Berwyn Police Blotter
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sex not in the cards
Burglar stopped in the act
January 15, 2010, 7:39 AM
A woman in the 1900 block of Wesley observed a bald, white male (early twenties or late teens) in a black jacket at her back door, crowbar-in-hand, who fled when he saw her. Police reported pry marks and deadbolt damage to the door.
Burglary from vehicle
January 15, 2010, 9:36 AM
Seven thousand dollars worth of tools were reported stolen from a white Dodge van parked in the fire station parking lot in the 6700 block of 26th St. The van’s passenger-side lock had been punched out.
GPS stolen during doctor appointment
January 15, 2010, 10:48 AM
Someone smashed the passenger-side window of a black Nissan parked near the medical office at 7120 Cermak and stole a GPS unit worth $130.
Lady-in-red steals purse at Burger King
January 15, 2010, 1:31 PM
Witnesses told police they observed a purse theft from a woman’s coat in the Burger King in the 2100 block of Oak Park. The black female who allegedly took the coin purse was wearing all red clothing.
Sex not in the cards
January 15, 2010, 1:31 PM
Luis M Garcia-Narvarro, 21, address not given, was charged with disorderly conduct after he allegedly asked for sex after his Tarot card reading at the psychic establishment in the 2600 block of S. Ridgeland. Garcia-Navarro paid his fortune-telling bill of $40, but then made “lewd sexual comments” offering to pay for sex as well. The female psychic called police.
Handgun stolen in Nicor imposter scam
January 15, 2010, 1:56 PM
A man with fake Nicor identification credentials convinced a 74-year-old man in the 2600 block of Ridgeland to let him in because, he said, “they were investigating a gas leak.” The scammer “quickly” showed his company ID and convinced the victim to exit the back door of his home to open the gate for gas company workers, leaving the front door unsecured and the home vacant. The “employee” waited in the back yard until the victim complained that he was cold. Then the scammer made a cell phone call from the back yard and then told the victim that the house was clear. When the man left, the victim observed that his bedroom dresser drawers had been ransacked. Missing was a blue steel police model Colt 38-caliber handgun. The scammer was described a male white, 5’9”, 175 lbs with an olive complexion, brown eyes, black hair a waist-length work coat and blue baseball hat.
Jewelry stolen
January 15, 2010, 5:15 PM
An unsecured basement window was the suspected entrance point in a home burglary in the 2300 block of Ridgeland. Included in the loot stolen was a collection of $2 bills and men’s and women’s jewelry --including a 1978 Orr High School class ring.
Cavalier vandalized
January 15, 2010, 10:37 PM
A yellow Chevy parked in the 6600 block of 18th St. was damaged on both the drivers and passenger’s side with the gas cap torn off, driver’s side window damaged as well as a mirror and running board destroyed.
Cell phone gone
January 15, 2010, 5:48 PM
An employee cell phone was stolen from desk at a tanning salon in the 6300 block of Cermak.
Graffiti
January 15, 2010, 3:00 PM
Black marker was found on inside walls in the building at 6850 Cermak . No known gang signs were deciphered.
January 18, 2010
Spray painting spree
January 18, 2010, 7:13 AM
Two autos several blocks apart were vandalized with red spray paint along the entire drivers sides of both vehicles. A white minivan in the 3500 block of Oak Park got tagged, as well as a silver Dodge pickup in the 3700 block of Ridgeland.
Other southside auto damage
January 18, 2010, 4:34 AM, 9:31 AM
A Chevy’s rear window was shattered with a bottle in the 3100 block of Wisconsin, an Astro van had two tires slashed in the 3500 block of Oak Park and a 1996 Ford Mustang had was ransacked after someone smashed both driver’s and passenger’s side windows in the 7000 block of 29th Pl.
Burglar scared off by witnesses
January 18, 2010, 5:30 PM
Neighbors apparently spooked a suspicious visitor to an apartment building in the 1900 block of Euclid. The unfamiliar man witnesses described as black, 6 ‘ tall and around 35 years old, allegedly told a neighbor, “I’m looking for the landlord.” He exited the building rapidly, according to another neighbor. After he left, the basement tenant observed gouge marks on door and dead bolts.
Door kicked in, nothing taken
January 18, 2020, 5:55 PM
Police reported that a rear door of a building in the 6800 block of Windsor had been forced open and the door jamb broken off the frame. Residents said nothing of value was missing.
Booze snatching
January 18, 2010, 9:19 PM
While his accomplice distracted the clerk by fumbling for his ID, a man allegedly grabbed three bottles of vodka and other spirits off the shelf and fled a liquor store in the 6700 block of Roosevelt Rd. The first man ran out of the store as well. Both are described as black males in their early 20s, one wearing a black jacket and the other a dark leather jacket, hat and dark hoodie.
-J. LeHane
Burglary • Disorderly conduct • Graffiti / vandalism / criminal damage • Suspicious people, objects or events • Theft • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Massage with everything
January 15, 2010, 8:16 PM
A woman arrested in a Craigslist sex sting told police she and her friends had been preparing for three weeks to open a massage business in a rented house in the 3500 block of Oak Park. On the first day of business, however, six people were arrested at the residence. Each was fined $500 for allegedly running a house of prostitution.
Berwyn police investigated a Craigslist ad which read, “Beautiful Latinas give sweet warm massages (Berwyn, Ill.)” A “sexually suggestive” photo of a woman’s torso accompanied the ad.
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When undercover officers called the number in the ad, they were told the women charged $60 for 45 minutes and $80 for an hour. When asked if services included “more than a massage,” the woman on the phone allegedly said, “whatever you work out with the girl in the room is between you two.” Two officers arrived at the address and were led upstairs, where they were brought into rooms with “massage beds, low lighting and soft music.” The women allegedly asked the officers to disrobe. According to one officer’s report, Zahira Rosado, 25, of 2705 W. Armitage, Chicago was apparently satisfied with the responses she received to her questions—she asked “Are you a police officer?” and “Why did you really come here?”—because she then straddled the officer on the massage table. When asked by the officer what $150 would buy, Rosado allegedly replied, “Everything”, then added that if he wanted to kiss her, the price would rise to $200. The officer allegedly gave Rosado $200, which she stuffed into her bra. When she left the room to retrieve condoms, the officer gave the arrest signal, bringing other officers into the building.
Included in the sting was building owner, Reggie Orellana, 57, of 4420 Forest Ave, Brookfield. Orellana allegedly told police that he owned the building, but has not paid the mortgage payment for a year and is in foreclosure. He reportedly stated he rented it to a woman, whose name he didn’t know, for $900 per month. He said he gave her no lease, fearing trouble from the bank. On the night in question, he told police, he was returning from an AA meeting and stopped at the house to collect back rent and some clothing. He told police he was surprised by the squad cars because he had no clue what his tenants were up to. Rosado, however, allegedly told police the landlord had stopped by for sex. Also arrested were Zanaida Delvalle, 27, of 3036 N. Albany, Chicago; Roberto Terrones, 20, of 3501 S. Oak Park, Berwyn; Latisa Flores Ferrones, 32, of 1976 Chelmford St., Hoffman Estates (who, the report said, told police she was a hair-dresser and was only trying to help her friends start the massage business), Maria C. Argueta, 37, 4645 Whipple, Chicago, (who allegedly told police she had no part in the sex business, but was visiting to “go out dancing later.”) Also charged was Fernando Tapia, 36, of 1806 S. 61st St. Cicero, who was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant out of DuPage County, as well as a criminal record under various aliases.
-J. LeHane
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Reckless sign-throwing
January 12, 2010, 3:04 PM
A complaint of two males chasing other males while making gang-related gestures and yelling gang slogans near Jefferson elementary school in the 7000 block of 16th brought police to the area. Witnesses said the offenders then entered a Ford Crown Victoria with temporary plates and fled westbound. The Crown Vic was found at 16th and Harlem, along with the two males in question. Police arrested Ariel Mijanos, 18, of 2529 Elmwood, and Jesse Manrique, 18, of 2118 Wenonah; both were charged with reckless conduct.
Smoked sausage
January 12, 2010, 2:07 PM
A young woman in an apartment building in the 3100 block of Harlem smelled smoke in the building and called 911. When police and firemen arrived, an officer began knocking on doors because it was not obvious where the fire was burning. A woman answered their knock, opening the door to reveal an apartment completely filled with dense smoke. She appeared confused. She told police she had been drinking gin throughout the day, began cooking Polish sausage on the stovetop, then fell asleep before it was done.
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Teamwork
January 12, 2010, 11:22 AM
A 21-year-old man told police, via a translator, that he was jumped and robbed at 16th and Euclid. The victim said he was walking down 16th on the south side of the street with a black four-door vehicle with tinted windows pulled up beside him. Three men wearing black ski masks jumped out and grabbed him; one held him at knifepoint while the others restrained him by the arms and went through his pockets. One of the assailants, the victim said, hit the back of his neck, causing him to fall to the ground. The robbers got away with the victim’s wallet, which, he said, contained his Mexican ID and $300 cash.
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January 11, 2010: criminal damage and burglary
Car damaged
January 11, 2010, 12:02 PM
A 1994 Ford Thunderbird had all four of its tires damaged in the 2100 block of Kenilworth.
Burglary at Fitzgerald’s
January 11, 2010, 2:41 PM
Two Dell laptops were missing after someone allegedly pried open the double doors of Fitzgeralds in the 6600 block of Roosevelt Rd. Two cash boxes had been moved and two locked file cabinets had marks of prying attempts, but were still secure.
