Berwyn Police Blotter
Assault, battery
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Not leaving soon enough for her
August 21, 2007, 5:29 AM
A 43-year-old woman and her 38-year-old boyfriend argued about when he is supposed to move out of their place in the 6500 block of 21st. The man admitted arguing with her, but said he only came to pick up his clothes. The woman told police he grabbed her arms and touched her legs. The man was charged with one count of domestic battery.
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Laughing longhaired man urinates into woman’s car
August 21, 2007, 2:47 AM
An employee of MacNeal Hospital called police from her workplace to report that while she was inside White Castle, 7155 Ogden, getting food, a man urinated in the front seat of her car. When she confronted the offender, he “laughed in her face”, then left the scene in a blue Nissan Altima. She reported the license plate number to police. The victim described the offender as a male white, 6’2”, slim, with long brown hair and braces. Police traced the plate number she gave to a Stickney man, but when presented with a photo line-up, the woman did not choose him.
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Gang-slogan-shouter on bicycle uses gun to threaten man’s life
August 19, 2007, 2:59 PM
A 25-year-old Cicero man told police he came out of the convenience store at East and 26th and was confronted by a ex-friend who lives in the 2700 block of Clarence, west side. The former friend, 27-year-old Erick Herrera, shouted gang slogans and insults at him, the victim said. When the victim tried to walk away, he said Herrera punched him twice in the right ear, then reached to his waistband for what appeared to be a black semi-automatic handgun. The offender stated that, next time he saw the victim, he would kill him; he then left the scene riding a black mountain bike, accompanied by two juveniles.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
“Cholos” blamed in attack on transient bicyclist with arrest warrant
August 19, 2007, 12:36 AM
Police came to Highland and Cermak in response to a call about a man on the ground. They found a 28-year-old man, bleeding from his face, apparently having fallen from his bicycle. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, where it was learned that he had bleeding on his brain, as well as a blood alcohol level of .142, nearly double the legal limit. Doctors told police the injuries were not likely related to the fall. The man had surgery for the injuries to his head and face. He told police his name was Miguel Silva. Through a translator, Silva stated he was jumped by two “cholos” (meaning gangbangers). A computer check of Silva’s name turned up an alias and an active arrest warrant.
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Friday, August 17, 2007
I said DON’T TOUCH MY FOOD!
August 13, 2007, 8:58 AM
Police checked out a disturbance in an apartment in the 2100 block of Kenilworth. The caller, a 55-year-old man, told police his 36-year-old girlfriend had accused him of eating her food from the refrigerator, and an argument ensued. The man appeared uninjured at that point; the woman was not home, but police soon found her in the 6900 block of Cermak. The pair agreed to separate for the day to give them time to digest the matter.
9:55 AM
About an hour later, police returned to the same apartment. This time, the man said, his girlfriend hit him over the head with a magazine rack. The woman was charged with domestic battery.
Assault, battery • Disorderly conduct • Domestic • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Elmhurst argument devolves into Roosevelt ruckus
August 12, 2007, 1:05 AM
Police saw two men arguing in the 7100 block of Roosevelt. One man stood yelling obscenities as the other lay on the ground with blood on his face and shirt. The yelling man was a 35-year-old from Cicero. The bloody man—a 38-year-old Downers Grove resident—refused to press charges, stating that the dispute stemmed from an argument at an earlier family party in Elmhurst.
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Bad scene gets worse when mom shows up
August 10, 2007, 5:32 PM
The manager of a business office in the 6900 block of Windsor called police when a fired worker refused to leave the premises. The worker, 26-year-old Teresa L. Avila of Cicero, had come to collect her check, which was not ready for her because of a problem with the hours, according to the manager. Avila was asked many times to leave but would not, so police were summoned. While police were present, Avila’s mother—Teresa S. Avila, 49, of Lyons—walked up to the manager in a threatening manner and made threatening statements. Both Avilas resisted three police commands to leave, so they were arrested. The elder Avila hit an officer in the face in her struggle to resist handcuffs. The younger Avila grabbed the arm of the officer handcuffing her mom. Teresa L. Avila was charged with trespassing and obstructing an officer. Teresa S. Avila was charged with trespassing and assault.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Wanted woman arrested by Berwyn police
August 9, 2007, 12:41 PM
Police arrested a woman wanted by Cook County for aggravated battery: Candace Herring, 49, was taken into custody in the 6500 block of 21st and held for deputies.
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Sunday, August 12, 2007
Woman threatens box-cutter damage to boyfriend
August 6, 2007, 10:12 PM
Someone called 911 but hung up, so police came to the residence in the 2100 block of Harlem to check on the caller. They were met outside by a 50-year-old man. The man told them a woman inside had threatened him with a knife, and would not permit him to retrieve his keys or cell phone. Officers entered the apartment and placed the 44-year-old woman in restraints. There was no “knife” as such, but two sets of box cutters were found in and removed from the flat.
The woman was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful use of a weapon.
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Woman with assault arrest history threatens harm to dad’s girlfriend, unborn baby
August 6, 2007, 2:13 PM
An pregnant 18-year-old woman told police she was threatened by the 30-year-old daughter of her 55-year-old boyfriend. She said the older woman cornered her, screamed and threatened to “pull the baby out of her stomach” and to burn the dad’s house down with the teen inside it. The angry Berwyn woman—a resident of the 1800 block of Kenilworth—had already been told to stay away from both dad and his girlfriend. She was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, assault, and criminal trespass. Her most recent previous assault arrest was on July 30th, when she was accused of threatening a neighbor with a cane.
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Friday, August 10, 2007
Screaming leads police to battery suspect
August 4, 2007, 4:23 AM
Police in the 1900 block of Wenonah heard loud screaming and found a 22-year-old Cicero woman crying hysterically. The woman said her 26-year-old boyfriend threw her to the ground. Her elbow was scraped, swollen and red, with broken skin. The boyfriend, a resident of the 1800 block of Wenonah, was charged with domestic battery.
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Man attacked while walking to work
May 27, 2007, 11:16 PM
A 56-year-old man walking to work in the 2400 block of Home was approached by a man asking for a cigarette. The victim said he had none. The offender then requested a lighter. After the victim told him he did not have a lighter, either, the stranger lunged at him, knocked him to the ground, and told him to hand over his wallet. The attacker hit the victim on the head four times. The victim grabbed the attacker by the shirt and yelled for help. The attacker then fled in a brown vehicle. The victim described him as a black male in his 20s, clean shaven, wearing a green cap and a dark T-shirt and dark pants.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Hitting, threats get man charged with domestic battery
May 21, 2007, 12:02 PM
A 24-year-old Bolingbrook man argued about money with his baby’s mother—now his ex-girlfriend—then hit her in the head and threatened to kill her, according to the victim. The man denied all this to police. He was charged with one count of domestic battery.
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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Domestic battery poor method of obtaining cleaner house
May 17, 2007, 10:30 PM
A woman in the 3400 block of Cuyler told police her 43-year-old boyfriend came home and argued with her about the state of the house. According to the woman, he then grabbed her, threw her to the floor and announced that “this was the day she was going to die”. He then fled the scene in a black and red Chevy pickup. The 36-year-old woman agreed to sign a domestic battery complaint when the offender is found.
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
Drunken man’s memory truncated in battery case
May 13, 2007, 6:02 AM
In the 1200 block of Euclid, a sleeping woman heard her husband knock at the bedroom door at 5 AM. She realized he was drunk and had been out all night, so she said he could not come in. The man then broke through the door and hit the wife in the head. She called police, who could see broken vessels in the eye that had been struck. They also saw the broken door and lock. The husband, noticeably drunk, told police he had come home from drinking all night, but she was the one who started the hitting. He said he does not remember the part about breaking the door. The husband was charged with one count of domestic battery.
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