Berwyn Police Blotter
Monday, June 11, 2007
Pot bust during seatbelt stop
June 6, 2007, 8:23 AM
A man in a tan Cadillac was stopped at 30th and Oak Park for not wearing his seatbelt. The 25-year-old man, who lives in the 1900 block of Oak Park, did not have his license with him, though ihis license proved to be valid. A computer check of the man’s name, however, revealed a warning that he was a street gang member. The driver was asked to get out of the car. A patdown revealed a bag of marijuana in the man’s pants pocket, with a total weight of 5 grams. The offender got a ticket for possession, which he paid in full.
Sign and basic driving necessities disregarded
June 6, 2007, 4:05 AM
An officer saw a black Ford Explorer turn left onto Maple from Ogden by the “No Left Turn” sign. Midlothian driver Miriam Jimenez, 27, was identified via her Mexico ID card, since she had no driver’s license. She was ticketed for driving without a license, disobeying the sign and driving with suspended registration.
Car, garage and residential burglaries
June 6, 2007
Someone smashed a window of a silver Chevy Malibu parked in the 1800 block of Cuyler, then stole the stereo faceplate inside the car. A mountain bike worth $250 was taken from a garage in the 1500 block of Highland. In the 3200 block of Wisconsin, a GMC Savannah was found with a broken window, though nothing was removed. And an unknown offender kicked in the back door of a residence in the 2300 block of Ridgeland, making off with $200 in change, three watches – one with a “Marines” emblem – and two pairs of “Air Force” gym shoes.
Fake Benjamin passed at store
June 5, 2007, 7:51 PM
The manager of the Berwyn Fruit Market, 3811 Harlem, reported a woman paid for her items with a counterfeit $100 bill.
Witness reports child abuse
June 5, 2007, 7:02 PM
A concerned citizen reported seeing a woman drag her daughter by the hair through the parking lot of the public library at 27th and Harlem. The witness told police the woman dragged the girl 30 feet to a white van, punched the girl and sped away. The plate seen on the van were registered to a woman in the 2500 block of Gunderson. The juvenile bureau is investigating.
Dog spends its day begging to be let back inside
June 5, 2007, 6:06 PM
Police checked out a complaint of a German Shepherd barking continuously while it was left outside for hours in a backyard in the 2100 block of Home. The owner, a 42-year-old man, told officers the dog was only out a little while. He was cited for cruelty to animals and for the animal noise disturbance.
Weird stalker-ish burglary
June 5, 2007, 5:49 PM
A young woman living in the 6600 block of 21st reported someone entered her flat and removed nothing. However, the unknown person left two things behind: a purple ribbon placed on an interior doorknob, and a note written on a tiny piece of paper left in the mailbox. The note was not threatening, but was characterized as “bizarre”. The victim was advised to ask the landlord for new locks right away.
Two bricks, two criminal damage incidents
June 5, 2007
A man in the 6500 block of 27th reported a brick was tossed through his front window at 2:15 AM. A teenage girl is suspected in connection with the vandalism. In the 1500 block of Gunderson, someone broke the window of a 1988 Caprice, also using a brick.
Animals go where they’re not wanted
June 5, 2007, 5:15 PM
Officers set traps for stray cats in a yard in the 2700 block of Euclid, and for raccoons in an attic in the 1900 block of Home.
Cicero driver in Berwyn accident
June 5, 2007, 3:21 PM
Following an accident at Wesley and Cermak, 21-year-old Isabel Rios of Cicero was cited for improper lane usage and for driving without a license or insurance.
So what if they can see? What are they going to do, arrest us?
June 5, 2007, 2 PM
Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration were parked in the McDonald’s lot at Ridgeland and Cermak when a grey Nissan Sentra pulled into the adjacent space. Agents watched as the four occupants passed around a single cigarette. The female driver, who appeared groggy, looked directly at the agents, then tossed the cigarette butt out the window. Agents kept watching as two male passengers entered and exited the restaurant – one man went three times. The DEA agents took the four into custody, recovered the PCP-laced cigarette butt tossed from the car, and found an unused PCP-laced cigarette on one of the suspects. The suspects were Irma Villalobos, 40, of Burbank; Ramiro Cazarez, 30, of Brookfield; John Guerrero, 36, of Cicero; and E. Torres, 33, of Westchester.
Gang graffiti removed
June 5, 12:08 PM
Gang graffiti in black marker was found on a garage door in the 2100 block of Wenonah; it was removed.
Spaniel mix in its own yard injured by neighbor’s loose pitbull
Jun 5, 2007, 11:30 AM
A woman in the 1400 block of Highland said she was sitting on her front steps with her spaniel mix dog when a brown male pitbull charged at her pet, biting its neck and leaving a puncture wound in its throat. The pitbull owner, a 20-year-old man living across the street on the same block, told police his dog jumped the gate. Police reminded him that this was the second such episode in four days, and issued the owner three tickets.
Metal pole attack real, “knife threat” not so much
June 5, 2007, 9:45 AM
Two women argued and fought in the 7100 block of Roosevelt. One said the other punched her and had a knife. The second said the first woman bit her hand and stomach and hit her in the head with a metal pole. The knife was not found, but the pole was; the first woman was charged with battery.
Coffee thief’s career bumps charge up to felony
June 5, 2007, 9:06 AM
The owner of a grocery store in the 6200 block of Cermak chased a man who stole a bag of coffee and a lime, causing the man to drop the food. Police found a man matching the owner’s description (baggy jeans, Yankee’s cap) and ran his name through the computer. The coffee and the lime were worth only $7.21. However, Anibal B. Pantoja, 44, of the 5700 block of west 63rd, Chicago, had a long criminal history featuring numerous arrests for theft, with a theft conviction as recently as November, 2006. He was charged with one felony count of retail theft.