Berwyn Police Blotter
Assault, battery
Friday, August 31, 2007
Taser tames two-brother beatdown
August 28, 2007, 8:52 PM
A detective and a sergeant, while in their car in the 2500 block of Ridgeland, saw three men in the parking lot of Marathon Gas, 6343 26th. Two of them were punching a man in a red shirt, who had been knocked to the ground. The officers got out of the car, identified themselves as police and ordered the men to stop it. This was not effective. Next, they tried to pull the men off the victim without success. Finally a Taser jolt to one of the aggressors got the men to cease pounding the guy on the ground. Witnesses stated Erick Herrera, 27, and his brother Carlos Herrera, 29, of the 2700 block of Clarence, attacked 24-year-old Vito Davi of Cicero. According to the witnesses, both Herreras appeared intoxicated. They said Erick, clad in a sleeveless T-shirt, approached Davi , asked him if he had a problem, and asked why he was in this neighborhood, as well as “what you be about?” Davi reportedly said he was only there to purchase cigarettes, and was not “about” anything. Witnesses stated Erick then motioned for his brother to come out of the store, upon which Carlos allegedly asked similar questions just before the two began to punch Davi. Bystanders reported Davi was only defending himself from attack. The victim’s injuries were photographed and both brothers Herrera were handcuffed and taken to the police station. Erick Herrera and Carlos Herrera were both cited for disorderly conduct after the victim refused to sign a battery complaint. The investigation into the police-witnessed battery will continue.
Earlier Herrera activity can be found here:
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Assault, battery • Disorderly conduct • Fight/brawl/riot • (1) Comments • (33631) Trackbacks • Permalink
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Creepy man wanted weed and who knows what else
August 27, 2007, 9:54 PM
Police were dispatched to 18th and Ridgeland to speak with a woman who had been accosted by a strange man. The woman said she was walking southbound on Ridgeland when she noticed a man following her, so she walked faster. Even so, when she reached the door of her apartment building, the man was right behind and reaching toward her. He asked her for some marijuana, and fled on foot when she screamed. She described the offender as a male Hispanic, 20-25, dark complexion, bald-headed, 5’6”, in a black shirt and dark shorts.
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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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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Violent group attacks man on Kenilworth
August 26, 2007, 8:38 AM
A 21-year-old man told police he was riding his bicycle home a little after midnight when he stopped in the 1800 block of Kenilworth to talk a female. The woman asked to ride his bike, but he refused. At this, two unknown men punched him in the face, knocked him to the ground, kicked him and threw his bike on top of him. He told officers he can identify his attackers. He described them: one male Hispanic in his 20s, 6’1”, short hair, tattooed left forearm, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans; a second male Hispanic in his 20s, 5’8”, stocky, with short black hair, a goatee, a baseball cap, a green T-shirt and black pants; and a female Hispanic in her 20s, thin, with curly brown hair, wearing an orange dress and with a pierced chin.
Street mob, gun threat, stick attack—party!
August 25, 2007, 9:27 PM
Police were dispatched to the 1300 block of East, where they found 25 to 30 people in the street. Parties were being held at addresses on opposite sides of East. The hosts of one party told police two men from the rival shindig yelled profanities at their guests from across the street. This escalated into beer-can throwing, then the flinging of broken bottles. Witnesses stated that a 21-year-old resident of the house hosting the east-side party confronted a man(one of the witnesses) in the street, displayed what looked like a handgun, waved the weapon and fired it, upon which everyone present scattered or hit the dirt. The man reentered the house. A second man then confronted the witness while holding a large wooden stick, which he used to strike the man’s arms and wrists. Both the gun- and stick-wielding men were arrested. The mom of the gun-waver screamed and swore at police. The 47-year-old mom, very drunk, refused to stand clear during the arrest. She became violent and was arrested. Even after she was handcuffed, the mom pulled away from officers, kicked, spit, and tried to kick out a squad car window.
At the police station, the man with the angry mom said the gun was really a plastic fake, but admitted he implied to the crowd that it was real. He was cited for disorderly conduct and breaching the peace. The second man—an 18-year-old from the 1600 block of Ridgeland—was charged with battery. The mom was charged with obstruction and resisting arrest.
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A little assault between friends
August 24, 2007, 12:20 AM
A 39-year-old Downers Grove man told police he saw a friend at the corner of Oak Park and 21st—37-year-old Joseph Fabbri of Berwyn—and said Fabbri requested $30 he felt the victim owed him. The victim denied owing any money, but he said Fabbri insisted, threatening to “kick his ass” if he failed to fork it over. Police located Fabbri in an apartment building at 19th and Grove; he was charged with assault.
Man injured with crowbar refuses to sign complaint against gangbanger culprits
August 23, 2007, 8:14 PM
Balois Antunez*, 24, of the 2400 block of north Tripp, Chicago, told police he was jumped near Arby’s at Harlem and 32nd by several members of a street gang. Police located Antunez walking south on Harlem with his shirt off. He was using the shirt to cover his head, which had a large cut on top. Antunez was barely able to stand and was taken to MacNeal Hospital for treatment. The attackers hit him over the head repeatedly with a crowbar, he said, but Antunez refused to cooperate further with police, and refused to sign a complaint form against anyone.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Noon robbery of jewelry salesman in Depot District
August 22, 2007, 12:10 PM
A 60-year-old jewelry salesman from Aurora was about to open the trunk of his car, parked in the 6800 block of Windsor, when he was pushed to the ground. A vehicle pulled up to him, and one man pushed him while a second stole his black wheeled sales case filled with jewelry. A witness confirmed his account, agreeing that 3 or 4 males in their 20s robbed him and left in a silver Buick or similar sedan. One of the offenders was described as a young male Hispanic, 5’7”, 150 lbs, slim, in T-shirt and shorts, who jumped into the car just before it pealed out. The stolen case contained about $200,000 worth of diamonds, rings, bracelets, earrings and gold. The investigation is ongoing.
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Addict son threatens mom, neighbor
August 21, 2007, 5:08 PM
A woman in the 6600 block of 24th called to say her 29-year-old son was out of control. Police met with the mom and a 53-year-old woman neighbor. The mom said she and her son had been arguing since the previous day. Today, when the neighbor came over, the son yelled at her to “get out!” Mom told him to leave instead, but he grew violent, knocking a bowl of food to the floor and saying “if you weren’t my mom, I’d kill you”. In fear, the women called police. At this the son told his mom that if she called police he would break all the TVs in the house, and told the neighbor, “if they take me to jail, they will find you on the side of the road dead”. Mom told police the son is a recovering heroin junkie currently using methadone. The son was charged with domestic assault, domestic battery and simple assault.
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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.
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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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