Berwyn Police Blotter
Friday, May 11, 2007
Car use is bone of contention between couple
May 5, 2007, 12:10 PM
Witnesses reported a man and a crying woman in the street in the 3700 block of Scoville; the male then drove away and the woman entered an apartment. When police showed up to speak to the 29-year-old woman, she said she and her 40-year-old boyfriend had argued about the use of a car. The boyfriend, she said, had removed the plates to prevent her from driving it. She received a domestic violence packet.
Electronics stolen from northender’s car
May 5, 2007, 10:36 AM
A 26-year-old man from the 1500 block of Elmwood told police someone broke into his Ford sedan overnight by smashing the front passenger window. The burglar then stole his Blaupunkt in-dash stereo/CD/DVD player and a 9” monitor.
Treating a stop light as a suggestion
May 5, 2007, 8 AM
An officer watched as a tan 2003 Dodge Caravan, northbound on East, failed to come to a full and complete stop at the red light at Cermak, then turned right on Cermak into oncoming traffic. The driver, Hector Gonzalez, 42, of Cicero, was ticketed for not stopping, and for driving with a suspended license.
The purloined patio set
May 5, 2007, 10:02 AM
A homeowner in the 3000 block of Wisconsin reported a brown glass-topped patio table-and-chair set stolen overnight.
He had a very late night
May 5, 2007, 6:23 AM
Following a call about someone urinating in a parking lot, an officer arrived at Cermak and Home and saw a man leaning on a blue Astro Van. The 41-year-old resident of the 1900 block of Scoville had trouble walking, slurred speech and alcoholic breath. In addition, the van he used to steady himself was taking up two parking spaces. He was cited for disorderly conduct.
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Late night collision
May 5, 2007, 2:55 AM
A red 1998 Neon, eastbound on 18th, failed to stop at the intersection with Oak Park Avenue and collided with a Ford Tempo. Neon driver Julia Garibay, 36, of Cicero, was ticketed for disobeying a traffic control device and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Landscaping interfered with
May 5, 2007, 6:18 AM
A resident of the 2100 block of Wisconsin reported someone took two very large, filled pots and smashed them on the ground.
Man with BAC of .204 says he had “two beers”
May 4, 2007, 1:37 AM
At 16th and Gunderson, an officer saw a 1998 Chevy Cavalier stopped in the middle of the intersection. One man was standing by the hood, the other was trying to start the car. When asked what was going on, driver Carlos D. Quintero, 25, of Cicero, got out but would not answer. When asked once more, he only mumbled. The officer then asked whether he spoke English, and the driver said “yes”. The officer tried again to learn what was wrong with the car, and again received no answer, but did detect the smell of alcohol on the man’s breath. The officer asked Quintero whether he had been drinking. The driver replied that he had consumed two beers. After failing a field sobriety test, Quintero refused to take any more. Once in custody, his blood alcohol level was found to be .204, more than twice the legal limit for driving under the influence. He was cited for aggravated DUI, regular DUI, DUI over .08, parking where prohibited, driving without a license and driving without insurance.
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It’s this or wash dishes
May 5, 2007, 12:55 AM
A security guard at Lalo’s, 3011 Harlem, told police a man was trying to walk out without paying his $77.82 tab. Police stopped Elmhurst resident Jesse Flores, 29. At first Flores said he had no bill to pay. Next, he told police he was only responsible for part of the bill. Police explained to Flores that he needed to pay the entire thing if he wished to avoid arrest for theft of services, and asked him whether he planned to pay up. Flores said, “no, arrest me.” A name check of Flores showed he had a suspended driver’s license, plus three outstanding arrest warrants from Chicago, Melrose Park and Hillside.
Volkswagen irritates with loud sounds
May 5, 2007, 12:03 AM
A police officer could hear a 2001 Volkswagen 100 feet away, and stopped it at 27th and Oak Park. The driver, a man from the 2700 block of Clarence, was ticketed and his car impounded.
Guns, ammo, pitbull found after call of shots fired
May 4, 2007, 11:44 PM
Two men told police conflicting tales in the wake of a 911 call about shots being fired near 19th and Clarence. A 28-year-old man said he was in his apartment—where he lives with his girlfriend and two children—drinking beer and doing Tequila shots with a 20-year-old fellow tenant. He said the 20-year-old neighbor showed him two guns: a 9mm and a Colt .45. They “played” with the guns for almost an hour, then the younger man went to the porch and shot the guns. The host said he got scared and told the guest to leave.
Police then spoke with the younger man. His version was as follows(not verbatim): The older guy was drunk, so I drove to a bar to buy Corona and tequila, then returned to his place to drink. I had two beers and two shots. The older guy showed me two guns and pointed them at me. I told him not to do that. He said don’t be scared, the safety is on. He then said “let’s go outside and shoot these m-----f-----s!” I said, no the cops will come, neighbors will call. But he pointed a gun at my head so we went out to the back porch. He handed me a gun and told me to shoot across the alley at a building. I said, no, there may be children, so instead I shot twice in the air. Then he took a gun in each hand and shot both at once. At last the older guy told me to get the f--- out of here, the police will come. So I went down to my apartment.”
When police searched the older man’s apartment, they found a cage in the living room containing a large pitbull. The man’s girlfriend told police the guns were sitting on top of a curio cabinet in the living room. Police secured two guns and several boxes of ammunition from the top of that cabinet. In addition, three spent casings were found by police on the rear steps and landing. The 28-year-old host was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm; reckless discharge of a firearm; three counts of unlawful use of a weapon; and three counts unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. This guest was charged with the same stuff minus the felony part.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Cutting off cop car not a bright move
May 4, 2007, 11:07 PM
A tan Ford pickup in the 2500 block of Ridgeland emerged from the alley without stopping, then pulled out in front of a moving Berwyn squad car. The driver, 25-year-old Abel Fajardo of Summit, said he was driving home. He had a suspended license. A car inventory showed a loose container of alcohol—a 12-oz. beer bottle—on the floor of the passenger side. He got tickets for failing to stop when emerging from an alley; failing to yield to an emergency vehicle; using an alley as a thoroughfare; illegal transportation of alcohol, and driving with a suspended license.
Tire-squealing by middle-aged driver leads to four tickets
May 4, 2007, 10:46 PM
Police saw a blue Chevy pickup squeal its tires as it backed out of a parking space at 7-11, 26th and Oak Park. The truck then headed eastbound on 26th, again squealing its tires. An officer stopped Moises Ortega, 51, of the 2100 block of 61st, Cicero, and ticketed him for illegal tire squealing, no insurance, improper use of registration and driving with his license suspended.
Chicago woman blows stop, gets cited
May 4, 2007, 10:34 PM.
An officer in the 7100 block of Ogden saw a blue 1994 Cavalier disobey a red light at Harlem and Ogden. Driver Lynetta Christopher of the 7600 block of S. Kingston, Chicago, could only show a state of Illinois ID. She was ticketed for driving on a suspended license, and for blowing the stop.
Bust of the beer-guzzling minors
May 4, 2007, 10:09 PM
An officer on patrol saw several males and a female huddled around a dark 4-door Saab in the 6800 block of Vacin Fairway. Near them on the ground were two open 40-oz. beer bottles. Inside the Saab was another open beer bottle. The car’s plates had expired. All six subjects – all of Berwyn – were ticketed for possession of alcohol by a minor, and possession of alcohol in the public way. The Saab, which belonged to one 18-year-old male’s mom, was towed.
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