New Year's Eve (2013)

Good afternoon, everyone, and happy New Year's Eve to all. It's 2:10pm. Hard to believe that today is the last day of 2013, but I'm more than ever for 2014 to be here. 2013 has been a roll coaster in my personal life, so the year ending will be bittersweet, but I'm looking forward to 2014 so much, and I hope all of you are as well. I just want to say before the year ends that I'm sorry for not blogging like I used to in 2013 like I did in previous years. Although plenty of times I've been really busy, there have also been times where I just didn't feel like doing the blog as much. Nevertheless, it is my hope that all of you have enjoyed the coverage I have provided and I do hope that the community has truly gotten better. In 2014, I am going to try my absolute hardest to cover a lot more and attend more CAPS meetings, because I hardly made any CAPS meetings this year. I'm also going to try to be more active in the community like I used to be. But, I do have to forewarn everyone for the upcoming year. Because I will be going back to school in a couple of weeks until May, I will be really busy again. I have a full course load for the first time in two semesters and I will be involved in Student Government again. Anyway, today, I will be covering all three Districts in several "batches", or "rounds". My first round of monitoring will be now, starting with 14, until 2:20, then I'm going to go until 2:50, at which time I'll return with 17 until 3. At 3, I'll be going until 7, at which time I'll return with 25 until 7:15. I'll be gone again until 8:15, when I'll come back with 14 until 8:30. At 8:30, I will be going until 9:15, at which time I'll be returning to cover 17, until 9:30. I'm not sure how my monitoring will be after 9:30, but I'll probably be switching back and forth between Districts. Tomorrow into Thursday and probably Friday, I'll be listening to the archives of all three Districts from the times I started monitoring after 6:30 through midnight, so I can document everything that happens in our neighborhood this evening. The information will be a little late, but better than never. Of course, if anyone is willing to help me out this evening with monitoring, I would be more than grateful for anyone who steps up. Please e-mail me at avondalelscrimeblotter@gmail.com or write me on the Facebook page if interested. With that, here's crime for this last day of 2013.

2:12pm - Traffic accident. 2627 N Elston. Hit-and-run in the parking lot.

2:20pm - I'm going to go until 2:50. I'll be back.

2:50pm - I'm back with 17.

3:00pm - I'm going to go until 6:50. I'll be back then. Have a great rest to your afternoon, everyone!

7:00pm - I'm back, with 25. Good evening, everyone.

9:15pm - I'm here with 17 now, until 9:30.

9:18pm - Traffic accident. Fullerton and Spaulding. Cab hit a parked car.

9:20pm - Parker. 33XX W George. Small gray car is in the caller's handicap space.

9:25pm - Beat 1441 says that the 9:18pm accident happened on 25's side, at 2958 N Central Park. They're doing paper on it now.

9:30pm - I'm now finished monitoring 17.

9:32pm - Robbery. Kedzie and Milwaukee Ave. Two male Blacks robbing a female, they're cross the street from the Logan Theater. One has on a black jacket.

9:38pm - Traffic accident. Armitage and Rockwell. Cab VS a car.

9:55pm - Traffic accident. 2020 N California. Hit-and-run.

10:18pm - 1) Parker. 28XX N Sacramento. 2) Residential alarm. 30XX W Logan Blvd.

10:26pm - Suspicious person. 22XX W Diversey. Male Hispanic dressed in all black is in the caller's backyard, was knocking on the caller's door. Not known if he's still back there or not.

10:55pm - Beat 1400XRay is letting Dispatch know that officers cannot have lunches between 23:30 hours and 01:00 hours (11:30pm to 1:00am).

11:00pm - 1400X is advising Dispatch that Beats 1441 and 1443 need to become combined at 23:30 hours. Also, two units will be riding on jobs once 23:30 comes.

11:01pm - Beat 1442 is being assigned to the bar at 1675 N Elston effective 23:30 hours to wait for the gunfire at midnight.

11:16pm - Shots Fired. 1600 N Rockwell. Five gunshots on the street.

11:17pm - Commercial alarm. 1767 N Milwaukee Ave. At the Aldi.

11:37pm - Loud music disturbance. 34XX W Parker. Loud party.

11:45pm - Burglary in progress. 28XX N Sawyer. Neighbor's apartment is being burglarized, the burglars are walking out with their TV.

11:48pm - Beat 1462Adam says there's an open door at the 11:45pm job.

11:49pm - 1462A is saying that the suspects fled east in the north alley of Diversey from Sawyer.

11:52pm - We're being told that there were two offenders involved from the 11:45pm job. One male Hispanic and one female Hispanic.

11:56pm - Check the well being. Sacramento and Logan Blvd. On the northwest corner. Male White with a beige coat and beige pants is stumbling and leaning against light poles. Headed towards Schubert on Sacramento.

11:58pm - Commercial alarm. 2415 N Milwaukee Ave.

Burglar Alarm On Palmer, Person Threatens To Take Pills On Central Park

Good morning, everyone, it's 5:15am. I'm monitoring 25 today, until 10:27. I apologize for not yet getting to any archives, including the ones from Saturday, but something came up yesterday where I became extremely busy. I will be working on them today after I'm done monitoring today. Tomorrow and Wednesday, I will be on a special schedule for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, respectively. .

5:16am - Burglar alarm. 37XX W Palmer.

5:57am - Check the well being. 26XX N Central Park. Coming from the Ohio National Crisis Hotline. Person who called the center threatened to take a bottle of pills because they're feeling depressed and feels as if no one cares for them.

6:14am - Parker. On 2535's Beat.

6:29am - The check the well being is nonsense, according to Beat car 2524Robert. He's okay. Coded 19P.

7:16am - The burglar alarm is going off again.

7:19am - Beat car 2523 has a traffic stop at 3801 W Fullerton.

7:38am - Burglar alarm. 24XX N Ridgeway. General.

8:27am - DUI driver. Armitage and Cicero. Male, unknown race, driving in a red Honda with a plate of K801485 is swerving and driving into incoming traffic. Headed east on Armitage towards Kilpatrick. Just putting this out there as this is only a few blocks west from our coverage area and probably will come this way.

8:35am - EMS run. 20XX N Avers. 41 year old female not breathing.

8:53am - Beat car 2525 needs an assist unit at the 8:35am job. 2523 is coming over.

8:54am - EMS is treating the 8:35am job. 2525 is not sure what he's got yet with this job. Ambulance 10 is taking this victim to Norwegian. Beat car 2521 is on scene as well.

9:03am - Beat 2506David is taking two witnesses from a crime at 25XX N Kildare to California and 26th, the Cook County Courts.

9:17am - Theft report. 24XX N Kostner. Car was stolen overnight.

9:37am - Fire. 26XX N Avers. Vehicle.

9:52am - Taken from the 9:17am job was a 1995 dark blue Honda Civic BX 4-door, with an Illinois plate of N216903, which expires in October. It was taken overnight.

10:24am - The 8:35am person is a DOA. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

10:27am - I'm going to go for the day. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a great day, everyone!

Possible DOA On Karlov, Smoke Coming From Vacant Building On Avers

Good morning, everyone, it's 12am. I originally said I wasn't going to monitor today, but I feel like I should monitor for at least a little while. I'm covering 25. I also plan on covering 25 tomorrow, though I don't know what times I will cover. I will be on a special schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, respectively. With that, here's crime for a portion of today.

12:01am - EMS run. 23XX N Karlov. 89 year old, possible DOA.

12:11am - Fire. 26XX N Avers. Smoke coming from a vacant building.

12:13am - Criminal damage. Armitage and Pulaski. Male hit the caller's car with his fist as he crossed the street.

12:36am - Shots Fired. 24XX N Lawndale. Short male Hispanic with a black hoodie was just shooting at a white Sedan with a light on its side. He was last seen heading towards Ridgeway in the north alley of Fullerton.

12:40am - A slow down is being given on Lawndale.

12:42am - Beat 2554 is saying that windshields on a few cars are broken out on the 2400 block of N Monticello. Probably related to the shots fired on Lawndale.

12:58am - Shots Fired. Monticello and Wabansia. Three shots fired.

1:01am - A slow down is being given at Monticello/Wabansia.

1:06am - 1) Assault in progress. Armitage and Avers. Group of males chased the caller, they're hiding under some stairs. 2) Beat car 2523Robert has a traffic stop in the north alley of Wabansia just off of Monticello.

1:07am - Person w/ a gun. Lawndale and Armitage. Caller and their friend had a gun pulled on them.

1:12am - I'm going to go for the day. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a great day, everyone!

Burglar Alarm On Ridgeway, Mentally Ill Person Being Taken Back Home On Fullerton

Good morning, everyone, it's 10:27am. I'm monitoring 25 today, though I'm not sure for how long. I will not be monitoring tomorrow, as I am going to start catching up on archives that I have yet to complete from this year and last year. On Monday, I plan to monitor 25, but I'm not sure what my schedule will be like. On Tuesday, I will be on a special schedule for New Year's Eve. Kind of hard to believe we're already in the last days of 2013, but I am really excited about 2014 coming. With that, here's crime for today.

12:12pm - Burglar alarm. 24XX N Ridgeway.

12:31pm - Beat car 2524 is coding out the alarm as a 5Boy, and he has a handwaver at Fullerton and Ridgeway regarding a mentally ill person who left some sort of place nearby on the 3700 block of W Fullerton. 2524 and Beat car 2521 are trying to take him back over to where he belongs. I'm assuming his home?

3:08pm - Battery in progress. Dickens and Lawndale. Six to seven males fighting in the street.

4:09pm - Robbery report. 38XX W Schubert. This occurred at 2am this morning. Two male Whites forced their way into the caller's apartment. Something about a brother also. One of the guys threatened the caller with a knife and actually cut her. They took $62. They threatened to harm the caller and their family if they called CPD.

5:40pm - Disturbance w/ a mental. 3743 W Fullerton. At the group. Mentally ill patient is acting violent.

5:46pm - Beat car 2525 needs EMS at the 5:40pm job.

6:07pm - Beat car 2524 is getting something on the PDT.

6:54pm - Beat car 2522 has a traffic stop at 2853 N Pulaski Rd.

7:16pm - Gang disturbance. Monticello and Fullerton. Gangbangers on the block breaking out car windows.

7:53pm - Assist the citizen. 3835 W Fullerton. Elderly couple came in and is lost, they're from Evergreen Park.

8:53pm - Disturbance. 3943 W Diversey. Large underage party with drinking and drugs going on, gang activity also present. Great....

9:38pm - Traffic accident. 22XX N Avers. Hit-and-run.

9:40pm - Information for the CPD. 3120 N Pulaski Rd. At the Planet Fitness. Caller is asking CPD to check on the Planet Fitness to make sure no one broke into there.

9:47pm - Disturbance. Wellington and Pulaski. 25 teens hanging out on the corner.

9:49pm - Shots Fired. Kostner and Altgeld. Three males and two females are involved.

9:52pm - Beat 2561David is giving a slow down on the 9:49pm job.

10:39pm - 1) Disturbance. 3934 W Diversey. At the Walgreen's. Group of teens loitering in front. 2) They're calling back on the 9:47pm job. 25 people out there now knocking on the windows of the businesses.

10:45pm - Beat 6737George is hearing loud reports at Wrightwood and Kilbourn, near Kelvyn Park.

10:47pm - Burglary report. 28XX N Ridgeway. Garage was burglarized. Wow, this is just down the street from me.

11:04pm - Gang disturbance. On 2535's Beat.

11:22pm - Disturbance. 36XX W Fullerton. Party with lots of underage drinking.

People Fighting On Pulaski Rd., Commercial Alarm @ Aldi On Belmont (Monitoring 17)

Good morning, everyone, it's 12am. I'm monitoring 17 this morning until 7, then I'm going to go until 7:36pm, at which time I'll return with 25 until 8. From 8 to 8:17, I will be on a break, then I'll return with 25 again until 9:20. Not sure how my monitoring will be on Saturday or Monday. I will not be monitoring on Sunday, as I'm going to start listening to archives from earlier this year as well as last year. With that, here's crime for portions of this morning and evening.

2:51am - Battery in progress. 33XX N Pulaski Rd. People fighting.

3:00am - Beat car 1732Robert is asking for a call back. It's anonymous per Dispatch. Coded 19Boy.

4:47am - Commercial alarm. 3320 W Belmont. At the Aldi. General.

7:00am - I'm going to go until 7:36 this evening. I'll see you all then. Have a wonderful day, everyone!

7:36pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

8:00pm - I'm going to go on my break. I'll be back at 8:17.

8:17pm - I'm back.

8:46pm - Parker. On 2525's Beat.

9:03pm - Burglar alarm. 3651 W Schubert. At the Monroe school.

9:20pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Burglar Alarm @ Mozart Park, Spanish Speaker Needed On Kildare

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:14am. I'm monitoring 25 today from now until 7:36pm with two 10 minute breaks, from 11:40 to 11:50 and again from 5:20 to 5:30. Not sure how my monitoring schedule will be for the rest of this week into early next week, but I do plan on monitoring daily. I hope everyone has truly enjoyed their holiday season with their loved ones and friends, and remembered that the season is about more than opening gifts. This is such a great time of the year. With that, here's crime for today.

9:55am - Burglar alarm. 2036 N Mozart. At Mozart Park. Entry door motion.

10:57am - Beat 5327 needs a Spanish speaker to assist him at 25XX N Kildare. Beat car 2525 is coming over. Probably some time of investigation.

11:40am - I'm going on my 10 minute break now. I'll be back at 11:50.

11:50am - I'm back from my break.

1:04pm - Robbery in progress. 3121 N Milwaukee Ave. At the Red Apple. They're being robbed....

1:06pm - The robbery is not in progress. It just occurred. And it's not even the Red Apple being robbed. It was a customer who walked in saying they were robbed.

1:09pm - The robbery happened about 20 minutes ago. The offender is a male Black, 6 feet tall with a brown jacket.

2:33pm - Battery in progress. Armitage and Karlov. Two guys beating one up in the alley.

2:40pm - Beat 2583 is doing foot patrol on Diversey this afternoon. Event number is 06873.

2:43pm - Assist the citizen. Springfield and North Ave.

3:04pm - Disturbance. Diversey and Pulaski. Two male Blacks wearing yellow vests are scamming people with some kind of petition, asking for money.

3:23pm - Message for all officers on Zone 12, coming from Dispatch's supervisor: Reference number 211386, person of interest, homicide of police officer, criminal control strategies, deployment operation center, officer safety alert number #2013. OSA 248. Wanted for homicide of a police officer in Mississippi is a male Black named Brandon T. Hodges, with an IR number of 1855489 and an FBI number of 491634RC5. Documented Traveling Vice Lord, convicted felon. He is known to frequent the area of Harding and Iowa, in the 11th District, Beat 1112. A photo is available to officers in an Administrative message. Last known change of address was 5034 West Washington, Beat 1532, with other known addresses at 17 North Menard, Beat 1513, 919 North Kildare, Beat 1111, 919 North Kedvale, Beat 1111, with the last one at 4308 West Lexington, Beat 1131. On Monday, December 23rd, two Tupelo, Mississippi officers were shot while responding to a call of a bank robbery. One officer was killed in the confrontation and the other is in critical condition. The suspect entered in the bank corp south brank branch with a full head covering, khaki pants, long-sleeved jacket with designs that appeared to resembled a pattern with stripes, possibly purple and lime green in color, and he also possibly had light-colored Converse tennis shoes. The suspect fled in a late model gray Dodge Chrysler 200 Sedan. Law enforcement sources have identified the suspect as a person of interest in regards to this incident. Intelligence indicates that Hodges is possibly in the Chicagoland area and officers should use extreme caution if they encounter Hodge. Further information and reference about Hodge should be inquired to special agent Dorley.

