Berwyn Police Blotter
Friday, December 28, 2007
Shoppers suspect starer in parking lot theft
December 20, 2007, 4:17 PM
Two men shopping at Circuit City noticed a man staring at them as they shopped. After making their purchases, the men returned to their parked Jeep Cherokee and started it. It made a strange noise; the catalytic converter had been cut.
Apartment, garage burglarized
December 20, 2007, 5:15 PM
In the 2100 block of Gunderson, someone pried open a door and ransacked an apartment. Stolen items included a 42” flat screen TV; a leather jacket; two rings and a pair of diamond earrings.
7:12 PM
Someone broke into a garage in the 2500 block of Grove, stealing two bikes, two air compressors and a pressure washer.
Con game deceives elderly citizen
December 20, 2007, 11:15 AM
While one man distracted her in the front room, a second apparently stole money from an elderly woman in the 3800 block of Wisconsin. The victim said a man rang her back doorbell, claiming he was working on power lines and needed to “check the outlets in her house”. She allowed him inside, and he walked her into the front room, where they “checked outlets” for about 30 minutes. Later, she realized someone must have come inside during this incident, because she was missing $944 in cash.
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Interior design
December 20, 2007, 9:23 AM
Police investigating a burglary in the 2300 block of Oak Park found and photographed gang graffiti on the inside of the building.
Felony charges for man in garage burglary
December 20, 2007, 2:56 AM
A man in the 1300 block of Highland called police to say he arrived home and saw the light on in his garage, but grew suspicious when it suddenly went dark again. Police opened the garage door and found 52-year-old Sebastian Hernandez of Cicero hiding under a vehicle in the garage. He was taken into custody, and police recovered a flathead screwdriver from his pocket. A check of his name showed Hernandez was wanted for burglary by Cook County, and also that he had been convicted of burglary on five previous occasions. Per the Vienna Convention, he was offered the opportunity to refer the matter to his country’s consulate, but declined. After being read his rights, Hernandez told police he entered the garage looking for items to sell for food and cocaine. He was charged with felony burglary and felony possession of burglary tools.
Anger mismanagement
December 20, 2007, 1:22 AM
Police came to the 2700 block of Ridgeland, where a woman reported her boyfriend got mad at her because she went out after work. She said he argued with her, slapped her upside the heard and kicked the walls until their child woke up. He left when she called police, then reportedly phoned and threatened harm to the woman for making the 911 call. Police later located the offender in the gangway outside the residence. He was charged with domestic battery and telephone harassment.
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Monday, December 24, 2007
The Finding in the Snowbank: kidnapped Baby Jesus back in Berwyn nativity display
December 19, 2007
The figure of baby Jesus, stolen from a nativity display in the front yard of a house in the 3400 block of Oak Park on December 5, was found across the street in a snowbank, where the thief apparently discarded it. A neighbor spotted the figure, guessed where it came from and alerted the homeowner.
The following link goes to the original story:
http://www.berwynpoliceblotter.com/index.php/site/comments/empty_manger_reported/
Memorable incidents • Unusual, mysterious, odd or just weird • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Perennial candidate jailed again, suspected in street harassment
December 19, 2007, 11:43 PM
An abandoned 911 call led police to a house in the 3700 block of Wisconsin, where a 69-year-old man stated his 36-year-old son tried to choke him. The son, Richard B. Mayers, was arrested and charged with domestic battery.
The same man was arrested recently for a similar incident:
At 12:42 PM, also on December 19th, a 23-year-old Berwyn woman reported she was pushing her child in a stroller when a man at the corner of 38th and Wisconsin began yelling. When the woman looked in his direction, she said, the man yelled, “I’m talking to you, you (insert racial/sexual slurs here)!” She said the man then chased her, but gave up and entered a house in the 3700 block of Wisconsin. The address he entered was the same as that of the residence from which the abandoned 911 call emanated.
Assault, battery • Disorderly conduct • Domestic • Miscellaneous • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
“No tail lights” stop
December 19, 2007, 5:09 PM
A white Ford Probe got pulled over in the 6500 block of Cermak for having no working tail lights. Driver Ernesto M. Salgado, 34, of Cicero, was cited for that, not wearing a seat belt, and driving despite his suspended license. The Ford was impounded.
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Hey—HEY! Put that back!
December 19, 2007, 5:10 PM
The manager of Metro Tow Yard, 3103 Roosevelt, told police a 38-year-old Cicero man arrived to remove a child safety seat from his towed vehicle. The manager told the guy he could take only the car seat, but the man ignored him, snatched a plastic bag full of something or other out of the car, and ran past the manager, bumping him and causing him to fall to the ground and injure his elbow and finger. A tow yard worker detained the man for police, but the injured man decided not to sign a complaint after all.
Disorderly conduct • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Babalu believer beheads beasts blocks from Berwyn
From the Wednesday Journal:
12/20/2007 4:55:00 PM
Animal sacrifices found in Barrie Park
The headless corpses of three animals were left at the top of the Barrie Park sledding hill Wednesday night. Witnesses said they observed a man pull the decapitated bodies of a goat and a rooster from a plastic bag and leave them on the ground. The man then fled, leaving a headless hawk in the bag.
Police say they suspect the incident is related to a Caribbean religious sect called Santeria.
“Animal sacrifices aren’t unusual there,” said Deputy Chief Robert Scianna. Scianna said the animals were not killed at the park, just left there.
The remains were turned over to the village’s animal control department.
-- Bill Dwyer
http://www.wjinc.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=9843&TM=64991.62
Ho ho ho: woman robber wears Santa hat, gets only four bucks for her trouble
December 19, 2007, 1:29 PM
A Berwyn woman told police she went to a cigarette store near Cermak and Cuyler. When she emerged and walked south on Cuyler, she said, a woman in a Santa hat ran up to her and yelled, “What you got, bitch? What you got? You got any money for me?” The woman tried to yank the victim’s purse, but the victim hung on. The robber punched the victim in the eye, causing the victim to fall. When she fell, four $1 bills fell from her coat pocket. The robber snatched up the dollar bills, aggressively displayed a silver-colored knife, and yelled, “Give me your money, bitch!” When the victim refused, the robber kicked her in the ribs and threatened to kill her if she called police. The robber entered the passenger side of a red or maroon older car, possibly a station wagon, and fled eastbound on Cermak. The getaway driver wore a hoody. The victim described the robber as a female black, 5’8”, medium build, in a dark winter jacket and the Santa hat.
Large graffiti mars garage
December 19, 2007, 1:28 PM
The door of a garage in the 1500 block of Oak Park Avenue, east side alley, was defaced with graffiti, 1 foot by 3 feet in size, done within the hour before its discovery.
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Prying damage
December 19, 2007, 9:54 AM
Someone used a pry tool to damage a door and break a window of a Honda Civic parked in the 3500 block of Harvey.
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Burglaries of the day
December 19, 2007, 8:30 AM
In the 2100 block of Gunderson, a pickup truck was found with its steering column peeled.
6:43 PM
A Chicago man, who was storing his Chevy Impala in a garage in the 1800 block of Elmwood, found the garage service door forced open. The door lock was broken, as was one window of the car. The offender(s) made an unsuccessful effort to remove the car radio.