Berwyn Police Blotter
Miscellaneous
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Unlicensed juvenile speeding after curfew
July 9, 2008, 12:39 AM
An officer stopped a grey Nissan Altima at Cermak and Gunderson because it was doing 40 MPH in a 20 MPH zone. The Altima was registered to a woman, but was driven by a 16-year-old male juvenile from Hillside. The boy had no driver’s license and no proof of insurance. He was arrested and cited for the above traffic violations, as well as with violating curfew, then was turned over to his mother’s custody.
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Illegal dumper forgot to shred personal papers
July 8, 2008, 12:05 PM
A woman in the 1800 block of Clarence, east side, complained to police of an ongoing problem of illegal dumping in the trash containers behind her apartment building. Not only is non-residents’ trash being dumped there, she said, but a couch was dumped also. The complainant had a clue as to the identity of the culprit; she found papers in the trash that included the name and address of a man who—surprise!—lives in the next building north on the same block.
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Stove fire
Jully 5, 2008, 12:21 PM
A fire in the 6800 block of 31st started in a stove in the basement.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
One neighborhood, under disco, with lights and annoyance for all
July 4, 2008, 11:09 PM
Police received complaints about a flashing disco ball being used outdoors at La Quinta bar/restaurant at 6739 Ogden. Responding officers saw that there was, indeed, a disco ball in use outside the restaurant, flashing and emitting light. The manager received a ticket for violating the “prohibited signs” ordinance.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Part of the definition of reckless conduct: throwing lit fireworks toward a police car
July 3, 2008, 8:25 PM
En route to check on some kids playing with a phone and dialing 911 from the 1900 block of Highland, an officer noticed three males at the corner of 19th and Highland. The three were lighting M-80s and bottle rockets. One man noticed the officer, then went ahead and lit a bottle rocket. He threw it toward the officer; the firework exploded underneath squad car #114. The officer confronted the man, informing him that he had done something illegal. When the officer asked the offender’s name, the man said, “I forgot my name.” The officer asked two more times; this time, the answer was, “It’s the 4th of July and I am allowed to have fireworks and I am not going to tell you my name.” When the officer attempted to place the man in handcuffs, he pulled away, stating, “You are not locking me up.” Because the man struggled with him, the officer summoned backup units, after which the man complied. Diamond O. Melton, 17, of the 2100 block of Harvey, was arrested and charged with resisting a peace officer and reckless conduct.
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Smelly, debris-filled garage burglarized
June 3, 2008, 7:51 AM
A man reported a garage break-in in the 1300 block of Home. The lock was pried off the service door and miscellaneous tools were missing. Police noticed the garage was filled with debris piled several feet high, with only enough clearance to open the door. A stench emanated from the garage; the reporting party explained it was because feral cats make their home in the garage. Conditions in the garage were reported to the city.
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Police advise bar manager to keep a lid on unsavory patrons
July 2, 2008, 10:07 PM
Two sergeants and a police officer met with the manager of La Quinta restaurant/bar at 6739 Ogden to advise him of the numerous complaints received about patron behavior. Neighbors reported bar patrons parked their vehicles on nearby side streets, threw beer bottles in the grass and urinated publicly, then repeated the performance when leaving, with the addition of fights. The manager stated he would try to remedy the problem.
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Thursday, July 03, 2008
Dumpster burning
June 30, 2008, 3:26 AM
Berwyn fire personnel extinguished a fire in a dumpster in the 6500 block of Vacin.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Death on the BNSF tracks
June 29, 2008, 4:34 PM
A woman was seen with her head down, slowly crossing the Burlington Northern train tracks at Oak Park Avenue. She did not respond when the conductor sounded the train’s horn. The engineer told police he heard the impact when the train struck the woman: Linda L. Barkley, 57, of the 6700 block of Stanley. Items recovered after the accident included a duffel bag, a walking cane and a rosary.