5:01pm - Narcotics. 36XX W Palmer. Selling.

5:06pm - Not sure if this is related or not, but Beat 5703Charlie needs more cars at 916 N. Kedvale, which is practically right across the street from the 919 address. This is in the 11th District. We'll see what occurs....

5:09pm - There are some 11th District officers on scene with 5703C, so he's okay. Back to regular neighborhood coverage....

5:20pm - I'm going to go on my next 10 minute break. I'll be back at 5:30. See you all then.

5:30pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

5:44pm - Beat car 2522 has a traffic stop at Deming and Kilbourn.

6:27pm - Burglar alarm. 3651 W Schubert. At the Monroe school.

7:14pm - Traffic accident. Pulaski and Fullerton.

7:36pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

8:00pm - I'm back. Only for a little bit, though.

8:01pm - Shots Fired. Schubert and Harding. 10 or more shots heard.

8:03pm - Shots Fired. 27XX N Harding. Multiple gunshots heard.

8:04pm - More information is coming on the 8:01/8:02pm jobs. Group of males were on the corner by Schubert/Harding when the gunshots rang out. A few fled north on Harding in a sliver SUV towards Diversey.

8:05pm - Beat car 2522 is giving a slow down on the 8:01/8:02/8:04pm jobs.

8:06pm - 1) Shots Fired. 2900 block of N Harding. 2) Units are being advised that multiple calls are still coming in on this "Shots Fired". Some people are saying the shots were fired right by Koz Park.

8:08pm - 1) Shots Fired. Harding and Diversey. 2) Calls are STILL coming in. Jesus....

8:09pm - Traffic accident. Nelson and Pulaski.

8:11pm - Beat car 2522 is coding out the "Shots Fired" as 19Eddie. Nothing seen.

8:16pm - Traffic accident. Ridgeway and Belmont.

8:17pm - I'm gone for real now. I'll see you all tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Merry Christmas! (2013)

Good evening, everyone, and Merry Christmas to all! It's 8:20pm. I'm sorry for just now signing on to blog, but when I listened to the radio for all three Districts earlier today, I didn't hear any calls. The same goes for yesterday, except with no calls whatsoever. I hope all of you have had a wonderful Christmas filled with love, peace, happiness and joy with your loved ones. I've had a great Christmas. For this Christmas, I'm just going to monitor 14 for the next ten minutes, then I'm going to go for the night, possibly. I may come back after 9:30 or so and monitor each District on 40-minute intervals, but we'll see. Next Christmas, I will paying a lot more attention to just our three Districts. Tomorrow, I will return to a regular schedule, monitoring 25 from 9:14am to 7:36pm. Not sure how my monitoring schedule will look like for the rest of this week going into next week. With that, here's crime for tonight, and once again, Merry Christmas to everyone! : )

8:21pm - Beat car 1422 has a traffic stop at 16XX N Kedzie.

8:22pm - Burglar alarm. 1627 N Milwaukee Ave. At the nail salon.

8:30pm - I'm going to go. I may return at 9:30, but if not, a very Merry Christmas to all, and see you tomorrow!

9:20pm - I'm back, with 25. I'll be here until midnight.

9:57pm - Vice complaint. 22XX N Hamlin. Three to four male Hispanics in the lobby smoking weed.

12:00am - I'm going to go. I'll be back tomorrow morning. Have a good night, everyone, and hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas!

Man Stands In Middle Of Street On Fullerton, Cashier Threatened On Fullerton

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:39am. Sorry for no post yesterday, guys, but I was busy most of yesterday then caught up on some much needed rest. Today, I'm going to cover 25. For tomorrow (Christmas Eve) and Christmas day, I'll be on a special schedule. I will be monitoring a combination of 25 and 17 beginning on Thursday and ending next Monday. With that, here's crime for today.

8:48am - Disturbance. Fullerton and Hamlin. Man standing in the middle of the street.

9:11am - Assault. 3800 W Fullerton. Man threatened a cashier at the store. Not sure if this is related to the Fullerton/Hamlin ordeal, but I think it is.

9:14am - I have to go. I have quite a few things to do today and won't be back until this evening. I'll see you all later. Have a great day, everyone!

7:36pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone. Apparently, there was a shooting on the 2500 block of N Avers earlier today. Not exactly sure when it occurred. One of the gang/tac units is doing a post-shooting mission on the block.

7:39pm - Person Shot. 23XX N Ridgeway. Man shot.

7:41pm - Shots Fired. 23XX N Lawndale. Female caller screaming that gunshots were fired.

7:42pm - Shooting's bona fide. Man shot in the abdomen. In a backyard.

7:43pm - Victim is in critical condition.

7:44pm - The victim is a gang member, an OA to be exact. He frequents Koz Park. Beat 2554 will be handling the paper on the incident, and Beats 2561Boy and 2561David are on scene. Beat 2550 is also coming. Victim is in critical condition and is unresponsive.

7:49pm - Tape is needed for crime scene and there's a shell casing in the backyard there.

7:52pm - Shots Fired. Kilbourn and Altgeld. Four gunshots heard.

7:53pm - A unit is needed to protect the crime scene, because 2554 has to go to the hospital. Beat car 2531 is coming over.

7:55pm - 2554 is giving 2531 a disregard, because Beat 2542 will handle it instead.

7:56pm - Beat 2599 wants 2550 to call him in 25 for some information about this shooting.

8:13pm - The shooting is a homicide. The man has died. He was taken to Illinois Masonic.

8:58pm - Assault in progress. Koz Park. Group of gangbangers about to fight near the pool.

9:23pm - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

11:59pm - Reckless driver. Diversey and Central Park. Black Dodge pickup truck speeding west towards Monticello on Diversey.

12:00am - I'm going to go until tomorrow. I'll be back then. Have a good night, everyone, and see you all tomorrow!

Homicide On Talman Friday Night

Good evening, everyone. Sorry to be posting this late, but there was a homicide on the 2800 block of North Talman on Friday night at about 9:20pm. According to the Chicago Tribune, a man named Jeffrey Anderson, who was 29 years old and lived on the block, was killed. Anderson was allegedly standing on the block, which can be assumed by his home, when two males approached him on foot and one of them opened fire. Anderson fled from the two males back into his home, but collapsed and died a short time later. He was pronounced dead at the scene and Chicago Police are investigating.

If anyone has any information on anything regarding this shooting, please e-mail me at avondalelscrimeblotter@gmail.com, leave a comment here or on the Facebook page. As a side note, I am not able to get the archived 911 tapes for this time period because Zone 3 had a nasty inference on RadioReference that evening from what I'm listening to thus far, but I'll keep at it.

Tim AKA "Timmy"
Avondale/Logan Square Crime Blotter

Music And Noise On Spaulding, Fight @ Diversey/Milwaukee Ave./Kimball (Monitoring 14)

Good morning, everyone, it's 12am. I'm monitoring 14 from now until 6:56am, then I'm going to cover 25 from 10:08 to 12:43pm. Not sure what my monitoring plans will be for tomorrow and Monday, but I will be on a special schedule for Christmas Eve and Christmas. As you all probably know, today is the first day of winter, so be prepared for colder weather and being indoors on a regular basis. I do hope everyone is enjoying their holiday season. Being away from school, I can say that I am. Well, without further a do, here's crime for portions of this morning and afternoon.

12:05am - Loud music disturbance. 18XX N Spaulding. Lots of music and noise coming from this address.

1:14am - Battery in progress. Diversey/Milwaukee Ave./Kimball. Two people fighting.

1:16am - A slow down is being given on the fight per Beat car 1412Robert. Looks like both people are gone.

1:21am - EMS run. 3264 W Fullerton. Woman having trouble breathing on the street, there's a fight on the street also.

1:54am - Assault in progress. Kimball and North Ave. Male Hispanic in a small black car with a plate of 7366045 is following them, headed east towards Spaulding on North Ave.

1:56am - Disturbance. 1754 W North Ave. Loud noise coming from the tattoo place.

1:59am - 1) Loud music disturbance. 26XX N Troy. 2) Loud music disturbance. 28XX N Troy.

2:06am - 1) Disturbance. 3213 W Armitage. Something about a restaurant and a credit card. 2) Barking dog. 19XX N Kedzie. Neighbor's dog keeps barking.

2:19am - Traffic accident. Fullerton and California. Car crashed into the caller's and they can't get out. EMS is en route.

2:23am - An RD number is being pulled from 3213 on Armitage. It's HW578924 with the event number of 01088.

2:43am - Check the well being. 17XX W Bloomingdale. Citizen says they heard a female screaming in the area, nothing further.

3:00am - 1) An RD number is being pulled from the 2:19am job. It's HW578947 with the event number of 01549. 2) Loud music disturbance. 32XX W Wrightwood. Loud party.

3:02am - Traffic accident. Richmond and Logan Blvd. Two cars, one car is on the curb.

3:24am - Barking dog. 35XX W Cortland.

3:44am - Battery in progress. 19XX N Kimball. 15 people fighting in the alley.

3:47am - Battery in progress. 29XX N Wisner. Male beating another male pretty badly in front.

3:48am - Beat car 1421Robert is giving a slow down on the 3:44am job.

3:53am - Gang disturbance. Cortland and Kimball. Gangbangers throwing things at cars.

3:56am - Beat car 1412Robert needs EMS over at Wisner and Milwaukee Ave. He's got the 3:47am victim and he's been beaten up pretty bad.

3:59am - Loud music disturbance. 30XX N Washtenaw.

4:12am - Disturbance. Wabansia and Talman. Group of kids causing problems, they're headed towards Rockwell on Wabansia.

4:22am - Assist the citizen. Hoyne and Charleston. Caller's car was stolen and they're stranded, caller is in a wheelchair.

4:46am - Person w/ a gun. 16XX N Central Park. Three gangbangers are causing a problem and one of them, a male Hispanic with a black coat, has a gun.

4:48am - Person with a knife/Person stabbed. North and Elston. A 27 year old man has been stabbed in the arm  on the street. The two offenders, one a male White and the other a female White. The female is wearing a checkered shirt and has the knife, and the man has a mohawk with a gray hoodie and black baggy jeans. They're walking west from Elston on North Ave.

