Berwyn Police Blotter
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Fleeing man charged with pot possession
May 3, 2008, 4:10 PM
An officer saw two males standing at the opening of the Grove/Kenilworth alley at 21st, and asked the pair if everything was ok. One man fled on foot, heading east on 21st. He was quickly found in a gangway in the 1900 block of Grove by another officer. A check of his name revealed an active North Riverside arrest warrant. The other man, an 18-year-old from the 1900 block of Oak Park, was cleared and released. Once in booking, the captured man was found to be wearing two pairs of pants at the same time. From the interior pair of pants, police recovered 15 clear baggies of marijuana, totaling 10.7 grams. Gerard A. Pierce, 17, of the 1300 block of Home, was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession. Because of the warrant, North Riverside was notified of his presence in the lockup .
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Walgreen’s theft
May 3, 2008, 3:33 PM
A worker at Walgreen’s in Cermak Plaza told police that five minutes earlier a man was seen putting candy inside his coat, then walking out without paying. Witnesses saw him flee in the scene with two other males in a green Chevy. Later in the day, police returned to the store, where the complainant pointed out a man believed to be involved in the earlier theft. Brian D. Hallman, 20, of the 10000 block of south Yates, Chicago, was charged with retail theft.
Round up your sales crew until you get a permit
May 3, 2008, 12:03 PM
Callers complained of a woman in a pink top selling magazines door to door in the 3400 block of Wenonah. Police located the woman in the 7000 block of 35th. Told she needed a permit for such sales, the woman said she did not know that. The 19-year-old woman identified herself to police as Latoya Patterson of Redding California. She said her purse, containing her ID, had been stolen, so her identity was established via fingerprints. Police spoke to her supervisor, who said he has two women working in Berwyn. He was told about the permit requirement, and to come pick up both women. Patterson was cited for soliciting without a permit.
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Noise impoundment
May 3, 2008, 11:35 AM
A 19-year-old Cicero man’s Mitsubishi Galant was impounded for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance. Driver Romel Maldonado received the $500 noise ticket as well as a ticket for driving without a license; the stop was made at Cermak and Elmwood.
Noise violations • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Gang graffiti painted on garage
May 3, 2008, 9:46 AM
Graffiti of a well-known street gang was found on an overhead garage door, in gold paint, in the 2200 block of Clinton.
Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Camry crime cabal
May 3, 2008, 4:50 AM
Police looking into the theft of a brown Toyota Camry from the area of 16th and Cuyler found a different, blue, Camry at the same intersection; it was running and unoccupied. The blue Camry was found to have been stolen out of Chicago. Evidence found in the blue Camry may help police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation locate the offenders in the thefts of several Camrys in Berwyn. An armed robbery in Elmhurst and other crimes are associated with the stolen
Camrys. All were stolen in Berwyn and later recovered in the northeast quadrant of the city.
Miscellaneous • Suspicious people, objects or events • Theft • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Mystery car blamed for parkway position
May 3, 2008, 3:10 AM
Police in the 6400 block of Ogden noticed a white Olds sedan up on the parkway, off the street. The vehicle was unoccupied, but a man stood beside it in possession of the ignition key. Gabino Roman, 29, of the 2100 block of south Troy, Chicago, told police someone had chased him and forced him off the road, but was unable to describe either the vehicle or its occupants. Roman was charged with driving despite a suspended license and without insurance. His car was impounded.
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Bouncers from 26th St. bars assist in roundup of disorderly folk
May 3, 2008, 2:27 AM
An officer patrolling near 26th and Highland heard a bottle break, then another. Next, he saw someone run past his car. The officer ordered the person to stop but the man fled on foot southbound across 26th. After a brief chase, the officer caught him. As he arrested the man, a bouncer from El Corral bar offered his assistance and detained a second man trying to flee. A male victim, who was bleeding from the head, appeared and told the officer the two detainees hit him with a bottle for no apparent reason. The victim said he was standing outside with a family member when the two men walked by. The taller one, he said, hit him across the side of the head with a bottle; he positively identified one of the detainees as his attacker. As he fell, the victim said, the other man threw a beer bottle at him. A bouncer from La Ultima Copa bar told police the two offenders had been ejected from that bar after proving troublesome and aggressive. The bouncer from El Corral witnessed the bottle incident. Police charged Emmanuel Granados Rangel, 24, of Cicero with battery and obstruction. The second man was charged with disorderly conduct.
Assault, battery • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Beer bottle bashes back window
May 3, 2008, 1:18 AM
A man watching TV in the 1200 block of Clarence heard glass break. He looked out in time to see three males—one in a red sweat suit—running south on Clarence, then east on 13th. The sound had come from a neighbor’s parked Oldsmobile, which was left with a broken back window; broken pieces of a Miller Lite beer bottle lay on the ground by the car.
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Motorcyclist injured, ticketed
May 3, 2008, 1:11 AM
Police arriving at the scene of an accident in the 1400 block of Harlem found a black motorcycle lying on its side; also in the intersection was a silver Mitsubishi sedan. The motorcyclist was conscious but incoherent; he was taken to the hospital. Two witnesses and the Mitsubishi driver told police the motorcycle turned left in front of her, rendering her unable to avoid a head-on collision. Motorcyclist Gabriel Martin, 30, of the 1400 block of Clinton, was charged with failure to yield when turning left, no insurance, and violation of his license classification.
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Bar noise gets owner ticketed
May 3, 2008, 12:09 AM
An officer responding to complaints of loud noise from a bar could hear it 75 feet away from Bootlegs, 2719 Ridgeland. Owner Christopher Circelli, 38, of Plainfield, received a citation for the disturbance.