Berwyn Police Blotter
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Pitbull flees to Stickney
June 22, 2007, 12:34 PM
A pitbull with a chain collar and no tags crossed into Stickney at Pershing Road near Grove. The owner was cited for having an at-large dog with no city tags.
Gangbangers accused in beating go free when victim won’t sign complaints
June 22, 2007, 12:53 PM
A woman in the 1600 block of Scoville called police when she saw two men beating someone, while a third man stood over the victim. She yelled for the attackers to get off the victim, and they fled in a maroon Saturn. The victim, a resident of the 6400 block of 16th, had visible injuries to his face, arm and shoulder. He told police he used to belong to a street gang, but left several months ago. He said he left the neighborhood for five of those months to avoid encounters with his ex-homies. Since his return, he said, he had been afraid this would happen. He said two men punched him and threw him against a fence, and the third pulled a black semi-automatic handgun from his waistband and pointed it at the victim. The gun-holder reportedly said, “yeah, bitch, we got you now.”
Police gave descriptions of the Saturn and the suspects to other law-enforcement bodies and soon learned the men had been stopped by Cook County sheriff’s deputies. The suspects were a 17-year-old Berwyn male from the 3400 block of Euclid; a 24-year-old Burbank man; and a 23-year-old man from the 2400 block of north Tripp, Chicago. When questioned by a Berwyn detective, the man accused of holding the gun laughed and denied it.
The victim maintained he was willing to sign complaints against the three men, but several hours later decided against it, so they were freed.
Speeder in silver sedan stopped
June 22,2007, 10:59 AM
An officer stopped a silver Buick Allure, which was traveling 51 MPH in a 30 MPH zone in the 7000 block of Ogden. Driver Rebecca Carver, 25, of the 3800 block of south West End, Chicago, was ticketed for speeding, driving with license suspended, and no valid registration.
The mirror crack’d
June 22, 2007, 8:37 AM
A man who parked his 2003 Honda CRV in the 1300 block of Wenonah found its driver’s side mirror broken off.
Stop sign, red light, ignored in swift succession
June 22, 2007, 1:40 AM
As an officer watched, a red Chevy SUV pulled out of Vacin Fairway and turned right onto southbound East without stopping at the posted sign, then made a left onto Cermak despite the red light at that intersection. Cicero resident Veronica Jaimes, 36, was ticketed for disobeying both the stop sign and stop light, and for driving with an expired license.
Broadview-registered car blocks hydrant
June 22, 2007, 1:12 AM
A green Chevy Impala parked too near a hydrant in the 1800 block of Clarence resulted in tickets for its owner, 34-year-old Monica Miller of Broadview: one for blocking the hydrant, and one for parking over a foot away from the curb.
Watch those nails
June 22, 2007, 12:31 AM
A woman called police to her residence in the 1500 block of Wisconsin, stating that she wanted her boyfriend to leave the home. Police could see scratches on the face and neck of the 26-year-old man. The woman was angry and uncooperative with police, smelled of alcohol, and was charged with one count of domestic battery.
Felony charge for Berwyn man in hit and run
June 22, 2007, 12:08 AM
An accident in the 2100 block of Gunderson involved a silver minivan with temporary plates, which collided with a green SUV. The minivan driver fled the scene on foot, but was stopped by police and positively identified by a witness. The 29-year-old man, from the 2100 block of Highland, failed the sobriety tests administered to him via an interpreter at the police department. Police observed numerous open containers of alcohol in the minivan. The driver admitted to having consumed six beers at the home of a Cicero friend. He was cited for DUI; DUI with a blood-alcohol level over .08 (it was .190, more than double the legal limit); leaving the scene; failure to give information following an accident; no license; no insurance; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and illegal transportation of alcohol. A felony upgrade was approved by the assistant state’s attorney.
Garage remains caved-in as it awaits county inspector
June 21, 2007, 11:41 PM
An officer patrolling the 3500 block of Euclid noticed that the roof of a garage had fallen in, with one wall collapsed into the backyard. Because of this, the alley-side wall was leaning into the alley. The homeowner told police the collapse began on June 19, but he is waiting until the Cook County asbestos inspection is done before he can have someone start the repairs.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Boyfriend accused of car theft
June 21, 2007, 11:09 PM
A 43-year-old woman from the 7100 block of 35th told police her live-in boyfriend, 42, took her grey 2000 Chrysler sedan without permission while she was at work. The car was entered in the state database as stolen.
Fake name adds extra charge to the list
June 21, 2007, 2007, 10:43 PM
After an accident on 16th at Grove, the driver of a silver Ford told police he was “Raymond B. O’Neil”, age 39. His fingerprints told a different story: he was actually James L. Getsales, age 27, of the 6000 block of south Sawyer, Chicago. There was a Cook County warrant for domestic battery waiting for Getsales; he was processed for the warrant and charged with obstruction for falsely identifying himself. He also received tickets for faiure to yield; no license on his person and having an expired driver’s license.
Boss charged with battery after grabbing employee
June 21, 2007, 8:55 PM
A woman and her boss were having a verbal disagreement in the 6900 block of Roosevelt, then the man asked the employee to take him somewhere. When she refused and turned away, he grabbed her shoulder in an insulting manner. This was corroborated by a witness, a 45-year-old Chicago woman. The 47-year-old Berwyn man was charged with battery. A check of his name showed he also had an outstanding arrest warrant from Cook County for illegal transportation of alcohol.
Loiterers kicked out of ‘hood by gang task force
June 21, 2007, 6:31 PM
Gang task force officers noticed three men sitting in a green pickup truck at 37th and Grove. When police approached, the front passenger made a move toward his front pants pocket, so the men were ordered out of the truck. The passenger, a 27-year-old man from the 3600 block of Harvey, told police he had just been putting some weed into his pocket. The sergeant on the scene recovered a clear bag of 6.7 grams of marijuana. The man was arrested. His companions were warned against loitering at 37th and Grove, and police gang files were updated to reflect finding these guys hanging out at that intersection. The pot-carrier was ticketed for possession; he paid $275 in full and was released. The other men were a 21-year-old from the 3600 block of Grove, and a 21-year-old from the 3500 block of Ridgeland.
Vandalized window
June 21, 2007, 5:38 PM
A basement window of a residence in the 2500 block of Clarence was reported broken.
Neon’s rear window gone
June 21, 2007, 5:20 PM
A woman, age 19, from the 2600 block of Wesley, told police someone broke out the rear window of her 1999 Neon while it was parked in the 6700 block of 26th St.