4:50am - Disturbance. North Ave./Elston. Crowd is following the offenders from the stabbing. This apparently happened in front of the nightclub.

4:53am - The offenders from the stabbing are now passing Ashland on North Ave., still walking west.

4:55am - Passing Paulina on North Ave. They're still headed west.

4:58am - Person w/ a knife. 1601 W North Ave. At the Hollywood Grill. Female White with a gray flannel shirt is chasing people with a knife. 1601 on North technically isn't in the coverage area, but due to the proximity of the call from the stabbing, I'm writing it down. It also founds awfully similar.

5:01am - Beat 1420Robert is with the victim and Beat car 1424Robert, the assigned unit to this stabbing, is going to check out the Hollywood Grill. The offenders can be identified per 1420R.

5:02am - 1424R is stopping two possibles from the stabbing at Honore and North Ave.

5:03am - The female is now supposedly Hispanic per 1420R. Also, now we're being told that a male White, 6 feet tall with short hair is the offender. The guy with the mohawk is a friend of the victim's.

5:05am - 1) Suspicious person/holding the offender. 17XX N Wood. A female is being held by a citizen for stabbing someone nearby. 2) 1424R needs a cage car at Honore/North because the guy with the mohawk is in fact they offender.

5:06am - Backlog in 14 at 05:06 hours.

5:07am - 1) The 4:46am caller is calling back. They're saying now that the offenders in the apartment with them, as well as their mother. They have the guns on them. 2) Check the well being. 35XX W McLean. Unknown intoxicated female walked into the caller's house and passed out on the couch. 3) Commercial alarm. 2048 W Armitage. At Jack and Ginger's.

5:08am - 1412R is coming to help 1424R out with the transport. They're taking the guy into 14 now.

5:11am - Ambulance 53 is taking the victim to St. Mary's. The victim has a '3 inch diagonal laceration to his right wrist.

5:34am - 1412R says the offender from the stabbing is trying to harm himself in lock-up. EMS is needed in 14.

5:35am - Information for the CPD. Wabansia and Beasley Ct. Caller says that on their way to work, two guys tried to get into his car at a traffic light. He sped off and possibly hit one.

5:47am - Disturbance. 18XX N Spaulding. Intoxicated male knocking on the caller's door.

5:54am - Beat 1471 is following 1412R's offender to the hospital.

5:59am - 1) Battery in progress. Damen/Milwaukee Ave./North Ave. Group of males fighting in front of the store. 2) Burglary report. 1842 N Damen. At the nail salon. 3) Burglary report. 18XX N Damen.

6:13am - A slow down is being given on the 5:59am battery in progress per Beat 1453. He's asking for a call back. Dispatch says there is one, but no one's flagging him down, so she'll take a code. Coded 5Boy.

6:22am - On the Armitage job, at 2048, Beat car 1431 is saying that a brick has been thrown through a window there, but all of the doors are locked. It's a 19P for now, though, because they have to wait for someone to come to open the place up for the day.

6:23am - 1453 is saying that 1842 on Damen is bona fide, because the place has been ransacked. He hasn't gone in yet but it's definitely been broken into. 1431 as well Beat car 1433 are coming.

6:26am - Backlog in 14 is being taken out. 06:26 is the console time.

6:45am - Per 1431, the owner from 1842 on Damen is on their way. He'll be there in a while.

6:46am - Man slumped over the wheel at Diversey and Troy. Nissan that's facing south on Troy. The car comes back to an address on the 2800 block of N. Sacramento, which is right around the corner.

6:49am - Traffic accident. 1720 N Elston.

6:56am - I'm going to go until 10:08. I'll be back then. Have a good start to your morning, everyone!

10:08am - I'm back. Good morning, everyone. Hopefully 25 isn't as busy today as 14 was earlier.

11:25am - Parker. 41XX W George.

12:18pm - Some call in the area.

12:43pm - I'm going to go for the day. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a great day, everyone!

Person Yelling For A Long Time On Hamlin, Males Tag Garages @ Schubert/Kildare

Good morning, everyone, it's 12am. I'm monitoring 25 today from now until 4:16am, then I'm going to go until 8:03. At 8:03, I will return to monitor until 4:03pm. Not sure how my monitoring schedule shall be this weekend into early next week, but I do plan on monitoring. With that, here's crime for portions of this morning and afternoon.

2:23am - Disturbance. 24XX N Hamlin. Someone yelling in front, they've been there for a while.

2:35am - Beat car 2524Robert is coding it a 5Boy.

4:16am - I'm going to go until 8:03. I'll be back. Have a good start to your morning, everyone!

8:03am - I'm back. Good morning, everyone.

8:28am - Criminal damage. Schubert and Kildare. Three male Hispanics, one with a Bulls jacket on, just tagged a few garages in the area. They're headed towards Diversey on Kildare.

8:31am - Beat car 2524 is riding down the 4300 block of W Schubert and says a few garages on this block were tagged from the 8:28am job. A slow down is being given.

8:35am - 2524 just saw a graffiti removers' truck in the area and flagged them down. They're going to remove the graffiti now from these garages. Good thing they're in the area, because according to the officer, the graffiti is gang-related.

