Berwyn Police Blotter
Monday, May 19, 2008
Taco sauce vandal
May 14, 2008, 3:47 PM
In the 3800 block of Clinton, a Honda Element was found with taco sauce flung on it. The car also had a cracked mirror.
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Cable company workers refused resident access to alley, Berwyn man reports
May 14, 2008, 3:46 PM
A man called police to report he was harassed by three Comcast workers. The man, a resident of the 3800 block of Home, said when he tried to enter his alley, he saw Comcast trucks blocking the way. Initially, the man said, there were no lights on the truck, so he honked his horn. At that point, he said, the amber lights on the truck nearest him went on, but the truck did not move. The resident reported he got out of his vehicle to ask one worker when the truck would move. The worker, who was talking on a phone, stated he was working there, and reportedly advised the man to “back back the f@#%ing way you came.” The resident asked to see the worker’s identification. He said the worker told him, “I ain’t showing you s@#^.” When the resident walked to the front of the truck to get its identification number, he said, a second man, wearing wire-rimmed glasses, exited the truck. At this point, the resident said, he left to avoid further confrontation. He said he telephoned Comcast but was told to make a police report. Police located the three workers, ages 32, 29 and 29, and asked them what happened. They admitted a man had attempted to drive into the alley and could not get through, but denied any altercation. The complainant reported the involved Comcast truck’s ID number was #14243.
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Too-loud stereo = car gets impounded
May 14, 2008, 3:31 PM
Police stopped a black Chrysler Concorde in the 6900 block of Cermak because it was too loud. The $500 noise-violation ticket was issued to driver Manuel G. Garcia, 30, of the 2700 block of Cuyler. The car was impounded.
4:50 PM
An excessively loud red GMC Safari was pulled over at 16th and Gunderson for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance. It was impounded, and the ticket was given to driver Gabriel Grimaldo, 25, of the 2300 block of south Millard, Chicago.
5:25 PM
A black Jeep was impounded after a noise stop at Ridgeland and Stanley. Driver Victor Oliva, 29, of the 2100 block of Elmwood, received the $500 ticket.
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Defective-equipment stops catch unlicensed drivers
May 14, 2008, 2 AM
A silver Mustang was stopped at Cermak and Grove because it had only one head light, and also because it changed lanes without using a turn signal. Driver Israel Pizana, 25, of Cicero, had no license or insurance. He was ticketed for all four offenses.
10:02 AM
A white Ford Explorer with no front plate and a cracked windshield was curbed at Ridgeland and Cermak. Driver Brenda P. Cruz, 23, of Cicero, told the officer she had no license or insurance with her, and suggested those items had been left in her other pants. But a computer check of her name showed she did not possess a license to drive. Cruz was cited for driving unlicensed, no insurance and the missing front plate.
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
PACE bus accused of abusing alley to avoid stoplight
May 14, 2008, 9:21 AM
A resident told police a PACE bus regularly drives through the alley behind the 7000 block of Ogden for no other reason that to avoid the traffic light at Ogden.
Three garages defaced with graffiti
May 13, 2008, 11:56 PM
Three overhead garage doors were found bearing graffiti done in black spray paint, in the 1800 block of Grove.
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HOME INVASION
May 13, 2008, 10:05 PM
Callers reported suspicious persons at a home in the 2700 block of Kenilworth. Police met with a female victim who told them she heard someone knock at the front door. When the woman looked out the window, she saw a stranger on her stairs—a man holding a bottle of antifreeze. The woman said “No” to indicate she did not wish to open the door to him. Soon afterward came a second knock. This time, when the victim looked out, she saw a second man, so she called police. She saw the first man flee northbound on foot, and saw the second man walk westbound through her gangway. Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle occupied by three men leaving the 2700 block of Clinton/Kenilworth alley at that time.
10:40 PM
Police were sent back to the same address. This time, the caller reported a forced entry into the house. Police spoke with another woman victim, who said a man kicked in the side door and got into the house, so she and her adult daughter ran out the front door. The mother injured her ankle while fleeing, so an ambulance was summoned. The daughter told police that, as she fled through the front door, she saw a second man run inter her gangway. She said as she ran away, she heard a male voice shout, “Kill the bitch!”
A witness who heard yelling in front of the house said he looked out and saw four men, one running through the gangway. The side door was damaged from being forced, police were able to find shoe and fingerprints. The daughter said the offender who broke into the house was a male black in his 20s, 6’ tall, average build, wearing jeans and a blue-striped polo shirt. She told police she could identify him, and wished to assist in creating a composite image. Neighboring witnesses provided descriptions of the other men seen in front of the house.
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Transportation thefts
May 13, 2008, 7:31 PM
Someone stole a grey Hyundai Elantra from a parking lot in the 6700 block of Cermak.
7:42 PM
In the 2500 block of Scoville, someone stole a blue Mongoose bicycle.
Bunch of drivers with no or suspended licenses stopped at safety checkpoint
May 13, 2008, 5:17 PM
Police running a safety checkpoint near Harlem and Cermak were stopping random vehicles, as well as vehicles with obvious violations. A grey Mazda sedan, stopped randomly, was impounded after police learned the license of its driver had been suspended since June of 2006. Derrick D. Roland, 37, of the 1100 block of south Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license.
5:59 PM
A grey Pontiac Grand Am was pulled over in the 7100 block of Cermak at random. Driver Eduardo Juarez of Bartlett had no license and was cited for the offense.
6:19 PM
The driver of a randomly-stopped Ford Bronco was unable to produce the required driver’s license, identifying himself via a Mexican ID instead. At the police station, officers learned that driver Armando Rodriguez, 29, of the 4500 block of south Whipple, Chicago, initially supplied them with false birth date information. He received tickets for driving unlicensed and for obstruction.
