Berwyn Police Blotter
Laid low by booze, fellow boozer
August 10, 2008, 7 AM
A man in the 1400 block of Clinton struck up an acquaintance with a fellow from the next block north. The pair got along famously for a while as they spent several hours drinking at the 1300-block resident’s place, then moved on to the garage of the 1400-block resident for several more hours of imbibing. But when the garage-owner told his new-found buddy it was time for him to leave, things went sour. The guest punched the host in the face. When the victim fell to the ground, the offender kept punching. The victim’s mom saw the beating and followed the offender home, then called police.
Despite bleeding injuries to his right eye and nose, the victim—who refused to give his name to police or show any ID—would not sign a battery complaint, explaining that heavy drinking had led to the incident.
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