-J. LeHane
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January 10, 2010: lost puppies and belligerent females
Girl brawl at Wings
January 10, 2010, 3 PM
Theresa Saucedo, 29, of Brookfield, was charged with battery after she allegedly punched a woman in the face, pulled her hair and brained her with a bottle at Wings in the 6500 block of Cermak.
Fight spills out of tavern
January 10, 2010, 1:55 AM
Police charged Joanne Rios, 40, of the 2400 block of Gunderson, with domestic battery after she and Ronald Chavanicci attacked her husband on the sidewalk outside Bootlegs tavern in the 2700 block of Ridgeland. Chavanicci, of the 2100 block of Oak Park Ave, was charged with battery for head-butting the man while his wife punched him in the face. Both attackers appeared to be “highly intoxicated” and all three had been ejected from the bar.
Burglary attempt
January 10, 2010, 1:11 PM
A man looking out his dining room window observed a burglar attempting to open passenger his car door after exiting from “an older-model Ford Explorer.” He described the man as Hispanic, 20 years old wearing a hoodie. A locked car door thwarted the attempt.
Graffiti
January 10, 2010, 4:12 PM
Graffiti was discovered on three residences in the 1500 block of Highland.
Pitbulls come in from the cold
January 10, 2010, 3:00 PM
Two lost seven-month old-pitbull pups with no collars or tags entered a residence in the 2500 block of Home. Police took the dogs to A-American for safekeeping.
Residential Burglary
January 10, 2010, 7:56 PM
A radio and a set of keys were stolen from a basement apartment in the 6800 block of Windsor. Police said the rear door was open and the door frame appeared damaged.
-J. LeHane
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Boots & brain: store separately
January 6, 2010, 6:11 PM
A 34-yar-old beating victim told police that, on New Year’s Eve, he was playing pool at Guadalajara restaurant on Cermak with a man he knew only as “Flaco”. After the game, five friends of “Flaco” entered the bar and invited the victim to travel with them to a second bar in Cicero. The group traveled in a newer Cadillac SUV to a place called “Isabella’s” on Central. There they stayed until 1 AM, when they left in the SUV. “Flaco” got out of the SUV after a few blocks, leaving in a second vehicle. The victim and the five men remained in the Cadillac, headed for the victim’s home in the 1900 block of Clinton. An argument began, and at 21st and Clinton, the driver stopped the SUV and pulled the victim outside. The five men—all wearing cowboy or work boots—began to punch and kick the victim’s entire body. After the beating, the offenders fled in the Cadillac. The victim went to MacNeal hospital, where it was determined he had a brain injury; he was not released from the hospital until January 6th. He told police he can identify the offenders.
DUI crash
January 5, 2010, 7:57 PM
Dispatchers reported a grey 2007 Pontiac struck a stoplight at the corner of Harlem and 26th and was fleeing the scene. A witness told police the offending car drove recklessly around his vehicle, cut him off, hit the light and attempted to flee, but the crash left the Pontiac undrivable. Riverside police brought back the offending driver after catching him fleeing westward on foot on 26th St. Juan R. Sustaita, 28, of Cicero, reportedly smelled of alcohol; police recovered 8.9 grams of marijuana from his coat pocket. His blood alcohol level was measured at .264, more than triple the legal threshold for driving under the influence. Police charged him with DUI, DUI over .08, damage to city property and leaving the scene of a crash.
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Patio furniture dispute ends in battery
January 5, 2010, 5:21 PM
A 39-year-old man in the 7100 block of 36th St. told police he had taken out the trash and was walking back up the exterior stairs of his apartment when he was confronted by a fellow tenant. The other man accused the victim of damaging his patio furniture, sparking an argument. The victim said the offender then struck him in the genitals and punched him in the head. Police took five photos of the victim’s injuries. According to the report, the offender was 100 pounds heavier and eight inches taller than the victim. Police arrested Michael R. Gonzalez, 42, of 7121 1/2 36th, and charged him with battery.
Car stolen from unlocked garage
January 5, 2010 4:13 PM
Someone stole a 1992 Mazda from an unlocked garage in the 1400 block of Highland.
January 9, 2010: more Craigslist sex stingin’
Raven-haired mystery woman steals, destroys Jeep
January 9, 2010, 10:45 AM
A 2002 gray Jeep SUV disappeared from behind the 1600 block of S. Oak Park Ave. and reappeared on a home surveillance video speeding twice within four minutes up an alley in the 3300 block of Clinton until it “turned and slid in snow off the roadway striking a fence.” Neighbors hearing the crash called police who found the car with “heavy front end damage” parked close by in the 6900 block of Windsor. Police viewed a home video of the crash and noted that the driver was a female subject with long black hair. The owners told police that the car lacked a back windshield (covered with plastic), had temporary plates, and contained a spare key. Inside the recovered-but-destroyed car, owners identified a foreign blue Sox cap, a stereo faceplate and a tiger-striped cell phone case as not belonging to them
Graffiti
January 9, 2010, 1:29, AM; 3:54 AM
Graffiti was found in the 3400 block of Highland and the 1400 block of Clinton.
