Halloween in 17th:

Report from beats 1731, 1732 and 1733, 7:04 to 9:20 PM.

7:06 3330 N Lawndale Kids throwing eggs at school

7:20 3232 N Ridgeway Man down, can't get up, ambulance called.

7:34 3855 N Kenneth Battery in progress, several teens on corner

7:39 Belmont & Ridgway Kids throwing eggs.

7:46 4251 W Irving Pk Rd Kids fighting out in front of convenience store on corner

7:53 4600 W Belmont Battery in progress, people fighting inside a gold Chevy Impala at the entrance to the parking lot of Tony's Finer Foods.

8:04 3236 N Keeler Assault occurred

8:56 Kennedy & Pulaski Accident, Tac-car requested.

8:48 3640 N Central Disturbance in alley.

Halloween 2010

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 2:00pm. Happy Halloween for those of you who celebrate it (I don't). I, probably along with many others, are hoping for a calm Halloween, but it probably won't be that way, so I encourage all readers to send in reports throughout the day and night to me from wherever you are in the two neighborhoods, especially if you are east of Central Park and north of Belmont. For those who are taking children out to trick-or-treat tonight, please be careful. On a positive note, though, I am pretty much covered this evening in terms of monitoring crime. Here is crime for this afternoon and evening.

2:25pm - 1) Disturbance. 3025 N Monticello. Two drunks hanging out, sleeping, etc. in front. 2) Parker. 3752 W Lyndale.

2:59pm - EMS run somewhere along Central Park.

3:27pm - 1) Parkers. On 2524's and 2525's Beats. 2) Loud music disturbance. 3614 W Palmer.

3:47pm - 1) Burglar alarm. 3953 W Shakespeare. 2) Disturbance. 1801 N Lawndale. Caller's house was egged. Here we go...

4:15pm - 1) Criminal damage. 3100 block of N Milwaukee. Male Hispanic, 15 yrs old, 5'2, black hoodie with marker on his face is tagging buildings as he walks down Milwaukee towards Avers. 2) Municipal ordinance violation. 4122 W Oakdale. Male working on a car, and the oil is leaking into the street.

5:17pm - There was a backlog in 25, but it's now removed as of 17:17 hours. Things are quiet, so far :).

5:53pm - Loud music disturbance. 2020 N Hamlin.

5:58pm - Fire. Oakdale and Ridgeway. Car.

6:05pm - I'm heading to the 5:58pm call to check it out. I'll be back soon.

6:07pm - Traffic accident. Belmont and Central Park. 14 says it's on 25's side.

6:12pm - I'm back. There was nothing at Ridgeway and Oakdale.

6:55pm - Some call in the area.

7:37pm - Loud music disturbance. 3607 W Palmer.

7:58pm - Parker. 4008 W Armitage.

8:25pm - Beat 6759George is doing a consecutive search at 2330 N Springfield. Console time is 20:25 and the event number is 16091.

8:35pm - They're calling back on the 5:53pm job.

9:08pm - I'm gone for the evening. I'll be back tomorrow. Good night, everyone, and please be safe out there!

CAPS Beat Meetings For November 2010

CAPS MEETINGS:
BT 1411 - 7pm-8pm, November 15 @ Resurrection Church (3045 N. Franscisco)
BT 1412 - 7pm-8pm, November 22 @ St. Nicolai Church (3000 N. Kedzie)
BT 1413 - 7pm-8pm, November 1 @ Logan Square Boys and Girls Club (3228 W. Palmer)
BT 1414 - 6:30pm-7:30pm, November 23 @ Logan Sq. Library (3030 W. Fullerton)
BT 1421 - NEXT BEAT MEETING IS IN JANUARY
BT 1422 - 7pm-8pm, November 3 @ Simons Park (1640 N. Drake)
BT 1431 - 7pm-8pm, November 4 @ Goethe School (2236 N. Rockwell)
BT 1432 - 7pm-8pm, November 18 @ Holestin Park (2200 N. Oakely)
BT 1433 - 6:30pm-7:30pm, November 9 @ St. Mary of the Angel's Church (1850 N. Hermitage)
BT 1434 - 6:30pm-7:30pm, November 18 @ Wicker Park-Bucktown Library (1701 N. Milwaukee)

BT 1732 - 7pm-8pm, November 10 @ Athletic Park (3546 W. Addison)
BT 1733 - NO NOVEMBER BEAT MEETING

BT 2523 - NO NOVEMBER BEAT MEETING
BT 2524 - 7pm-8pm, November 18 @ Our Lady of Grace (2446 N. Ridgeway)
BT 2525 - 7pm-8pm, November 16 @ Mozart Park (2036 N. Avers)
BT 2535 - NO NOVEMBER BEAT MEETING

Burglar Alarm At Ames

Good morning, everyone, it's 6:38am. It's a cold morning out there. It's only in the low 40s right now. But it's supposed to warm up into the low to mid 60s today. Anyway, today, I'm monitoring from now until 2pm, then will do other stuff until 9pm, then I'll come back for a couple of hours until bedtime. Tomorrow, I plan on monitoring from 2-9pm non-stop because of it being Halloween. Also, the elections are on Tuesday. Hope everyone goes out to vote if they can. Here's crime for parts of today.

8:22am - Burglar alarm. 1920 N Hamlin. At Ames Middle school.

8:40am - Parker. 1818 N Harding.

9:26am - Parker. 3128 N Monticello. AT&T truck on the residential street.

12:02pm - Beat 2520 is doing a gang dispersal from 2854 N Avers. Console time is 12:02 and the event number is 073XX.

12:38pm - Burglar report. 3840 W Palmer.

1:34pm - Beat 2580Eddie needs an RD number for a "1506" (Prostitution; soliciting on public way) from 3800 W North Ave. It's HS590452 with the event number of 08915.

1:59pm - Parker. 1714 N Lawndale.

2:00pm - I'm going to go. I'll be back later. Have a good afternoon, everyone!

9:00pm - I'm back. Good evening.

9:24pm - Beat car 2534 has a street stop at 3959 W Armitage.

9:36pm - Loud music disturbance. 2948 N Hamlin.

9:38pm - Arson. 2500 block of N Tripp. Four male Hispanics in an older Jeep set a garage on fire.

9:52pm - The 9:38pm arson actually occurred at 2504 on Keeler, and an RD number has been pulled from the call. It's HS591119 with the event number of 17195.

10:11pm - Just so everyone knows, Zone 12 (25th District Radio) on Third Watch (1:50pm-ish to 9:50pm-ish) will NOT have it's regular dispatchers. One of them is being assigned to Zone 6 (7th and 8th districts) tomorrow, and the other one is off. There will probably be subs on the Zone, so I'm just putting you all on notice should anything happen tomorrow evening. Also, if all of you can send me in reports of what happens (particularly major incidents, like gunshots, fights, etc.) in your area tomorrow night, that'd be great.

10:39pm - Person calling for help. 3652 W Fullerton. Someone's beating up someone.

10:51pm - Loud music disturbance. 2920 N Avers. Backyard.

11:03pm - Some call at the Shell gas station, 3181 on the Mil.

11:12pm - Battery. 3614 W Palmer. There was a fight.

11:13pm - Assault in progress. 2323 N Harding. Two males are trying to fight the cousin.

11:44pm - Support unit request. 24XX N Lowell. Beat car 1513Robert needs a unit to bring a car owner into the 15th District, because they recovered the vehicle.

11:50pm - Loud music disturbance. 2710 N Monticello.

11:51pm - Parkers. On 2523's and 2524's Beats.

12:00am - I'm going to go. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. I plan on blogging literally non-stop until 9pm.

1:31am - Everyone, I think I'm pretty much covered tomorrow night. I'm monitoring 25, and ProdigalOne has volunteered to cover 17, then I'll be copying anything major that LoganSquareReporter covers on their blog for 14

Tenant-Threatening In Progress On Barry

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:26pm. I just got up from a nap, after getting home at 5, from a meeting at school. It was a Student Government meeting. I brought something up in which may really change my school starting Monday. I'm hoping what I brought up will be for the betterment of the school, but I admit I am a bit skeptical. Anyway, it's still cold out. I've been cold all day. But it doesn't matter now, as I'm in the house. I've got my blogging schedule sorted out for this Halloween weekend. Tomorrow (Saturday), I'll be blogging from 6:38am to 2pm, then I'll be gone until 9pm, then I'll come back until midnight or so. On Sunday, I'll be blogging between 2 and 9pm, for Halloween. Here's crime for this evening.

6:42pm - Assault in progress. 4160 W Fletcher. Tenant is getting threatened.

7:23pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

7:42pm - I'm back.

9:41pm - Shots Fired. Barry and Lawndale. Gunshots heard, and there may be a gang fight in the alley.

9:42pm - 911 calls are coming in from the 9:41pm job that it's a gang fight, at 3052 on Monticello.

9:58pm - Beat car 2523 is on scene, and confirms that there was a gang fight. The crowd did break up, however.

10:01pm - Shots Fired. 2000 block of N Keystone.

11:33pm - Alright, I'm gone for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. See you all then.

Guys Gathered At Palmer and Avers

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 4:19pm. School was ok. Could've been better. But oh well. Anyway, it sure is cold out. It's only in the 40s, and tonight is supposed to dip into the low 30s, and that's without the bad winds we had the last two days. And it's going to be mostly clear out, so that will make it more easier for temps to drop. So, on Tuesday, we've got the elections coming up (this isn't local elections, right?). I wonder what kind of day that's going to be. I just hope everyone who is registered votes, and they vote for whoever they think will make things better. If you aren't sure where you're supposed to vote on Tuesday, this site can help you out. Just enter your address, and it'll tell you where. On my side of things, the only thing I ask for from all of you on Tuesday is reports. Reports of how things are going at the polls. I would like the ward number, the precinct, where you're voting at, time, and what happened when you were at the polls. I do NOT want to know who you voted for. These reports are simply just me turning this blog into a bit of a political one for Tuesday, since the elections are coming up. I think elections are important, since in a way they're connected with the safety and the betterment of our communities. So, on that note, here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

4:35pm - Assault in progress. Palmer and Avers. Over a dozen guys gathered on the corner, with sticks, possibly about to fight.

5:42pm - Narcotics. 40X8 W Armitage. Gangbangers selling in the building.

6:17pm - Gang disturbance. 37X0 W Fullerton. In the alley, they're drinking.

6:35pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

6:50pm - I'm back.

7:12pm - Beat 6759George is dispersing one for narcotics loitering from 2814 N Avers. Console time is 19:12 hours and the event number is 13808.

7:36pm - Backlog in 25 at 19:36 hours.

7:51pm - Parkers. On 2524's Beat.

8:19pm - Assault in progress. 2614 N Springfield. Two Russian males are threatening the caller.

8:45pm - Shots Fired. 2400 N Lowell. Gunshots heard.

8:47pm - Report of bullet holes in a window at 2442 on Lowell.

9:05pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Good night, everyone.

More Violence In The Community

Hi, everyone. I've gotten more reports of violence in our community. This time, most of the events occurred on Monday (the 25th), and one occurred on Sunday (the 24th). So, going in chronically order, I'll share with the rest of you the reports I've gotten from concerned neighbors:

From Sunday's incident: "There was a shooting today (about 5 pm;) at Kimball and Palmer, a very busy intersection. Didn't see anything on the Tribune site or on your blog, wondering if you have any info? Thanks"

From Monday's events...
Comment #1: "Several Shots heard at about 10:00pm this evening from the 2900 N Block of Sawyer. A moment later, cop cars could be heard and thugs walking quickly southbound."
Comment #2: "Well, they moved south and west allright. Sounded like it was Kimball & Palmer-ish. Heard about 5 shots and the cops just got over there. What's over there?"
Comment #3: "did you hear any news about gun shots on diversey and drake on monday night, oct 25th, around 9:30?"

Well, damn. Lot of events in and around Kimball on Monday night. If anyone's got ANY comments, or insights to this, email me or comment here.

Beat 2523 CAPS Meeting This Evening (10-27-10)

Good evening, everyone. The meeting this month had a pretty good-sized turn-out. Not as big as some of the pervious meetings, but still, it was a good turn-out. So, moving on to the old issues from September:

Old problems:
* 2933 N. Avers - Drunk trespassers. Building secured with VTS metal (whatever you call those things that board up doors and windows)
* Building on the corner of George and Ridgeway - People constantly loitering, gang and drug activity included. CAPS Sergeant Tim Weiglein says that Beat car 2523 is doing special attention to this building this building.
* RE: The Belmont problem from last month - Sgt. Weiglein says that there have been zero calls for service over there.

Before I move on to the new problems, I'd like to let you all know of a vicious burglary that I recieved word about. It occurred on the 3700 block of W. Diversey, sometime earlier in the month. Two male Blacks, 18-20 yrs old, green vests, were posing as workers, right? Well, they knocked on an elderly woman's door. She answered, where her apartment was reshacked, and she was battered somewhat.

Also, regarding the changes in the CAPS program, this is the following information I was given: Sgt. Weiglein and the 25th District are attempting to make the meetings happen every two months, instead of the quarterly intially planned. Beat 2523's meetings will start at 6:30pm instead of 7pm starting next year. Our first meeting of the new year will be on February 16th. We will be having a December meeting, also. That will be the last meeting for 2010. We're still meeting at 7pm, at Copernicus, but instead of meeting on the 4th Wednesday like we usually do, we'll be meeting on the 8th of December, which is the 2nd Wednesday.


And now to the new problems:
* On Kenneth, there have been a rash of burglaries
* On Monticello, there were gangbangers in a car smoking pot.

Other observations:
> There was quite a discussion about the problem I reported on the corner of George and Ridgeway, and there was also a discussion of police patrols on this Beat. Some residents, especially those on the west end of the Beat, think there is not enough patrols in the area. One resident voiced their concern, and let's just say a discussion broke out between them and the Serg ;).
> The most incidents took place in the 3100 block of N Pulaski. The most crimes were criminal damage, battery (21 reported incidents), criminal damage (16 reported incidents), and burglary (14 reported incidents). The most incidents took place on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

As I do in every Beat meeting post, I extend my thanks to all for being involved in this meeting. We are making progress for sure, I think, but work still needs to be done. Once again, I ask for those residents who read the blog but don't come to the meetings (because they don't want to), please, come! It only takes ONE hour of your time, and we need all of the help we can get.

Thank you,
Timmy

Male and Female Fighting On Fullerton

Good morning, everyone, it's 5:01am. It's going to be another windy day, with winds getting as high as yesterday, or worse. Hopefully, it's not too bad. Anyway, I'm heading to my Beat meeting tonight. Once again, I ask those of you who live on the Beat and are not working or anything tonight to show up. This is our very last monthly meeting tonight. Our next meetings will be in December and February, then quarterly, permanently. This change will most likely remain like this for years to come, but you never know. Also, I'm going to make a quick post later about more gun violence that I'm hearing about that occurred on Monday evening. Here's crime for this morning before I leave (no live police-scanning this afternoon, because I'll be getting ready for the CAPS meeting).

5:16am - Battery in progress. Fullerton and Pulaski. Male and female fighting in the Shell gas station.

6:38am - I'm gone. Have a great day, everyone, and I'll be back tomorrow.

Child Left Alone On Barry

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 2:52pm. I'm home a little early, because our school was let out at 1:55 due to the high winds. This weather has been crazy today. First with the storms, then of course the wind. Anyway, tomorrow, I'm probably only going to be here in the morning, due to 2523's CAPS meeting tomorrow evening at Copernicus Center (3160 N. Milwaukee) at 7pm. I ask ALL Beat 2523 residents to come to this meeting, unless you've got work or are busy. This is the absolute last monthly meeting. Our next meeting will be in early December after this one. I ask you all to come because this is the last time for a long time you will be able to meet with CPD for months. So, here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

5:00pm - Child left alone. 4139 W Barry. 7 yr old girl riding her bike out front, and she's alone.

5:34 to 5:46pm - I fell asleep. I'm sorry.

5:50 to 6:16pm - Fell asleep, again. Sorry.

6:43pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

6:57pm - I'm back.

7:49pm - Gang disturbance. Ridgeway and Altgeld. There are reportedly 50 gangbangers on the street, throwing bottles and what not.

7:53pm - I'm going to finish up a little homework I've got to do. I may be back, but who knows. If not, good night and see you all in the morning.

Backlog In 25

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:24pm. School's been kind of crazy. But I'm REALLY tired for some reason. I could sleep for eons, that's how tired I am. Anyway, you all better enjoy this last day of warm weather for the year. It's in the 70s and it's mostly cloudy right now, but boy will that come to an end beginning tomorrow. We'll be in the 60s tomorrow, with real high winds (they're talking 60+ mph wind gusts), then in the low 50s the rest of the week. We'll see this supposed dangerous wind event is going to play out here in Chicago. Yes, folks, if you haven't heard, we've got a low pressure system moving over this part of the country, and it's a historical one, too, because of it's all-time low pressure (28.35). That means we're going to have a bad wind event tomorrow, Wednesday, and perhaps even into Thursday. But here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

3:33pm - Backlog in 25 at 15:33 hours.

3:37pm - Battery in progress. Hamlin and Milwaukee. Group of males beating on one.

5:01pm - Burglar alarm. 2842 N Kildare.

5:10pm - EMS run. Milwaukee and Ridgeway. Male down.

5:19pm - The 5:10pm job is now coming in at Avers and Milwaukee.

5:39 to 5:45pm - Went to the store.

6:37pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

6:49pm - I'm back.

7:21pm - Check the well being. 4058 W Armitage. Elderly man is bleeding profusely. EMS is not going as the man left the building. Thanks to ProdigalOne for obtaining this call while I didn't pay attention last night.

8:03pm - Assault. 2153 N Keystone. Building manager threatened by former tenant. He fled the scene. Thanks to ProdigalOne for obtaining this call while I didn't pay attention last night.

8:33pm - Robbery. Fullerton and Kimball. Caller got robbed by a man posing as a Chicago Police officer. I'm not really what sure's going on, but the call is being called in from Schubert and Central Park.

8:34 to 8:50pm - Police/Dispatch chatter regarding the 8:33pm job.

9:09pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow. Good night, everyone.

Disoriented Elderly Man Possibly Takes A Fall On Fullerton

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:27am. I see it's a cold day, but it's actually a bit warm out, which is cool with me. But it's supposed to be rainy today, and part of tomorrow. Oh well. That's a part of winter being on it's way. Anyway, the last monthly CAPS meeting for Beat 2523 is this Wednesday. This is your real last chance to come and speak with the officers, because it won't be the same having meetings every three months. So, on that note, here's crime for today.

9:32am - EMS run. 3732 W Fullerton. Elderly man is disoriented. I think he may have fell.

10:04am - I'm gone for the next hour and a half. I'll be back.

11:32am - I'm back.

1:00 to 3:30pm - Didn't pay attention.

3:53pm - I'm gone again. I'll be back.

5:24pm - And yet again, I'm back.

5:25pm - Parker. On 2525's Beat.

5:32pm - Disturbance. 2031 N Keeler. Two males loitering in front

5:45pm - Narcotics. Kelvyn Park.

5:46pm - Traffic accident. 3717 W Belmont.

5:57pm - Gang disturbance. 22X5 N Keystone.

6:37pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

6:46pm - I'm back.

6:47pm - Beat car 1511 has a sliver Bonneville taking off from them at Roosevelt and Central, from the McDonalds.

6:48pm - North on Central, towards Harrison.

6:49pm - They're at Van Buren and Central now, and now it's a foot chase.

6:55pm - Burglary in progress. 2971 N Ridgeway. The neighbor's garage is getting broken into.

7:19pm - EMS run. Diversey and Pulaski. Downer.

7:20pm - 1) Car alarm. 2915 N Ridgeway. 2) Disturbance. 3620 W Wolfram.

7:29pm - 1) Disturbance. 2020 N Hamlin. 2) Assault in progress. 2702 N Ridgeway.

7:39pm - 1) Gang disturbance. Lawndale and Shakespeare. 2) Disturbance. Palmer and Central Park. Loud noise on the corner.

8:00pm - Robbery. 4449 W Altgeld.

8:05pm - Shots Fired. 2400 N Kildare.

8:21pm - Disturbance. 2014 N Keystone.

9:02pm - Ok, so, I'm gone for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Good night, everyone.

Shots Fired On Avers Early This Morning

Received this comment on my Facebook fan page from a reader...

"...shots fired...three then two...this morning at about 3:45AM...in earshot of our house on 2900 block of Avers..."

Anyone else hear the shots, or see anything? Send your comments or questions to here or my email address.

Walgreens Disturbance

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:04am. Yes, I finally awoke from a long sleep. That dance last night pooped me out. But I'm all good now. Today, I'm monitoring the quiet 17th for you Avondale residents north of Belmont, which is also a good thing for me, since I do have to do homework, and work on some other things while waiting for calls. Then, tomorrow, I'll monitor 25 from 9:27-10:04am, then again from 11:32am to 3:53pm. At 3:53, I'll take a break until 5:, then I'll come back for the rest of the night, until 9pm. Here's crime for today.

11:41am - Disturbance. 3424 W Belmont. At Walgreens. Female panhandler with a backpack is in front.

1:14pm - EMS run. Addison and Kimball. Man having a heart attack.

2:30pm - Disturbance. 3419 N Harding. Resident wants to speak to police about her neighbor's kid. Thanks to ProdigalOne for getting this call for me while I fell asleep.

2:31pm - Narcotics. Parkview Park (School and Avers). Male smoking drugs while kids are in the park. Thanks to ProdigalOne for getting this call for me while I fell asleep.

2:49pm - EMS run. 3571 W Henderson. 46 year old male hit by car yesterday, now bleeding from head and shoulder, fire asks police to ride with. Thanks to ProdigalOne for getting this call for me while I fell asleep.

3:18pm - Battery in progress. Ridgeway and Belmont. Large gang fight with the Latin Kings ensuing. As many as 15 guys are involved, and traffic is blocked.

3:58pm - A unit is doing contact cards at School and Ridgeway.

4:00pm - Assault. 3425 N Kimball. The caller's boss at work just "assaulted" them.

4:30pm - Assault in progress. Milwaukee and Pulaski. Three males arguing in front of a tavern.

6:58pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

7:14pm - I'm back.

7:58pm - EMS run. 3759 W Cornelia.

8:52pm - 1) Disturbance. Cornelia and Avers. Group of males playing soccer in the middle of the street. 2) Disturbance. Monticello and School. Male sitting in a van, which is blocking the intersection, yelling at people.

10:50pm - Parker. 3435 N Monticello.

11:03pm - Reckless driver. Kimball and Avondale.

12:00am - I'm gone for the night. See you all tomorrow morning for 25. Have a good night, everyone, and be safe.

Slashed Tires On Barry

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:05am. I'm off from school today, as the teachers have a "Staff Day" only thing going on. Which is cool with me. However, I'm going to my school this evening. But to have fun :). I'm going to my school's Homecoming Dance. Anyway, it's cold outside. It's only like 36 degrees right now. But it's supposed to be near 70 degrees, so that's cool. Anyway, tomorrow, I'm monitoring 17 for those of you north of Belmont. Here's crime for today.

8:39am - Criminal damage. 4183 W Barry. Someone slashed the caller's tires on their car.

9:21am - Theft. 3909 W Belmont.

9:27am - I need to run a couple of errands. I'll be back.

10:04am - I'm back for now. I'll be here until 11:30, then I'm going to take a nap until about 12:30, then at 1, I need to run one more errand.

10:30am - Parker. 2559 N Pulaski.

10:49am - Beat 2506Charlie is on a burglary mission on Beat 2523.

11:32am - Ok, I'm off for a nap. See you all a little later.

3:53pm - I'm finally back. Had other things to do.

4:19pm - Traffic accident. Ridgeway and Altgeld.

4:50pm - Burglar alarm. 3055 N Pulaski.

4:58pm - The 4:19pm job is now coming in as 3746 on Altgeld.

5:07pm - Disturbance. 3106 N Haussen. Problem with the neighbor.

5:24pm - I'm off to the dance. I'll be back either later or tomorrow.

11:03pm - I'm finally back :). The dance was great.

11:18pm - Burglar alarm. 4301 W Diversey.

11:52pm - Narcotics. Schubert and Kilbourn. Eight teens getting high in Kelvyn Park.

11:57pm - I need some ZZZZs, so at this point, I leave you all. Good night, everyone. Be back in the morning.

Taser Deployment @ Hamlin and Wabansia

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:39pm. School was crazy today. There was a big fight which resulted in a staff member getting hurt. The way the cops came, it was an action movie. But enough of that. I've changed my mind again about tomorrow. I'll be going to the football game, but will leave there a bit early to get back home by 6pm, so I can have a quick dinner, then go to a block club meeting for about an hour. Then I'll be home for the night. But there will be no blog post tomorrow, as I'm going to be really busy tomorrow. So, here's crime for this afternoon.

4:05pm - Beat car 2535 has a taser deployment at Hamlin and Wabansia. A Sergeant and the wagon are going.

4:07pm - It's probably going to be a 10-1. An officer is requesting the wagon to speed up, because the female who's involved in the incident is REALLY going off. She almost bit one of the officers. You can hear her in the background, hysterically screaming.

4:46 to 5:29pm - Fell asleep. Sorry.

5:31pm - Burglar report. 1918 N Harding.

6:44pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

6:58pm - I'm back.

8:02pm - Narcotics. Monticello and Fullerton.

8:11pm - 1) Parker. 4140 W Wellington. 2) Burglar report. 1649 N Springfield.

9:09pm - I have to go. I'll be back on Friday. Good night, everyone, and please be safe.

Crime Blotter For October 19, 2010

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 4:45pm. School was pretty good. And I'm in a better mood than yesterday. Anyway, I've had to change my plans for Thursday. Now, I'll be here for at least an hour or so, before I have to go to a block club meeting. No football game for me. But I'm still going to the dance on Friday. On that note, here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

4:54pm - Some call for 3810 W Armitage.

5:05pm - Battery in progress. 2535 N Springfield.

5:13pm - Beat car 2523 has a traffic stop at 3927 W Belmont.

6:43pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

7:05pm - I'm back.

7:12pm - EMS run. 3919 W Fullerton. At the Fullerton Hotel. Male needs an ambulance.

7:13pm - Reckless driver. Milwaukee and Belmont.

7:16pm - If you live on the 2900 block of N. Lawndale or the 3600 block of W. Oakdale, please, contact me at my email at weatherboy58@hotmail.com. Thanks!

7:57pm - Suspicious person. 2441 N Kildare. Unknown male around the premises.

8:05pm - Beat 2505 is doing a park check at Mozart.

8:37 to 9:50pm - I fell asleep. Sorry.

9:53pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow. Good night, everyone.

Violence This Weekend

Good evening, everyone. Sorry for no live-police scanning today. I've just been in a pretty pissy mood the whole afternoon, but I'm doing alright now. Anyway, since I'm getting a bunch of reports for violence this weekend, particularly last night, I thought I'd share that with you all.

