Berwyn Police Blotter
Constitutional Scholar Seeks Same
February 13, 2008, 1:52 PM
Fresh from her release from the lockup at the Berwyn Police Department, an 18-year-old woman from the 3100 block of Euclid came to the station desk told the desk officer in a very loud voice that she wished to “talking to a f------ police officer who knows the f------ Constitution!” The officer advised her to quiet down and take a seat, at which the woman yelled, “F--- YOU! Don’t tell me what to do, just get me a f------ cop who knows the law!” The officer again advised the woman to be seated and calm down, because she was disturbing the 12 to 15 other people present in the lobby at the time. The woman replied, “F--- YOU! Don’t tell me what to do!,” and walked away. The officer turned away from the window briefly to attend to some work, and the woman returned and yelled, “I told you to get me a f------ cop that knows the f------ law and I know my rights and this is B---S---!” The officer came out into lobby, took the woman by the arm and escorted back to the booking department, instructing her to sit on the bench next to the holding cage. The woman responded by screaming that she knew her rights and that they could not hold her. In front of several police personnel, the woman screamed, swore and behaved irrationally, demanded to be released immediately, and threatened to hurt herself. She was placed in the holding cage. Minutes later, the booking officer hit the emergency call button, bringing other officers to his aid; the woman had wrapped an undershirt around her neck and was trying to choke herself. She told police, “I told you I would hurt or kill myself.” Again she demanded to be released, stating she had no reason to live if she could not sign complaints against a 15-year-old juvenile subject with whom she had a fight earlier. At this point, police took away the woman’s shoes, socks and zipped hoodie because of her threats. She was handcuffed to a chair for her protection, until paramedics arrived to take her away for a psychiatrict evaluation.
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