Berwyn Police Blotter
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Sweats-clad suspect flees scene
April 20, 2007, 12:26 AM
The victim of a vehicle break-in told police she saw a man standing by her Chevy Caprice in the 1200 block of Highland after she heard the car’s window break. She yelled and the man fled westbound through yards. The offender is described as male, 5’11”, medium build, black, wearing grey sweatpants and sweatshirt.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Massive graffiti find rivals Lascaux
April 19, 2007, 11 PM - midnight
Police found gang graffiti on 28 properties in the 1200, 1300 and 1500 blocks of Kenilworth; the 1300 block of Clinton; the 1400 block of Grove; the 6900 block of Roosevelt, the 1200 block of Home, the 2900 block of Harlem and the 3600 block of Oak Park Avenue.
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Someone else’s mess gets lot owner in trouble
April 19, 2007, 8:33 PM
The owner of an open lot complained to police that a construction company is storing machinery and debris on his property without permission. Now he has gotten a local ordinance ticket for the mess, even though the stuff isn’t his. He was told to contact the building department.
Teens in alley scuffle
April 19, 6:38 PM
Four Morton West freshman were reportedly involved in a scuffle. A 16-year-old girl and her mom told police at 3 PM the girl visited a boy who lives in the 1400 block of Home, trying to get some belongings back. They met in the alley, but the boy refused to give her the items and would not let the her leave. According to the girl, two other boys appeared. One grabbed her throat, pushed her down and hit her in the head, possibly with a set of keys. She escaped, told her mom and came to police.
Sulk all you like, but the car is getting towed
April 19, 2007, 5:47 PM
A 2001 blue Buick sedan was towed away and the owner ticketed because police could hear the sound system 100 feet away. The car was stopped at 26th and Oak Park Ave. The driver, a 24- year-old Cicero man, refused to sign the noise citation and impoundment form, which of course had no effect on their execution.
Flea marketeer suffers setback
April 19, 2007, 6:06 PM
A man from the 1800 block of Harlem reported his 1998 Astro van door appeared tampered with. The four bins of cell phones and accessories he stored inside were missing, as was the City of Chicago vendor’s license he needs to sell cell phones at flea markets there.
Berwyn woman offends with loud car stereo
April 19, 2007, 4:35 PM
An officer heard the stereo from a grey 2007 Ford 4-door 100 feet away from where the car was stopped at a red light at 26th and Oak Park Avenue. The driver, a 27-year-old woman from the 6500 block of 27th Place, was ticketed for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance, and the Ford was towed.
The penalties jump for repeat offenders
April 19, 2007, 4:47 PM
An officer on patrol at Roosevelt and Harlem stopped a 1998 green Chevy Cavalier he saw switch lanes without a signal. The driver carried no ID, but a name check showed his license had been suspended for DUI since November 2005. 53-year-old Jacques R. Rogers of Oak Park also had a previous conviction for driving with a suspended license. He was charged with felony driving with license suspended and for the failure to signal.
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Pershing garage defaced
April 19, 2007, 4:09
A woman in the 6500 block of Pershing reported someone put graffiti on her brick garage.
Parked van stolen
April 19, 2007, 3:06 PM
A 1996 Astro Van was stolen from its parking spot in the 3200 block of Lombard.
Out-of-town trespassers arrested at high school
April 19, 2007, 2:42 PM
A dean at Morton West High School called police to make a complaint about two males—not Morton students—who would not leave school property. The seventeen-year-old males were from Forest Park and Maywood. The Maywood teen became aggressive and police had to place him on the ground to handcuff him. Both were charged with criminal trespass.
Garage burglar makes off with plumbing tools
April 19, 2007, 2:29 PM
A man who stores plumbing tools in a garage in the 2100 block of Wesley reported someone broke in through the service door and stole his pipe threader and two boxes of tools.
Catburglar strikes from roof
April 19, 2007, 12:56 PM
The manager of an office in the 6600 block of Cermak noticed several computers missing. The burglar(s) apparently entered through windows accessible from an adjoining rooftop. Two computers with towers, one ThinkPad and one printer were stolen.
Courtyard carousers
April 19, 2007, 2:08 PM
Citizen complaints reported people drinking during the night in the courtyard of a building in the 6600 block of Cermak.
The friend of my friend is (in this case) my enemy
April 19, 2007, 11: 45 AM
A man told police he was threatened by the friend of a friend. A man who lives near 15th and Clinton called the victim, upset because their mutual friend had sold him a gun that shot blanks. He wanted his money back and told the victim to get the money for him or else. The offender told him “I’m not going to touch you, but you will see bullets through your house.”