* From the Logan Square, Avondale, Wicker/Humboldt Park blog, October 16th, 2010:
"The residents of Logan Square were awakened by gunshots ... at the corner of Fullerton & Sacramento, Milwaukee & Central Park, and other places in the [14th] district. Police had multiple calls even from credible sources confirming shots had indeed been fired. No word on victims in any of these cases. In cases where multiple calls of shots fired are called in, it is not uncommon for police to find that the shooter has left the scene before they arrive,". Those incidents occurred shortly after midnight. Then, in the 11pm hour, "...014th district police responded to a report of a person shot on the 2900 block of Gresham, near Milwaukee Avenue. The victim was shot twice, with one bullet to the leg and one graze wound. The victim attempted to transport self to local hospital but was intercepted by one CPD citywide unit and one 17th district unit at Pulaski & Cornelia where an ambulance met them and transported the victim to a local hospital. The offenders from this incident were driving a gold colored four door Honda Civic. CPD received leads on the location of the offenders who were observed fleeing in the alley of the 2900 block of Gresham when the offenders reached the end of the alley and fled in an unknown direction. UCR 041A was used to pull an RD Number ... Late in the eleven o'clock hour, 014th district police responded to a complaint of a Battery victim who was transported to a local hospital from the 2100 block of Hoyne,".

Now, here are reports of violence that I've gotten from people, or that I've seen myself:
- A large fight broke out at 3:43pm yesterday afternoon at about 3900 W Diversey between gang members. They were fighting in the street, and even firing off gunshots. I believe one person was hit by a car also. All hell broke loose, needless to say. I confirmed that by going to the scene of the crime.
- There was a gang fight and shooting on my own block last night, at about 10:05. I was getting ready for bed when this guy in the alley, probably a gangbanger, starting throwing garbage cans at about 5 to 10 other guys on the street. Someone was shouting off "COBRA!!", then two gunshots went off. Multiple 911 calls were made, needless to say.
- I had a report for shots being fired at Milwaukee and Central Park around 11:40pm, and a report of gunfire at Belmont and Pulaski. If I'm not mistaken, someone was shot from the Milwaukee and Central Park incident. I'll try to get some more details.

This isn't a violence-related story, but nevertheless, take a look.

Just a lot of craziness to deal with, for all of us. Like I say, we need to form block clubs, keep in contact with CPD, go to meetings, etc. We can help stop all of this, I know we can.

And, now, for some general announcements I'd like to make:
- If you live on the 2900 block of N. Lawndale or the 3600 block of W. Oakdale, please, contact me at my email at weatherboy58@hotmail.com. Thanks!
- The Avondale Neighborhood Association is having it's next meeting on November 15th, 7pm at St. Hyacinth's (Resurrection Hall).
- For any of you living on Ridgeway, Hamlin and Avers between Diversey and Milwaukee, there's a block club meeting scheduled on Thursday at 6:30pm, at St. Hyacinth's (Resurrection Hall). Just be advised, but the person running the meeting may be a few minutes late.
- There will be limited blogging on Friday, as I've got a lot of errands I need to take care of, and a dance I'm going to Friday night.

Loud Music On Palmer

Good morning, everyone, it's 12am. It's been a pretty active night, but we'll see what happens with that. Anyway, it'll be sunny with highs in the upper 60s. Also, I should be here most of the day, until dinner time. With that, here's crime for today.

12:05am - Loud music disturbance. 3853 W Palmer.

12:06am - I'm going to go. I'll be back in the morning. Good night, everyone.

7:31am - I'm back. Good morning.

10:06am - Beat car 2535 has a traffic stop at Central Park and McLean.

10:16am - 1) Disturbance. 2039 N Avers. Man with a BB gun is shooting at the squirrels. 2) Parker. 4108 W Armitage.

10:35am - Beat car 2525 is doing a Sex Offender check at 4058 W Armitage. Event number is 06581.

10:58am - Beat car 2525 is doing Sex Offender checks at 2018 N Keystone and 2327 N Keeler.

11:05am - Person calling for help. 4230 W Fullerton. Woman screaming "Please, please!!", then had the phone taken away from her.

11:09am - A slow down is being given on the 11:05am job. People on the street are saying they haven't heard anything.

11:52am - Parkers on Beats 2523 and 2524.

12:08pm - Commercial alarm. 3632 W Fullerton.

12:21pm - 10-1. North and Laramie. Cook County Sheriff is being threatened by several people in front of a liquor store. All available units are to go.

12:22pm - Beat 2552 is on scene of the 10-1 and all of the offenders are gone.

12:23pm - A slow down is being given on the 10-1.

12:24pm - A disregard is being given on the 10-1. All parties involved are gone.

12:25pm - Disturbance. Harding/Barry/Springfield. Kids are loitering in the alley.

12:44pm - Open door. 2338 N Keystone. Back door to the vacant house is open.

1:16pm - Backlog in 25 at 13:16 hours.

1:22pm - 1) Disturbance. 3110 N Milwaukee. Males drinking liquor. 2) Burglar alarm. 2035 N Avers.

1:40pm - Theft. 3840 W Palmer. Bike was taken.

1:53pm - Backlog renewed at 13:53 hours.

2:13pm - Gang disturbance. Fullerton and Kostner. Behind International Foods are six gangbangers who are loitering and may be getting high.

2:35pm - EMS run. 4452 W George. 62 yr old female fell on the floor and can't get up. CPD's needed to watch CFD do a forced entry.

3:43pm - Multiple 911 calls coming in for a fight. Here's what I got. There's a large group fighting at Diversey and Harding. A "Person calling for help" ticket is coming in also, at Diversey and Pulaski. A few seconds, a "Shots Fired" ticket comes into 911 for Diversey and Pulaski. Group of males in a green van fired shots at someone, and fled west on Diversey, towards Tripp. Thanks to ProdigalOne for obtaining this call while I was napping.

3:45pm - All hell is breaking loose at Koz. Calls are still coming in for gunshots and the fight.

3:47pm - Now a call is coming that someone was hit by this green van at Diversey and Springfield. The van is a Dodge minivan with a plate of A944757. It struck several cars and ran into a gate at 3914 W Diversey. Thanks to ProdigalOne for obtaining this call while I was napping.

4:00pm - I'm walking over to Koz Park, to get an assessment on the fight/accident that took place about 20 minutes. I'm getting multiple calls on this incident from sources, so I'm going to see what the hell's going on.

4:14pm - I'm back. I spoke with one of my neighbors, who was at the park, and the two Beat officers for 2523, who tell me that basically, a guy in a black quarreled hoodie, with a shaved head, was in a green Toyota that went towards George on Harding, was driving this Toyota and tried to run over several people on the street, and the people were gangbangers. This guy driving the car also tried to drive into the building at 3914 W Diversey. The gate there is knocked over, and there's glass all over. So, after this guy did this, these gangbangers pulled him out and a big fight broke out on Diversey. I'm getting word that the offender is still in the area, and it's very likely that a shooting will happen in the area tonight. Watch out, folks.

4:31pm - Beat 2562Eddie pulls an RD number for an "1811" (30- ounces of weed) from 2659 N Lawndale. It's HS569096 with the event number of 11735.

