash. He said a neighbor on the block told him his wife was in the garage throwing some parts away and tossing others into the alley. The woman has an order of protection against the man. The man wanted the damage to the motorcycle—estimated at over $5,000—documented.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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