Berwyn Police Blotter
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Man says he foiled knife, gun-wielding crowd bare-handed
November 17, 2008, 3:18 AM
Brookfield police reported a man in their lobby said he had been the victim of an armed robbery in Berwyn. The victim, a 24-year-old man from the 3600 block of south Morton, Brookfield, stated he got off the Metra train at Oak Park and Stanley the previous night at 11 PM. He said he stood on the platform, using his cell phone, when, suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his upper left chest. He realized he had been stabbed from behind by an unknown male Hispanic who yelled “Give me your wallet!”
The victim said he grabbed the hand holding the knife and elbowed the offender in the face, rendering him unconscious. Next, a second assailant came on, striking the Brookfield man in the head with a black handgun. The victim told police he “instinctively” grabbed the hand holding the gun and fought until his attacker gave up. He then fought off two more men and managed to render them unconscious as well. The victim told police that, altogether, he was attacked by six male Hispanics in their 20s, all in dark clothing. He added that, after he rendered the first three men unconscious, numbers 5,6 and 7 fled south on Oak Park Avenue, but not without firing “at least two rounds” in the victim’s general direction. No shell casings were found in the area when police came to investigate.
The victim said that after the incident, he walked southwest, stopping periodically because of his bleeding knife wound, until he wound up at the Brookfield police station.
The victim had cuts on his right hand and a four-inch cut on his chest, consistent with knife inuries; he also had a scrape and a bruise near his right eye. The victim told police he attributed his ability to fight off so many attackers to having been a martial arts instructor.
The victim also said the offenders made off with his wallet, his cell phone and his martial-arts black belt.
Assault, battery • Memorable incidents • Weapons-related • Unusual, mysterious, odd or just weird • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Dog scares off burglar
November 12, 2008, 6:03 PM
A woman in the 6900 block of 21st found the window of her back door broken and called police. Police found the apartment6 ransacked and blood on the bedcovers. Police found fingerprints and took a sample of the blood, which was not that of the ictim. The victim said she was missing a laptop, about 100 CDs, an opal ring and an emerald ring.
6:59 PM
A second woman who lived across from the first reported finding her window cracked, apparently from a failed effort to break in. She said she could tell her dog had been jumping up at that window and believed that was what discouraged the offender.
Burglars get in, get out, get nothing
November 12, 2008
A man in the 1800 block of Maple told police he heard footsteps, and opened his bedroom door to encounter a stranger in the upstairs hallway. The stranger reportedly stated, ‘Oh, f^@k, Josh, let’s get out of here!” and fled downstairs and out of the house with a second offender. Police found the south-side entry door had been kicked in. The victim described the intruder he saw ad a male Hispanic in his 20s-30s, 5’9”, 200 lbs, with brown curly hair and a mustache, wearing a dark blue Carhartt jacket.
Burglary • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Burglars hit north, south sides
November 11, 2008, 6:59 PM
A rear window was broken and a bedroom was found ransacked in the 3600 block of Lombard.
9:43 PM
Someone pried open the door of a residence in the 1800 block of Maple.
Common Sense, Rights of Man, conflict with state law
November 11, 2008, 6:36 PM
An anonymous letter informed police that people continue to smoke inside Junior’s bar, 7011 Ogden, despite the statewide ban. Police came to Juniors and saw a 30-year-old Stickney man inside, smoking a cigarette. The man said he always smokes there, and so do others. Bar manager Thomas Paine was advised of the complaint. The report will be sent to the Illinois Dept. of Public Health for investigation.
Car alarm alerts but does not motivate
November 11, 2008, 11:08 AM
Someone broke into a Buick Regal in the 1600 block of Clarence, stealing two amps and two woofers. The victim, a 22-year-old man, told police he heard his car alarm go off at 1 AM but did not get up to find out why. When he finally came outside at 11 AM, he found his trunk lock pulled out and the electronics missing.
Smallish gym shoes successfully stolen
November 10, 2008, 7:07 PM
A security guards at Shoe Carnival, Cermak Plaza, told police a man in a green car just drove off with a pair of stolen shoes. The license of the green car was registered to a man in the 3400 block of west Beach, Chicago. The security guard told police the offender was a male Hispanic in his 20s, 5’6” and 160 lbs, wearing a black skullcap under a black-and-white hoodie, under which he concealed a size 8 pair of Chuck Taylor Converse shoes.