4:50pm - Just got a phone call from a good source, who tells me the guy that started the whole incident is now walking east on Diversey, while one of his buddies (in a red shirt) went west, and the others he was with are either hanging out in the park or by the bus stop. The instigator is also wearing a purple shirt under his black hoodie.

4:51pm - Information for the police. Diversey and Springfield. The offender from the fight/accident is just north of the park now, near one of the buildings on Diversey

4:59pm - Was on the phone again with my source. Now I'm getting word that the instigator is in between the pool and the field house at Koz, while one of his buddies is right by Avers and Diversey. Another guy is by Harding and Diversey. They're all acting like they're waiting for something or someone. I also have word that the offender was hanging out by about 3910 W Diversey with some guys. This would be the same building a bunch of guys ran into after the accident.

5:08pm - Again, I was on the phone with my source. These guys involved are still walking through the park, and 2523 is on scene right now.

5:18pm - Parker. 2837 N Ridgeway. Black Ford Escape blocking the garage. And it actually is, too.

5:19pm - I'm going to try to talk to the officers coming to the 5:18pm call real quick. I have some information for them from a source about the whole incident at Koz.

5:24pm - To my avail, the officers had just pulled off as I was coming outside.

5:25pm - Disturbance. Mozart Park. 20 males drinking by the swing.

5:35pm - Person w/ a gun. 2400 block of N Lawndale. Two males got out of a maroon vehicle, and went up to someone's house, in which two people came out and now they're all fighting. One of the males that got out of the car has a gun.

6:41pm - I have to go eat, and with that, I'm gone for the night. Everyone, be safe and have a great night. See you all tomorrow.

9:11pm - Just to put this out there: If you live on the 2900 block of N. Lawndale or the 3600 block of W. Oakdale, please, contact me at my email at weatherboy58@hotmail.com. Thanks!

Two Men W/ Guns On Keystone

Good evening, everyone, it's 7pm. Today's been a good but busy day for me. But I'm here and ready to blog. Anyway, I'm monitoring 25 until 9pm, then I'm going to monitor 14 until 9:57pm, and then I'm switching back to 25 until midnight. Tomorrow, I should be here most of the day, monitoring 25. Here's crime for tonight.

7:08pm - Person w/ a gun. 2018 N Keystone. Two males with guns.

7:20pm - Arson. 4433 W Deming. Six kids were outside, attempting to set garbage on fire, but a second call indicates that they have left.

7:36pm - Gang disturbance. Springfield and Wrightwood. Five representing.

8:10pm - Check the well being. 3840 W Wabansia. Caller says they're blind, but they can see shadows in the dark. WTH??? Strange. Sounds like a Halloween horror story or something.

8:56pm - Disturbance. Diversey and Kostner. Dispute over ownership of a car.

9:00pm - Am now monitoring 14 until 9:57.

9:03pm - Battery. Logan and Western. Teen was hit in the face.

9:07pm - Reckless driver. Milwaukee and California.

9:10pm - Missing person report. Logan Skatepark. 13 yr old has gone missing from there.

9:25pm - Battery in progress. 2429 W Cortland. Intoxicated male resident is fighting everyone in the building.

9:29pm - Vice complaint. 2800 N Campbell.

9:31pm - 1) Criminal trespass. 1620 N Marshfield. 2) CSA. 1817 N Kimball. Teen daughter was at a party, and...

9:36pm - Gang disturbance. Wabansia and Sawyer. They're throwing rocks and loitering.

9:38pm - EMS run. 3532 W Dickens. Male down in the alley.

9:39pm - Missing person report. 1900 N Sawyer. At the group home. A 15 yr old ward-of-the-state left.

9:56pm - Information for the police. 1832 N Sawyer. Underage party going on.

9:57pm - And I'm back with 25.

10:13pm - Vicious animal. 1707 N Harding. Neighbor's pit bull attacked the caller's poodle.

10:28pm - Criminal trespass. 3112 N Kostner. Caller observed someone come out of a vacant house.

10:50pm - Loud music disturbance. 4000 W Oakdale.

11:00pm - Assault in progress. 3052 N Monticello. 10 Latin King members in front, trying to fight the husband. They're also throwing bottles and what not.

11:06pm - For all of you folks who live in 14, check out this blog.

11:34pm - Loud music disturbance. 2830 N Springfield.

11:40pm - Shots Fired. Milwaukee and Central Park.

11:41pm - I hear an ambulance in the area, and considering the gunshots being called in a minute ago, I hope no one's shot.

11:44pm - A slow down is being given on the 11:40pm job.

11:58pm - Beat car 2523Robert has a street stop at Ken-Well Park. Running a name.

Shooting Or Stabbing On Kedzie Overnight

Good morning, everyone. Right after I left you guys last night, there was apparently a shooting in 14. This incident occurred at 12:28am, according to Chicago Breaking News. The incident occurred on the 2900 block of North Kedzie Avenue (which CBN incorrectly states as being in the Logan Square neighborhood, when it's in Avondale). It is stated that the victim, an 18 yr old man, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his buttocks, back and arms. The incident allegedly occurred at a house party. The victim was driven to St. Mary's by friends, and he was in critical condition as of 1:15am.

Chicago News Report also has a story on this.


Shooting On Monticello Friday Night
Four People Shot On Nelson
Shooting Near Koz Park On Diversey Overnight
Homicide On Springfield Overnight
Shooting On St. Louis
Possible Homicide On Ridgeway Last Night
Shooting On Hamlin Overnight
Hit And Run Kills Woman In Avondale
Shooting On Hamlin This Morning
Stabbing At Milwaukee and Central Park Wednesday Night
Man Shot In Neck Yesterday On Cortland
Child Possibly Shot @ Harding and Wabansia Last Night
Two People Shot In Traffic On Schubert
Two Men Shot Near Foodsmart On Armitage
Noon Time Gunfire @ George and Hamlin
Sixteen Year Old Shot In Logan Square
Two Women Attacked With Bat In Logan Square
Police Helicopter Flying, Squad Cars Going Wrong Way
Stabbing On Milwaukee This Morning
Shots Fired @ Milwaukee and Drake Last Night
Shooting On Cortland Friday Night
Teen Shot In Head On Armitage
Shooting On Dawson?
Homicide And Beating In North Avondale
Letter To Alderman Reboyras Re: Shooting at Belmont and Monticello
Shooting At Altgeld and Ridgeway This Morning
Shooting In 2100 Block of Lawndale
Shots Fired On Belmont Last Night
17 Year Old Murdered In Logan Square Club
Shooting At Lyndale and Campbell

Busy Beat 2523 This Afternoon

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 5:45pm. What a long day. I just got in about five minutes ago from school. I'm sleepy now. But it's the weekend which I'm happy for :). Speaking of the weekend, I'm going to a training session tomorrow morning at the 25th District, and then going to speak with someone afterwards. It won't affect my blogging schedule. I'll be starting after dinner tomorrow night, as it's a Saturday. Anyway, tonight, from 9pm to midnight, I'm going to monitor 14 since I didn't.

