Berwyn Police Blotter
Friday, October 03, 2008
“I’m hiring for a porno” come-on strikes out
September 28, 2008, 12:39 PM
A woman reported a creepy encounter at Cermak and Ridgeland with a man who drove away south on Ridgeland in a Pontiac. Police ran the license plate and found it led to a sex offender, age 33-- listed in the state registry as a “sexual predator"*—who lives in the 3700 block of Highland.
The victim, a teenage female, said she was walking north on Ridgeland when a man in a silver car called out to her. He asked whether she was interested in acting, since he was making a movie and could pay a “few thousand dollars”. The woman said no, but the man persisted. Eventually, however, he asked what she thought of X-rated movies; the victim stated she was not interested. The man then asked if he could give her a ride; the victim walked away.
Police located the man and advised him to refrain from making contact with women on the street.
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Suspicious people, objects or events • Unusual, mysterious, odd or just weird • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Injured man says strangers in bar battered him
September 28, 2008, 2:05 AM
A 23-year-old Chicago man told police he was in La Quinta, 6431 Cermak, when two men he did not know hit him and fled. The victim’s eye was cut and swollen.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Fight/brawl/riot • Main Street • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Battery violates parole
September 27, 2008, 8:04 PM
Following a domestic battery in the 6900 block of Cermak, the offender fled the scene but was soon pointed out to police and arrested outside. The victim—whose front tooth was knocked out in a previous encounter with the offender—said he shoved her and yelled obscenities. Derrick Murphy struggled during the arrest; one officer received an injury to his thumb. He was charged with resisting an officer and domestic battery. Police contact Murphy’s Illinois Dept. of Corrections parole officer, who stated the department would issue a warrant for Murphy’s violation of his status as a felony parolee.
Burglary • Domestic • Main Street • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Cicero men’s vehicles towed for Berwyn noise offenses
September 27, 2008, 12:35 PM
Police impounded a noisy Jeep, audible more than 100 feet away, at Oak Park and Vacin. Driver Jorge L. Quezada, 21, of Cicero got a $500 noise ticket. He was also driving without insurance and on a suspended license, and received additional tickets for those offenses.
3:17 PM
A black Trailblazer was stopped for noise at Vacin and Clarence, then impounded. Driver Javier Salgado, 22, of Cicero, received the noise ticket. In the 6500 block of 24th St., a Camry was towed for noise; the citation was issued to driver Oracio Bustamante, 27, of Cicero.
Noise violations • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Building looted
September 27, 2008, 12:24 PM
The caretaker of a building in the 2300 block of Ridgeland reported someone got in and stole all brass and copper from the walls and bathrooms in the building.
You got rolled
September 27, 2008, 9:33 AM
A 43-year-old man from the 3100 block of Scoville told police he had met a woman in Chicago the previous night at a party. He brought his new acquaintance home with him. He told officers he was drunk at the time. When he came to in the morning, the woman was gone, as was his wallet. The wallet contained his state ID, $350, a credit card and a LINK card. Also missing: a 2008 Mazda hatchback he had rented. He described the near-stranger as a female black, 5’6”, slim, with black hair and brown eyes.
Suspicious people, objects or events • Theft • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Riverside women charged with beating and yelling at man
September 27, 2008, 2:47 AM
Dispatchers told police a woman was seen slapping and punching a man in the face—leaving him with a bloody nose—at Ridgeland and 32nd, while a second woman stood yelling. Police charged 18-year-old Stephanie Vaia, of 7904 west 39th, Riverside, with battery. Rachel Jo Wickman, 19, of the same address, was charged with disorderly conduct.
Bar owner’s suspicions confirmed, with cop as witness
September 27, 2008, 3:02 AM
A police sergeant noticed a man urinating on the east wall of Cigars and Stripes tavern, 6510 Ogden.
He continued to relieve himself in full view of the officer until the squad car pulled up next to him, upon which the offender zipped his pants back up. When asked why he chose this property on which to urinate, the offender reportedly said, “sorry, but I had to go really bad.” He told the officer he was coming from La Quinta, a bar a block or so west on Ogden.
The sergeant spoke with the owner of Cigars and Stripes who told him this is an ongoing problem with patrons leaving LaQuinta and urinating on his building every weekend, forcing him to wash off the wall with a hose the next morning. Police charged Ernesto A. Martinez, 25, of 2337 north Springfield, Chicago, with disorderly conduct/public urination.
