Berwyn Police Blotter
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Traffic stop does not go better with coke
April 12, 2007, 3:30 PM
An officer pulled over a maroon Mercury Cougar in the 1200 block of Maple alley because the driver wore no seatbelt. The driver, a 45-year-old man from the 6600 block of Pershing, carried no ID—turns out his license is revoked. A search of the man recovered a clear plastic bag tied up with green wire, containing 1 gram of cocaine. He was charged with one felony count of aggravated driving with a revoked license and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. And the seatbelt ticket, too.
Afternoon graffiti finds
April 12, 2007
Graffiti was found on a door frame in the 6600 block of 19th, and gang stuff was made in black marker on a garage door in the 6500 block of Sinclair.
Scrapper caught ripping siding off house
April 12, 2007, 3:11 PM
A man was reported removing siding from a vacant house in the 2800 block of Harvey. Police spotted him in the gangway; a shopping cart near the man held pieces of scrap, wire and siding matching that of the empty house. The 57-year-old man, who lives in the 2700 block of Harvey, has no permission to be on the premises, according to the owner. At the scene, the man said , “Come on, man, I was just scrapping, I’m trying to earn a living.” Because of two previous theft convictions, he was charged with felony theft as well as criminal trespass to real property.
Unlicensed Chicago man learns $500-plus lesson
April 12, 2007, 2:33 PM
An officer observed a red, very loud, Ford 2-door the 3600 block of Harlem. The unlicensed driver, 23-year-old Eduardo Perez of Chicago, wore no seatbelt and was cited for that as well as improper lane usage. Because the sound system could be heard 200 feet away, the Ford was impounded, and a $500 fee required for its retrieval.
Van in Arby’s lot robbed of work tools
April 12, 2007, 2:33 PM
A Cicero man said someone in a gold Buick Regal broke into his work van – which was parked in the Arby’s lot at 3205 Harlem--by pulling up in the alley next to it and breaking a window. The thieves stole a Dewalt drill, a Sawzall and two carrying cases. The gold Buick, driven by a man with a woman passenger, was seen fleeing northbound through the alley.
Gutter thieves work opposite ends of Berwyn
April 12, 2007, 12:26PM
Someone stole gutters off a garage in the 1300 block of Clinton overnight. Another theft, this time in the 3700 block of Euclid included both garage gutters and downspouts.
Neon burglary on 21st
April 12, 2007, 1:20 PM
The owner of a 2001 red Dodge Neon reported that someone had smashed a window and stolen the in-dash stereo and 150 CDs while the car was parked in the 6600 block of 21st.
Baggy-clothes suspects seen setting Lincoln Continental ablaze
April 12, 2007
Police answered a call about a car fire in the 1800 block of Grove. Witnesses saw two males walk up to a green Lincoln Continental, smash one of its windows with an unidentified tool, toss something inside the car and leave westbound on 19th in a silver four-door car. The Lincoln’s plates came back to a woman in the 1900 block of Scoville; the car’s VIN number, however, went to an auto insurance company in Bloomington, IL. The Berwyn fire department found the apparent source of the fire: a yellow plastic bottle on the driver’s seat. The suspects were described as Hispanic, in their late teens or early 20s, both around 6 feet, 170 lbs, both in baggy clothing, one with a grey sweatshirt and the other with the hood up on his yellow-and-black hoody.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Chicagoan’s Chevy detained for noise violation
April 12, 2007, 11:12 AM
A Chicago man driving in the 3400 block of Oak Park Avenue got the attention of a police officer by cranking his sound system so that everyone for 125 feet around his Chevy Malibu had to hear it. Driver Jesus A. Elizondo, 19, of Chicago, was ticketed for not wearing a seatbelt, for having tinted windows and no proof of insurance. The Chevy was impounded for making too much noise in Berwyn.
Pontiac refueled, stolen
April 12, 2007, 5:04 AM
A Lynwood man, age 40, reported his car stolen from the BP gas station at 3845 Harlem. He said he went in to pay for the fuel, leaving his 1994 Pontiac Grand Am running outside. When he came out, someone was driving it away eastbound on Ogden. The man reported his cellphone was inside the stolen vehicle, though he could not recall his cellphone’s number.
Mom’s midnight absence angers ex-husband
April 12, 2007, 2:33 AM
An officer arriving at a call about a domestic disturbance in the 3500 block of Highland found a man standing in front of a residence with a lot of clothes lying around nearby. The 34-year-old said a neighbor called to tell him his two kids were home alone. Then he changed the story to say the neighbor did not call but appeared at his workplace to tell him the kids were alone. Either way, the man entered the home and found the kids really were home alone. When his ex-wife, age 23, showed up, he yelled at her and threw her clothes outside. The woman said she had been at a friend’s house and came home to find her ex-husband calling her a bitch and a no-good mother. The ex-wife told police she wanted the man to leave. He did.
Out of the frying pan and onto the stove
April 12, 2007, 1:25 AM
Police and fire personnel responded to an apartment fire in the 7100 block of 16th Street. A 21-year-old man told police he was getting ready to fry up some chicken nuggets, but fell asleep while the grease heated in the pan. The grease started smoking; the fire spread to the oven. The man woke up, called 911, then tried removing the frying pan from the apartment; next, he borrowed a neighbor’s extinguisher and put out the fire himself. For safety, the fire department evacuated the building, but no other apartments were damaged by smoke or
Berwyn man drives rather poorly on his suspended license
April 12, 2007, 12:30 AM
An officer watched as a white 1999 Buick 2-door made at turn in the 2100 block of Oak Park Avenue without bothering to signal the event. The driver, a 26-year-old man from the 1900 block of Grove, was stopped and cited for failing to signal a turn, unlawful use of a driver’s license, driving with his license suspended, and failing to notify the secretary of state of an address change.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Composite image of woman-attacking robber released
Berwyn police have made public a composite image of a mugger who robbed a woman on April 6; a link to the image is here:
http://theberwynpoliceblotter.blogspot.com/
The story from the official Berwyn Police Department incident report is here:
http://www.berwynpoliceblotter.com/index.php/P90/
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Single-headlight car driven by man with suspended license
April 11, 2007, 11:53 PM
An officer in the 7000 block of Ogden saw a westbound car with a single headlight and no front plate. The driver, a 62-year-old Cicero man, was ticketed for driving on a suspended license, having suspended license plates, having no front plate and having no proof of insurance.