Berwyn Police Blotter
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Pitbull attack stops when owner smacks dog with metal pipe
July 22, 2010, 7:26 PM
In the 2200 block of Lombard, a woman told police, her male pitbull “Bear” jumped the back yard fence, ran around front and attacked a pitbull being walked by a woman and her daughter. The victims said Bear attacked their dog “Bumi” , biting her on the neck and dragging her two houses away. According to the report, Bear did not let go until his owner, Juanita Carranco, 27, struck him with a metal pipe. Bumi was taken to Berwyn VCA animal hospital to have her injuries treated. Bear, a 4-year-old brown pitbull weighing 70 pounds, had no proof of rabies vaccination. Carranco was charged with having an at-large dog, having no dog tags, and “keeping or exhibiting a wild animal.” Court date for the incident is August 12 at 3 PM in the community room, 6401 31st in Berwyn.
Alleged seller of cocaine and marijuana busted after long-term drug investigation
July 22, 2010, 4:59 PM
After a long-term drug investigation, police got a warrant to search the basement flat and person of Felipe Robles, 26, of the 3600 block of Wisconsin. Officers had to break in the door when their knock went unanswered. K-9 officer Nikko alerted to several areas of the apartment. Police recovered a large plastic bag of suspected cocaine from a kitchen drawer, as well as plastic bags of marijuana from the microwave. In a post-Miranda statement, Robles, who lived in the flat with his girlfriend and two children, reportedly told detectives he is a former street gang member, buys drugs from “a guy in Brookfield”, and sells to about five customers to help out the family. Robles was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver.
Agua picante
July 22, 2010, 5:09 PM
The clerk at a gas station store in the 1500 block of Lombard told police a man opened a jar of hot peppers, drank the liquid and walked out without paying for the item. The offender, a severely mentally-disabled man from that neighborhood, was taken to MacNeal Hospital for treatment.
Suspicious people, objects or events • Theft • (0) Comments • Permalink
What not to do in a courtroom
July 22, 2010, 2:16 PM
While in local ordinance court, a man was issued a fine on a ticket. After receiving the fine, the man reportedly walked to the rear of the courtroom—which is part of the police station—and began to yell “All you guys are b!+ch@$!”, then slammed the door, causing a disturbance in the lobby. Officers ran outside after Mark A. Mercado*, of the 6300 block of 28th. They found him inside a business in the 3000 block of Ridgeland; the business owner signed a trespassing complaint. Mercado was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass.
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A link recounting a previous incident involving Mercado is found below:
http://www.berwynpoliceblotter.com/index.php/site/comments/guess_he_didnt_read_the_april_neighborhood_watch_newsletter/
Disorderly conduct • Trespassing • Unusual, mysterious, odd or just weird • (0) Comments • Permalink
Graffiti roundup
July 22, 2010
Gang graffiti was found on three garages in the 3000 block of Oak Park Ave., two in the 1900 block of Grove, one in the 2100 block of Clinton, and on the walls of the viaduct in the 2800 block of Oak Park.
Disorderly conduct • Trespassing • (0) Comments • Permalink
It’s all in how you ask
July 21, 2010, 7:28 PM
A man in the 2900 block of Oak Park Ave. across from PAV YMCA, called police to report the next-door neighbor’s boyfriend was setting off fireworks. The complainant reportedly told officers he asked the offender, “Hey, 4th of July is over, do you mind stopping the fireworks?” to which the boyfriend allegedly responded, “Maybe if you ask me in a nice way and not like that.”
The complainant told police he and the offender—a 27-year-old Hinsdale man—have had “issues” since the offender began staying overnight next door. The Hinsdale man told police he was just setting off some fireworks he had left over, for the entertainment of his girlfriend’s nephew. He objected to the complainant’s allegedly swearing in front of the child. The offender received a citation for violating the fireworks ordinance.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Broad-daylight theft of spare tire
July 21, 2010, 2:16 PM
Witnesses living nearby called police to report a theft in progress in the commuter parking area on the 6600 block of Windsor. The offenders were gone before police arrived. Callers said two male blacks crawled under a parked Ford Explorer, stole the spare tire, threw it into the back seat of an older maroon vehicle, and fled the scene. The truck is owned by a MacNeal employee.
Shot full of holes
July 20, 2010, 7:02 PM
In the 2200 block of East, east side, an overhead garage door was found with large—6 inches in diameter—holes shot through it, apparently by a pellet gun. The shots also damaged the door and rear bumper of a truck parked inside the garage.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Parolee arrested after search warrant reveals loaded gun, controlled substances
July 20, 2010, 7:57 AM
Berwyn tactical officers, U.S. Marshals and agents of the Illinois corrections department found things that shouldn’t have been there during a check on the home of parolee Michael A. Forys, 29, of 3817 Highland. Police located a red container in Forys’s bedroom. digital scale, drug packaging material and several clear bags containing what later tested positive as cocaine. In another drawer was a Colt .38 police model revolver, fully loaded with six live rounds. Police recovered the gun.
