Berwyn Police Blotter
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Woman violates protection order while in possession of pot
September 22, 2007, 10:19 AM
A 30-year-old woman from the 1800 block of Kenilworth was found at her front door, despite an order of protection precluding this. She was taken into custody for violating the order. During booking, the woman told police she had marijuana in her pack of cigarettes; a search revealed a partial cigar which had marijuana mixed into the tobacco. Total weight of the marijuana was 3.3 grams. The woman was issued a possession ticket for the pot.
Domestic • Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (1) Trackbacks • Permalink
Burglaries: alarm only, plus thefts of various types
September 22, 2007, 8:35 AM
An officer in the 6900 block of Ogden found Radio Shack’s back door standing open, after the burglar alarm went off and alerted police. There was no sign of forced entry, and the interior was in good order.
9:54 AM
Someone broke into a garage in the 2600 block of Highland by forcing the service door. The burglar entered the unlocked vehicle parked inside and stole a toolbox and a video camera.
6:08 PM
A woman reported returning to her home in the 3000 block of Euclid the previous evening at 9 PM and finding her back door pried open and a bicycle stolen from inside.
Window-smashers at it again
September 22,2007, 9:37 AM
Two residents of a building in the 2300 block of Cuyler reported someone smashed a front basement window with a brick between 3:30 and 5:30 AM. The same house had its front window smashed the previous night, also. Witnesses told police they suspect neighbors on that block who apparently resent it when their activities result in calls to police.
Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Bartender beaten, bitten
September 22, 2007, 5:05 AM
Police answering a call about a screaming woman came to 37th and Grove, where they met a 21-year-old woman. She reported her ex-boyfriend had just beaten her, then fled south on Grove after saying he was going to get a gun. The woman said the ex showed up unexpectedly around 3:30 AM at the bar where she works, trying to get back together. They argued for the next two hours, ending up at 37th and Grove. She said he hit her in the face, knocked her to the ground and bit her in the face. When she screamed, he fled. Police photographed the woman’s injuries. She said she would sign a domestic battery complaint, but not until she had some rest.
Assault, battery • Domestic • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Owner reports unfriendly interaction outside Tiger O’Stylies
September 22, 2007, 2:37 AM
The owner of Tiger O’Stylies, 6300 Ogden, called police to report a man he believed to be a bar patron being yelled at by at least four men in an older blue Lincoln Town Car. When the unknown patron threw a bottle at the car, the owner called police. He said the car fled westbound on Ogden, and the unknown patron fled on foot
Disorderly conduct • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Electronics stolen in vehicle break-ins
September 22, 2007, 2:22 AM
A gold Jeep Cherokee parked near 38th and Wisconsin was found with a side window shattered and an $850 in-dash stereo/TV unit stolen.
6:52 AM
A man in the 1500 block of Home reported someone broke into his KIA minvan and stole a $699 GPS system.
Graffiti, gang and other
September 22, 2007, 2:16 AM
A boarded-up house in the 7000 block of 26th Parkway was further defaced with red-painted graffiti. Police found red liquid spilled on the deck, and graffiti on the garage doors, pool and back door.
5:56 AM
Gang graffiti was done in green paint on a garage in the 3500 block of Home.
10:37 AM
The ward alderman reported graffiti on properties in the 6400 blocks of 26th Place and 27th.
11:59 AM
In the 2700 block of Harvey, someone used yellow spray paint to apply gang graffiti to the aluminum siding of a house.
Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Two towed for parking in forbidden Oktoberfest zone
September 22, 2007, 1:40 AM
Police patrolling in the 6800 block of Windsor found two vehicles parked in diagonal spaces, in apparent disregard of the posted barricades forbidding parking in that area because of Berwyn’s Oktoberfest. One was a silver Olds Alero, registered to a 23-year-old Chicago man. The other was a silver Trailblazer registered to a 23-year-old woman from Cicero. Officers entered the Windsor sports bar and had workers make several public-address announcements asking the owners to come out and move the vehicles. When nobody responded, both were towed.
3:00 AM
The woman who owned the Trailblazer contacted police. She was tending bar at the Windsor, but did not hear the announcements. She said she parked there because she thought Oktoberfest was over.
Miscellaneous • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Pizza guy’s car, minivan stolen
September 22, 2007, 1:11 AM
A man told police he parked his 1992 white Chevy Lumina in front of Anthony’s Pizzeria, 6237 Cermak. He said because he is a pizza deliveryman, he left the keys in the ignition and the car running while he went inside. When he emerged, the Lumina was gone.
8:49 AM
A mauve Chevy minivan parked in the 2400 block of Euclid was reported stolen.
Cadillac contains cannabis
September 21, 2007, 10:15 PM
Gang task force officers stopped a suspicious Cadillac near 13th and Home, and noticed a “blunt” in plain view on the passenger seat. The item tested positive for cannabis, and weighed two grams. The driver, a 21-year-old man from the 3500 block of East, was given a $100 pot possession ticket, which he paid in full.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Gang activity • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Impala impounded
September 21, 2007, 7:41 PM
An officer at 31st and Ridgeland stopped a very loud red Chevy Impala and impounded it for violating the noise ordinance. The $500 ticket went to driver Hugo Guerrero-Ramos, 19, of Las Vegas, NV.
Noise violations • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Gang graffiti on Highland
September 21, 2007, 10:44 AM
Gold marker was used to put gang graffiti symbols on a garage door in the 2100 block of Highland.
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Three dogs run loose a block from home
September 21, 2007, 8:29 AM
Three officers caught three dogs running around in the 1900 block of Maple. Witnesses informed police the animals live at an address in the 1800 block of Maple. Police went to that house, where a woman told them the dogs belong to her 37-year-old daughter. The daughter was issued four tickets: one for dogs at large and three for no city tags.
License plates: one missing, one just plain fake
September 21, 2007, 8:44 AM
An officer in the 7000 block of Cermak stopped a grey Ram pickup truck that had no front license plate. Driver Roberto A. Hernandez, 32, showed an Indiana license, although he told police he has lived in Illinois for over a year. He was cited for no front registration and failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address change.
11:21 AM
In the 6500 block of Cermak, police stopped a green Ford Taurus with a license plate that did not appear to be authentic. The plate was in fact a fake. Driver Armando Reyes, 29, of Cicero, stated he had neither license nor insurance. He was cited for driving without a valid license or insurance; invalid plates; improper use of plates, and failure to transfer title.
Deceptive practice, fraud • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Witnesses catch plates on hit and run car
September 21, 2007, 6:09 PM
Witnesses in the 3500 block of Clinton reported seeing a tan 4-door sedan sideswipe a parked Nissan Altima belonging to a neighbor, then drive away. Plates noted by the witnesses registered to a woman in Bolingbrook, who was sent a letter about the hit and run accident.
Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink