Stop On Diversey

Good evening, everyone, it's 7:57pm. Today's been a tiring day, and it hasn't been the best of days. I'm just glad to be home. I had monitored earlier from 3:44-6:23, and 6:41 to about 7:10, but there were no calls. Anyway, who's ready for this epic blizzard coming in tomorrow night? I'm not! They're talking 12 to 18 inches of snow, with possibly 3 inches per hour at the height of the storm. If that's not bad enough, we're supposed to get winds of 25 to 40 mph. That might make people lose power, and travel is going to be literally impossible. So more than likely, I'll end up staying home Wednesday. But I have to go Thursday. I can't miss more than 2 days of school starting today until at least May, because of my new Driver's Ed class. If you miss more than 2 days, you automatically fail the class, and that's a graduation requirement, so I can't afford to miss school. So here is crime for a portion of this evening.

8:07pm - Beat 2566Charlie is taking one into 25 from 3915 W Diversey.

9:00pm - I'm off to bed. Goodnight, everyone, and see you all tomorrow afternoon.

Extra Alarm Fire On Honore

Hi, everyone. According to Chicago Breaking News, a fire broke out around 6:30pm last night on the 1800 block of North Honore. A coach house was involved in it, and the fire got so bad to where a 2-11 had to be called, which is an extra alarm fire in CFD's language. In response to this 2-11, about 80 firefighters and EMTs responded. Although electrical lines did go down into the alley as a result of the fire, no one was injured, fortunately, and the fire was put out at about 7:40pm. But, personnel did remain on scene after that to investigate and clean up the scene.

Any insight on this, anyone?

By the way, there's no blog post on crime today because I had monitored 25 from 9:38am-9:47 and 10:19-11:45, but there was no calls, so this post is "subbing" for crime. LOL.

North Center Crime Blotter

Good morning, everyone, it's 8am. Today, I'm monitoring the North Center community on Chicago's North Side, for those of you who read this blog and live there. I wonder how many calls I'll get today. I don't think a lot at all, because not only is it cold, but also because North Center is a safe neighborhood. Tomorrow, I will resume my monitoring of 25. So, back to the topic at hand here, the next neighborhood I will be monitoring is the Near South Side, and I will do that in two weekends from now. I'm delaying it because I'll be monitoring 14 next weekend. Here's crime in North Center for today.

8:54am - Commercial alarm. 2015 W Montrose.

9:43am - Disturbance. 3628 N Claremont. The friend took the caller's coat out of their car and is walking away with it.

9:45am - The 9:43am job is now at Oakely and Addison.

9:48am - Beat car 1912, one of two units that is responding, asks for a call back. Dispatch replies 30 seconds later that it's voice-mail.

11:48am - Parker. 3732 N Claremont. Car blocking the garage.

12:14pm - Information for the police. Berteau and Damen. Wanted from a road rage incident is a vehicle with a plate of 6989593. It went towards Cullom on Damen.

1:04pm - Missing person report. 1955 W Melrose. 15 yr old missing.

2:49pm - Traffic accident. Western and Grace.

3:04pm - Suspicious vehicle. 19XX W Henderson. Black car sitting in front has been there for two weeks.

3:14pm - Beat 1913Henry is doing a gang suppression mission at Hamlin Park and within the Leavitt Homes (Lathrop Projects).

5:31pm - For anyone who lives on the following streets: on Diversey (north side of the street) between Ridgeway and Central Park, the 2800 block of Lawndale, on George between Ridgeway and Central Park, on Central Park between Milwaukee and Diversey (west side of the street), and the 3600 block of Wolfram, could you e-mail me, please? My e-mail is weatherboy58@hotmail.com. I'd like to ask you a couple of questions. Thanks!

7:02pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

7:28pm - I'm finally back.

8:54pm - Reckless driver. 3400 N Damen. Car speeding recklessly south towards Henderson.

9:05pm - Suspicious vehicle. 2326 W Belmont. Green Compact has been sitting in the caller's parking spot in the back of the building since 4 this morning.

9:12pm - Request for a supervisor. 1910 W Cullom. Caller says the 19th District called her to say that she should be arrested for making a false police report. She's ill.

10:11pm - Loud music disturbance. On 1923's Beat.

10:29pm - Person w/ a gun. 2000 block of W Barry. Group of three males jumped out of a car on the south side of the street and one attempted to pull out a gun but someone stopped him.

10:34pm - A slow down is being given on the 10:29pm job.

10:40pm - Beat 1993Robert has a possible from the 10:29pm job at Wellington and Leavitt. Another car is needed on scene.

10:43pm - A slow down is being given on the 10:40pm job.

11:38pm - Reckless driver. Addison and Rockwell. Tow truck speeding towards Western at a high rate of speed.

12:00am - I'm now done monitoring the North Center community. I'll be back with 25 tomorrow morning at 9:38. Have a great night, everyone.

Upcoming CAPS Beat Meetings In North Center

CAPS MEETINGS:

Beat 1912 - 7pm-8pm, April 20 @ Paul Revere Park (2509 W. Irving Park)
Beat 1913 - 7pm-8pm, April 6 @ 19th District Police Station (2452 W. Belmont)
Beat 1922 - 7pm-8pm, February 9 @ Chase Park (4701 N. Ashland)
Beat 1923 - 7pm-8pm, February 8 @ Lakeview High School (4015 N. Ashland)
Beat 1924 - 6:30pm-7:30pm, February 17 @ Resurrection Church (1050 W. School)
Beat 1931 - 7pm-8pm, March 3 @ Hamlin Park (3035 N. Hoyne)

"North" Avondale Crime Blotter (District 17)

Good morning, everyone, it's 7:30am. Today, I'm monitoring 17 for our residents North of Belmont. As usual, it'll probably be quiet, especially since it's in the middle of winter, but I still have readers in that area, so I need to do this. Relating to this, I'll be heading out to run a couple of errands throughout the day, so I will have to get the archive at those points. Finally, before I let you all read about crime, I'll be monitoring the North Center community tomorrow. It's located between Avondale and Lakeview. From what I understand, it's one of the quietest neighborhoods on this side of town. So, here's crime for today.

8:39am - Beat 1710 wants 1732 to meet him at Kimball and Belmont. She's on the way.

8:51am - 1710 is doing a focus mission from Belmont to Roscoe, Pulaski to Kimball. Event number is 03513.

12:51pm - Disturbance. 3311 N Pulaski. Behind the CVS, in the alley, manager VS delivery man. Thanks to ProdigalOne for obtaining this call while I was out running errands.

2:25pm - The cops in 16 are goofs, and I've got proof. There's a street called Prescott in their District, off of Central Ave., and guess what? They can't even find it! Sad!

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

6:55pm - I'm back.

8:42pm - The intersection of Belmont and Kimball is apparently slippery or something, because Dispatch says that the city's been notified about it and that the officers need to be careful going through there.

10:45pm - Battery in progress. Kimball and Belmont. Male beating on a female by the gas station.

10:50pm - A slow down is being given on the 10:45pm job. Beat car 1732, who responded, thinks the female is beating on the male.

12:00am - I'm gone for the night. I'll be back tomorrow morning with the North Center community, and I'll see you all then.

Serious Accident On Diversey/Green Dolphin Club To Be Investigated

Good morning, everyone. According to Chicago News Report, a serious accident occurred in the area of the 3300 block of W Diversey at about 2:48am this morning. An exact location is not known, but officers were blocking traffic at Diversey/Spaulding and Diversey/Milwaukee/Kimball, so there is a guess that the accident happened in the intersection of Diversey and Christina. This accident is serious because, reportedly, a woman was thrown through a windshield of a van, but somehow managed to take off. According to witnesses, before fleeing the scene, she allegedly told them the vehicle was stolen. Officers ran the license plate and said the Chevy van belongs to an owner on the 2500 block of W Moffat Street.

Anyone have insight on this accident?
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Also news today in our community, also a report from Chicago News Report, is that the Green Dolphin Street Club located at 2220 N Ashland will undergo an "investigation", so to speak, by Alderman Scott Waguespack (32nd). Why is this happening? Because of several shootings and stabbings that have occurred at this club in the last few months. The latest incident happened just this Monday with a woman in her 20s getting shot in the back in front of the club. There were two previous incidents there, in 2010, on September 6th and November 14th. In the September 6th incident, a man was shot and several people were injured. In the November 14th incident, a man was stabbed with a broken beer bottle by two other men. So, being the caring and reporting person he is, Timothy Fitz of Chicago News Report reached out to Alderman Waguespack. He did get a response. Elizabeth Gomez, an employee of the Ward 32 office, responded to Fitz's e-mail and said that Waguespack was working with CPD, the Liquor Control Commission, and the Department of Buildings to address the problems with the club. In conclusion to this report, Fitz and Waguespack will have a conversation about this club, and I'm hoping there are results from it. I'll be watching Chicago News Report for updates.

Anyone have thoughts/opinions to this? Send your comments here, the Facebook page OR my e-mail. But keep it clean. That is of the utmost importance, and I will NOT accept any comments that I suspect to be irrelevant or plain stupid.

Burglar Report On Hamlin

Good evening, everyone, it's 8:08pm. Today wasn't the best of days at school, but I'm glad to be home now. And this weekend is a 3-day for me. We have tomorrow off because the teachers have to work on grades from this semester, and switch people's schedules around. So, anyway, tomorrow, I will be monitoring 17 for our residents North of Belmont most of the day, but I will need to get archives twice, because I do have to run a couple of errands. Finally, on Saturday, I will be monitoring the North Center neighborhood in the 19th District. This neighborhood is just east of Avondale, and just west of Lakeview. So look forward to that. Here's crime for tonight.

9:20pm - Burglar report. 2103 N Hamlin.

10:13pm - 1) Car alarm. Diversey and Ridgeway. 2) Parker. 2800 block of N Ridgeway.

12:00am - I'm gone for the night. I'll be back with 17 tomorrow. See you all then, and have a great night.

Fire On Milwaukee In "Bucktown"/Some Things I Need To Clear Up

Good morning, everyone. Apparently, there was a big fire on the 1800 block of N Milwaukee around 9pm last night. According to the Chicago Breaking News article, it was an extra-alarm fire to a vacant building. The fire lasted until about 11:25, and traffic did need to be rerouted. You can read the rest on this article. Questions or comments? Send them here, or on my Facebook page for the blog (if you're a fan), or to my e-mail.
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So, getting that out of the way, I thought I would talk about some comments I've seen on this blog. First, I'm going to address the following comment publicly (this is regarding my Beat meeting post last night about the POD cameras) by a guy named "Don Muraco":

"You've got to be a real asshole to volunteer to go look at those POD cameras. You don't even get paid, so what's the point? Secondly, if you do view something and report it, and the cops make an arrest, then guess what? The cops will put you down in the arrest report and you'll have to go to court as a witness.....again without being paid. And I'm sure your work/employer will be really happy to give you the time off so you can go play 'super-hero.' The Sgt. asked for volunteers because he knows some pretty dumb, gullible retards go to C.R.A.P.S. meetings...".

Ok, so, here's my thoughts on it. First, I guess I'm a real asshole then, because I signed up on the sheet to volunteer and do this. To me, it doesn't matter if I get payed. I don't care about that. When they officially start letting citizens monitor those cameras, when I do it, all I care about is doing it is for my community. It's kind of an early career job for me to the 911 Dispatching job I want. Second, like I said, this is VOLUNTEER work. You DO NOT have to be involved with this, and you can come and go into the station as you please to do this. But seeing as how most people in this neighborhood, and on this blog for that matter, only whine and complain about things going on, there will be only be a few of us who actually volunteer to do this. Finally, maybe CAPS wouldn't be "C.R.A.P.S" if these stupid citizens stop only coming to complain. People actually need to get involved. Yeah, we're all a little scared of gang retaliation (even I am), but guess what? You can be ANONYMOUS.

Also, about comments, this goes straight to those POs in 25 who think it's funny to slander Sgt. Halpern by using his name for your goofy/stupid comments: You'd better stop. Sgt. Halpern came to 2523's CAPS meeting (when he could've been doing something else) just to talk to me about those comments. He tells me that it's not him leaving those comments, that he doesn't even go on blogs, so I believe it's one of you silly POs out there in 25. So, just for the record, your Sergeant is aware of the comments made against him, and he has asked me to remove them, which I will do. And if I find a way, I will turn over those IP addresses to him, so he can see which one of you coppers it is.

One last thing before I go, but I want to let all of you know of the following:
- I will be monitoring tonight from 8:08pm-12am
- I will monitor 17 all day tomorrow
- I will monitor the North Center community on Saturday

Thank you for reading everything.

Timmy

Beat 2523 CAPS Meeting This Evening (1-26-11)

Good evening, everyone. The meeting this month had an ok turn-out. Certainly not as big as meetings in the past, but hey, it's cold out. So, moving on to the old issues from December:

Old problems:
* 2800 N. Ridgeway - 9 arrests were made; one for reckless conduct, one for battery. Contact cards were done.
* 2800 N. Tripp - Sgt. Weiglein says that CPD checked out the concern presented and checked various license plates in the area.

Before I move on to the new problems, I'd like to let you all know about something the Sarge told me about regarding citizens monitoring POD cameras. He tells me that he is looking for interested people in order to come up with a date for a training session. He says you can monitor whenever you want, but you WOULD have to come to the police station to do it. If you are interested, please e-mail me, and I will let the Sergeant know.

And now to the new problems:
* On George, a car has been sitting there since November and has not moved at all.
* On Kearsarge, cars are violating the parking signs by parking there by parking from 6am-8pm

Other observations:
> This meeting was on the short side.
> From a resident who lives in Logan Sq. but came to our meeting - Three men posing as ComEd workers have been burglarizing, or attempting to, the 2700 block of N Drake.
The most incidents took place in the 2900 block of N Ridgeway. The most crimes were burglary (19 reported incidents), theft (18 reported incidents), and motor vehicle theft (17 reported incidents). The most incidents took place on Mondays and Saturdays.

As I do in every Beat meeting post, I extend my thanks to all for being involved in this meeting. 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.

Next meeting: March 23, 2010 at Copernicus Center (3160 N. Milwaukee) at 6:30PM.

Thank you,
Timmy

Garage Fire On Keystone

Good morning, everyone, it's 5am. Day 3, and final day, of final exams at school. Thank goodness. I do have to be ready and focused this morning, as my hardest exam of the week is going to be this morning, though. But after that, I have drama class to go to (no test), then I get to go home. That'll be around 10:30 to 10:45, and I should be back home by noon or 12:15pm-ish. Which is great because it gives me some time to myself and to prepare notes for my CAPS Beat meeting this evening, which is 2523's at the Copernicus Center (3160 N. Milwaukee). The meeting starts at 6:30. Today, I'll be monitoring until 12:59. So, here's crime for some of this morning and early afternoon.

6:37am - Fire. 2010 N Keystone. Garage.

6:38am - I have to go. I'll be back by noon. Have a great day, everyone!

11:45am - I'm back.

11:52am - Beat 7349George has a traffic stop at Central Park and McLean.

12:04pm - Gang disturbance. Diversey and Ridgeway. About 20 minutes ago, there were three male Hispanics, two in red hoodies and one in a black/gray hoodie, were walking towards Lawndale, shouting gang slogans.

12:59pm - Ok, so I'm gone until tomorrow. Hope everyone has a great afternoon and evening. Look for a post regarding the Beat meeting sometime this evening or tomorrow morning.

Parker On Ridgeway

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:20am. Right now, I'm at school, but it's my lunch period (due to final exams) and my class is on a field trip, so I'm allowed on the computer. At about 11:45, I'll leave school to go home, and I should be back there by 1pm. So, with nothing else to say, here's crime for portions of today.

9:29am – Parker. 2800 block of N Ridgeway. Permit parking.

9:38 to 9:47am - The feed for RadioReference went down.

10:08am - Suspicious package. 3018 N Milwaukee. Male White in his 40s was attempting to shoplift inside of Avondale Liquors. As he was forced out, though, he left behind a luggage suitcase.

10:19am - I'm going to quit blogging until I get home. See you all later.

12:59pm - I'm back. Good afternoon.

1:30pm - Beat 2574 has an arrest from Monroe School. She and 2577 will be taking one in under RD number HT128657.

1:33pm - I'm going to lay down for a little nap. I'm tired. I'll be back soon.

1:55pm - I'm back.

2:26pm - Beat 2579 is doing a premise check at Funston School.

2:39pm - 2579 is now heading over to Kelvyn Park High School for dismissal.

3:34pm - Traffic accident. Milwaukee and Belmont.

3:39pm - Speed pursuit. Hirsch and Mayfield. No emergency equipment activated yet, but 2561Adam is following a hot car. Going south on Monitor.

3:40pm - South on Monitor from Potomac.

3:41pm - Approaching Thomas on Mason.

3:42pm - They're on the 1000 block of N Mason now with that car. They are going to attempt to stop it.

3:43pm - The car's stopped at 1035 N Mason. 1531 is on scene as well.

4:08pm - Attempted suicide. 2525 N Lowell. 15 yr old son O.D'ed on pills.

5:35pm - EMS run. 2828 N Lawndale. 3 yr old son has something in his eye.

5:37pm - Reckless driver. Kostner and Armitage. Car barely missing other vehicles and people is heading north on Kostner, towards Dickens. Putting this out there in case it goes north of Fullerton, into my coverage area.

6:42pm - I have to go eat, and with that, I'm out of here for tonight. I'll be back tomorrow morning at 5am. See you all then. Goodnight, everyone.

Assault In Progress On Harding

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 1:16pm. Yep, I'm home earlier than usual. Why, you ask? Because we have finals at school this week, which means we can leave school early. Today, my last class ended at 11:38am, then I went to lunch until noon, then left school to come home. I'll be leaving school and coming home at about the same times as I did today. Then, Wednesday, I get to leave school at about 10:45 and I should be home by noon or 12:15 that day, which is perfect for me, because I have my CAPS meeting to go to (Beat 2523, at 3160 N. Milwaukee, 6:30pm) in the evening. So it sounds like an easy week for me, huh? Well, for the most part, it will be. So, here's crime for this afternoon and early evening.

1:33pm - Assault in progress. 19XX N Harding.

1:42pm - Gang disturbance. Wrightwood and Kostner. Two people, one male, one female, are rushing at vehicles as they pass by.

3:03pm - Threatening suicide. 3963 W Belmont. Supervisor requested. Thanks to ProdigalOne for obtaining this call while I napped.

3:09pm - Gang disturbance. 39X0 W Diversey. They're arguing. Thanks to ProdigalOne for obtaining this call while I napped.

4:30pm - Burglary. 1951 N Monticello. Two male Blacks, one in a blue coat with a backpack, and the other one with a black jacket, attempted to break into the caller's storage unit.

5:08pm - Gang disturbance. Lawndale and Palmer. Group of 15 male teens "canvassing" the area.

5:19pm - A related call just came into 911 re: the 5:08pm job at 2146 N Lawndale. A male Black named "Dory" just tried to get into the caller's door.

6:31pm - Battery. 4056 W Armitage. Caller's neighbor was beaten up.

6:42pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

6:59pm - I'm back.

7:30pm - Speed pursuit. Speed pursuit. Chicago and Cicero. Beat car 1531 is chasing a van with a plate of 776416 that was involved in a shooting at North and Keating. Heading east, towards Killpatrick, going at a high rate of speed. Zone 10 is being notified.

7:31pm - The van was hit. Kedzie and Chicago.

7:32pm - A slow down is being given on the speed pursuit. Ambulance is needed for the occupants of the other vehicle hit. BTW, the plate for that person comes back clear and valid to a June (didn't catch the last name) of the 11400 block of S Eggleston in Chicago.

7:39pm - Disturbance. 2238 N Keystone. Problem with two females.

8:00pm - Speed pursuit. Speed pursuit. Kilbourn and Palmer. Hot vehicle is speeding south in the west alley of Kilbourn towards Dickens.

8:01pm - Alright, they bailed. West alley of Kenneth in the 2100 block. One male, one female.

8:02pm - Going north still on Kenneth.

8:03 to 8:10pm - Police/Dispatch chatter regarding the chase. They're saying that the people running are nothing but 14 or 15 yr old thugs.

8:11pm - I'm going to go a little early. Got a few things to do before bedtime. Goodnight, everyone.

Burglar Alarm On Diversey

Good morning everyone. It's 8:30am. Go Bears!! So, it's another cold morning out there. Currently, it's about 10 degrees, and it's only going to warm up into the upper teens or around 20 or 21. It'll be a little warmer than the last two days, but still cold. Although, it'll be warmer tomorrow (lower 30s). Speaking of tomorrow, I start final exams at school. I have three exams this week, one each day. Tomorrow is my English exam. I'll be able to leave school at about noon and I'll be home around 1, so I'm happy about that. So, before I start listing crimes, thought I'd like to let all of you know that I will be monitoring 25 today, until 6:06pm. So, with that, here's crime for today, and Go Bears!

9:20am - Burglar alarm. 4454 W Diversey. At the computer store.

9:42am - Open door. 2340 N Hamlin. A Kia is parked in front. I guess it has something to do with people being in the vacant house.

10:40am - Shots Fired. 2628 N Kildare. Caller reports someone shot out her windows. Possibly a gray Honda involved. Plate L206528, fled westbound towards Kostner on Drummond. Thanks to ProdigalOne for getting this call while I was at the store.

11:02am - Criminal damage in progress. 4301 W Diversey. At the church.

11:05am - A slow down is being given on the 11:02am job.

12:42pm - Suspicious person. Cortland and Harding. Male on the street checking out cars and trying car doors.

1:03pm - Another guy has joined the 12:42pm guy. They're at 1815 on Harding now.

2:43pm - Traffic accident. 2958 N Ridgeway.

4:44pm - Battery in progress. 4110 W Armitage. Male Black fighting a female Hispanic. Maybe they're mad about the Bears not winning the game? LOL.

4:48pm - A slow down is being given on the 4:44pm job.

4:57pm - Touchdown for the Bears. The score is now 14 to 21.

5:42pm - Disturbance. 2550 N Pulaski. At the Marathon, a man is panhandling.

6:03pm - Loud music disturbance. 3758 W McLean.

6:04pm - Reckless driver. Lamon and Fullerton. Vehicle with a plate of 6402223 just tried to run over the caller. The car is heading towards Cicero, and I'm putting this out there in case it comes into Logan Square.

6:06pm - I'm going to go. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Goodnight, everyone.

Lakeview Crime Blotter

Good morning, everyone, it's 8am. Yep, the title is right. I'm monitoring Lakeview today for those of you who read this blog and live there. I wonder how many calls I'll get today. I don't think a lot, because not only is it cold, but also because Lakeview is a pretty safe neighborhood. Tomorrow, I will resume my monitoring of 25. I will monitor it until 8pm, then I have to go to bed because of final exams this week. Then, on Friday, we have a day off and I will monitor 17 that day, then finally, next Saturday, I may monitor the North Center neighborhood. Here's crime in Lakeview for today.

8:29am - Burglar alarm. 3300 N Kenmore.

8:31am - Assault in progress. Belmont and Clark. Vehicle with a plate of A144695 has a person it in throwing beer bottles at the caller's car. This Impala was last seen heading west on Belmont towards Sheffield.

8:39am - The 8:31 call is now at Sheffield and Belmont. Those people in the car are now flashing gang signs and are flashing something shiny, possibly a gun.

8:43am - The 8:31/8:39 call doesn't want anything done. Beat car 1931 will look for the car because of the gun, though. The vehicle in question registers to 2727 Western. The plate doesn't specify whether it's north or south.

8:52am - Battery in progress. Kenmore and School. Three people fighting. Someone's holding a female on the ground. Knife possibly involved.

8:54am - CPD is on scene of the fiasco at School and Kenmore. It's intoxicated people. Officers are talking to people. Also, another call had came in for 3259 on Seminary for a "person calling for help". Possibly related to this, since Seminary is one street west of Kenmore.

9:16am - All parties from the fight are being relocated.

9:29am - Parker. 936 W Roscoe. In the loading zone.

10:12am - Threatening suicide. 3838 N Broadway. Man in Apartment #506 is threatening to kill himself. EMS is en route.

10:20am - Burglar alarm. 1549 W Belmont.

10:23am - The 10:20am job is coded. The alarm's malfunctioning, and a keyholder is coming out to the scene.

11:07am - Parker. 3820 N Broadway. Loading zone.

11:20am - Narcotics. 3046 N Halsted. Two male Whites by a green car with no grille, in the parking lot of the Walgreens, by Barry. Although it wasn't read out what they're doing to make it a narcotics call, I'm assuming they're selling or doing.

11:43am - Parker. 3520 N Lakeshore Drive. Car blocking a driveway on the Brompton side.

12:22pm - A 19th District unit has a traffic stop at Belmont and Wilton.

1:38pm - Parker. 2817 N Cambridge.

2:13pm - Traffic accident. Addison and Lincoln.

2:21pm - Narcotics. 619 W Stratford. The people who live in Apartment #404 are smoking pot, and the odor is traveling through the entire building.

