Berwyn Police Blotter
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Sibs highly worked up over “missing” woman
December 1, 2007, 2:37 AM
A 30-year-old woman in the parking lot of Guadalajara restaurant, at Ogden and Harlem, told police she could not find her 27-year-old sister. The missing woman was last seen at 1:30 AM in the company of a man. Police searched all the nearby cars for the missing woman to no avail. Meanwhile, the restaurant owner told officers that two patrons who had been told to leave had reentered the premises without permission; he said the man and woman verbally abused him, then the woman punched him in the nose. He identified 30-year-old Blanca Serenil of Aurora. She was charged with battery, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. The women’s brother became loud and disorderly about the matter. When he refused police requests to settle down, Antonio Serenil was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
Lyons police later found the missing woman. She was at the Plank Road Inn. She told police she left with a man, of her own accord, and just forgot to inform her siblings.
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Beer-bottle attackers escape
December 1, 2007, 1:08 AM
Police were dispatched on calls of a fight in a bar in the 6200 block of Roosevelt. They spoke with a security guard and the victim. The victim, a 32-year-old Chicago man, said four or five men approached him from the rear and hit him over the head with a beer bottle. The manager, who called police, said the offenders fled in a 4-door Lincoln.
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Gas thief
November 30, 2007, 8:49 AM
A theft of fuel was reported at the gas station in the 6700 block of Cermak. The culprit was described as a male Hispanic driving what appeared to be a brown Lincoln Town car; he pumped $50 worth of gasoline but left without paying.
Two men rob woman inside hair salon
November 30, 2007, 8:18 PM
A Cicero woman was alone in a hair salon in the 6700 block of 26th when a man came in and asked in Spanish for a haircut. She bade him be seated and had begun to cut his hair when a second man entered and asked to use the bathroom. Thirty seconds after entering the bathroom, the second man reemerged, approached the cash register and opened it. As he did so, the first man jumped out of the styling chair, shoved the woman aside, and fled on foot with the second man. They emptied the register, getting away with about $200. The victim said the first suspect was a male white or Hispanic, thin, 5’6”, in his early 20s, with short hair and thin sideburns down his face; he wore a black jacket, a white T-shirt and jeans. The man who got into the cash register she described as a large bald male white or Hispanic, about 6’1”, wearing a puffy brown jacket.
“Sir, please stop. You have merchandise in your pants.”
November 30, 2007,7:21 PM
As police were answering a retail theft call from Circuit City, 7001 Cermak, they learned one suspect had fled on foot; the other was westbound on Cermak in a maroon sedan. Police found the pedestrian suspect, and store security guards positively identified her. The security guard told police he saw a man and a woman via surveillance camera. The man was placing Blu-Ray DVDs in his pants; the woman appeared to be acting as lookout and pointing out videos. The guard said upon spotting the pair’s activities, he locked the doors of the store and told the man, “Sir, please stop. You have merchandise in your pants.” The suspect asked whether they would let him go if he gave back the merchandise; when told “no”, the man ran out via the (unlocked) merchandise pickup door. Police spoke with the woman, 37-year-old Patricia Berry of the 900 block of north LaVergne, Chicago; after being read her Miranda rights, she stated the man, known only to her as “Kevin”, picked her up at her job at a Salvation Army store in the city, then drove to her home where she snorted heroin purchased from Kevin. She said Kevin asked her to ride with him to “get a movie”. Once at Circuit City, she said, she found what she wanted; she described it as a “soldier movie” but was unable to remember the title. Berry said she saw “Kevin” put one movie under his arm and the other into his pants. She was charged with one count of retail theft.
North-end accidents
November 30, 2007, 6:23 PM
An accident at 15th and Oak Park injured a woman and left one car undrivable . Manuel Fierro, 56, of the 1400 block of Wesley, was cited for disregarding a stop sign.
6:20 PM
A Toyota and a Crown Victoria were involved in an accident in the 1800 block of Kenilworth. Driver Jahari M. Jackson, 23, of the 1000 block of north Mayfield, Chicago, had her vehicle impounded; she was cited for improper backing, driving uninsured and driving on a suspended license.
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Vehicles damaged, burglarized
November 30, 2007, 5:36 PM
Someone shot a BB gun at a Dodge pickup truck parked in the 3200 block of Clarence.
9:54 PM
A man in the 1400 block of Lombard reported someone broke a window of his Olds sedan and stole a GPS unit and a cell phone charger.