Disorderly conduct • Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Suspicious youth, possible gunfire
September 27, 2008, 12:11 AM
Police received complaints of youths hanging out in the 1900 block of Kenilworth. En route to the location, dispatchers informed officers of an additional report of shots fired. Nothing was found.
Suspicious people, objects or events • Weapons-related • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Gun found after armed robbery behind restaurant
September 26, 2008, 8:36 PM
A Cicero man told police he was robbed by a gunman behind Seneca restaurant, 6544 Cermak; the victim had a bruised face and scratched arms. He said a man confronted him outside the back door of the restaurant and tried to get him to go somewhere with him, but the victim refused. At this, the victim said, the assailant pulled a gun from his waist. They struggled, and the gun struck the victim in the forehead. The victim was able to knock the gun to the ground, whereupon he picked it up and ran inside Seneca with it, just as the robber began calling out for assistance from unseen accomplices. Police recovered the gun, a black Steyr .40 caliber handgun. The victim said he can identify the offender, and described the armed robber as a male black, about 18, with short black hair and brown eyes, dressed in a red shirt and a black jacket.
Main Street • Robbery • Suspicious people, objects or events • Weapons-related • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Alsip man gives ill-advised order to cop
September 26, 2008, 5:58 PM
Complaints of a drunken man pacing the block brought police to 18th and Oak Park. An officer approached Eyad Awad, 27, of Alsip; Awad appeared to be under the influence of some substance or other, with a staggering gait and bloodshot eyes. When the officer asked what was up, Awad reportedly answered “Get the f^@#& back into your car and drive away from here,” adding further remarks of a belligerent nature. Awad was charged with public intoxication.
Disorderly conduct • Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Gang graffiti
September 26, 2008, 10:25 AM
Gang graffiti was found on two garage doors in the 3500 block of Scoville. More graffiti was located at the Metra station at Harlem and Windsor.
Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Quiet, for now
September 26, 2008, 7:17 AM
Police stopped a white Monte Carlo in the 6200 block of Ogden because the car violated Berwyn’s noise ordinance by playing its stereo so loudly it could be heard 200 feet away. The car was impounded; driver Jason Christopher Lewis, 22, of the 100 block of south Mayfield, Chicago, received the $500 ticket.
4:38 PM
A loud black Cobalt was impounded after a noise stop at Ridgeland and Cermak. The ticket went to driver Matthew Ocampo, 21, of Chicago.
7:11 PM
In the 6400 block of Cermak, police stopped a noisy Impala and impounded it. Driver Mario Guevara, 19, of Cicero was cited for noise, and also driving sans license or insurance.
7:15 PM
At Highland and 21st, an excessively loud Caprice was stopped and towed away. The noise ticket went to driver Garry K. Studivant, 24, of Oak Park.
7:34 PM
Impounded for noise: a Pontiac Grand Am, stopped at 13th and Grove. Ticketed for the offense: driver Moises Solis, 22, of Cicero.
11:57 PM
Neighborhood complaints of noise brought police to Mariscos Acapulco, 6326 Cermak. Officers agreed it could, indeed, be heard more than 75 feet away. The noise citation was issued to owner Margarito Rodriguez, 41, of the 2200 block of Maplewood, Chicago.
Main Street • Noise violations • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Vandals use rock, paint, computer parts
September 26, 2008
Police found planters knocked over in the 6700 and 6800 blocks of Cermak. AT 6806 Cermak, someone broke an 8 by 4 foot front window of a business, apparently by flinging a computer hard drive at the glass.
8:13 AM
Taco Bell on Ogden: rock through window.
4:30 PM
An 18-year-old Morton West student told police someone put neon green paint or something like paint on the finish of his car while it was parked in the school parking lot. He said he had to wash it three times to get it clean. But when he parked in the lot again, the car got the same treatment once more.
Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • Main Street • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
I’d like to have an argument, please
September 25, 2008, 5:53 PM
After calls complaining of a drunken man bothering people, police came to the 1200 block of Euclid, where they found 43-year-old Jose Briones, a resident of the 6700 block of 16th. Briones, who appeared intoxicated, stated he was visiting a friend on the block. But witnesses said he was walking down the block arguing with people. Briones was arrested for disorderly conduct.
Disorderly conduct • Drugs, alcohol, DUI • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink