Berwyn Police Blotter
August 11, 2009
Stolen car
August 11, 2009, 7:17 AM
A 2000 silver Chevy Impala disappeared from the 1500 block of Gunderson the night of August 10th. Owners said the car had been locked.
Noise impound
August 11, 2009, 12:16 PM
Police stopped Steve Kobela, of the 3100 block of Oak Park, two blocks south of his home for an excessively loud radio. He was charged with driving on a suspended license, having an uninsured vehicle, a broken tail light and illegally loud radio. His 1996 maroon Taurus was impounded.
Neighbor witnesses car burglary by other neighbors
August 11, 2009, 3:15 PM
A man preparing for work at 5 AM heard glass breaking and left his house in the 2300 block of Scoville. There he saw two 18 - 20-year-old male whites standing beside his neighbor’s maroon 2006 Jeep. The rear driver’s side vent window had been smashed. The men walked from the car and then sat on the porch of 2234 S. Scoville. After sitting for awhile, the witness saw the men return to the car, open the door and grab some items. They fled north toward the house where they had previously been sitting. The car’s owner reported that his dashboard was damaged; a car stereo was missing along with a $100 iPod and $40.
Really old car burglarized
August 11, 2009, 5:13 PM
The owner of a 1977 red American Motors station wagon told police that someone stole the insurance and vehicle registration cards from the car parked in the 3000 block of Clarence. The thief left the passenger side door open, the victim said.
Unlocked Ford Focus burgled
August 11, 2009, 6:20 PM
Thieves hit the jackpot when they found an unlocked car on the 2400 block of Kenilworth and removed a CD/Stereo unit, iPod, radar detector and the owner’s wallet containing his ID and insurance card. A neighbor told police she heard yelling in the street around 3:00 AM, but did not look out the window.
Car damaged in hospital lot
August 11, 2009, 3:34 PM
A gray 1996 Dodge Caravan was damaged on the rear driver’s side panel after being parked in the MacNeal hospital lot near some construction equipment.
Boyfriend moves out with her money
August 11, 2009, 3:53 PM
A woman told police she suspected her former boyfriend in the ransacking of her bedroom and theft of $300 and a camera. She said that while she was at work, her boyfriend’s belongings had been removed from the apartment they shared in the 1800 block of Wesley. Her money and camera disappeared as well.
Garage burglary
August 11, 2009, 6:08 PM
A tile cutter and a box of hand tools worth $500 were stolen from a garage in the 6400 block of 27th St. Police believe the thief entered through a side door.
Man finds hand grenade in cousin’s junk
August 11, 2009, 6:47 PM
A man cleaning the garage for a cousin (who is in a nursing home with dementia) discovered several shotgun shells and what appeared to be a live hand grenade. Cook County bomb squad officers arrived at 3500 block of Wisconsin and determined the grenade to be a fake.
-J. LeHane
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