Berwyn Police Blotter
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Paint vandalism
May 30, 2007, 5 PM
Green and yellow paint was thrown onto a garage door in the 2400 block of Lombard.
Stop sign disobedience
May 30, 2007
An officer stopped a 36-year-old man from the 2500 block of Ridgeland, after his red van disobeyed a stop sign at 28th and Lombard. He was cited for the blown stop and for driving unlicensed.
Trespassing charge for man caught in building
May 30, 2007, 12:27 PM
A man residing in the 2200 block of Cuyler was charged with one count of criminal trespass. He was caught in the foyer of a two-flat, trying to enter an apartment in the 2200 block of Gunderson.
Expired plate stop
May 30, 2007, 12:01 PM
An officer in the 3900 block of Oak Park stopped a 1996 Saturn with expired plates. The driver, 28-year-old Tiffany T. Curry of Chicago, was ticketed for the expired registration and for driving with neither license nor insurance.
Gang graffiti removed
May 30, 2007, 11:18 AM
Gang graffiti found on the wall of a business in the 2500 block of Oak Park Avenue was removed. Another gang graffiti was removed from a garage door in the 2100 block of Wenonah.
Cermak speeder stymied
May 30, 2007, 10:30 AM
A red Honda Civic traveling west on Cermak was clocked by a Berwyn police officer doing 47 MPH in a 25 MPH zone near Ridgeland Avenue. Driver Omar A. Calderon, 25, of Cicero, was cited for speeding and driving without a valid license.
Day-long parade of noise violators
May 30, 2007, 8:38 AM to 10:56 PM
At 38th and Harlem, police impounded the red Chevy Blazer, driven by 19-year-old Juan J. Urquizo of Hickory Hills, because it could be heard 150 feet away. At 39th and Harlem, with a stereo system heard 125 feet away, was a Chevy truck driven by 25-year-old Daniel Aragon of Bolingbrook. At 36th and Harlem, audible from 175 feet, was a red Impala driven by Demetrio Carbajal, 18, of Cicero. Sporting tinted windows and a sound system heard 125 feet off was the 1994 Crown Victoria driven by Steven J. Colbert of Lyons. The last sound impound of the night went to Cicero’s James V. Torello III, age 28. He was stopped at 34th and East when an officer saw his Cadillac weaving across the center line of East Avenue. He also failed several field sobriety tests and received tickets for DUI, improper lane use, driving with a suspended license and not wearing a seat belt in addition to the noise violation.
Chicago man gets four tickets
May 30, 2007, 8:35 AM
A gold Chrysler Concorde was stopped in the 1400 block of Cuyler for having no front plate. It also had a rear plate held only by a quick-release nut. The driver, Evelio Raygoza, 24, resides in the 2700 block of north Kostner, Chicago. He was cited for improper use and display of registration, driving without a license and having no proof of insurance.
Cicero woman stopped for lack of brake lights
May 30, 2007, 8:01 AM
Tammi A. Danhoff, 35, of Cicero, was stopped in the 6500 block of Ogden and cited for defective brake lights, no seat belt and driving with a suspended license.
First impounded car of the day
May 30, 2007, 7:51 AM
A 2003 Ford Focus audible from a distance of 200 feet was impounded in the 3200 block of Ridgeland. The ticket was given to driver Jose Mercado, 20, of the 2300 block of north Springfield, Chicago.
Last impounded car of the day
May 29, 2007, 11:38 PM
An officer pulled over a white Chevy pickup for violating the noise ordinance and asked the driver why he kept the stereo on so loudly even after being pulled over for that very offense. Driver, Adalberto Raygoza, 19, of Cicero, told the officer it was too late to turn it down so he just left it at the same volume.
Beer thief flees gas station
May 29, 2007, 11:07 PM
An employee of Citgo at 1337 Harlem reported a man stole two 12-packs of Miller Lite, then fled in an Impala or Crown Victoria sedan.
Opossum invasion
May 29, 8:34 PM
A woman in the 3100 block of Scoville reported several opossums in her yard. Police caught two in traps and will attempt to trap the remaining animals.
Cicero man ticketed in crash
May 29, 2007, 5:35 PM
A driver involved in an accident at East and Cermak received several citations. Mario Ramos Guerarra, 21, of Cicero, got tickets for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; failure to yield while turning left; driving with an expired license and driving without insurance.
Pitbulls at large
May 29, 2007, 4:44 PM
Police caught a brown pitbull at large with no tags in the 1500 block of Gunderson/Elmwood alley. The owner, a 74-year-old woman from the 1400 block of Gunderson, received two tickets. Two hours later, a grey pitbull nipped at an officer trying to capture it near Oak Park Ave. and Riverside Drive. The owner, a woman from the 2300 block of Oak Park, got a ticket.