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Felony charge for fake IDs
November 30, 2007, 5:10 PM
A cash advance store in the 6300 block of Cermak reported a man came in asking for a loan but showed questionable ID cards. Police agreed the IDs looked wrong, and asked Tomas Rodriguez, 31, of the 6400 block of 28th Place, where he acquired the false Illinois State ID and Social Security card. Rodriguez said they came from a man on the street. A check of his name showed Rodriguez was wanted by Chicago police. He was charged with felony unlawful possession of a fraudulent ID and felony forgery.
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Felony drug arrests on Windsor follow WEDGE search warrant execution
November 30, 2007, 4:37 PM
Officers from the west suburban gang task force came to an apartment in the 6900 block of Windsor and announced they had a search warrant. When the occupants did not respond, police broke through the rear entrance. Inside, they found and patted down a 21-year-old woman, a 28-year-old Chicago man, and the tenant, 32-year-old Steven M. Powell. Police found $313 in cash on Powell. A K-9 officer’s search of the flat was hampered by a large number of uncapped syringes lying throughout the place. Officers recovered 3.2 grams of heroin, a digital scale with a clear bag of 1.5 grams of marijuana atop it; two bottles labeled “Prozac” but lacking a prescription; numerous boxes marked “Seroquel”, also sans prescription; and a business ledger. The woman told police she had seen Powell selling heroin. Powell was charged with three felonies: unlawful possession of a controlled substance; possession of same with intent to deliver; and possession with intent to deliver in a school zone.
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Snowman stolen from own yard
November 30, 2007, 4:22 PM
A snowman decoration, four feet tall, was reported stolen from a lawn display in the 2700 block of Grove.
Niles man’s BMW impounded for noise
November 30, 2007, 3:27 PM
Police stopped a blue BMW at Oak Park and 13th because it was in violation of Berwyn’s noise ordinance. The $500 ticket went to driver Armando Perez, 23, of Niles; he was also cited for driving without a seat belt and on a suspended license. The BMW was impounded.
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One burglar can now pose as a cop
November 30, 2007, 2:55 AM
In the 2400 block of Highland, someone shattered a window of a Toyota Avalon and stole a purse containing ID and credit cards. Also stolen: a City of Cicero Police windbreaker valued at $150.
3:59 AM
In the 1300 block of Scoville, someone entered a garage, ransacked two cars and stole the stereo from one of them.
5:35 AM
A man came home to the 1300 block of East in time to see a strange man walk out of his garage and into the alley. Nothing was stolen.
11:12 AM
A woman in the 2200 block of Cuyler found her Jeep with a smashed window, damaged dash and missing Pioneer AM/FM/CD/TV/Radio.
1:01 PM
Pry marks were found on a garage door in the 1800 block of Gunderson.
12:43 PM
A man in the 3700 block of Wesley reported someone throwing a brick through his window; he said the same thing happened two weeks earlier, but he did not call that one in. One neighbor told police three male juveniles were seen in front of that building on November 27 at 2 PM; they stood out because they had a cam-corder with them.
4:20 PM
Residents of an apartment in the 1600 block of East reported a burglary; someone stole a PS2, about 150 DVDs and video games, a laptop, and a CD player.
Witnesses track down hit-and-run car; driver was uninsured, revoked
November 30, 2007, 1:48 AM
A man and a woman told police they saw a blue Buick strike two parked cars in the 1300 block of East, but keep going. The pair followed the Buick to the parking lot of the 7-11 at 16th and East, where they saw the driver stop the car but remain inside it. Police approached the Buick and asked the driver to show license and insurance, which he was unable to do. A check of the name of Ramon Martinez, 38, of the 1400 block of Clarence, showed his license to drive had been revoked. Because of his record of multiple prior DUI and driving while suspended offenses, he was charged with felony aggravated driving on a revoked license, and also cited for driving without insurance, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to give information following an accident.
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Car vs bicyclist accident
November 29, 2007, 2:50 PM
After an accident with a Dodge Caravan, a 38-year-old bicyclist was still conscious. Paramedics took him to MacNeal Hospital for observation. Van driver Frank G. Marasco, 19, of the Chicago, was cited for driving without insurance.
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Car left running for half an hour proves too great a temptation
November 29, 2007, 9:37 PM
A 39-year-old woman told police she stopped her black Mercury Sable in the 1600 block of Oak Park Avenue and got out, leaving the engine running, at 7 PM
When she returned at 7:30 PM, the car was no longer there.