8:44am - EMS run. 36XX W Dickens.

8:47am - EMS run. 21XX N Keystone. Combative patient.

8:55am - Beat cars 2521 and 2534 are going to Norwegian with the ambulance from the 8:47am job. The person was loaded into the ambulance when she took a swing at the paramedics.

9:02am - Beat 2575 is detailed to Kelvyn Park High School today.

9:25am - Burglar alarm. 20XX N Lawndale.

9:30am - An update just came on the 9:25am job. Caller's friend accidentally set off the alarm as they were leaving.

10:08am - As it turns out, I have to go do something important. I should be back in a couple of hours. See you all later.

12:43pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone. I'll be monitoring the time I missed tomorrow.

12:51pm - Shots Fired. Springfield and Diversey. Four gunshots fired, four male Hispanics last seen fleeing on Springfield towards George. The one with the gun has on a puffy jacket, green shirt and brown pants.

12:57pm - Beat 2563Adam is giving a slow down on the 12:51pm job. They're talking to a couple of citizens, who say they haven't heard anything.

1:06pm - 2563A is coding out the 12:51pm job as a 19Boy.

1:44pm - Landlord/tenant dispute. 44XX W Barry. Problem with the landlord.

2:17pm - Backlog in 25 at 14:17 hours.

2:37pm - Beat car 2524 is asking for a call back on the 1:44pm job.

2:40pm - The 1:44pm complainant is throwing their keys down to 2524 from their window because they are very elderly and cannot come down the stairs.

3:28pm - 10-1. 10-1. Race and Parkside. Citizen is calling. Six people are beating up an officer. This is from a fight that's going on over by Douglass High School and he's been the only officer at this intersection where the fight is at. All officers in 15 as well as in 25 are being advised to go. Oh my God....

3:29pm - Beat 1560 says there's no 10-1 at Race/Parkside. Dispatch is checking to see if all officers are okay and accounted for. She's concerned because she's trying to see what's going on on the nearest POD camera, but there's trees in the way.


3:30pm - A disregard is being given on the 10-1. Everyone's okay and 1560 is talking to the call-taker who initially took the 10-1 call. Back to regular neighborhood coverage....

3:32pm - Beat car 2523 is going over to ASPIRA High School over at 3986 W Barry. He's being sent their per Beat 2599, the Watch Commander. He has to be there from now until 4:15. I guess they're expecting problems over there for their dismissal. Oh boy.

3:34pm - 1) Gang disturbance. 3121 N Pulaski Rd. At the alternative school. Twenty kids flashing gang signs. 2) Burglar alarm. 37XX W Cortland.

3:36pm - Battery in progress. 4000 W Barry. Large fight on the street. Probably the ASPIRA kids.

3:37pm - 2523 is giving a slow down on the 3:36pm job. There's a big group but they're not fighting at the moment.

3:38pm - 2523 says there's about 75 to 100 kids at Pulaski and Barry. Another car needed. Beat car 2525 is headed over.

3:44pm - 1) Battery in progress. Barry/Pulaski. Couple of calls for a large on-going fight. 2) Check the well being. Milwaukee and Belmont. Two male Blacks in a U-Haul truck headed east towards Avers on Belmont have someone in the back screaming for help, banging on the truck.

3:49pm - Battery in progress. Wellington and Pulaski Rd.

3:50pm - Currently, there are approximately 30 calls coming in for Wellington/Pulaski about this fight. This is INSANE.

3:53pm - A group of males that were involved in the fight at Wellington/Pulaski fled west towards Karlov on Wellington in a blue van. Dispatch has 40 or so calls on this now. I'm at a lost for words.....

3:54pm - Battery in progress. Pulaski and Diversey. Group fighting.

3:57pm - The crowd's starting to disperse on Pulaski but 2523's going to stay over there for a little bit because there is still a group on scene.

4:13pm - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

4:16pm - Now that things have officially calmed down at ASPIRA and everything, I'm going to go for today. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Traffic Accident @ Fullerton/Central Park, Backlog Pulled Out Of 25

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:36pm. Sorry for no post yesterday. I became extremely busy with something and didn't get done for several hours, but now it's out of the way and I'm here now. I will be monitoring 25 tonight until midnight. Tomorrow, I plan on monitoring 25 from 8:03am until 4:03pm. I'm not sure what my monitoring plans will be from Saturday until Tuesday, Christmas Eve. I will be on a special schedule for both Christmas Eve and Christmas day itself, as well as New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. With that, here's crime for tonight.

7:49pm - Traffic accident. Fullerton and Central Park. Two cars, no injures.

8:33pm - An earlier backlog that was put in 25 has been pulled out. 20:33 hours.

8:57pm - Beat 4312Adam has a taser deployment at Harding and Wrightwood. Another car and a Sergeant are needed. Suspect is in custody.

9:02pm - 4312A is giving a disregard over there. Enough officers are on scene.

9:03pm - Shots Fired. Nelson and Karlov. Black or gray Toyota Camry had an occupant or occupants in it that fired shots at the caller's car, which resulted in the windows being broken out and glass hitting the caller's friend in the face. EMS is refused. The car was last seen fleeing west on Nelson towards Kearsarge.

9:06pm - Beat car 2523 is asking for a call back from the "shots fired". Dispatch is trying it now.

