Berwyn Police Blotter
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Angry man attacks sister’s boyfriend with hot food
April 2, 2007, 7:03 PM
A Chicago man eating dinner in a restaurant in the 3200 block of Oak Park Avenue was confronted by his girlfriend’s brother. The brother sat across from him, argued with him and threw a plate of hot food in his face. Not content, the brother punched him in the head and smashed his Blackberry device to the floor before fleeing. The man signed a complaint of battery and criminal damage to property; he knows the brother lives in Summit, so the investigation continues.
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Woman wanted on prostitution rap comes equipped with crack, weed
April 2, 6:24 PM
An officer in the alley behind the 6200 block of Ogden saw a green Chevy pickup occupied by a woman while a man rummaged nearby in trash bins. The man, 54-year-old Robert Ruzic of Downers Grove, said he was “junking” and had done so for three years. However, he could not produce a Berwyn permit to collect refuse. The woman passenger said her name was “Amy Liston”. The officer could see a metal drug pipe in plain view on the front seat beside her, so he made “Amy”get out; he then recovered the pipe. The officer arrested her and told her to remove her shoes and turn her socks inside out. When she did, three clear packets of a white chunky substance fell from her left sock. At this, “Amy” took off running but was caught after a short foot chase A second officer arrived and she became combative; they had to stun her with a Taser to place her in custody. When “Amy” was removed from the squadrol, an officer noticed marijuana scattered on the seat where she had been. Closer examination revealed a clear packet of crack cocaine tucked between the metal grid and glass of the cage. The squadrol was taken out of service and the watch commander removed the drug bag. “Amy” was finally identified as Anne Jesuit. She had an active prostitution warrant from Cook County. The substance in her sock and in the wagon tested positive for cocaine. Ruzic got a ticket for trashpicking without a permit; Anne Jesuit was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor drug paraphernalia possession.
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Garage break-in incomplete
April 2, 2007, 5:23 PM
A homeowner reported someone tried unsuccessfully to break open his garage service door in the 7000 block of 29th. There was damage to the door handle.
Poor penmanship
April 2, 2007, 4:34 PM
Illegible red graffiti was found on a garage in the 2300 block of Grove; blurred, illegible stuff was seen on a garage in the 1500 block of Grove.
Weeny wagger offends teens
April 2, 2007, 4:21 PM
Three teenage girls walking in the 1800 block of Oak Park Avenue saw a black vehicle with a man in it; he nodded to them. As they walked eastbound on 18th, they saw the same black car in the alley, only now the man was standing next to it with his underwear at his knees, masturbating. He then entered the car without pulling his pants up. One girl immediately called police on her cell phone. The car fled northbound through the alley. The victims say they can identify him. They described him as black, about 25, 6’3”, 180 lb, short black hair, clean shaven, wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans.
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Colorful vandalism
April 2, 2007, 11:13 AM. Three garages in the 2300 blocks of Clarence and Wesley got hit with green, purple and blue graffiti; a building in the 2200 block of Scoville was also defaced.
Garage cleaned but car vandalized
April 2, 2007, 11:10 AM
A man living in the 1300 block of Oak Park Avenue reported someone damaged the window of his car. The car was parked on Oak Park Ave so the owner could spring-clean his garage. A bb- or pellet-gun type of projectile was apparently used to shatter the driver’s side rear tinted window.
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Piper School windows vandalized
April 2, 2007, 7:47 AM
Custodian John Branson reported that over the weekend, someone had broken two 2nd-floor classroom windows with a rock at Piper School, 2435 Kenilworth. The windows were replaced before police arrived.
Car vandals witnessed, caught
April 2, 2007, 12:06 AM
A resident saw two men in the alley of the 3200 block of Harvey (east side). They wore black hoodies and dark pants, the heavier one with a goatee. The resident witnessed the men shattering the driver’s side window of a vehicle parked on 32nd, then enter the backyard of a house on Lombard. The damaged vehicle was a 1992 Pontiac Bonneville; the window appeared to have been broken with a rock or brick. The car owner agreed to sign a complaint. Police caught the offenders in the basement stairwell of the Lombard St. address. The two claimed they were friends of someone in the building; however, the building is vacant and for sale. The resident identified the men, who are both from the 3200 block of Highland. Both were arrested for criminal damage.
Chicago man arrested for violating order of protection
April 1, 2007, 11:36 PM
A 30-year-old woman called police to say her husband kept banging on the door of her home in the 1400 block of Cuyler and would not go away. She has an active order of protection against Jose Ponce, 41, of Chicago. Police came and found Ponce drunk, yelling and uncooperative. He was cited for violating the order of protection and for disorderly conduct because of the public intoxication.
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Pinata does April Fool’s prank on police
April 1, 2007, 10:34 PM
A burglar alarm went off at Berwyn Fruit Market, 3811 Harlem. The building was secure, but while the officer was there investigating, the alarm tripped twice more. An employee arrived and solved the mystery: the alarm had been set off by a swinging pinata hanging from the ceiling.
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Loud garage gathering leads to man’s arrest
April 1, 2007, 7:02 PM
A loud noise complaint brought police to an open garage in the 1500 block of Oak Park Avenue/Euclid alley. Five men were there; one, the resident, had an active Cook County warrant and was arrested.
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Unlicensed Cicero woman in Berwyn car accident
April 1, 2007, 4:15 PM
A two-car accident at 27th and Ridgeland led to the arrest of the driver of a 1998 Pontiac. Identifying herself as Hilda Salinas, 28, of Cicero, she stated she had no license or insurance. She was arrested and charged with failing to yield/stop at an intersection; no valid license; no proof of insurance; suspended registration; and having a child under eight not in a carseat.
Thief takes cash, cigarettes
April 1, 2007, 3:58 PM
A resident of the 1200 block of Lombard got home to find the outer door shut but the inner door open. The bedroom had been searched and $300 in cash was missing, along with a cartoon of Newports. There was no sign of forced entry.
Midday graffiti roundup
April 1, 2007, noonish
In the 6900 block of 29th, an overhead garage door had initials sprayed in red paint and another garage received different initials in red “bubble” letters. A garage in the 3600 block of Highland had a lot of gang symbols and letters sprayed on it in white paint. Finally, a garage in the 2800 block of Wenonah was also found with red bubble-style letters.
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