Berwyn Police Blotter
Pot, gang stuff, dominate cellphone picture gallery
July 2, 2008, 8:49 PM
Callers reported a group from an orange vehicle chasing another group and yelling “gang slurs”. Police located the orange vehicle—a 2004 Pontiac Aztek SUV—which was stopped in the 2800 block of Ridgeland. A woman sat alone in the vehicle. Cecelia Rios, 18, had no license, just a learner’s permit. She told police she had been with her brother, who exited the SUV for unknown reasons, and she was driving in circles looking for him. Rios was charged with prohibited alley traffic, no seat belt, and driving without a valid license.
The Aztek was towed. During an inventory of its contents, police saw three cell phones. Rios reportedly said the owners of the phones jumped out of the Aztec to chase some other people. As they checked the phone contact lists for some clue as to the identity of the owners, police noticed pot plants and signs of gang affiliation in the phone pictures.
Three male juveniles—apparently the objects of the foot chase—were found and returned to their guardian.
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