Berwyn Police Blotter
Monday, May 05, 2008
Vehicle strikes intoxicated pedestrian
May 1, 2008, 11:20 PM
An officer responding to a car vs. pedestrian accident found a woman lying semiconscious in the middle of the 6300 block of 26th St. Witnesses and the driver of the vehicle, a Cicero man, said the woman was walking a dog when she fell. He and witnesses said he swerved to avoid her but may have struck her foot. The victim’s dog was recovered. The driver passed all field sobriety tests, blew a .000 on the Breathalyzer, and was cited for driving unlicensed and failing to yield to a pedestrian.
The victim—a 45-year-old Cicero woman—had a blood alcohol level of .263, more than three times the legal limit.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Disobeying signs; felony revoked license, suspended license, no license at all
May 1, 2008, 4:34 PM
A green Honda Accord was stopped in the 1900 block of East for doing 36 MPH in a 20 MPH zone. Driver Urbano Reyna, 24, of the 1600 block of East, told the officer he had no license. Asked why, then, was he driving, Reyna told the officer his wife felt unwell. A check of Reyna’s name showed his license had been revoked; DuPage County also had an active arrest warrant for him. Reyna was charged with speeding, driving uninsured and felony aggravated driving with a revoked license. The Accord was impounded.
4:25 PM
A white Buick was pulled over for disobeying the stop sign at 31st and East. Driver Veronica M. Casillas, 32, of the 2800 block of north Monroe, Chicago, had a suspended license, and was ticketed for both offenses. The car was impounded.
5:29 PM
A white Chevy van disobeyed the “no left turn 4 to 6 PM” sign at Ogden and Maple. Driver James R. Jackson, 36, of the 4800 block of west Arthur, Chicago, identified himself with a state ID rather than a license, probably because his license had expired on May 1st of 1998. He was cited for both offenses.
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Warrant for assault
may 1, 2008, 2:43 PM
A Berwyn officer working with the US Marshals’ task force learned of an active Chicago police department arrest warrant for assault, for a man living in the 6600 block of Cermak. Police saw the warrant target arrived home and arrested him without incident. Chicago police were to extradite 34-year-old Marcos Crespo.
Factory-installed radio plenty capable of making enough noise to violate local ordinance
May 1, 2008, 1:51 PM
Police stopped a Nissan in the 6500 block of Cermak because its radio was loud enough to be heard more than 75 feet away. Driver Issac Negron, 26, of the 2300 block of Harvey, told police he did have his music loud, but believed that the law only applied to after-market sound systems. The car was impounded, and the driver cited for noise.
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Burglaries
May 1, 2008, 6:14 AM
Someone broke a window on a Ford Explorer parked in the 2700 block of Harvey, then stole the radio/cd player.
4:51 PM
A man in the 7000 block of 35th told police someone stole ten men’s suits, a coat, and two sets of golf clubs from his garage. The value of the clubs was said to be $2,100.
Suspicious alley-driving stop results in impound of suspended driver’s car
May 1, 2008, 1:09 AM
An officer saw a black Acura 2-door emerge from an alley at a hurried pace, then turn left onto Clinton and left again onto Cermak. The officer stopped the Acura at Cermak and Oak Park because use of an alley as a thoroughfare is prohibited. Driver Vince D. Hodges, 44, of the 1400 block of Lombard, was found to be driving on a suspended license. The car contained a number of toolkits and some stereo-related items. On the way to the police station, Hodges reportedly told the officer he was visiting his friend “Mario” near 16th and Home, because Mario had just gotten his LINK card activated and wished Hodges to drive him to a grocery store. While he was on his way to Mario’s place, he said, Mario told him not to come just then because police were there and Mario knew of Hodges’ suspended license. Hodges received tickets for prohibited alley use and driving suspended; the car was impounded.