Berwyn Police Blotter
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Identity thief shops locally
September 15, 2008
A woman from the 1500 block of Elmwood reported someone had made an unauthorized transaction from her checking account. The offender spent $122 of the victim’s money at the Citgo station at 16th and Ridgeland.
Criminal damage to Corolla
September 15, 2008
Someone broke a Toyota Corolla’s window in the 2800 block of Highland.
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Burglary roundup
September 14, 2008
In the 2200 block of Gunderson, someone broke into a GMC SUV and stole two amps and three 12” subwoofers. Two cars were damaged inside a garage in the 3500 block of Ridgeland: flat tires, one damaged windshield, and damage to the finish of both. Missing were a snowblower, a TV, and $3,00 worth of pants and coats. In the 2300 block of East, someone forced open an overhead garage door and stole a lot of tools: an air compressor, a generator, a nail gun, a floor jack, a tool box, etc.
Arson try endangers woman, two families and newborn baby, in 1600 block of Wesley
September 14, 2008, 5:14 PM
Police came to the 1600 block of Wesley on calls of a man pouring gasoline into a basement apartment. The victim, a woman, said she got home in time to see her boyfriend leaving her place, toting a red gas can; he left the scene in a bronze Dodge minivan with Texas plates. Her purse was missing; she had left it on her bed. Police located the man inside his garage in the 3100 block of Kenilworth. He and the minivan both reeked of gasoline; the Dodge was impounded. Inside the Dodge was the victim’s purse, in plain view on the rear seat.
Police checking inside the victim’s apartment saw a mattress pulled into the middle of the room was soaked with gasoline. Gasoline was all over the floor. The victim played voicemail messages from the offender, which contained insults, screaming and threats. The victim was not the only resident of the building, it also contained two families, including five children ages six down to a newborn.
Edy J. Davila, 38, of the 3100 block of Kenilworth, was charged with felony aggravated attempted arson and residential burglary.
Strong woman tackles, holds skinny little vandal for police
September 14, 2008, 3:38 AM
A woman in the 1800 block of Oak Park told police her ex boyfriend texted her earlier in the evening; she replied “leave me alone.” Later, in her flat, she heard a noise, ran outside and caught a 24-year-old Cicero man she knew as a friend of the ex, in the act of shattering the back window of her Cadillac. The woman, who outweighed the man by 80 pounds, tackled the offender.
A neighbor told police he heard the vandalism and went outside to stop the man, but the woman already had him on the ground and under control. The vandal was charged with criminal damage.
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Near-accident as Chrysler barrels past stop sign
September 14, 2008, 1:41 AM
An officer saw a black Chrysler traveling east on 24th at a very high speed. The car blew past the stop sign at Ridgeland and was nearly struck by two vehicles. After the car was curbed at Cuyler, the officer saw a six-pack of beer on the front seat, with some open. A large pool of liquid was on the back floorboard, and a strong smell of alcohol wafted throughout the car. Driver Matthew Morgan, 21, of the 3700 block of Highland, was charged with blowing the stop sign and transporting open alcohol. The Chrysler was impounded for the latter offense.
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Flash! Bang!
September 14, 2008, 1:11 AM
A witness told police there was flash and a bang in the 1900 block of Ridgeland/Elmwood alley; the witness then noticed a small fire in front of a garage and doused it with water. Someone had set a box afire, using an accelerant.
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Neighbors signs complaint against restaurant for noise
September 13, 2008, 11:02 PM
Police responding to a call about noise from Salerno’s, 3300 block of Grove, did not hear excessive volume. They met with the complainant, who said the bass was audible in his bedroom. An officer stood in his bedroom and still heard nothing. The complainant said the volume was turned down before police arrived; he signed a noise complaint against the restaurant.
Man manages to damage two cars, beat woman at same time
September 13, 2008, 11:20 PM
Calls reported screams and a hit-and-run crash in the 1800 block of Oak Park. Police arrived to find two unoccupied cars up on the curb on the west side of the street. The owners of the vehicles said a white car hit theirs, then fled north on Oak Park and east on 18th.
Meanwhile, in the alley behind the west side of the 1800 block of Wesley, an officer was speaking to a weeping 21-year-old Lombard woman. The woman had a swollen red check/ She said she and her fiance, a 21-year-old Lombard man, left Lalo together, with him driving her white Hyundai. She said he was intoxicated and began punching her in the face and head as he drove. He struck a couple of cars and pulled over; the victim ran and found people in a yard to call police.