During the incident, police saw David Forys, 27, of the same address, run upstairs to his bedroom. Officers followed quickly enough to see David reach into his closet, where two clear bags of cocaine could be seen. David Forys reportedly said of the cocaine, “It’s mine”. A patdown of David revealed two empty plastic bags with the corners cut off, inside his pocket. Police asked David if those bags used to hold cocaine. David reportedly said, “The bags are gone, I don’t know where they went,” then denied flushing the contents down the toilet.
In a post-Miranda statement, Michael Forys reportedly told officers he used to be a member of the Satan Disciples street gang; admitted ownership of the cocaine in his room, and to buying and reselling drugs in Berwyn. He allegedly stated he needed the loaded gun to protect a family member from an abusive domestic partner.
Michael Forys was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, as well as possession with intent to deliver. David Forys was also charged with possession and possession with intent to deliver.
Drugs, alcohol, DUI • Gang activity • Suspicious people, objects or events • (0) Comments • Permalink
Irrational yelling
July 20, 2010, 6:40 AM
An officer saw a man walking down the middle of 21st St. at Oak Park, so he performed a street stop. But during a safety patdown, the man reporteldy tried to pull away and “began yelling in the street in an irrational manner.” Even after being handcuffed, Terrence Rosebuck, 29, of the 6700 block of 21st, allegedly continued to yell and be uncooperative. He was charged with disorderly conduct.
Disorderly conduct • Unusual, mysterious, odd or just weird • (0) Comments • Permalink
FLOOD DAMAGE VICTIMS ASKED TO HELP BERWYN QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL DISASTER MONEY
July 27, 2010
After storms ravaged the western suburbs, including Berwyn, late Friday night, July 23rd and into the morning of the 24th, Mayor Robert Lovero held a press conference Tuesday, July 27th. Lovero said public works, police, fire personnel and many elected officials “worked tirelessly through the weekend: to assist citizens who suffered flood damage.
Proksa Park was underwater by Saturday morning; Lovero said he and deputy police chief Joseph Drury personally walked through many basements in the area of the city worst affected, and reported seeing severe damage, in many cases to basements only recently rehabbed after a flood in June. Lovero gave a preliminary estimate of several hundred thousand dollars worth of damage to property. Berwyn, Lovero said, has responded by creating a mobile command post to answer questions and direct affected residents seeking assistance. The city of Berwyn phone number dedicated to flood questions is 708-795-2183.
Lovero said Berwyn auxiliary police will be available at the Metra stations giving out forms on which citizens can give detailed descriptions of their own flood damage. The forms need to be turned in to the city by Monday, August 2, in an effort to help Berwyn qualify for assistance from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency).
http://www.fema.gov/
http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Accused of cheating, wife responds with butcher knife
July 18, 2010, 10:03 PM
A 37-year-old man in the 2700 block of Clarence told police his wife had threatened to kill him. But his wife, age 43, told officers the husband began it by accusing her of cheating, then grabbing her arms and neck. The woman said she held a butcher knife to his throat, then threw it at him. The man refused to sign a complaint, but because of the injury he received on his finger, police charged the wife with domestic battery.
Assault, battery • Domestic • Weapons-related • (0) Comments • Permalink
Gang graffiti on garage, electrical box
July 18, 2010
Gang graffiti was found on a garage in the 2600 block of Oak Park Avenue and on an electrical box in the 6600 block of 19th.
Gang activity • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • (0) Comments • Permalink
Garv’s Inn disturbance reported by patrons during fundraiser
July 17, 2010, 7:02 PM
When several female bar patrons at Garv’s Inn, 6546 Windsor, began shoving each other, a female worker and one of the owners allegedly intervened in an effort to calm the belligerents. Instead, the fight continued, resulting in one woman patron getting scratches on her neck and collar bone. Police learned Garv’s was hosting a private fundraiser to benefit a sick child. The altercation was reported by cell phone by an alarmed patron. A sergeant informed the owners the bar was to close to the public for the night. Local ordinance citations were issued to owners Tariese Pisciotto, 41, of Chicago, and Robert V. Janusz, 62, of Stickney.
Garage break-in successful, laundry-room break-in less so
July 17, 2010, 9:59 AM
Someone damaged the lock on the service door of a garage in the 1400 block of Scoville during a burglary, then made off with a mower and a dehumidifier.
12:40 PM
The maintenance man for a building in the 6700 block of Stanley reported finding someone tried to burglarize the laundry equipment. The tops were pried off the change boxes of four dryers and two washing machines, but no money was taken—the coins were still secured.