Jeep on fire
June 29, 2008, 1:42 AM
Firemen extinguished a burning silver Jeep parked in the 1400 block of East. The Jeep, which had Texas plates, was seen with heavy smoke pouring out of a hole in a window. A witness said there was an explosion-like sound, then the sound of breaking glass. The witness saw two men flee the scene northbound on foot after one appeared to throw something into the Jeep through the hole. An arson investigation was initiated.
Fear prevented tenants from reporting gang entry to and defacement of empty flat
June 28, 2008, 3:17 PM
The owner of an apartment building in the 2200 block of Gunderson told police a basement flat, empty for several weeks, was found damaged after someone apparently entered via an open window. The landlord reportedly found gang graffiti, some in Spanish, done in marker, pen, crayon and silver spray paint. A hole was punched in a wall, also. The building’s other tenants, the landlord said, were afraid to call police.
Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Poorly supervised
June 27, 2008, 7:13 PM
Neighbors in the 3100 block of Grove complained of criminal damage to a vehicle, strongly suspected to be the work of two juvenile boys who live on the block with their grandmother. The boys reportedly cause problems in the neighborhood by throwing trash and using foul language.
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Woman says kidnappers dumped her
June 25, 2008, 2:56 AM
Police met a woman caller at 16th and Elmwood; the 20-year-old woman said she was dumped there after being kidnapped in Chicago by two men in a green van. The alleged victim told police she was walking to a store near the 100 block of north Pine in Chicago, on her way to purchase some baby formula, when two men pulled her into a green van. She said the men tried to pull her clothes off and rape her, but she fought them off. The woman said the offenders pushed her back out of the van at 16th and Gunderson with her shirt half off and her pants below her knees. Berwyn police noted the woman did not appear upset, and looked neat, clean and uninjured; they contacted police in Chicago’s 15th district, since the reported crime occurred there.
Assault, battery • Miscellaneous • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Thursday, June 26, 2008
“I don’t have nothing on me, smurf”
June 22, 2008, 1:27 AM
An officer saw a man yelling and screaming while standing in the middle of the street in front of Selena’s bar on 26th at Cuyler. The man appeared to be yelling at the bar’s bouncers; he reportedly shouted, “I will f@#& your fat a$$ up!” Police stopped the man, who was shirtless, as he was walking to his white Chevy Suburban. The man appeared intoxicated and aggressive. The bouncers told police the man tried to pick a fight in the bar, but was escorted outside.
The officer could see a white plastic baggie hanging from the man’s beltline on his right. The officer asked the man to place his hands on the squad car, but during the subsequent patdown, the man kept removing his hands from the car. When asked whether he had any weapons, police said, the man stuttered and hesitated before saying “No, I don’t have nothing on me, smurf.” The officer recovered the baggie, upon which the man said “yeah, you found some s&!t on me, but that ain’t mine.” He then lunged and attempted to run off. In the subsequent struggle, the man was taken to the ground and secured by police. He sustained a cut near one eye during the process, and tried to run off once more while police awaited the ambulance; he was again subdued.
As police spoke to the offender, 32-year-old Silvestre Alvarez of the 2600 block of Kenilworth, the car alarm on Alvarez’s Suburban—parked in a handicap spot in the 2500 block of Cuyler— began to go off. It was towed; Alvarez received tickets for parking in the handicap spot and a noise ticket for the alarm.
The substance in the baggie tested positive for 2 grams of cocaine. The assistant state’s attorney approved a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance; Alvarez was also charged with resisting an officer.
Disorderly conduct • Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Fight/brawl/riot • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Neighbors offended by surly, foul-mouthed man
June 21, 2008, 3:04 PM
Multiple tenants of an apartment building in the 2100 block of Harvey complained that a 47-year-old man, also a building resident, curses at them and at their children. He was also accused of pushing a 52-year-old woman, telling her, “I guess you’re going to have to call the cops.”
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