The Hyundai was found in the 1800 block of Wesley with front right side damage and a front right flat tire.
Police located the violent fiance at 16th and Oak Park, where he was seen yelling at someone on his cell phone. He was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident and domestic battery.
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Driver hauling malt liquor leaves spinny-rim Chevy behind after crash, coverup try
September 13, 2008, 10:05 PM
Witnesses told police a white Chevy Lumina, Il. license X99 9909, hit a parked black Dodge Avenger on 23rd near the alley. The driver, witnesses said, approached them and asked them to help him push the vehicle off the road before police arrived. The witnesses refused, so the man fled on foot southbound from 23rd through the Cuyler-Highland alley.
The witnesses told police they have seen the Chevy around numerous times, and saw it earlier the same day, filled with multiple occupants. The Lumina was impounded. Inside was a 6-pack of Smirnoff malt liquor, with four unopened bottles, lying on the floor behind the driver’s seat. The trunk contained subwoofers. The car also had “spinner” rims.
Witnesses described the offender as a male Hispanic, 5’6”, with a shaved head, wearing a green shirt and blue jeans.
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Pellet-gun, brick used by vandals,
September 13, 2008, 5:30 PM
A front window of a residence in the 1300 block of Harvey was damaged by a pellet-gun.
8:55 PM
A man in the 1900 block of Cuyler found his rear window broken; a piece of brick lay tellingly below.
Radio Shack reports Xbox thief
September 13, 2008, 1:08 PM
A woman working at Radio Shack, 6905 Ogden, told police that when she arrived for her shift, a young man walked in ahead of her, hunched over. The woman started work and asked the man if he needed any help. The man began to talk about laptop computers. When the woman turned away to get him the information he asked for, the man grabbed an Xbox 360 and fled into a beige Ford, Illinois license plate 660 0911. The stolen game system was worth $399.99. The victim said she can identify the thief if he is caught. She described him as a male black, 24-30 years old, wearing some type of hat, a red-and-white shirt and jeans or jeans shorts.
Got milk?
September 13, 2008, 11:09 AM
In the 6700 block of Stanley, a woman called police because her boyfriend threw chocolate milk at her. She then refused to sign a complaint.
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Burglaries of the day
September 13, 2008, 5:42 AM
A man in the 2500 block of Wesley told police someone got into his garage and stole a paint gun, a floor jack and a table saw.
10:12 AM
A Chevy truck parked at Harvey and Vacin suffered damage to its driver-door lock. The offender made off with the truck’s in-dash stereo.
MAN ARRESTED IN BERWYN ROBBERIES LINKED TO BEATING OF NURSE
From the Forest Park Review articles:
Suspect arrested in nurse’s beating, robbery nabbed in Cicero after Berwyn robberies
September 16, 2008
by Bill Dwyer
A suspect in the July 19 armed robbery and brutal beating of a Forest Park nurse was arrested last Wednesday night in Cicero. Mark A. Goree* 21, of Chicago, was one of two men arrested by Cicero police responding to a call of three armed street robberies in Berwyn.
Goree was charged with four felonies, including armed violence, armed robbery and two counts of aggravated battery in relation to the robbery of Janice Johnson.
http://forestparkreview.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=3513&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=38&S=1
NURSE SURVIVES BEATING
July 29, 2008
by Josh Adams
Janice Johnson had just put her trash in the bin behind her Adams Street condo when she turned and headed toward her car. The 54-year-old nurse was on her way to a hair appointment so she could look her best at a high school reunion in Naperville the next day.
But Johnson, who works at a university medical center in Chicago, never made it to her car. As she stepped away from the Dumpster, a man she had never seen put a gun in her face. After taking her purse, he pistol-whipped Johnson to the ground, kicked her and threatened several times to shoot her, she said.
“In my mind, I thought I was going to die there,” Johnson said tearfully a few days after the July 19 beating. “I was wishing I could see my family and my boyfriend. I was wondering how my mother would survive this.”
Police suspect the assailant who attacked Johnson shortly before 12:30 p.m. that day may be responsible for a string of similar attacks. Left badly shaken by the ordeal, Johnson is recovering from a concussion and required several staples to close a wound on the back of her scalp. She has bruises and scrapes all over her body, including a massive contusion on her hip, where she said the man kicked her repeatedly.
http://forestparkreview.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=3386&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=38&S=1
*The Berwyn portion of the story here:
http://www.berwynpoliceblotter.com/index.php/site/comments/chicago_men_charged_in_berwyn_armed_robberies/
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