6:15pm - 1) Disturbance. 4141 W Wellington. 2) Burglar report. 2850 N Tripp. 3) Parker. 4008 W Armitage.

6:44pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

6:56pm - I'm back.

7:20 to 8:14pm - Fell asleep. Sorry.

8:27pm - Parker. Milwaukee and Central Park.

8:36 to 9:26pm - Again, I fell asleep. Sorry.

9:57pm - Am now monitoring 14 until midnight. Sorry for being late. I'll do 9-9:57pm tomorrow.

10:03pm - Beat 1481 is doing a premise check at Congress Theater.

10:10pm - Check the well being. 2201 through 2247 block of N Elston.

10:11pm - Burglar alarm. 3213 W Armitage.

10:14pm - Assist the citizen. Diversey and Kedzie. 14 yr old caller got lost on their way home from a homecoming dance.

10:15pm - Narcotics. On 1422's Beat.

10:41pm - Holding the offender. Schubert and Western.

10:42pm - Battery in progress. 1829 N Drake.

10:46pm - Domestic disturbance. 2735 N Whipple. The son's going crazy.

10:54pm - Battery in progress. 2810 W Barry. People fighting.

11:31pm - Battery in progress. Wabansia and Fairfield. Males fighting.

11:32pm - Parker. 2206 N Campbell. Handicap.

11:45pm - 1) Loud music disturbance. 2927 N somewhere. 2) Parker. 2830 N Campbell.

11:47pm - Shots Fired. Belden and Oakley. Six heard.

11:50pm - A slow down is currently being given on the 11:47pm job, although one officer says he may have heard the first two gunshots.

12:00am - I'm gone for the night. See you all tomorrow evening. Good night.

Burglar Alarm On Ridgeway

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:31pm. I've had a good day at school, but I'm tired. Speaking of school, I went on a field trip to see a movie. It was breath taking, to say the least. The movie is called "GO FOR IT!", directed by Carmen Marron. It's about a teenage girl named Carmen who loves dancing at night while going to school during the day. One of her teachers gives her an application to a dancing school in California, and after that, she has to decide whether to take care of her family and friends, or pursue her dreams. Also, in the movie, it tells of the life teenagers live in Chicago, specifically in Logan Square (where it was filmed at). As I said before, the movie was absolutely breath taking. It touched me in so many ways. I encourage everyone to see it. Anyway, tomorrow, I'll be staying after school for a meeting, then I'm stopping at Target, so I won't be home until like 5:30. So, here's crime for this evening.

6:59pm - Burglar alarm. 1728 N Ridgeway.

7:41pm - Battery. 3119 N Davlin. Tenant hit the landlord.

8:13pm - Just for the record, but if anyone calls 911 for anything with a really slow response, be advised that half the units in the District are busy babysitting high school knuckle-heads at Hanson Stadium for a football game. There was already one fight, and there's probably going to be more.

8:22pm - Gang disturbance. 19X1 N Pulaski. They're congregating in the alley.

8:48pm - An RD number has been pulled from the 7:41pm job. It's HS564784 with the event number of 15342.

8:51pm - And to make things more stressful in 25, now officers are handling a homicide on the west end of the District at Newland and Dickens and a shooting on Crystal.

9:16pm - Some call at 2315 N Keeler.

9:19pm - Some call at 2018 N Keystone.

9:25pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Good night, everyone.

Selling On Diversey

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:37pm. I've had a pretty bad day at school, so I'm glad to be home. Some people just know how to mess with your happiness. And at this point, I've really got nothing else to say. Here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

4:20pm - Narcotics. Diversey and Lawndale. SW corner. Two males selling.

6:31pm - There's nothing going on in the neighborhood, so I'm quitting for tonight. Good night, and see you all tomorrow.

Burglar Report On Monticello

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:50pm. Boy, what a day. My classes at school were easy for the most part because we had subs, but I'm really, really tired for some reason. I've been like that all day. Anyway, don't know if all of you have heard of not, but as of today, CAPS has literally been dismantled. Nearly all of the officers have been reassigned to the streets, and while that's a good thing, it's not good that CAPS meetings will only be held quarterly now, and it's not good that problem buildings have been given to the Buildings Department to handle. Also, it's a beautiful afternoon out there. Here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

3:55pm - Burglar report. 2242 N Monticello.

4:01pm - Beat car 2523 is on a traffic stop at 4172 W Wellington. Event number is 11565.

4:16pm - Battery. 3037 N Avers. Friend hit the caller in the face.

4:17pm - An RD number has been pulled from Monticello. It's HS560979 with the event number of 08138.

4:22pm - The 4:16pm job is a code. They're all drunk.

4:43 to 5:10pm - Sort of fell asleep. Sorry.

5:27pm - Either a burglar report call or an animal abuse call at 3101 N Kostner.

5:40pm - Animal abuse. Lawndale and Shakespeare. Teens abusing pit bulls with a belt. They're heading towards Hamlin on Shakespeare.

5:49pm - Burglar report. 4338 W Barry.

6:08pm - Burglar report. 3711 W Wrightwood.

6:52pm - Assist the citizen. 2814 N Lawndale. Caller needs help getting belongings from the ex-landlady.

6:55pm - Battery in progress. 2308 N Monticello. Male beating a female.

7:08pm - Beat 2548 has a traffic stop at Fullerton and Ridgeway,

8:46pm - Battery in progress. George and Avers. People fighting in the alley between Avers and Springfield on George. Multiple calls coming in.

8:49pm - Beat car 2523 is on scene of the 8:46pm calls. Nothing appears to be going on.

8:59pm - Some call in the area.

9:09pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow. Good night, everyone.

CAPS Program Dismantled

Good afternoon, everyone. I have some serious news to pass on to all of you regarding the CAPS program. I have received word that as of today, the CAPS program is virtually dismantled. I'm not sure what's going to happen in terms of reassignments in other districts, but I know that the 25th District will only have two officers and one Sergeant in the program. All other officers in CAPS in 25 have been reassigned to the streets. But that's not the bad news, at least to me. However, I have also been told that CAPS meetings will now only be held quarterly, effective January 1st, 2011. And, to make things worse, CPD will no longer handle problem buildings. Those will be handled by the city's Building Department. So, if any of you have problems with buildings on your block, I encourage you to not only let the cops know (not that they can do anything about it anymore, but letting them know would be good, still), but to call the city's Building Department as well. I do not have the number, unfortunately, but will look for it and give to all of you if I find it.

At this point, I will strongly encourage that more of you form block clubs, or participate as much as you can if your block already has one. And this goes to EVERYONE reading. We need as many block clubs as we can get, and not only in this neighborhood. I know I have quite a few of you reading from other parts of Chicago, and I'm talking to all of you, too. Without CAPS, we're practically screwed, all throughout Chicago. But if you form a block club, get together with your neighbors, hold meetings regularly, address crime and disorder amongst each other, and call 911 as often as necessary, maybe this can work without CAPS. But until then, I doubt it.

Now is the time that all of us community people stand up and fight for change in our neighborhoods. No more sitting there like a quiet little mouse when drug deals are happening out in front of your apartment, no more only reporting a problem and doing nothing on your part, and certainly no more anonymous 911 calls. Give your name when you call, even if the call-taker doesn't ask you your name. And leave a phone number to be contacted at. People, we've got to FIGHT to take our neighborhoods back. And we have to work TOGETHER. If we don't do this, and with CAPS closing, then all hope is gone.

Oh, and before I close out, I also encourage that more of you comment on this blog/email me when there is a problem you're dealing with on your block, in your surrounding area, etc. Especially for gunshots, drug deals, fights, loiters, gangbangers, drunks and whoever and whatever else is a big problem. I have to be honest, I dismiss things like parking, loud music, kids on bikes, because they're not really a problem to me, but for anything big or even considerably worrisome, contact me. All of you know my email (it's on my profile to your right), and few of you have my cell phone number. Hell, there's even a very few of you who know where I live. So there's no excuse not to contact me. I ask that I get contacted, because a lot of people are reading this blog, and not only they can help you with the problem, but we do even have CPD and elected officials looking at this blog also.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this post/matter, and please remember, DO NOT give up hope. We cannot do that whatsoever.

Possible DOA On Fairfield

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:06am. We're in for another beautiful day. It'll be in the lower 70s. I hope you all enjoy it, because by the end of this week, it'll be in the 60s, and next Monday, it may not even make it out of the upper 50s. Anyway, I'll be here all day with 14 until 9pm, when I have to go to bed. On Friday night, I'll get 14 from 9pm to midnight. Here's crime for today.

8:06am - The 13th and 14th Districts is on Citywide 5 (460.350), and not on regular Zone 3 (460.225) because of technical difficulties.

8:28am - EMS run. 2909 N Fairfield. Possible DOA.

8:33am - A unit is running a plate on a car at 2200 W Palmer.

9:02am - Graffiti blasters is being ordered at 3132 and 2957 N Kedzie.

10:08am - Beat 1484 is on Milwaukee Avenue today from Logan Boulevard to Central Park. Event number is 05156.

10:11am - Parker. 3231 W Palmer.

10:22am - Beat car 1411 asks for two things. One, for a park check at skate, and two, for a graffiti mission. Skate's event number is 05368 and graffiti is 05372.

10:51am - Disturbance. 3424 W Parker. Homeless guy in the alley.

11:15am - A unit has a traffic stop at Bernard and Fullerton.

11:17am - Robbery. 2945 N Allen. Male Hispanic, 5'7, 150 lbs, long brown hair and dark hoodie, robbed the caller.

11:57am - Suspicious vehicle. On 1434's Beat.

12:00pm - More of a description has came out on the Allen robbery. The male has on a white polo shirt with a light blue stripe and dark blue long jeans.

12:07pm - Beat 1484 is doing a park check at Unity. Event number is 07059.

12:25pm - Burglary. 1708 N Mozart. Unknown male in a hoodie just ran out of the caller's house.

12:29pm - The burglary on Mozart occurred at about 12:21 or 12:22. The male had on a grey hoodie with a black backpack. He took a laptop and a WII game. Also, another man may be inside. Officers are going in to check it out.

12:34pm - Suspicious person. 2100 block of N Hoyne. Male Black with a black hat was spotted going near a neighbor's house, and when the caller tried to confront him, he fled on his bike towards Armitage on Hoyne.

1:19pm - Check the well being. 1916 N Drake. Two kids are supposed to be getting hit by their mother in Apartment 1W.

1:38pm - Burglary. 1622 N Hermitage.

2:04pm - Person w/ a gun. Western and Fullerton. Male Black in a gray Nissan got into an argument with the caller, and he ended up pulling out a gun. Might be a road rage incident.

2:10pm - Disturbance. 1742 N Humboldt.

2:51pm - Assault. 2824 N Sacramento. Neighbor threatened the complainant.

2:52pm - Disturbance. Diversey and Drake. Kids throwing a football at on-coming traffic.

3:12pm - Parker. 2144 N Claremont.

3:15pm - Disturbance. 1857 N Richmond. Homeless males in the alley, going through the garbage cans.

4:10pm - 1) Parker. 2441 N Richmond. Permit. 2) Loud music disturbance. 2915 W Lyndale.

4:11pm - Assist the citizen. 2604 N Elston. Caller is in front of Home Depot, there to pick up a dog from a mentally unstable woman, and he's got the paperwork to prove it.

4:12pm - Disturbance. 2247 W Fullerton. Contractor damaged the fence.

4:15pm - A unit has a traffic stop at 2619 N Kimball.

4:22pm - Battery in progress. Logan and Western. Group of kids fighting under the viaduct.

4:23pm - Narcotics. 23X5 N Drake.

4:33pm - A unit is doing an "L" check at the Kedzie Blue Line station.

4:40pm - Some call at 3337 W Belmont.

4:59pm - Suspicious vehicle. Armitage and Wolcott. A car has been sitting on the SE corner for a month now.

5:16pm - Burglar alarm. 3405 W Fullerton.

5:41pm - Battery in progress. 3518 W Shakespeare. People fighting in the alley.

5:44pm - A slow down is being given on the 5:41pm job.

5:58pm - Missing person report. 3567 W Palmer. 14 yr old daughter went missing. Officers say it's related to the whole thing on Shakespeare.

5:59pm - Wanted for theft from 3604 W Shakespeare is a male Black, black hoodie and a snake tattoo on his neck. He stole a chain from someone in the laundry room of the building.

6:11pm - Parker. 1935 N Winchester.

6:40pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

7:05pm - I'm back.

7:07pm - Disturbance. Elston and Webster. Bottle throwers, heading towards Damen on

7:15pm - A unit has a traffic stop at 2113 N. Maplewood, and wants an event number for it. It's 15052.

7:16pm - Beat 1432Henry asks for a premise check at 3557 W Palmer. Event number is 15074.

7:22pm - A unit has a traffic stop at Kimball and Dickens.

7:27 to 7:35pm - I went outside to see what was going on, since there was an ambulance and firetruck across the street from me. There were about 10 people also outside, trying to figure what happened.

7:38pm - Disturbance. 2040 N Spaulding. Six kids are loitering.

7:41pm - EMS run. 2532 N St. Louis. 81 yr old mother locked herself in her room. She's depressed.

7:51pm - Burglary in progress. 3019 N Christina. Someone's breaking into the caller's friend's apartment.

8:15 to 8:30pm - A few calls in the area.

8:36pm - Some call at 1744 N Winnebago.

8:49pm - Battery. 2139 W Fullerton. Two males beat one up under the Kennedy Expressway's viaduct.

9:05pm - I have to go. I'll be back with 25 tomorrow, and 14 on Friday night. Good night, everyone.