Berwyn Police Blotter
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thief takes toy train
November 14, 2008, 5:55 PM
The owner of Berwyn’s Toy Train, 7025 Ogden, told police a man walked out of the store with an unpaid-for toy train set. Surveillance video showed the offender to be a male black in his 30s, with a shaved head, wearing a blue shirt and a tie.
Someone in Will County doesn’t deserve a dog
November 14, 2008, 4:14 PM
A Beagle was found at large near 37th and Ridgeland. The animal was wearing a Will County rabies tag.
Gang graffiti roundup
November 14, 2008, 12:17 PM
The overhead garage door of a house in the 3700 block of Oak Park was marked up with gang initials.
3:12 PM
So was another one in the 3800 block of Wisconsin.
6:06 PM
A homeowner reported finding gang garbage drawn on his garage door in the 1300 block of Wenonah. The victim said it occurred some time between 3:25 and 5:40 PM.
Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Amigo meets enemigo
November 14, 2008, 9:21 AM
Someone stole the radio from an Isuzu Amigo parked in the 2200 block of Lombard.
Amplified stereo nearly weapons-grade
November 14, 2008, 9:14 AM
Police could hear the blasting stereo of a black Cadillac Escalade from as far as 1,000 feet away as the SUV boomed eastward on 18th from Gunderson to Ridgeland. The Escalade was impounded for violating Berwyn’s noise ordinance. Driver Jaime Escobedo Medino, 25, of 1824 Clarence, was also driving unlicensed. He was cited for that and given a $500 noise ticket.
Noise violations • Traffic stops / accidents • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Criminal damage roundup
November 14, 2008, 6:48 AM
In the 3600 block of Elmwoof, a thrown brick took the side mirror off a parked green Ford Taurus.
9:21 AM
In the 2200 block of Lombard, someone broke a window of a Saturn SL.
12:12 PM
The trunk lock of a Chevy Lumina, parked in the 1900 block of Oak Park, was punched out by an unknown offender.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wife’s ride home results in knife display, death threats
November 14, 2008, 1:04 AM
Multiple witnesses reported a disturbance in a parking lot behind a residence in the 6900 block of Cermak. Police learned a Cicero man had driven a 43-year-old woman home to that address, where they were confronted by her husband. The husband reportedly pushed the woman to the ground and spit in her face. As the Cicero man tried to intervene, the the report said, the husband displayed a knife in his waistband and stated, “I’ll kill you if you don’t back off.” One witness told police the man also said, “I’ll kill anyone she comes home with”.
Police arrested James Ferguson, 71, of 6919 Cermak. When asked whether he had a knife, Ferguson reportedly said, “No, I ain’t got nothing”. However, police could see a knife in his waistband. They recovered an 8"-long kitchen knife and charged Ferguson with domestic battery and aggravated assault.
Assault, battery • Domestic • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Come and get me!
November 13, 2008, 8:35 PM
A cabdriver told police he picked up a young man from 1365 north Hudson, Chicago, and drove him to 28th and Kenilworth. There, the customer tried to give the cabbie a used cell phone in lieu of the $35 fare. He then ran off, leaving the cell in the cabbie’s possession. Police contacted the man, telling him to pay up or be arrested. The man reportedly responded, “If you know where I am, then come and get me”.
Police obligingly traveled to 2716 Kenilworth and stationed officers at both front and rear doors. While one officer spoke with people at the front door, a man tried to leave via the rear, where he was arrested by the sergeant stationed there. Police said the offender told them “I should have just paid for the cab”. Walter J. Espinoza, 18, was charged with theft of service.
Skaterboys seen spraying street
November 13, 2008, 2:54 PM
A garage door in the 3700 block of Home was defaced with graffiti.
4:59 PM
A witness saw three males in an alley near Kenilworth and IC train tracks spraying graffiti on the ground. The offenders were described as skateboarders. They were a male white in a green shirt; a male in a dark hoodie; and a male black in a white shirt with red stripes.
6:15 PM
Gang graffiti was left on a garage door in the 1900 block of Highland.
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Impotence expressed in broken glass
November 13, 2008, 9:12 PM
A woman in the 2300 block of Harvey reported someone broke the rear windshield of her green Mercury Villager. The victim thinks the damage is the work of her ex-boyfriend.
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Big day for burglars
November 13, 2008, 8:53 AM
A woman in the 1800 block of Euclid told police someone smashed her Honda Element’s window and stole her purse. The purse, according to the victim, was a Coach brand bag which contained her debit card and driver’s license. She said she left the purse lying on the front passenger seat.
11:55 AM
Someone kicked in the side door of a garage in the 3700 block of Wisconsin and stole a $200 gas lawnmower.
12:23 PM
After forcing open the window of a garage in the 1300 block of Maple, a burglar entered the victim’s Corolla and stole and IPod and a pair of eyeglasses.
2:47 PM
In the 1300 block of Elmwood, someone kicked in the rear door of a residence. The bedroom dresser was ransacked and the victim reported two laptop computers and some jewelry missing.
5:15 PM
A 32-year-old man told police he parked his white Cadillac Escalade in the 7100 block of Cermak for just 40 minutes and found the SUV burglarized. Missing were the in-dash radio, a Kenwood amp, an IPod, and a pair of Dolce & Gabbana shades.
8:22 PM
Two attempted burglaries were discovered at homes in the 1800 block of Maple, west side. On one home, the screened side door had been tampered with. On the other, police found damage to the rear door frame and a shoe print on the door. No entry was made in either case.
Burglary • Main Street • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Dog scares off burglar
November 12, 2008, 6:03 PM
A woman in the 6900 block of 21st found the window of her back door broken and called police. Police found the apartment6 ransacked and blood on the bedcovers. Police found fingerprints and took a sample of the blood, which was not that of the ictim. The victim said she was missing a laptop, about 100 CDs, an opal ring and an emerald ring.
6:59 PM
A second woman who lived across from the first reported finding her window cracked, apparently from a failed effort to break in. She said she could tell her dog had been jumping up at that window and believed that was what discouraged the offender.
Burglars get in, get out, get nothing
November 12, 2008
A man in the 1800 block of Maple told police he heard footsteps, and opened his bedroom door to encounter a stranger in the upstairs hallway. The stranger reportedly stated, ‘Oh, f^@k, Josh, let’s get out of here!” and fled downstairs and out of the house with a second offender. Police found the south-side entry door had been kicked in. The victim described the intruder he saw ad a male Hispanic in his 20s-30s, 5’9”, 200 lbs, with brown curly hair and a mustache, wearing a dark blue Carhartt jacket.
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Burglars hit north, south sides
November 11, 2008, 6:59 PM
A rear window was broken and a bedroom was found ransacked in the 3600 block of Lombard.
9:43 PM
Someone pried open the door of a residence in the 1800 block of Maple.
Common Sense, Rights of Man, conflict with state law
November 11, 2008, 6:36 PM
An anonymous letter informed police that people continue to smoke inside Junior’s bar, 7011 Ogden, despite the statewide ban. Police came to Junior’s and saw a 30-year-old Stickney man inside, smoking a cigarette. The man said he always smokes there, and so do others. Bar manager Thomas Paine was advised of the complaint. The report will be sent to the Illinois Dept. of Public Health for investigation.
Memorable incidents • Miscellaneous • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink