Berwyn Police Blotter
Monday, December 31, 2007
Garage fires follow explosion
December 26, 2007
Berwyn firemen extinguished fires in two garages in the 3400 block of Euclid. The caller said she heard a “BOOM!” but saw nothing. Soon, however, a neighbor told her her garage was on fire. The fire spread to another garage before it was put out. Fire investigators said the fires were not accidental, but the cause is still being checked out.
Speed and weed
December 26, 2007, 7:34 PM
Police stopped a Subaru sedan in the 3200 block of Harlem for doing 46 MPH in a 30 MPH zone. A strong odor of cannabis emanated from inside the car. Two plastic bags of marijuana lay between the driver and front passenger seats. Driver Nicole L. Higgins, 30, of the 8200 block of south Ashland, Chicago, was charged with speeding, driving without insurance, and pot possession. A 16-year-old female juvenile, from the 10,000 block of south Langley, Chicago, was also ticketed for possession. So was the other passenger, 19-year-old Tevin Smith of the 6000 block of north Normal, Chicago. All three pot tickets were $275.
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Burglar takes jewelry
December 26, 2007, 5:30 PM
In the 2300 block of Kenilworth, a burglar entered a house by breaking a windowpane. The offender stole jewelry, including more than 20 rings.
Broken glass inside and out
December 26, 2007, 4:08 AM
Pre-dawn brick-flingers wrecked a picture window of a home in the 6400 block of 27th St. The two bricks also struck and broke a glass table in the front room. The resident told police she heard the crash and looked outside in time to see a dark-colored car fleeing westbound on 27th.
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Sunday, December 30, 2007
Misuse of sparkly paint
December 26, 2007, 9:42 AM
Two garages —in the 2400 block of Scoville, and in the 2500 block of East—were defaced with gang graffiti and rude phrases applied in gold spray paint.
In the 1300 block of Cuyler, two more garage doors were found marked with graffiti.
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Treasure hunt, or pre-need planning?
December 26, 2007, 10:43 AM
A shovel was apparently used by persons unknown to dig a 4 foot long by 2 foot wide trench in the grass of a back yard in the 2100 block of Euclid. The elderly homeowner said the hole was dug sometime between the evening of the 24th and the morning of Christmas Day.
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Damage to cars
December 26, 2007, 7: 29 AM
In the 2400 block of Clarence, a Toyota sedan was found with a smashed window and items strewn about inside.
8:14 AM
A 1987 Buick Regal, parked in the 1300 block of Oak Park, was found with a large cement block on its hood.
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Burglary and a waste of paint
December 25, 2007
A Toyota Rav 4 parked in the 6900 block of Stanley was found with a broken window and a missing stereo and GPS.
4:32 PM
Graffiti placed on a clothing collection box at Oak Park Avenue and Ogden wasn’t even legible.
Candy thieves
December 24, 2007, 10:47 PM
The gas station clerk at 16th and Ridgeland told police two tall men in black hoodies walked in, grabbed some candy and fled on foot westbound on 16th.
Suspicious people, objects or events • Theft • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Gang garbage mars garages and more
December 24, 2007, 2:31 PM
Gang slogans and symbols were found on a garage in the 2200 block of Elmwood, and on a garage and an electrical box in the 2200 block of Cuyler. More gang slogans were painted on a fence in the 1400 block of Harlem.
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Pastor scares off copper thief
December 24, 2007, 12:48 PM
The pastor of St. Leonard’s church came out of the rectory in the 3300 block of Clarence in time to see a man trying to take away a 12-foot copper downspout after removing it from the church. When the priest yelled, the man dropped the spout, entered a blue Buick driven by a second man, and fled.
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Palos Hills man cited for DUI
December 24, 2007, 1:42 AM
Police followed a silver Olds sedan south on Harlem from the 3500 block, because the Olds swerved over the center line into oncoming traffic multiple times. The car was finally stopped at 43rd and Harlem. Driver George J. Himler, 38, of Palos Hills, appeared confused, and was unaware that he had driven into oncoming lanes. His blood alcohol level was .204; legal limit for DUI is .08. Himler was cited for improper lane use, DUI, DUI with a blood alcohol level of .204, driving with an expired license, no seat belt and no insurance.
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Darkened, scented sedan
December 24, 2007, 1:03 AM
An officer noticed a Honda Accord parked behind a residence in the 2400 block of Elmwood, with its lights off and two people inside. The two appeared nervous, and a strong odor of burnt cannabis emanated from the vehicle. The officer recovered a partially-smoked blunt. Driver Juan J. Bonilla, Jr, of that block, was ticketed for marijuana possession.
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Thermostat dispute results in threats, jail
December 23, 2007
Police responding to a dispute in the 1800 block of Clarence found an intoxicated 41-year-old man standing in the hallway with a 35-inch-long steel pipe in his left hand and a knife in his right, yelling up the stairs at a 24-year-old building tenant. He and a female tenant told police the armed man was responsible for building maintenance. When the woman complained that it was only 60 degrees in her apartment, she said the man argued with her. Next, she said, she heard pounding on the back door; believing the maintenance man was drunk and under the impression he had locked himself out, the woman advised him to use the front door instead. At this, she said, he began to make threats. The male tenant said the man brandished a knife with a 7-inch blade, then prodded him with the steel pipe in an apparent effort to provoke an incident. Ray L. Romano, 41, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of aggravated assault.
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Egged
December 23, 2007, 1:06 PM
Someone threw eggs at a white car parked in the 1400 block of Gunderson.
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