Berwyn Police Blotter
Gang regalia near Proksa explained as “his only clean shirt”
June 3, 2008, 10:50 PM
Police detained a Cicero man, dressed in gang clothing, after seeing him stand at the corner of 31st and Wisconsin, across from Proksa Park, for a long time. Humberto I. Rodriguez, 17, explained his presence on the corner by saying he had attended a party and was on his way home. He told police he used to be a member of a street gang but had “gotten out”. Then he said he was only wearing the suspicious shirt—adorned with the initials of the gang, as well as printed with his “street” name—because “it was his only clean shirt”. Police informed him that it was against the law to represent a street gang by such means. Gang-related items recovered by police were turned over to the tactical division. Rodriguez was cited for disorderly conduct; his court date is June 19 at 3 PM in the community room, 6401 31st.
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