Berwyn Police Blotter
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Versatile domestic tool handy for domestic battery, too
September 23, 2007, 10:42 AM
A man in the 3700 block of Clinton called police to say his wife stabbed him. Police were met at the scene by the victim, who was bleeding from three puncture wounds to his arm and back. The 42-year-old wife said the husband bumped into her during an argument. She stated she then grabbed the knife and stabbed him with it several times. Police recovered the kitchen knife, which had an 8-inch blade. The woman was charged with domestic battery.
Assault, battery • Domestic • (0) Comments • (1) Trackbacks • Permalink
Sunday graffiti
September 23, 2007, 9:45 AM
Illegible stuff was sprayed on the west wall of a store in the 6300 block of Cermak.
11:21 PM
Someone with a black marker wrote on a garage in the 1200 block of Cuyler.
Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Stop disregarded at Harvey, 19th
September 23, 2007, 10:02 AM
Police stopped a red Ford pickup truck after it disregarded the stop sign at 19th and Harvey. Driver Nicolas Vargas, 49, of Maywood, also had a suspended license and no insurance; the truck was towed.
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Parole violator caught on Clarence
September 23, 2007, 7:14 AM
A caller reported a suspicious man on the front porch of a building in the 1200 block of Clarence. Police arrived to find a former building resident, 20-year-old Derrick Robinson, also known as “Ernest Cummings”. A check of his name(s) showed he was wanted on a “no bond” warrant for violating parole. The Illinois Dept. of Corrections was notified and agreed to pick him up.
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Multi-vehicle accidents
September 23, 2007, 5:58 AM
After a four-vehicle collision at 35th and Ridgeland, one driver stated she fell asleep at the wheel. The 20-year-old woman was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, as well as driving uninsured.
6:22 AM
A hit and run accident in the 2100 block of Oak Park Ave involved three vehicles. One driver, 22-year-old Cicero resident Rudy Guerrero, was cited for improper lane use, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to give information, no seat belt and no insurance.
7:29 AM
Seven vehicles were involved in an accident in the 1800 block of Ridgeland. A 21-year-old woman from the 2500 block of East was cited for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving with her license not on her person, and no insurance.
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Oak Parker socked in snoot by ponytailed man in black
September 23, 2007, 2:24 AM
Three Oak Park men ages 25, 28 and 29 reported a battery outside Lalo’s, 3011 Harlem. The men said they were waiting for a taxi in front of Lalo’s when they were approached by five men from inside the bar. One man questioned the youngest Oak Parker about his earlier conversation with a woman in the bar, then punched the young man in the nose before fleeing north on Harlem with his companions in a grey sedan, possibly an Impala. The victim described the offender as a male Hispanic, about age 60, 5’7”, with a long black ponytail, wearing all-black clothing and a necklace with a cross.
Banned from bar
September 23, 2007, 2:21 AM
Two bouncers at La Aduana bar, 6736 Cermak, called police and detained a man they had banned from the premises earlier for unruly behavior. This time, they said, he tried to enter via the back door of the bar. Although the bouncers informed him several times he was not welcome at La Aduana, the man reportedly argued, swung his fist at one man and threatened to kill the other. The detainee told police his name was “Sergio Garcia”. However, fingerprints during the booking process revealed his true identity: Edgar Acuna, 33, of the 1300 block of Clarence. He was charged with assault, battery and attempted obstruction.
Assault, battery • Deceptive practice, fraud • Disorderly conduct • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
My big fat secret-taping dispute
September 23, 2007, 1:40 AM
Police responded to a disturbance in a three-flat in the 1600 block of Ridgeland. There, a woman told police she slugged her 25-year-old sister-in-law after the younger woman shoved her mom (the 25-year-old’s mom-in-law).
Police spoke with the younger woman, who said she was yelling at her mother-in-law because she uncovered evidence her husband had secretly recorded her phone conversations. When she complained to the man’s mother, Mom responded, “It’s his house, he can do what he wants.” The younger woman then yelled, “it’s not OK!”, prompting the sister-in-law to throw a dog dish at her head.
The younger woman told officers she had found a hidden camera, wiring, 12-13 cassettes and 6 or 7 VHS tapes of her conversations. She said she put them all in a red backpack and took them to show the mom-in-law. When she called police, she said, either mother- or sis-in-law must have hidden the backpack. Both women denied knowledge of any backpack. However, during the dog-bowl-tosser’s subsequent arrest for domestic battery, the 73-year-old paterfamilias spoke in Greek to his daughter, telling her to come up with the backpack. His instruction was heard by a Greek-speaking police officer.
Assault, battery • Disorderly conduct • Domestic • Fight/brawl/riot • Memorable incidents • Miscellaneous • Unusual, mysterious, odd or just weird • (0) Comments • (1) Trackbacks • Permalink
Excluded from Inclusive
September 23, 2007, 12:31 AM
A bouncer from Inclusive nightclub, 6319 Roosevelt, called police to report two unwanted persons were standing by the front door after being asked to leave the premises. Police arrived and learned the reasons for their exclusion: one showed up wearing gym shoes, which are not allowed inside; the other came to the door already holding an alcoholic beverage in his hand. When the bouncer told the two they weren’t getting in, they became confrontational, so she called police.
Police spoke with the men, a 30-year-old from the 1100 block of south Cuyler, Oak Park, and a 26-year-old from the 3900 block of west Gladys, Chicago. Both appeared to feel the bouncer was being unreasonable. Even so, the officer told them, they were still not wanted and would have to go away.
Disorderly conduct • Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Gumball bandits strike Mr. Sub
September 22, 2007, 11:39 PM
The manager of Mr. Sub, 7103 Ogden, told officers two men came into the restaurant and broke the top off the gumball vending machine. Each man grabbed a handful of gumballs and fled east on Ogden. He described the gum grabbers as two white males, both dressed in a black shirt and black pants, both with long hair.
Disorderly conduct • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Berwynites arrested in Oak Park
From the Oak Leaves:
Michael G. West, 31, of 2127 Oak Park Ave., Berwyn, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 2:46 a.m. Sept. 23 on the 1150 block of South East Avenue, Oak Park.
Kathryn M. Wall, 47, of Berwyn, was charged with retail theft at 7:38 p.m. Sept. 17 at Walgreens, 6412 Roosevelt Road, after she reportedly removed items without paying. She was released on bond.
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/oakpark/index.html
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Theft • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Video store manager describes suspicious non-shopper to police
September 22, 2007, 5:26 PM
The manager of Blockbuster Video, 7122 Ogden, called police to report a suspicious person. A man came in and walked around the store for five minutes, and appeared not the be shopping but casing the joint. The man walked out; the manager watched as he crossed Ogden to the White Castle parking lot. There, the man entered a black Ford Taurus occupied by two men and one woman. The car drove away north on Harlem. The manager telephoned neighboring Blockbusters with a description of the suspicious person: a tall, stocky, black male, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt.
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Sound system useless in tow lot
September 22, 2007, 3:11 PM
Police at 18th and Maple stopped an extremely loud dark-red Chevy sedan and impounded it for the noise violation. A vehicle inventory revealed large “kicker box” speakers and an amp in the trunk. The $500 ticket went to 20-year-old driver David Barrera of Cicero.
Noise violations • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Tinley women report hit and run accident
September 22, 2007, 1:32 PM
Two women from Tinley Park walked into the police station to report that while their green Ford SUV was parked at 36th and Wenonah between midnight and 3 AM, an unknown vehicle struck it and fled.
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Disregarded stop sign
September 22, 2007, 12:08 PM
An officer saw a white Buick sedan slow, but not stop, at the East and 15th stop sign. Driver Jesus Ledesma, 22, of Cicero, was cited for that and for driving with no insurance while his license was suspended.
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