Berwyn Police Blotter
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Mama suspect in slashing
February 22, 2008, 3:55 PM
A man whose van had two tires slashed while parked in the 3800 block of Scoville told police he suspects it was the work of the mother of his kids.
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Possibly unlocked
February 22, 2008, 1:44 PM
In the 3600 block of Maple, someone entered a possibly unlocked garage, then entered a definitely unlocked Ford SUV and ransacked its storage compartments.
Auto theft
February 22, 2008, 10:37 AM
A brown 1989 Mazda was stolen from its parking spot in the 3400 block of Oak Park Avenue.
Gang garbage mars garage
February 22, 2008, 10:51 AM
The overhead garage door of a house in the 2700 block of Clarence was found bearing letters and symbols of a lesser-known street gang.
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Dangling man
February 22, 2008, 3:17 AM
A woman in the lobby of MacNeal Hospital, 3249 Oak Park, was horrified to see a homeless man’s genitalia hanging out of his pants. Worse, he then urinated on a lobby chair, as well as on the wall and, ultimately, the carpet. The man was ordered to leave the premises, and did. But when he returned, MacNeal personnel called police. Adam Morenski, 26, homeless, was arrested and charged with criminal damage to property, as well as criminal trespass.
Memorable incidents • Miscellaneous • Unusual, mysterious, odd or just weird • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Once out of jail, woman loses will to live
February 22, 2008, 3:23 AM
A woman called police to report her younger sister just phoned to say she was standing on the train tracks in an effort to kill herself. Police found the suicidal woman at 33rd and East, rather than on the tracks as she had threatened. The woman said had personal problems, one of which—according to the report—that she was upset because she was newly released from jail. She was taken to MacNeal for treatment.
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Broken window
February 22, 2008, 2:26 AM
Someone went to the effort to break every single window of a blue Ford Explorer, parked in the 1200 block of Ridgeland, then didn’t take anything from the glass-strewn interior.
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Purse, contents stolen from truck
February 21, 2008, 7:32 PM
In the 6300 block of Ogden, someone broke a window to get inside a parked Ford Expedition. Stolen from within was a purse, which held a wallet with $10, two Social Security cards, an Illinois ID and a credit card.
“No speak English”
February 21, 2008, 4:35 PM
Police came to Circuit City in Cermak Plaza after a woman was caught applying for credit with a series of fake ID cards. The woman filled out the application in the name “Karla Fernando Garcia”; the false Illinois state ID bore that name and the suspect’s photograph. The 28-year-old woman’s real name was Araceli Porcayo, of the 4400 block of Maplewood, Chicago. Police were told a man came into the store with her and stayed beside her throughout the credit application process. But when police asked Porcayo her companion’s name, she said “No speak English”. Police then searched the man, finding inside his pants pocket a light-blue change purse with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger on it. Inside the purse was a second fake Illinois state ID with Porcayo’s picture and a second false Social Security card. Later, Porcayo made a statement to police that she purchased the false identification two weeks earlier in Chicago from a guy she met in a laundromat parking lot. What a deal—only $80 for both, and he had them ready in just two hours! The man with Porcayo turned out to be 18-year-old Alvaro F. Rodriguez, same address. The investigation continues.
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Criminal damage
February 21, 2008, 4:33 PM
Someone keyed a Pontiac SUV while it was parked in its own garage in the 1900 block of Gunderson; the door was also found open.
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The smell of contraband
February 21, 2008, 4:18 PM
Detectives with a K-9 officer and a warrant entered an apartment in the 6900 block of Windsor. The dog, Epo, alerted for drugs at a bedroom bookshelf, an armoire, and a living-room cigar box. A man and a woman were arrested; charges were not specified by police.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Morton West student had 13 grams of weed
February 21, 2008, 12:35 PM
An assistant dean at Morton West High School, acting on a tip about drug sales occurring at the school, found a 17-year-old boy carrying around one large and three small bags of marijuana, totaling 13 grams. The kid knew what you’re supposed to say when you’re busted, though: he claimed it was for “personal use.” Hmm. He was charged with possession.
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“Juke party—no standing around!”
February 21, 2008, 12:03 PM
Several witness told police they saw people coming in and out of a house in the 1800 block of Lombard at a time when nobody should have been home. Police got a key from the landlord and entered after their knocks went unanswered. Officers found 12 people in the attic, surrounded by a very heavy marijuana smell. The tenant’s son—who was supposed to be in school—told police he and other 11 partiers go to Morton West high school. A copy of a flyer advertising the gathering was found on the attic floor; it had been distributed at Morton. It read:
JUKE PARTY 9 AM - 3 PM
18** LOMBARD
Everybody $3
No bullsh*@, no fighting
No standing around
And what’s a “juke”, you ask? Apparently, it’s a verb—here:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=juke
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Man charged with battery of Brookfield woman
February 21, 2008, 12:08 PM
A Brookfield woman, who told police she was one month pregnant, reported her boyfriend attacked her during an argument at his place in the 1200 block of Clarence. The woman said he threw her on the bed, held her by the wrist and hit her in the neck. When she broke free, she said, he pointed a knife at her and chased her outside. Police could see the bruising on her neck, and charged with man with domestic battery.
Assault, battery • Domestic • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Handwriting, the neglected art
February 21, 2008, 11:41 AM
Illegible graffiti was found on the back door of a building in the 3100 block of Harlem.
4:51 PM
Illegible graffiti was scrawled on a utility box at Harlem and 32nd.
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