6:03 PM
Pulled over in a red Yukon, driver Elise Garcia-Gomez, 21, of Stone Park, was cited for driving unlicensed and uninsured.
6:33 PM
Randomly stopped, a tan Altima with a temporary Wisconsin plate was driven by a woman who could not provide a license or insurance. Sandra L. Sanchez, 27, of the 2900 block of west 56th, Chicago, identified herself using a Mexican ID. Fingerprints confirmed her identity; she was ticketed for driving with no license and no insurance.
8:31 PM
Police stopped a green Toyota Camry. Driver Edilberto Moreno, 28, of the 4800 block of west Nelson, Chicago, was cited for driving without a valid license.
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Belligerent Berwynite banned from bar
May 13, 2008, 4:16 PM
Police responded to a disturbance call from Family Liquors, 6428 Cermak. Witnesses there said a 68-year-old man from the 1900 block of Euclid showed up in the bar already drunk, then started to argue with several patrons. The man was informed he was no longer welcome in the bar.
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Impound lot grows fuller as noise violators get towed
May 13, 2008, 6:54 AM
A Chevy van was stopped for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance, after traveling at a high volume from the 6400 block of Cermak to the 6700 block of Vacin. Driver Cesar J. Lopez, 18, of the 2600 block of Kenilworth, received the $500 noise ticket and the van was impounded.
9:15 AM
Well over 100 feet away, police could hear a green Chevy Blazer, so it was pulled over at Cermak and Oak Park. A large speaker box was in the rear of the vehicle. The state had no record on file of any driver’s license for driver Luis Ruiz, 18, of the 2100 block of Highland. He received tickets for driving unlicensed and uninsured, and for noise. The SUV was impounded.
12:19 PM
Police at Cermak and Wenonah stopped a green Ford Explorer for excessive noise. Driver Juan C. DeAlba, 26, of the 5600 block of west 24th, Cicero, told the officer he had installed a non-factory stereo and speakers, but did not believe the resulting din was all that loud; however, police reported the stereo could be heard 10 car lengths away.
1:45 PM
A police sergeant stopped a too-loud white Mercury Montego after seeing and hearing it travel north in the 1600 block of Gunderson. The vehicle was pulled over in the rear of the 6500 block of 16th. Driver Alejandro Mario Salgado, 18, of that block, had no license. He was cited for both offenses and the Montego was impounded.
3:53 PM
Because its stereo could be heard three car lengths away, a grey Olds 4-door was stopped at 26th and Elmwood. Driver Jose M. Correa, 30, of Milwaukee, WI, showed no license, just a Wisconsin ID. A check of his name showed he possessed no license, just an expired Wisconsin learner’s permit. In addition, the car’s VIN number was registered to a Chicago address. The car was impounded for noise. Correa was ticketed for noise, driving unlicensed, improper use of registration and no seat belt on a passenger.
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In race with Mercedes, Beetle wins tickets, gets impounded
May 13, 2008, 8:14 AM
An officer monitoring eastbound traffic at 22nd and Kenilworth noticed two cars speeding 51 MPH in a 25 MPH zone, side by side: they were a blue Volkswagen Beetle and a silver Mercedes. The VW passed the finish line first and was pulled over; the Mercedes got away. VW driver Mark H. Cornell, 46, of the 4500 block of south Ellis Ave., Chicago, showed an Illinois driver’s license that proved to be invalid. He also had a Vermont license, which had been suspended. The Beetle was impounded for the latter offense. Cornell was charged with speeding and driving despite a license suspension.
No seat belts, no or suspended licenses
May 13, 2008, 2:33 AM
An officer stopped a blue Pontiac Grand Prix at 16th and Ridgeland because the driver wore no seat belt. When asked to show license and proof of insurance, driver Alejandro Bautista, 20, of Cicero, displayed an expired insurance card. He was cited for driving unlicensed, uninsured and unseatbelted, and got an additional ticket for the vehicle’s defective windshield.
3:43 PM
The front and back passenger of a green Pontiac Grand Am wore no seat belts, so the car got pulled over at 13th and Grove. Driver Marco A. Reyes, 24, of the 1600 block of Wesley, had a suspended license, so the car got impounded. Reyes was cited for driving while suspended, no seat belt, no insurance, and failure to secure a passenger under age 19.
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Wanted for desertion
May 13, 2008, 12:13 AM
An officer noticed an older white Cadillac Fleetwood because it was not running, just sitting, in the “thruway”—not a designated parking spot—at White Castle, 7155 Ogden. The driver appeared to be slumped down. When approached, the driver told the officer the Caddy ran out of gas and he was just waiting for a friend—a 22-year-old Lyons man—to come back with some fuel for it. Police checked the name of driver Andre D. Cannon, 22, of New Orleans, Louisiana; there was an active “military desertion” warrant in his name from the United States Navy. Cannon was taken into custody and police alerted the Navy investigator to his presence.
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Berwynites stopped in LaGrange for driving with suspended licenses
May 11, 2008
From the online “Doings” of LaGrange:
• Brenda D. Laurent, 22, of 2714 East Ave., Berwyn, was cited at 2:49 a.m. Sunday, May 11, for driving with a suspended license when her car was stopped at 58th Street and La Grange Road.
• Gregory Mallory, 24, of 1311 Ridgeland Ave., Berwyn, was cited at 2:49 p.m. May 11 for driving with a suspended license and two traffic violations when his car was stopped at 300 Bluff Avenue.
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/lagrange/news/949960,lg-cops-051508-s1.article
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