2:35pm - Animal abuse. Halsted and Roscoe. Two dogs left in a bluish-greenish vehicle with it's windows rolled down.

2:50pm - Beat 1962Charlie needs another car at 1134 W Patterson for an on-view. 1923 is going. A male can be heard shouting in the background.

2:51pm - 1923 is on scene, giving a slow down.

2:52pm - A disregard is being given at 1134 Patterson.

3:03pm - Burglar alarm. 858 W Diversey.

About 4:35pm - Sounded like there was a call somewhere in the area.

5:40pm - Parker. 2914 N Clark.

5:56pm - Reckless driver. Grace and Clark.

6:19pm - Reckless driver. North of Diversey on Sheffield. Heading north you have a car cutting people off.

6:29pm - Some call over at 2930 N Sheridan regarding someone looking for someone.

6:55pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

7:12pm - I'm back.

7:24pm - Theft. 2803 N Southport. Caller had their purse stolen out of the barbershop. Caller is really upset.

7:27pm - A slow down is being given on the 7:24pm job. The caller left the purse unattended and someone walked off with it.

7:42pm - Suspicious person. Wellington and Racine. Two male Blacks, one with a black coat and baggy jeans, are walking towards Oakdale, trying car doors.

9:27pm - Loud music disturbance. 1609 W Belle Plaine. There's also a smell of weed.

9:50pm - Parker. On 1924's Beat.

9:51pm - Car alarm on 1954's PDT.

10:35pm - A 23rd District unit needs another one at 3952 N Broadway. Not sure why.

11:04pm - Disturbance. 3737 N Kenmore. Cab fare dispute.

11:28pm - Disturbance. Addison and Lakeshore. Cab fare dispute.

11:33pm - 1) Check the well being. Sheridan and Belmont. Female with a shopping cart is standing on the SW corner. 2) Gang disturbance. 30X6 N Lincoln. They're at a party in the basement.

11:36pm - Parker. 3034 N Paulina.

11:41pm - Battery in progress. Newport and Clark. Two males fighting in front of the liquor store.

11:56pm - EMS run. 522 W Hawthrone. Man in Apartment #4034 has been drinking too much.

12:00am - Ok, folks, I'm done monitoring Lakeview. Tomorrow, I will monitor 25, and next Saturday, I'll monitor the North Center community. Goodnight, everyone.

Upcoming CAPS Beat Meetings In Lakeview

CAPS MEETINGS:
Beat 1922 - 7pm-8pm, February 9 @ Chase Park (4701 N. Ashland)
Beat 1923 - 7pm-8pm, February 8 @ Lakeview High School (4015 N. Ashland)
Beat 1924 - 6:30pm-7:30pm, February 17 @ Resurrection Church (1050 W. School)
Beat 1931 - 7pm-8pm, March 3 @ Hamlin Park (3035 N. Hoyne)
Beat 1932 - 7pm-8pm, March 10 @ Illinois Masonic Hospital (836 W. Wellington)

Beat 2323 - 7pm-8pm, March 3 @ Uptown Branch Library (929 W. Buena) ... FEBRUARY MEETING CANCELED
Beats 2324/2331 - 7pm-8pm, February 2 @ 23rd District Police Station (850 W. Addison)
Beats 2332/2333 - 7pm-8pm, February 17 @ Inn at Lincoln Park (601 W. Diversey)

Person Shot On Ridgeway

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:06pm. TGIF! It's been a long week, and a REALLY long day for me. I had a meeting after school today, and didn't get in the house until about 5:20. Speaking of school, we'll be having final exams next week, which means I'll be testing but will be coming home earlier. I will be leaving school at about noon on Monday and Tuesday, and will arrive home by 1:15. Anyway, I'm monitoring Lakeview all day tomorrow. Here's crime for this evening.

6:36pm - Person Shot. 2735 N Ridgeway. Anonymous reports a man shot, only one call. No calls for "Shots Fired". There was an accident on this block a little earlier though.

6:37pm - No one's shot on Ridgeway. People just keep calling because they're pissed about police response. Officers want to know how the call came in, and they want someone locked up for it. Dispatch says the call came from a cell phone number that called earlier regarding the accident.

6:39pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

6:53pm - I'm back.

6:54pm - Officers are still chatting with Dispatch regarding the fiasco on Ridgeway. Beat 2520 has the cell phone number on his PDT and will be calling a supervisor at OEMC (the 911 Center) regarding the situation.

6:55pm - Just got off the phone with a neighbor on that block, who tells me that someone was hit by a car and that 3 parked cars were struck. Police believe the driver of the car is drunk.

12:00am - I'm going to go. I'll be back at 8am tomorrow morning with Lakeview. See you all then.

Recent Muggings @ The Logan Sq. Blue Line

Hi, everyone. I received this comment from a poster who was nice enough to leave this valuable information for all of us in the community regarding recent incidents of robbery around the Logan Square "L" stop on CTA's Blue Line:

"Hi Timmy-
I really appreciate the news coverage you provide for our neighborhood. Since a lot of neighbors read your blog, could you let them know about the recent string of muggings that are occurring near the Logan BL station?

The pattern is that a car pulls into an alley ahead of a (female) pedestrian. Two or three guys get out and loiter ahead of the victim until she catches up. One pulls a knife; if the victim resists, she gets punched or knocked down. There's been at least 4 attacks with the similar descriptions. One victim described the perps as clean-cut Hispanic males. No saying whether the crimes are all by the same crew, but it's likely.

There are two threads in the LS neighborhood group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoganSquare/message/27731

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoganSquare/message/27703"

Update: This is new information I received about these robberies: "...Two of the victims said that the car was a white sedan in good condition, with a higher back end--probably a sports model of some sort. But, not a particularly flashy type of car. One victim said that the men were so clean cut that she was momentarily disbelieving that it was a robbery...An earlier mugging took place near Milwaukee and Christiana, and the woman there said the car followed her briefly and just pulled to the curb before the perps jumped out and confronted her,".

Of course, if you have any comments, you're invited to leave them. But know this. Comments must be relevant to this topic, and I will certainly not allow any non-sense comments or personal attacks. I believe that we as a community should be able to discuss things without it getting stupid or personal. Thank you.