Main Street • Suspicious people, objects or events • Theft • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Pot pocket
November 10, 2008, 6:29 PM
The tactical team advised other officers to check out a suspicious white Hyundai headed west on 14th. POlice stopped it at East and 15th. The two men in the car said they had nothing illegal and gave permission to search the vehicle. During the subsequent patdown, passenger Esteban P/ Hernandez, 19, of 1401 Cuyler, reportedly stated, “It’s not my jacket, I don’t know what’s in there”. Police found a clear plastic bag of marijuana, totaling 5.2 grams, in the jacket’s pocket. Hernandez was given a $275 pot possession ticket.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Theft foiled at Marshall’s
November 10, 2008, 4:30 PM
A security guard detained a woman at Marshall’s in Cermak Plaza after seeing her remove a theft-prevention sensor from a jacket, then don the jacket and exit the store. The white jacket, which was recovered, was a “Coogi” valued at $79.99. Police charged Shannon L. Spicer, 18, of 3118 west Lake, Chicago, with retail theft.
Jeweler’s window damaged
November 10, 2008, 3:19 PM
The front window of a jewelry store in the 6400 block of Cermak was found damaged, apparently by a shot from a BB gun.
Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • Main Street • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Scavenbers walk right onto private property, take what they like
November 10, 2008, 2:24 PM
A woman in the 3500 block of Cuyler reported two men entered her back yard, took six large bags full of aluminum cans, placed the bags in in the rear of a dark-colored pickup truck in the alley, then drove away.
Suspicious people, objects or events • Trespassing • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Reality sets in, car goes away
November 10, 2008, 2:37 PM
An officer could hear a blue Chevy Impala from 150 feet away without even trying, so he stopped the car in the 2300 block of Home. When advised of the nature of the stop, the driver reportedly asked, “You’re not going to impound it, are you?” Alas, the answer was “yes”. The Impala was towed and driver Geraldo Monarrez, 18, of 8704 Plainfield, Lyons, was on the hook for the $500 noise-ordinance violation ticket.
Noise violations • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Gang graffiti and a man untroubled by bike theft
November 10, 2008, 7:54 AM
Graffiti was found on a garage door in the 2700 block of Wesley.
12:51 PM
A Neighborhood Watch block captain discovered and reported gang graffiti on two garages in the 2200 and two more in the 2300 blocks of Scoville.
8:36 PM
After finding graffiti on a garage in the 2200 block of Kenilworth, police spoke with the homeowner, who said he had two bicycles stolen from his property in the previous two weeks, but had not felt it necessary to report the theft.
8:51 PM
An unauthorized bunny-head portrait marred a garage in the 2200 block of Clinton.
Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Friday, November 14, 2008
Freaking out at McD’s
November 9, 2008, 10:07 PM
At the McDonald’s at Cermak and Ridgeland, a 66-year-old woman told police a younger woman threatened her. Witnesses said the offender appeared to be on drugs, and that she harassed the victim, shaking her fists and threatening to beat her.
Police spoke to Gloria N. Perez, 44, of 2216 Elmwood, who reportedly stated, “Arrest me! Arrest me!” The restaurant manager told police Perez has been asked to leave McDonald’s for problems on multiple past occasions. Perez was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and disorderly conduct.
Assault, battery • Disorderly conduct • Main Street • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Guy gets some of his face bitten off
November 9, 2008, 9:40 PM
Police responding to a call of a disturbance in Lalo’s parking lot, 3011 Harlem, found a man and a woman there. The man, a 33-year-old Cicero resident, said he and his girlfriend went to Lalo’s, they argued and she bit him. Police could see the victim was bloody and had a chunk of skin missing from the left side of his face. Via an interpreter, the woman reportedly admitted biting the victim. Abril B. Noyola, 24, of 1526 south 51st Ct, Cicero, was arrested and charged with domestic battery.
Assault, battery • Domestic • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink