Berwyn Police Blotter
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Leaving scene represented as good citizenship
May 10, 2007, 4:11 PM
A caller alerted police to a hit and run accident at 21st and Oak Park Avenue. Witnesses heard a loud crash, then saw a black Chrysler, badly damaged. The offender, in a white 1998 Cadillac Deville featuring front end damage to match that of the black car, was last seen southbound on Oak Park Avenue. Police quickly located the white Caddy, which was parked in the Oak Park/Euclid alley. The driver, a 19-year-old woman from the 6700 block of 21st, told police she drove it to the alley so it would not block the street. The car was registered to her boyfriend. The woman was positively identified by fingerprints. She was ticketed for improper lane usage, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, displaying suspended registration and driving with a suspended license.
Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (2) Trackbacks • Permalink
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Fight call nets pot haul
May 10, 2007, 4:01 PM
Two males seen walking very fast away from 28th and East – where a disturbance had just been reported – told police they had been fighting “with a friend,” a person whose name they did not know. The two 16-year-olds were patted down; one was found with four small clear bags of marijuana, totalling 3.1 grams. He received a $100 ticket for possession of marijuana.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Fight/brawl/riot • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Opossum spotted
May 10, 2007, 2:53 PM
A resident of the 1500 block of Gunderson told police there was an opossum lurking beneath a plastic cover in the backyard. An officer set a trap for it.
Piggy bank not spared by burglar
May 10, 2007, 2:35 PM
A 39-year-old man came home to his flat in the 2200 block of Elmwood to find his door unlocked and his bathroom window open. The bedrooms were in disarray. The burglar stole four watches, two chains, three rings and a bracelet – all made of gold – as well as a video recorder and an unknown amount of cash from a child’s piggy bank.
Baked bedsheets
May 10, 2007, 12:44 PM
An elderly woman living in the 3100 block of Oak Park Avenue attempted to dry bedsheets in her oven, then fell asleep. The resulting fire filled the hallway of the apartment building with smoke. Berwyn firefighters extinguished the fire.
Van criminally damaged
May 10, 2007, 11:50 AM
Someone smashed out the rear window of a 2000 Astro van parked in the 2700 block of Grove.
PM graffiti roundup
May 10, 2007, 12:15 PM
Someone put gang graffiti on property in the 3400 block of Ridgeland. And in the 1900 block of Oak Park Avenue, black marker was used to do graffiti representing the same gang.
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Tenant blames landlord for missing door
May 10, 2007, 7:14
A man who has had an ongoing dispute with his landlord regarding his overdue rent says he returned from work to his apartment in the 3100 block of Harlem and found the rear doorway of his place open.
Car messed with
May 10, 2007, 6:13 AM
A 35-year-old man said someone poured sugar all around the interior of his car; the unknown vandal also jammed the ignition. The car was parked in the 1800 block of Kenilworth.
Fence damaged
May 10, 2007, 1:02 AM
A man in the 2900 block of Wisconsin told police he heard a noise, went outside, and found his fence had been damaged by someone.
He’s just not that into you
May 10, 2007, 12:56 AM
Police answering a disturbance call came to the 6700 block of Roosevelt Rd. to find a 24-year-old Chicago woman seated on the sidewalk, drunk, crying and arguing into a cell phone. The complainant, a 25-year-old man from that block, said he and she used to date but even though they are not together, the woman persists in calling. He said she arrived unannounced and screamed at him. She was cited for disorderly conduct.
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Wait—if you mess up the car and then kill her, who’s left to be upset about the car?
May 10, 2007, 12:23 AM
A 23-year-old Berwyn woman reported her 25-year-old former boyfriend was in his car in front of her residence in the 2100 block of Harvey. The woman said he had called her to say he intended to damage her vehicle and kill her. Since their breakup, he has called numerous times to threaten her life.
Loud Toyota taken away
May 10, 2007, 12:36 AM
An officer could hear very loud music from a white Toyota Celica heading eastbound on Cermak in the 6300 block. The car was impounded and the driver, a man from the 1400 block of Home, ticketed for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance.
Man charged in KFC armed robbery
May 9, 2007, 4:29 PM
One man has been charged in the KFC armed robbery. He was apprehended right away. A second man has not yet been charged. Witnesses to the robbery at the KFC restaurant, 7135 Ogden, say a man wearing a white nylon mask over his head pointed a black revolver at an employee and yelled “give me all the money.“ Another employee was able to hit the alarm button to bring police. The offender got an undetermined amount of bank-wrapped currency and fled. A man answering his description was soon caught nearby with bank-wrapped currency and coin rolls in his pockets.
Irate 27-year-old man hits teen girlfriend, breaks window
May 10, 2007, midnight
An 18-year-old woman from the 1600 block of Euclid reported she was at the Marathon gas station, 1600 Oak Park Avenue, with her brother’s 17-year-old male friend, when her 27-year-old boyfriend arrived. The boyfriend asked her why she was out of the house. He then punched her friend, shoved her to the ground and hit her. The 17-year-old hid. The 27-year-old man finally left, but not before punching and breaking a glass window in the gas station store. Later, the offender turned himself in; he was charged with one count of battery and one of criminal damage to property.