Two-Man Fight @ George and Hamlin

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:26pm. I'm glad to be home. I'm tired and haven't had too good of a day. Glad tomorrow is Friday. Anyway, it's cold out right now, but it's going to be COLD tonight. They're taking below zero this evening and tomorrow morning. Which is just great for me (sarcasm), because I have a meeting tomorrow after school, at school. God, I really hope tonight and tomorrow goes by quick because of the cold, and I hope it starts warming up next month. Lastly, before I let all of you read about crime going on in our community, I just wanted to let you all know that I will be monitoring the Lakeview neighborhood on Saturday. Starting this Saturday, I will be monitoring various neighborhoods on Saturdays. Right now, it looks as if that will be bi-weekly, as I can't forget to monitor 14 and 17. So, here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

3:27pm - Battery in progress. George and Hamlin. Two males got out of a car and started fighting.

3:31pm - A slow down is being given.

3:59pm - Battery in progress. Lawndale and Armitage. Group of males beating on a female.

4:36pm - Battery. 3651 W Schubert. At Monroe School. Group of kids attacked another kid at dismissal. This call's been pending since about 3:15.

5:20pm - Burglar report. 3806 W Belden.

5:27pm - For those of you who live between Ridgeway and Central Park, Milwaukee to Diversey, can you e-mail me please? I'd like to ask a couple of questions. My e-mail is weatherboy58@hotmail.com. Thanks!

5:30pm - Robbery. 30X2 N Haussen. Caller had their purse stolen by a male Black in a brown hoodie who fled towards Wellington on Haussen. I'm not putting the address because it's kind of personal to me.

5:49pm - Polish speaker needed on the 5:30pm job.

6:06pm - I need to work on some other stuff for the remainder of the evening, so with that, goodnight and I'll be back tomorrow evening at this time. See you all then.

Crime Blotter For January 19, 2011

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:10pm. Another tiring day. But today was good :). As a matter of fact, these last few days have been really looking up for me. I haven't been this happy for a couple of months. It's just that good things have been coming my way lately, and I hope they continue to do so. Anyway, some things have changed meeting-wise for me this week. The breakfast I was going to attend on Saturday was postponed for another two weeks, so all I have this week is a Student Government meeting on Friday. And I'm glad, because I can catch up on my sleep this weekend, and do things I'd like to do. Then next week, I have final exams at school that I have to worry about. I hope I do good on those. Also, I'm monitoring until 4, then I'm going to take a break until 5:49, then I'll blog again until 6:49, and then I'm done for the night. Here's crime for this late afternoon and portions of early evening.

3:25pm - Some call over at 4160 W Fletcher.

3:31pm - Beat 2574 needs EMS at the corner of Wrightwood and Kostner.

4:00pm - I'm going to go until 5:49. I'll be back then.

5:49pm - I'm back.

6:00pm - Disturbance. Wabansia and Harding. Six males on the corner.

6:36pm - For those of you who live between Ridgeway and Central Park, Milwaukee to Diversey, can you e-mail me please? I'd like to ask a couple of questions. My e-mail is weatherboy58@hotmail.com. Thanks!

6:49pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Goodnight, everyone.

Gang Disturbance On North Ave.

Good morning, everyone, it's 11:47am. I'm currently at school, but on my lunch break, and my class is on a trip, so I'm in our room using a computer (I have permission, not to worry). I'll be here until 12:10pm, then I have to go to the rest of my classes. After that, I'll be coming home and I'll start blogging again at 4. Anyway, it was really slippery out there this morning! I must've slipped twice today. Hopefully, it's not slippery anymore when I get out of school. So, on that note, here's crime until 12:10 and for this late afternoon/early evening.

11:58am - Gang disturbance. 37X8 W North Ave. Four of them on the corner, flashing gang signs.

11:59am - For those of you who live between Ridgeway and Central Park, Milwaukee to Diversey, can you e-mail me please? I'd like to ask a couple of questions. My e-mail is weatherboy58@hotmail.com. Thanks!

12:07pm - Disturbance. 3701 W Diversey. Someone's waiting for CPD regarding something ... maybe the daily drug deals going on in there? That's what I'm thinking.

12:10pm - I have to go. I'll be back at 4. See you all then.

4:00pm - I'm back.

4:51pm - Shots Fired. Palmer and Keystone. Five gunshots fired by a male on the corner.

4:54pm - A slow down has been given on the "Shots Fired".

5:49 to 6:49pm - I fell asleep. I'm sorry. I'll cover this time period tomorrow.

6:54pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

7:05pm - I'm back.

9:37pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. See you all then. Goodnight.

Pit Bull Loose In The Area Of Lawndale and Wabansia

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:46am. Snowy and cold morning we have out there. Well, I'm home because today's a holiday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, to be exact. All CPS schools are closed. Anyway, I'm going to monitor until 1pm, then I have to go across town to run some errands, and then when I get back, I'll be preparing myself for the Avondale Neighborhood Association meeting tonight at 7, at St. Hyacinth's Church (in Resurrection Hall). Relating to this, I had previously said that my week was going to be busy. Well, not really now. The block club meeting I was supposed to go to on Thursday is canceled. So all I have this week besides tonight, other than school, is a Student Government meeting on Friday (which I stay after school for) and a breakfast event on Saturday I've been invited to as a part of CAPS. So, here's crime for this morning and early afternoon.

9:47am - Vicious animal. Lawndale and Wabansia. Pit bull on the loose.

9:51am - Disturbance. 3719 W Armitage. Problem with the workers at the auto shop.

10:12am - Person wanted. 3801 W Belmont. A man who is wanted is at the Dunkin Donuts right now.

10:45am - Parker. 3642 W Shakespeare.

11:14am - Burglary. 3658 W Diversey. Caller came home and found their door bolted in from the inside.

11:22am - A slow down is being given on the 11:14am job.

12:04pm - Burglar alarm. 3651 W Schubert. At Monroe School. Front door motion.

12:50pm - Parker. 3727 W Lyndale. Green car blocking the caller's car.

1:00pm - I'm going to go. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Goodnight, everyone.

Christmas Colors Flashing @ Kedzie and Fullerton

Good morning, everyone, it's 8am. It's cold out there this morning, but hey, you think this is cold, just wait until later this week, when it will be only in the single digits for highs. I heard Thursday night is supposed to below zero. So, yeah, I'm monitoring 14 today, for those of you who live east of Central Park. Anyway, this week is going to be busy for me. Meeting-wise. Tomorrow evening, I've got the Avondale Neighborhood Association meeting at St. Hyacinth's (in Resurrection Hall) that starts at 7:00pm, then Thursday, I may have a block club meeting at 6:30 at St. Hyacinth's (but that'll depend on if I get any e-mail responses from people by tomorrow that I e-mailed), then Friday, I have a Student Government meeting. Finally, on Saturday, I'm attending a breakfast for block club captains who have block clubs that have existed for more than 3 or so months. Here's crime for today.

8:00am - Beat 1454 reports that the traffic lights at Kedzie and Fullerton are flashing red AND green. Merry Christmas, folks ;).

8:21am - Fire. 1629 N St. Louis.

8:22am - Traffic accident. Diversey/Kimball/Milwaukee. Injures. Couple of calls on it.

10:06am - Here's a report from Chicago News Report regarding a 7-Eleven in our community being robbed about 3 hours ago.

10:26am - Burglar alarm. 2354 N Milwaukee. At the Northwest Mental Health Clinic. It should be closed today.

10:48am - Theft. 2105 W Concord. A black car in front with a plate of K204654 had it's side window broken out. The glove compartment is open and everything is scattered in the car.

11:17am - Parker. 2036 W Dickens.

11:28am - Commercial alarm. 1891 N Milwaukee.

12:03pm - Traffic accident. Ashland and Cortland.

12:07pm - Burglar alarm. 1935 W Armitage.

12:10pm - Beat 1402 asks for an RD number for a "99Boy" (traffic accident) from 3140 N California. It's HT121939 with the event number of 06526. Also, there's a parker on 1431's Beat.

12:40pm - I have to go to the store. I'll be back in 10 or so minutes. I'll probably miss a call or two. Hopefully they won't be major ones.

12:48pm - I'm back.

1:17pm - Can I have those of you who live on the north side of Diversey from Ridgeway to Central Park, on the 3600 blocks of W Oakdale/George/Wolfram, and the west side of Central Park from Diversey to Milwaukee to e-mail me, please? I'd like to ask a couple of questions. Thanks!

2:34pm - Check the well being. 2729 N Elston.

3:01pm - Criminal trespass in progress. 2401 N Milwaukee. Male White with a bright orange jacket is in the 7-Eleven, and he's not supposed to be there .

3:03pm - Beat car 1411 has a traffic stop at Western/Elston/Diversey.

3:45pm - Loud music disturbance. 1647 N Wood.

3:54pm - 1) They're calling back on Wood. 2) Assault in progress. California and Diversey. Two people got out of their cars and started arguing. Appears to be a road rage incident.

4:46pm - EMS run. 1909 N Western. At the Blue Line station. Male on the floor inside the station house.

4:48pm - 1) Suspicious vehicle. Schubert and St. Louis. Black vehicle with a plate of ZR3425 has a window broken out on it. 2) Parker. 3413 W Belden.

5:09pm - Assault in progress. 3427 W Diversey. At the Dunkin Donuts. Male threatening costumers.

5:33pm - Some call in the area.

5:37pm - Theft. 2723 N Kimball. Two or more cars broken into.

5:49pm - Check the well being. 2707 N Milwaukee. At the McDonalds. Male spitting in his chair fell onto the floor.

5:58pm - Theft. Wabansia and Marshfield. City Service Cab #2391 had two passengers who refused to pay the fare and then jumped out.

6:08pm - Suspicious vehicle. 1743 N Sawyer.

7:02pm - There was a call at 1742 N Drake. Though, I have no details on it. Sorry.

7:03pm - Theft in progress. 3317 W Fullerton. A white van had it's alarm going off and people were peeking in windows of van and then took off. Unable to get description. Thanks to ProdigalOne for obtaining this call for me.

7:09pm - Beat 1406Charlie needs a homeless disturbance event number from 3142 W. North, at the Citgo station. It's 12299.

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

7:38pm - I'm back.

8:02pm - Assault in progress. 2367 W Logan. Group of men arguing.

9:10pm - Check the well being. Armitage and the Kennedy Expressway. Homeless man under the viaduct doesn't look good.

9:27pm - Battery in progress. Dickens and Albany. Group of kids fighting.

9:43pm - Loud music disturbance. 2340 N Sawyer.

11:35pm - Disturbance. 2511 W Moffat. Neighbor's TV is too loud.

12:00am - I'm going to go. I'll be back with 25 at 9:46am tomorrow morning. Goodnight, everyone.

Stolen Vehicles Recovered On Lawndale

Good morning, everyone, it's 7:32am. Yeah, it's early for me to be up at this time on a Saturday morning, but I have a meeting I have to attend at 10 in the 25th District. It goes until about noon. I will start blogging at 1pm and go until midnight. Tomorrow, I'll monitor 14 all day. Well, that's all I have to say for now, so here's crime for today.

8:24am - Beat car 2534 is recovering a stolen vehicle at 1841 N Lawndale.

8:37am - 2534 has another one. 1606 on Lawndale.

8:43am - Residential alarm. 3032 N Milwaukee.

9:46am - I have to go. I'll be back at 1. See you all then.

1:00pm - I'm back. It was a good and really informative meeting.

1:50pm - Person w/ a gun. Kelvyn Park. Three male Hispanics, one with a gray sweater, and the other with a red one, are running towards Kostner and Drummond in the park with guns.

1:51pm - Battery in progress. 2118 N Hamlin. Two males beating up one in front.

1:55pm - A slow down is being given on the 1:50pm job.

4:28pm - Burglar alarm. 4147 W Oakdale.

6:46pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back in a little bit.

6:55pm - I'm back.

7:01pm - Fire call. 4325 W George.

7:05pm - Parker. 1800 N Harding. Premits.

7:07pm - I'm going to take a little break. I'll be back by 7:30.

7:26pm - I'm back.

7:41pm - Suspicious person. 2537 N Hamlin. Two male Black teens, around 17 yrs old, who burglarized the caller's house a few weeks ago are in the alley. One is 5'7, medium complected, 190 lbs, has on a black baseball cap, backpack, blue hoodie and blue jeans. I remember a burglary call from this block fitting the descriptions given involving male Black teens. Here's that call, from December 27 at 10:43am - "Burglary. 2537 N Hamlin. Three male Blacks teens tried to break into the caller's apartment while they were asleep. The teens fled towards Wrightwood in the alley," ... Wanted for attempted burglary are three male Black youths, one who's "quite short", possibly about 10 yrs old, and the other two that are 18 yrs old,".

7:54pm - Shots Fired. Belden and Keystone. Three male Hispanics running towards Palmer after firing two shots.

7:57pm - A slow down is being given on the 7:54pm job.

7:59pm - Wanted from the 7:54pm job is a red Nissan minivan that might have had Cobras in it. The victim claims they have no ties to gangs. And, the "Shots Fired" calls are still coming into 911, on the 2300 block of Keystone.

8:53pm - 1) Loud music disturbance. 3134 N Kostner. 2) Car alarm. 4149 W Wellington.

9:48pm - Robbery. 3815 W Dickens. Caller and their daughter were robbed by a guy who jumped onto their porch and then fled in a Dodge Durango.

10:34pm - Beat 2590 wants Evidence Tech ordered up for 3753 W Armitage for an illegal party.

12:00am - I'm done blogging for the night. I'll be back with 14 tomorrow morning. Goodnight, everyone.

Traffic Stop In Marathon Gas Station Lot

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:08pm. TGIF is all I can say. This has been a pretty stressful week, especially when dealing with the community. Hopefully this weekend will be good. Anyway, I'm monitoring 25 until midnight, then I have to go to bed so I can be up at 7:30am, because I have to go to a meeting at the 25th District from 10am-noon. My monitoring time tomorrow will be from 1pm-midnight. On Sunday, I'm monitoring 14. Then, finally, on Monday (a day off for me because it's MLK day), I'll monitor 25 from whatever time I leave here tomorrow morning until 1pm, then I'll be getting ready for the Avondale Neighborhood Association meeting at 7pm (at St. Hyacinth's in Resurrection Hall). So, here's crime for tonight.

6:23pm - Beat car 2521 has a traffic stop at Pulaski and Armitage, in the Marathon gas station lot. More cars needed. I guess the people are refusing to stop or something.

6:25pm - A disregard is being given. No more cars needed.

6:45pm - Burglar report. 3720 W Palmer.

6:47pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

7:00pm - I'm back.

7:12pm - Reckless driver. Belmont and Milwaukee. White Jeep involved.

7:19pm - Gang disturbance. 38X0 W North Ave. Three in all black flashing signs.

7:26pm - Burglar report. 2150 N Avers.

7:43pm - The 7:26pm job is bona fide.

8:41pm - Burglar report. 3747 W Wrightwood.

8:57pm - Parker. 4008 W Armitage.

9:10pm - Person w/ a gun. 2537 N Lowell. The guy in the basement has a guy, landlord/tenant fight going on again.

9:13 to 9:15pm - Police/Dispatch chatter regarding the 9:10pm job.

10:49pm - Traffic accident. Central Park and Milwaukee. By the Fifth Third bank.

10:50pm - Beat car 2523Robert doesn't see anything at the 10:49pm job. They're asking for a call back.

10:51pm - No answer on the 10:49pm call-back. It'll be coded a 19Boy.

10:53pm - Suspicious vehicle. 2530 N Lawndale. Some black car in front that the caller has never seen before.

11:02pm - Traffic accident. 3600 W North.

11:54pm - A unit has a traffic stop at 2433 N Lawndale.

12:00am - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Have a goodnight, everyone.

Banco Popular Alarm Going Off

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:26pm. Another drama-filled day at school ... God, what is it with these kids these days? I honestly don't understand why they can't just come, SHUT UP and do their work? Too much socializing going on in schools if you ask me. I'm just glad to be home. Anyway, I never did apologize to all of you for no blog post on Tuesday, so I'm sorry. I had monitored from 3:26 to 3:53pm, and there were no calls. After that, I had a meeting to go to. Speaking of meetings, I've got one Saturday morning at the 25th District station. So, anyway, here's crime for this afternoon and early evening.

3:37pm - Burglar alarm. 3956 W North. Alarm at Banco Popular is going off.

6:08pm - I'm going to respond to some e-mails before I eat, and I need my music to think :).

Two Men With Guns @ Palmer and Keystone

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 4:32pm. School was ... that, school. No need to mention it. Just glad to be home for the evening. I've been tired all day. And today's drama didn't help. Anyway, the block club meeting I went to last night was pretty productive. It wasn't quite a meeting that a block club should be, but hey, that group's just starting out. I'm sure they will be a powerful group come summer. Well, I'm not sure what else to say, so here's crime for this (very) late afternoon and early evening.

4:44pm - Person w/ a gun. Palmer and Keystone. Two male Hispanics with black hoodies with guns. There was a better description but I couldn't get it in time.

4:46pm - A slow down is being given by Beat car 2535. Though, they have those two guys.

5:14pm - Gang disturbance. Drummond and Kostner. Six on the corner, doing what they do.

6:42pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back.

6:58pm - I'm back.

7:15pm - 2535 is doing a premise check at 1747 N Springfield.

7:36pm - Disturbance. George and Hamlin. Someone on the 2nd floor of a building is shooting off a BB gun.

7:39pm - Beat car 2523 is at 2923 N Hamlin in regards to the 7:36pm job.

9:07pm - I have to go. Have a goodnight, everyone, and see you all in the morning.

Burglary In Process On Monticello

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:53pm. School was good, but tiring. Sorry I'm a bit late, but had to go to the currency to obtain two bus passes for tomorrow and Saturday. Tomorrow, I'm going on a field trip with my class, but I signed the form "no" for the next two months. Though, tomorrow's trip will be fun, and I'm going. Then, tomorrow evening, I have a block club meeting to attend. Other than that, and a meeting I have to attend on Saturday at the 25th District regarding block clubs, I've got another relaxing week. Which is good, because I'm going to be very, very busy next week. I've got four meetings I have to attend next week. So, with that, here's crime for this late afternoon and evening.

4:19pm - Burglary in progress. 2319 N Monticello. The burglar alarm is going off and the husband is home alone. He's afraid that someone may be in there.

4:30pm - Beat 2530 is giving anyone coming a disregard. It doesn't look like anyone's on scene, but he's going to do a walk-through with the owner.

4:43pm - The call is coded 19PaulHenry.

5:20pm - Parkers at 4149 W Wellington and 1927 N Monticello.

5:54pm - Beat car 2525 has a traffic stop at Hamlin and Shakespeare.

6:20pm - I need to respond to a couple of e-mails, so I'm going to listen to some music while doing that. I'll be back a little later.

7:00pm - I'm back.

9:15pm - Hold-up alarm. 2906 N Pulaski.

9:21pm - A disregard is being given on the 9:15pm job.

9:43pm - Commercial alarm. 3030 N Milwaukee.

9:46pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow from when I get home from school until 3:53pm. See you all then. Goodnight, everyone.