Berwyn Police Blotter
Miscellaneous
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Teens work for cops, expose cigarette sales to minors
September 28, 2007
Detectives employed two underage teens to try to buy cigarettes from 15 city stores. Eleven of the stores refused to sell cigarettes to the kids, but four failed the test and received citations for sale of tobacco to minors: two on Harlem, one on Ogden and one on 26th St. The clerks in those store failed to properly read the age on the ID cards the teens presented.
Sidewalk-clogging group supports doc accused of fondling women
September 28, 2007, 3:52 PM
Police spoke with the organizer of a protest at Clinton and Cermak, explaining that the group needed a license from the city for their activity. The leader of the group, a 47-year-old Cicero man, brought the group to Berwyn to protest the arrest of a doctor accused by several patients of inappropriate remarks and fondling. There were 25 to 30 people on the sidewalk, obstructing pedestrian traffic. Police added that even with a license, blocking traffic is not permitted. The protesters were given 15 minutes to disperse.
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Wanted Berwyn man held for battery warrant
September 27, 2007, 6:36 PM
Chicago’s Area 3 Violent Crimes unit asked Berwyn police to round up a man they wanted in connection with a Chicago aggravated battery. Juan Diaz, 30, of the 2100 block of Maple, was taken into custody and held for Chicago police.
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Chicagoan attending Morton West accuses ex of menace
September 26, 2007, 1:01 PM
A 17-year-old girl from the 2800 block of south Kildare, Chicago, told police that on Sept. 21 at 10:30 PM, she and her boyfriend, an 18-year-old Morton West dropout, argued in a car in Cicero. The girl, a senior at Morton, said he punched her in the mouth, causing bleeding, and she broke up with him. After this her 36-year-old mom began getting “hangup” calls on their shared cell phone. On the 26th, during a class, a strange boy approached her and warned her from the ex that if she attended Homecoming with anyone but her ex “someone gets hurt”. Police advised the girl and her mom that if they wished to pursue battery charges, they would need to do so with Cicero police.
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Aggressive dogs ongoing problem for neighborhood
September 26, 2007, 10:58 AM
Neighbors complained to police that a house in the 6500 block of of 34th has allowed its dogs to run loose and chase people many times this month. The household has three dogs, witnesses said, but the two most aggressive are a white German Shepherd and a large, possibly bulldog-type, mix. Neighbors have asked the owners many times to control the dogs, yet they are frequently off leash. An officer sternly advised the owner that she will get tickets and fines next time it happens, and warned that the dogs will be taken away and held at A-American veterinary.
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Neighbor: “disrespectful” roofers damaged plants
September 26, 2007, 8:55 AM
A neighbor complained to police that roofers next door in the 2800 block of Lombard were dropping debris and nails into her yard, damaging plants in the process. When she spoke to the roofers, she said, they were “unconcerned and disrespectful”. Police spoke with the other homeowner, who agreed to reimburse the neighbor for the damage.
Pitbull runs loose close to high school
September 26, 2007, 7:38 AM
Police captured a tan female pitbull running at large in the 2300 block of Home, near Morton West high school. The dog, which had not been reported missing, was taken to A-American veterinary for safekeeping.
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The owner of the at-large pitbull, 34-year-old Andrew Garcia of the 2200 block of Home, came to the Berwyn police station to obtain a release form for the pitbull. He was cited for having a dog at large and for having no city tag for the animal.
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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Get out and stay out
September 25, 2007, 6:02 AM
A theft complaint sent police to the 6700 block of Cermak There, the manager of a gas station market reported a man took, but did not pay for, a bottle of Magnum malt liquor; he pointed the man out to police. Police spoke with the suspect, a 47-year-old man from the 1800 block of Gunderson; he said he did place the bottle under his jacket, then grew “paranoid”, put it back and left. Police advised the man that he was no longer welcome to enter that store.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
American flags dishonored, then stolen
September 24, 2007, 10:35 AM
A man in the 1400 block of Lombard told police someone stole two small American flags from his porch. Last week, he said, someone took the flags and threw them under his car.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
My big fat secret-taping dispute
September 23, 2007, 1:40 AM
Police responded to a disturbance in a three-flat in the 1600 block of Ridgeland. There, a woman told police she slugged her 25-year-old sister-in-law after the younger woman shoved her mom (the 25-year-old’s mom-in-law).
Police spoke with the younger woman, who said she was yelling at her mother-in-law because she uncovered evidence her husband had secretly recorded her phone conversations. When she complained to the man’s mother, Mom responded, “It’s his house, he can do what he wants.” The younger woman then yelled, “it’s not OK!”, prompting the sister-in-law to throw a dog dish at her head.
The younger woman told officers she had found a hidden camera, wiring, 12-13 cassettes and 6 or 7 VHS tapes of her conversations. She said she put them all in a red backpack and took them to show the mom-in-law. When she called police, she said, either mother- or sis-in-law must have hidden the backpack. Both women denied knowledge of any backpack. However, during the dog-bowl-tosser’s subsequent arrest for domestic battery, the 73-year-old paterfamilias spoke in Greek to his daughter, telling her to come up with the backpack. His instruction was heard by a Greek-speaking police officer.
Assault, battery • Disorderly conduct • Domestic • Fight/brawl/riot • Memorable incidents • Miscellaneous • Unusual, mysterious, odd or just weird • (0) Comments • (1) Trackbacks • Permalink
Excluded from Inclusive
September 23, 2007, 12:31 AM
A bouncer from Inclusive nightclub, 6319 Roosevelt, called police to report two unwanted persons were standing by the front door after being asked to leave the premises. Police arrived and learned the reasons for their exclusion: one showed up wearing gym shoes, which are not allowed inside; the other came to the door already holding an alcoholic beverage in his hand. When the bouncer told the two they weren’t getting in, they became confrontational, so she called police.
Police spoke with the men, a 30-year-old from the 1100 block of south Cuyler, Oak Park, and a 26-year-old from the 3900 block of west Gladys, Chicago. Both appeared to feel the bouncer was being unreasonable. Even so, the officer told them, they were still not wanted and would have to go away.
Disorderly conduct • Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Gumball bandits strike Mr. Sub
September 22, 2007, 11:39 PM
The manager of Mr. Sub, 7103 Ogden, told officers two men came into the restaurant and broke the top off the gumball vending machine. Each man grabbed a handful of gumballs and fled east on Ogden. He described the gum grabbers as two white males, both dressed in a black shirt and black pants, both with long hair.
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Video store manager describes suspicious non-shopper to police
September 22, 2007, 5:26 PM
The manager of Blockbuster Video, 7122 Ogden, called police to report a suspicious person. A man came in and walked around the store for five minutes, and appeared not the be shopping but casing the joint. The man walked out; the manager watched as he crossed Ogden to the White Castle parking lot. There, the man entered a black Ford Taurus occupied by two men and one woman. The car drove away north on Harlem. The manager telephoned neighboring Blockbusters with a description of the suspicious person: a tall, stocky, black male, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt.
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Woman violates protection order while in possession of pot
September 22, 2007, 10:19 AM
A 30-year-old woman from the 1800 block of Kenilworth was found at her front door, despite an order of protection precluding this. She was taken into custody for violating the order. During booking, the woman told police she had marijuana in her pack of cigarettes; a search revealed a partial cigar which had marijuana mixed into the tobacco. Total weight of the marijuana was 3.3 grams. The woman was issued a possession ticket for the pot.
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Owner reports unfriendly interaction outside Tiger O’Stylies
September 22, 2007, 2:37 AM
The owner of Tiger O’Stylies, 6300 Ogden, called police to report a man he believed to be a bar patron being yelled at by at least four men in an older blue Lincoln Town Car. When the unknown patron threw a bottle at the car, the owner called police. He said the car fled westbound on Ogden, and the unknown patron fled on foot
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