Berwyn Police Blotter
Victim: gang slogans, club involved in 31st and East disturbance
May 14, 2008, 4:49 PM
Police responding to a disturbance in the 3000 block of Clarence met with the complainant at the corner of Clarence and 31st. The man said he saw a brown Buick with temporary Illinois plates run the stop sign at 31st and East, then pull into the alley behind the 6600 block of 31st. The victim said the two men in the Buick yelled at him, leading him to believe they needed help, so he exited his vehicle. But as he approached the pair, he said, one man produced a silver-color club from the Buick and came toward him. Now believing himself in danger of assault from the club-wielding man, the victim returned to his car and phoned 911. He said a second man yelled gang slogans at him. The victim positively identified both men after police stopped them. Police charged Vicente A. Hernandez, 19, of the 3700 block of Home, with one count of aggravated assault. Victor A. Smekal, 19, of the 6600 block of 31st, was charged with disorderly conduct. The silver-color club was recovered as evidence.
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