Berwyn Police Blotter
Miscellaneous
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Lack of street parking forced alley appearance
October 2, 2007, 11:50 PM
Callers alerted police to a suspicious vehicle in the 1800 block of Wesley/Euclid alley; the vehicle was running and occupied but blocking alley access. Responding officers found a silver Dodge van whose driver appeared to be sleeping. The van was running, with its lights, radio and windshield wipers on. A half-full open bottle of Miller Light beer was in the driver’s side cupholder, and several empty bottles were visible by the driver’s seat. Officers woke driver Roberto Rodriguez, 34, of the 1800 block of Wesley. Rodriguez told them he was in the alley because he was unable to find an open parking spot on the street.
He was charged with driving on a suspended license, no insurance and having open alcohol in his vehicle.
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Friday, October 05, 2007
We’re gonna show you how Northsiders do …
October 2, 2007, 11:10 PM
Police came to the 1600 block of Euclid, where a woman complained the landlady was threatening her family. The landlady told police she is in the process of evicting the woman and her family. She said the tenants caused problems and began the latest altercation by pounding on her door.
The tenant said she feared the landlady, who was to throw a party the next night and allegedly told the tenants, “we’re gonna show you how Northsiders do,” a remark the tenant believed referred to fighting. The officer advised both parties to leave each other alone. The landlady expressed dissatisfaction, stating that if police can’t solve the problem, she would take matters into her own hands.
Disorderly conduct • Memorable incidents • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (1) Trackbacks • Permalink
Dog chained without food or water, owner uncooperative
October 2, 2007, 10:45 AM
Police came to the 1300 block of Clinton to check out complaints of a dog locked in a garage that had been barking for two days. Police and fire personnel found the pitbull/mastiff-mix dog, chained and locked inside the garage, barking violently. A look through the window showed the dog had no food, water or ventilation; a large amount of dog feces littered the garage floor. Firemen were able to get into the garage and rescue the dog, which was taken to A-American for safekeeping. The house was in the process of being sold, and appeared vacant. Police called the realtor, Claudia Valdovinos, who stated she had the owner’s number but would not give it to police. Eventually, police received a call from the owner, Octavio Padilla, 30. Police described Padilla was irate and uncooperative; he reportedly told them he was going to sue the department. The animal-cruelty investigation continues.
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Chicago scrapper stopped
October 2, 2007, 10:05 AM
An officer saw a blue Ford pickup truck travel through the 2500 block of Elmwood/Ridgeland alley, then also through the 2500 block of Cuyler/Ridgeland alley. It was clear to the officer the driver was looking for scrap metal. Carlos G. Garcia, 23, of the 1600 block of west Pratt, Chicago, was cited for prohibited alley traffic, having a unsecured load in the truck, no insurance and no driver’s license. The truck was towed.
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Charges filed against doctor in fondling case
October 5, 2007
A doctor accused of inappropriately touching numerous patients has been charged in the case. Ricardo Arze, MD, was charged with one felony count of criminal sexual assault and ten misdemeanors. One of the “patients” was actually an undercover officer from Cook County, assisting in the months-long investigation. According to Berwyn police, the state’s attorney’s Sex Crimes Unit is still investigating the matter.
Previous story here:
http://www.berwynpoliceblotter.com/index.php/site/comments/women_accuse_doctor_of_fondling/
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Pitbull trapped in feces-filled flat without food, water
September 30, 2007, 4:15 PM
Neighbors told police a dog had been left alone for two weeks on the second floor of a vacant two-flat in the 3800 block of Grove. Police could see a brown and white pitbull standing up and barking through an open window in the building. Mail had stacked up in the mailbox; a “FOR SALE” sign was found in the back yard. One of the second-floor windows had no screen. Witnesses said the owner, Guillermo Trejo, moved out weeks ago. Berwyn firemen made a forced entry to secure the dog. Once inside, police and fire personnel found the upstairs flat vacant. The dog had no food and no water. Dog feces were all over the apartment. The pitbull was taken to A-American veterinary for safekeeping.
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September 29 graffiti, gang and otherwise
September 29, 2007, 10:51 AM
Gang graffiti was made with black marker on a garage door in the 2800 block of Home.
2:11 PM
A woman from the 2200 block of East reported graffiti was scratched on her garage. She also complained that patrons of Sevilla’s Tapas bar, 6543 Cermak, frequently exit the rear door with bottles of alcohol and urinate by her garage.
3 PM
Gang letters and symbols in gold paint were paced in a garage in the 1300 block of Kenilworth.
6:51 PM
Freshly spray-painted gang graffiti was found on a brick wall in the rear of a building in the 6400 block of 18th.
Disorderly conduct • Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
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.
6 PM
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.
Miscellaneous • Theft • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink