Berwyn Police Blotter
Friday, June 08, 2007
Pool party pooper
June 2, 2007, 5:32 PM
Someone stole a plastic kiddie pool from a yard in the 2500 block of Harvey.
Once the bumper was gone, the missing front plate was inevitable
June 2, 2007, 4:11 PM
An officer stopped a front-bumper-less Mercury Cougar at 34th and Wesley; the car had no front plate. The driver, 19-year-old Alejandrina Lopez of Chicago, was ticketed for lack of four things: front bumper, front plate, insurance and valid license (hers was suspended).
Teen in bandit garb suspected in burglary
June 2, 2007, 2:40 PM
A woman asked her six-year-old why his bedroom window was open in their flat in the 6600 block of Cermak. The child responded that a teenage boy had left it open. He said he saw a short teen dressed in black, with a black bandanna over his mouth, crawl out the window carrying the six-year-old’s PlayStation and accessories and a Game Boy. After the burglar’s exit, the child said, he went back to watching TV. Meanwhile, at a neighboring apartment, a woman asked her 14-year-old son what was in two stuffed Aldi bags he was holding, upon which the boy fled. The boy’s older brother, 22, went after the 14-year-old and returned with the Aldi bags, but the teen himself fled and was being sought by police.
Car vs pedestrian
June 2, 2007, 2:17 PM
An accident in the 1500 block of Elmwood near 16th involved a nine-year-old pedestrian and a man in a car. The driver, a 39-year-old from the 1900 block of Scoville, was ticketed for failing to stop at the crosswalk.
Saturn smooshed
June 2, 2007, 12:16 PM
A woman called to report a huge tree branch from a tree in front of her house fell on her car. The 1997 Saturn, parked in the 2500 block of Lombard, had a squashed trunk, roof, hood and windshield.
Teen girls autograph dumpster
June 2, 2007
A woman reported seeing two girls vandalize a dumpster in the 3400 block of Maple. She described the two girls as 12 or 13, one in a pink shirt and one wearing a green shirt. The witness said the girls used black marker to write on the dumpster, “Bitch” and “Skankalicious”.
Gang graffiti on Highland
June 2, 2007
Garages in the 2500 block of Highland were defaced by gang graffiti overnight.
GPS stolen from car
June 2, 2007, 8:34 AM
A Ford sedan parked in the 3800 block of Maple had window broken out and a $300 GPS system stolen.
Fighting mob outside nightclub leads to felony charges, injured officer
June 2, 2007, 2:24 AM
An officer sent to a disturbance at Inclusive nightclub, 6319 Roosevelt, saw about 40 people in front of the club, five or six of whom were fighting, so he called for backup. The officer tried to separate two men who were pushing each other, but one fled on foot. The detained men refused to put his hands behind his back. While the first officer tried to handcuff the detained man, six or seven people surrounded him. A man approached him from behind with a cane raised as if to strike, but was stopped by a second officer’s pepper-spray. The cane-wielding man refused commands to lie on the ground, so he was assisted to the ground and handcuffed. Another man in the crowd told police “We’ll take care of this,” and was told by police to leave. Instead, he aggressively approached a police officer. He too had to be peppery-sprayed to be handcuffed. Next, a woman approached the officer and refused to stay away, saying “I’m not going anywhere, I’m staying right here!” She was handcuffed.
After that, an officer saw a man trying to hit a woman with a tire iron. As police approached the assailant, he dropped the tire iron and fled south into the neighborhood on Highland. Police followed on foot. The man ran through someone’s yard, through an alley and over a fence. When police caught up, he disobeyed orders to stop, and butted one cop with his shoulder. The officer wrestled him to the ground but needed a Taser to subdue him. Paurice L. Rose, 30, of Chicago, was charged with one count of mob action and one count of resisting an officer; Katrina Jones, 26, of Chicago, charged with mob action; Lawrence J. Tolliver, 27, of Chicago, charged with one count of mob action and one count of obstructing an officer; and Sedale B. Miller, 19, of Chicago, charged with one felony count of aggravated battery to a police officer and one felony count of resisting an officer.
Felony DUI charges for Melrose Park man
June 2, 2007, 3:23 AM
A witness near 16th and Highland reported seeing a white Ford Tempo strike a Durango parked on 16th. The Ford was heading west at high speed. Police noticed a strong odor of alcohol on the Ford driver, 35-year-old Antonio Jimenez of Melrose Park. Jimenez failed all field sobriety tests administered at the scene. At MacNeal Hospital, his blood alcohol level was revealed to be .201, nearly three times the legal limit. He was unhurt in the collision. Jimenez, who has previously been arrested under the alias “Martin Salinas”, was charged with aggravated DUI, aggravated DUI without insurance and aggravated DUI with a revoked license.
Woman tips off cops to wanted boyfriend
June 2, 2007, 3:03 PM
A woman stopped an officer on Windsor near Grove to say her live-in boyfriend was wanted by Cicero Police. The boyfriend allegedly came to her workplace in Cicero and hit her. She told the officer she believed the boyfriend was currently in their apartment, and thus available for pickup by police. Cicero police confirmed the warrant on the 37-year-old man, and Berwyn police delivered him to the Cicero lockup.
Lights out
June 2, 2007, 12:05 AM
An officer stopped a dark green Saturn at 26th and Ridgeland for driving with its headlights off. Cicero driver Guadalupe Rodriguez, 28, was cited for that, for having no insurance, and for driving without ever having obtained a license to do so.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Battery charge for unreasonable drunken man
June 1, 2007, 11:30 PM
A woman and her ex-boyfriend argued after he showed up drunk at her home in the 1200 block of Euclid and expected to drive their two kids back to his place in Chicago. The 35-year-old man yelled at the woman as the woman’s male roommate tried to intervene. He then tried to strike the woman with a piece of lumber. The offender fled after the victim smacked him in the head. Police found the man and charged him with one count of battery.
Police sign complaint, seek wife-batterer
June 1, 2007, 9:53 PM
A woman in the 1800 block of Home told police her husband threw a phone at her face, leaving her with a visible cut over the right eye. The offender was described as a 32-year-old black male, 5’9”, 155 lbs, last seen driving a white Buick LeSabre with Ohio plates. He has an extensive criminal background including assault, weapons offenses and kidnapping.
Cicero man ticketed in accident
June 1, 2007, 7:43 PM
Following an accident at Oak Park and Ogden, driver Christian Favela, 23, of Cicero, was unable to produce a valid license or proof of insurance, only a Mexican license. He was cited for driving without a valid license and failure to yield while turning left.