Berwyn Police Blotter
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Graffiti for Monday
May 12, 2008, 7:14 AM
The west wall of a business in the 6800 block of Roosevelt was defaced with graffiti.
7:14 PM
Gang graffiti, rendered in black spray paint and intended to express disdain for a well-known street gang in favor of a less-well-known one, was found defacing property in the 6200 block of Ogden.
Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
School door vandalized
May 12, 2008, 7:03 AM
A window on a door on the southwest side of Piper School was found shattered.
Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
No license, suspended license
May 12, 2008, 6:53 AM
A rust colored Suzuki 4-door was pulled over for blowing the stop sign at 27th and Highland. Driver Yeni Miguel, 21, of the 2800 block of Harvey, was cited for that offense as well as for driving with no license or insurance.
10:24 AM
Police stopped a cream-colored Buick sedan at 15th and Oak Park because the driver wore no seat belt. Robert J. Reilly, 74, of Forest Park, told the officer he forgot his driver’s license at home. A check of his name, however, showed his license had been suspended. Because of that offense, the Buick was impounded. Reilly was charged with driving without a seat belt and with a suspended license.
Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Hair-pulling fight over kitchen implements
May 11, 2008, 10:56 PM
Police were sent to the 1600 block of Ridgeland on reports of a dispute involving a baseball bat. They found two women yelling at each other in the stairway of an apartment, as an unaggressive man stood by harmlessly holding a baseball bat. Police recovered the bat, separated the combatants and interviewed everyone. The women apparently have an ongoing disagreement over the ownership of some pots, pans, etc. One woman told police she came home and found her radio missing, so she immediately went to the other apartment, kicked in the door and confronted the other woman. Thus began the struggle. At one point, the angry woman fetched a baseball bat, which induced the other woman to call 911. The second woman appeared to be the victim, with bite marks on her arms and clumps of her hair lying on the floor. The door-kicker was charged with domestic battery.
Assault, battery • Fight/brawl/riot • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Man wanted in DuPage found running a loud engine
May 11, 2008, 8:24 PM
Complaints of loud noise brought police to the 3100 block of Oak Park Avenue. A very loud engine was running, operated by 60-year-old Edgar L. Plain of that block. He was taken into custody when police learned he had an active arrest warrant out of DuPage County.
Speeding Altima, unlicensed driver
May 11, 2008, 5:50 PM
Police stopped an eastbound Nissan Altima at Cermak and Oak Park after clocking it doing 39 MPH in a 25 MPH zone. Driver Miguel Corona, 25, of Cicero, was unable to show police the required license and insurance, only a Mexican ID and an insurance card that listed a vehicle with a different VIN number. Coronoa was cited for speeding and driving without license or proof of insurance.
Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Anonymous calls lead police to body at 34th and Grove
May 11, 2008, 2:21 PM
Anonymous calls from a Depot District pay phone reported two men possibly dumping a body in the alley near 34th and Grove. A woman caller said she saw two male whites remove an unconscious man from a blue sedan, possibly a Chevy Cavalier, then flee northbound. Police found the man in a sitting position against a building in the 3400 block of Grove, unresponsive. Paramedics tried to resuscitate the man, but he was pronounced dead at 2:49 AM. The victim was later identified as 43-year-old Vincent R. Lee of Mount Prospect.
Miscellaneous • Suspicious people, objects or events • Unusual, mysterious, odd or just weird • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Rooster roundup
May 11, 2008, 12:42 PM
Police captured two roosters running at large in the 3600 block of Cuyler. Neighbors were asked whose they were, but nobody seemed to know.
Lost on the stairs
May 11, 2008, 10:20 AM
A concerned homeowner called police from the 1200 block of East to report an elderly man was standing by her back stairs, looking lost. Police found the man incoherent and unable to respond to questions about his identity, what year it was, etc. The 83-year-old man, a resident of the 6100 block of south Hermitage, Chicago, was taken to MacNeal Hospital.
Miscellaneous • Street stop • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Hit and run leaves cars leaking all over the street
May 11, 2008, 4:04 AM
In the 2500 block of Oak Park Avenue, an unknown vehicle struck three parked vehicles, then fled. Two of the damaged cars had to be towed because they were badly damaged and leaking fluids.
Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Passed out in el baño
May 11, 2008, 2:33 AM
Police came to La Quinta, 6435 Cermak when alerted to a 26-year-old woman passed out on the bathroom floor. The woman, a resident of the 3800 block of west 79th Place, Chicago, was treated at MacNeal Hospital.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Drunk’s fall signals party’s end
May 10, 2008, 10:17 PM
In the 2200 block of East, a family party came to an end when one guest wore out his welcome. A drunken 41-year-old man fell, injuring his nose. An ambulance took him to the hospital for treatment, and police advised the remaining partiers to call it a night.
Disorderly conduct • Domestic • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Gang-related fight on Harlem
May 10, 2008, 9:28 PM
Police sent to check out a disturbance in the 3300 block of Harlem met with an 18-year-old woman from that block, and a 23-year-old man from the 2300 block of Euclid. The man had a bloody nose. He said while he and the woman were entering her residence two unknown males made suggestive statements to the woman. The man said he talked back aggressively to the two. He said he knew the two men were active members of a Chicago street gang, and said they mistakenly believed him to be a member of a well-known rival gang. After the ritual exchange of gang slogans was completed, the two men attacked him before they fled southbound in the Harlem/Maple alley. Later, the victim said one of the men was named “Victor” and lived somewhere in north Berwyn.
Assault, battery • Disorderly conduct • Gang activity • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Soccer hooligans
May 10, 2008, 5 PM
Police were dispatched to a “fight in progress” in the 1600 block of Wesley. They spoke with a 25-year-old man from the 7000 block of 16th, who said he was in a fight with another man during a soccer game at the nearby soccer field. He said the other man punched him because his team was losing. The other man—a 38-year-old resident of the 2400 block of south Homan, Chicago—said the Berwyn man started it. Neither man would sign a complaint against the other.
Disorderly conduct • Fight/brawl/riot • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
State police turn over woman wanted by Berwyn PD
May 10, 2008, 12:25 PM
Illinois State Police called the Berwyn Police Department when they learned they had in their custody a woman with an active Berwyn arrest warrant. Marversia Collins, 33, of the 4900 block of west Fulton, Chicago, was wanted for failure to appear in court for driving on a suspended license.