Berwyn Police Blotter
Gang members seen squaring off in street
November 29, 2007, 9:33 PM
An officer saw a red Buick sedan and a black Honda Accord stopped in the intersection of Ridgeland and Cermak, beside several men who were confronting a lone man. A fight appeared imminent. When the group saw police, the lone man began walking south, and the others reentered their cars. Police stopped the Honda at Vacin and caught up with 22-year-old Jose Dominguez of the 1500 block of Oak Park Avenue; the others in the Honda fled, leaving the empty Honda behind. Dominguez told police he had just gotten a ride from the other guys but did not know driver’s name. He said he and the others belong to a gang; he said they stopped in the intersection to confront the lone man because he was a member of a rival gang. Police also located the lone man—38-year-old Carlos Garcia of the 3600 block of Clarence. Garcia said two cars pulled up and yelled gang slogans, so he responded with a different slogan. Next, police noticed a man approaching the abandoned Honda: 31-year-old Marcelo Malvaez of the 2600 block of Home. Malvaez said he drove the Honda but was not involved in the gang incident, though he admitted membership. Malvaez and Dominguez were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
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