Berwyn Police Blotter
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Sevilla’s told to turn it down
May 23, 2007, 11:09 PM
Someone called to complain the music from Sevilla’s Tapas was too loud. Police arriving at 6543 Cermak were able to hear the music from outside. The owner was told to turn down the volume and keep the door closed.
Wanted man draws attention to himself
May 23, 2007, 10:23 PM
A dispute between two men over ownership of a van brought police to the 6500 block of 19th. One man said the other stole the vehicle. The accused claimed the accuser sold it to him, yet he could produce no receipt or other proof of purchase. The van was returned to its rightful owner, and the accused man was taken into custody because Will County wanted to arrest him.
Loud cars abound
May 23, 2007, 8:46 PM
A silver BMW was stopped for violating the noise ordinance in the 2900 block of Ridgeland. The car was impounded and the ticket given to a 37-year-old man from the 2800 block of Ridgeland. At East and Ogden, even though the driver told police he knew nothing of the ordinance, a bass-heavy orange Nissan Sentra was impounded. Jose L. Ramirez, 20, of Cicero, was ticketed. The Sentra was outfitted with two 12” subwoofers and an amp.
Plasma TV taken
May 23, 2007, 8:24 PM
An unlocked window allowed a burglar to enter a residence in the 1600 block of Harvey. The kitchen and bedrooms were ransacked and a plasma TV was stolen.
Rush hour traffic stops
May 23, 2007, 5:50 PM
Police at 30th and Wisconsin stopped a white Olds for disobeying a stop sign. The driver, 19-year-old David Estrada of the 4500 block of south Kilpatrick, received tickets for that as well as driving without license or insurance. And at East and 22nd, police impounded a too-loud Honda Prelude driven by a man from the 3600 block of Maple. He, too, lacked license and insurance.
Two more noisemakers impounded
May 23, 2007, 5:36 PM
A Chevy truck heard 100 feet away was stopped at 26th and Oak Park Avenue. The ticket was given to 19-year-old driver Edgar Nevarez of Chicago. And in the 3500 block of Oak Park, loud bass got a black Chevy Cobalt pulled over. The driver, a 22-year-old Berwyn man, told police he was unaware of the noise ordinance; the $500 fee may take care of that.
Another pitbull running free
May 23, 2007, 4:49 PM
A woman found a brown and white pitbull, wearing no tags, in front of her house in the 2400 block of Harvey. The dog’s owner, 34-year-old Carmen Hernandez of Cicero, was found and ticketed for having a dog at large and having no city tags for the beast.
“Investigator” rouses suspicion
May 23, 2007, 4:45 PM
A woman in the 1300 block of Oak Park Avenue told police the previous afternoon a man dressed in black had come to her door asking to be let in. The man, who appeared to be wearing a bullet-proof vest, said he was investigating a missing child. He had no credentials, so she refused him entry. She described him as a white or Hispanic male, cleanshaven, 5’8” to 5’10”, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Click It stops
May 23, 2007, 4:33 PM
A seatbelt safety checkpoint in the 3000 block of Wisconsin led to tickets for Natasha N. Starks, 25, of Broadview. She had an expired license and no insurance as well as no seat belt. Minutes later, police stopped a silver Dodge Durango, whose 40-year-old driver had no seatbelt and a suspended license.
Radar detector stolen from car
May 23, 2007, 3:42 PM
A woman who parked her Mazda at Cermak Plaza told police someone broke the driver’s window and stole her radar detector, worth $150.
Brake lights lacking
May 23, 2007,3:42 PM
A 1997 Chevy Corsica was stopped at 19th and Highland for having no brake lights. Driver Enrique Hernandez, 29, of Chicago, also had no insurance and a suspended license.
Multiticketed
May 23, 2007, 2 PM
Police stopped a Dodge sedan, audible 175 feet away, in the 7100 block of Cermak. The car also had illegal tinted windows. Driver Heliodoro Renteria, 20, of Cicero, was ticketed for the above and for having no driver’s license. The Dodge was impounded.
Stoner nooner
May 23, 2007,11:57 AM
When police saw a man smoking a marijuana-type pipe in the 2300 block of Euclid/Wesley alley, they asked him what he was doing. The man said, “Just smoking some weed.” The 19-year-old, a resident of that block, was charged with possession and issued a $50 ticket, which he paid in full.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Injured dog found
May 23, 2007, 10:54 AM
A German Shepherd was found, apparently hurt, in the 2700 block of Kenilworth. Two officers tried to capture the limping animal but had to use a tranquilizer gun in order to safely handle the dog and take it to the vet.
Graffiti burst
May 23, 2007, 9:46 AM
Vandals put graffiti on the sidewalk in the 6700 block of 16th. In the 1400 block of Harlem, the rear door and drainpipe of a building were hit with gang graffiti, which was photographed and removed.