Traffic sign knocked down
January 9, 2010, 3:54 AM
A stop sign was felled in the 6600 block of 34th St. Police found tire tracks, but no other evidence.
Doors damaged
January 9, 2010, 8:22 AM
A business in the 6700 block of Cermak sustained damage to both front and back doors possibly with a crow bar, leading the owner to speculate that a former employee with gang ties had returned to rob the restaurant.
Woman dies in front of house
January 9, 2010, 12:38 PM
Passersby found a non-responsive woman sitting in a wheelchair in front of a house in the 3400 block of Ridgeland with her keys and checkbook. A family member told police that the woman, age 59, said on the phone earlier that she was going to the corner for cigarettes.
He still has the car…
A January 9, 2010, 4:01 PM
A man lost his debit /credit cards and iphone from the 2004 Chevy he left unattended—engine running—in the 6500 block of Cermak.
Stolen pipes cause gas leak
January 9, 2010, 3:20 PM
Broken and stolen pipes in the basement of a vacant foreclosed house in the 1300 block of Cuyler allowed natural gas to leak into the dwelling until it reached a 3% concentration and neighbors complained of the smell. Police found the back door forced open. The fire department disconnected the gas.
Craigslist sex stings
January 9, 2010, 10:07 PM; 11:31 PM
Police arrested two women who advertised sex services on Craigslist and met undercover officers in a building in the 6400 block of W. 31st St. Dolores Sosa, 18, of Chicago and Storie R. Kunz, 20, of Calumet city both agreed to sexual services in exchange for money from two officers. They were arrested after they accepted the money and removed their clothes.
Car damage
January 9, 2010, 10:37
A black Honda Passport in the 3000 block of Wesley was found with damage to the rear side window.
Cruelty to animals
January 9, 2010, 9:47 AM
Claudia Rodriguez, 32, of the 3300 block of Harvey, was ticketed for animal cruelty after an officer and neighbor observed that she had left a white medium sized dog outside all night in the backyard without food, water or shelter in freezing temperatures. The officer bought the animal food himself after being unable to contact anyone in the residence. Rodriguez told police that she had been “out all night.”
GPS units stolen
January 9, 2010, 12:22 PM; 1:00 PM
Two cars lost GPS units when burglars broke the driver’s side windows in the blocks of 3800 Ridgeland and 7100 W. 39th St.
Old car missing
January 9, 2010
A maroon 1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette disappeared from the parking lot of a building in the 7100 block of 26th St.
Wallet lifted in Cermak Plaza
January 9, 2010, 2:50 PM
A woman’s wallet disappeared as she shopped in Discovery Clothing in Cermak plaza. She lost $1000, a driver’s license and credit cards.
-J. LeHane
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Who’s calling who a lowlife?
January 4, 2010, 2:39 PM
An Oak Park woman told police she parked her car in the 6900 block of Windsor upon arriving at work in the morning. When she went to her car at 2:30 PM, she found a note on her windshield. The note—written on a paper towel—read, “Lowlife park in your own town Oak Park. I got your license plate. I will report you to Berwyn police”. The victim said she always parks in the same place and has never before had a problem.
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Burglary/theft roundup
January 3, 2010 3:35 PM
Someone stole a Toro snowblower out of a garage in the 1600 block of Gunderson.
January 4, 2010, 10:21 AM
In the 2500 block of Wesley, a burglary victim told police he suspected a handyman known only as “Tony” after realizing several items were missing from his home. They included a GPS unit, a gold necklace, a gold ring, a silver ring and $40 cash.
12:39 PM
An agent of a property management company told police that when she checked a residence in the 3800 block of Scoville, she found the $4,000 forced-air heat system to one apartment had been stolen.
Gang graffiti left on multiple properties
January 3, 2010. 1:53 AM
Graffiti was left on a garage door in the 1300 block of Wesley. More of the same—this, promoting a street gang whose name translates from Spanish as “The Race”—was scribbled on a garage in the 1500 block of Kenilworth. A garage door in the 1300 block of Clarence and a wall in the 1200 block of Oak Park were similarly defaced.
Very large graffiti—from 3 x 4 feet to 4 x 10 feet—was drawn with black marker on five garages in the 2200 block of East. More was found in the 6500 block of Cermak. Two more properties were defaced in the 3500 block of Highland, along with one in the 3500 block of Cuyler.
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