9:07pm - Dispatch just got off the phone with the caller and they are now a block down, on Wellington.

9:10pm - 2523 says that they don't see anyone over there, so they're asking for another call back. Dispatch says they'll take a code. 19P.

9:22pm - 2523 found the victim from the shooting after all. They're on Oakdale now. A report is going to be made.

9:24pm - Beat car 2524 is with 2523. 2524 might be doing the report, because it's about time for 2523 to go in for the night.

10:35pm - Suspicious vehicle. 19XX N Harding.

11:01pm - Beat 2565 is asking Dispatch if she has anyone coming to an accident at 16XX N Hamlin. He's on scene and both drivers involved are arguing because one of them has no license. Beat car 2533Robert is being assigned to this accident.

11:02pm - 2533R has a traffic stop at Harding and Cortland.

11:17pm - 2533R needs a transport car at North Ave. and Hamlin, from the 11:01pm thing. Beat car 2525Robert is coming over.

11:56pm - Beat 2506David needs a transport car at Central Park and Armitage. Beat car 2511Robert is coming over.

11:59pm - 2506D is giving 2511R a disregard. They don't need a transport after all.

Violent Sex Assault in 025 Rattles Community

An innocent teenage girl was brutally attacked in the area of Fullerton and Long recently. This crime has surely shaken her deep to her core, and has taken away her reason to ever feel secure in her surroundings again. The life issues created for this young girl by her attacker are extremely serious! WE can be the ones to help her feel safe and help her start re-building her life by doing the following things:

1. Reporting any and all rumors, or other information about the identity and / or whereabouts of this offender to the police by calling 911 or the Area North Detectives / Special Victim's Unit IMMEDIATELY!

2. If you know someone who knows something about this crime and you know they haven't spoken to the police, YOU pick up the phone and tell police. Remember, you CAN stay anonymous.

3. Even if you don't know anything about this crime, and even if you don't know this young lady, you CAN help support her by being active in the community and taking an active part in exposing rape culture, exposing violent attitudes towards women and children to the light of day, and by volunteering for rape victim advocacy agencies. Many sexual assault victim advocacy agencies have crisis lines that make the difference every day.

4. Please think about going to the 025th district CAPS office or the front desk at 025, and ask them to give you flyers to distribute until the offender in this case is brought to justice. The more police can rely on the community to do this, and other realistically helpful things that draw out unknown violent offenders in cases like this, the safer the community becomes.

Man Walking Down Diversey With No Coat Or Shoes, Teens Throwing Snowballs On Armitage

Good morning, everyone, it's 4:16am. I'm monitoring 25 today. I should be listening until about 8am or so, then I'm going to head out and run some errands. I am going to make an effort to be back by 1:30pm or 2pm, then at about 6:30 or so, I will need to head back out for a couple of hours, which means I should be back by 10 or so until midnight. We'll see how it all plays out. Here's crime for portions of today.

4:34am - Disturbance. Diversey and Kildare. 65 year old male Hispanic with no coat or shoes is walking in the street, headed east on Diversey towards Tripp.

4:38am - Beat car 2524Robert needs an ambulance over there.

4:39am - EMS is on the way.

4:47am - Ambulance 7 is taking the guy to OLR, per 2524R.

6:40am - Turns out this guy is 95 years old and is a missing from the 4200 block of W Nelson. His family just called to report him missing and said that he went south from there with no coat or shoes, and after some communications between Dispatch and 2524R, he has been confirmed as the missing. Beat car 2525 is headed over to the address to talk with the family really quick and to make sure they head over to OLR.

8:03am - I'm going to head out now. I'll be back later. Have a good day, everyone!

4:03pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

4:06pm - Disturbance. 3911 W Armitage. Group of teens throwing snowballs.

5:55pm - EMS run. 3600 W Diversey. At the store. Man bleeding.

5:58pm - EMS run. 2600 block of N Hamlin. Male supporting a female who appears to be sick.

6:15pm - Alarm. 3737 W Cortland. At Magic Gloves.

6:28pm - Suspicious person. 28XX N Lowell. Several people in the backyard of the caller's home.

6:36pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Traffic Stop Assist @ Belden/Keystone, Burglary In Progress On Wabansia

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:47am. Today, I'm monitoring 25 from now until 2pm, then again from 5:30 to midnight. Not sure how my monitoring schedule is going to be for the rest of this week, but I will be monitoring. I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any. Not much to say, so here's crime for today.

10:41am - Beat car 2525 needs another car at Belden and Keystone on a traffic stop. No emergency. Beat cars 2522 and 2524 are going.

11:53am - Burglary in progress. 37XX W Wabansia. Two males trying to break in to the back of the property.

12:12pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Milwaukee Ave.

1:13pm - Battery. 2010 N Central Park. At the Funston school. Student hit a teacher.

1:42pm - Robbery. 3906 W Armitage. Three to four males just robbed a woman in front of the closed down warehouse. They fled east towards Avers on Armitage.

2:00pm - I'm going to go until 5:30. I'll be back then. Have a good afternoon, everyone!

5:30pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

5:33pm - Commercial alarm. 2929 N Pulaski Rd. At Peterson's Brothers Plastic.

7:00pm - Gang disturbance. Pulaski and Armitage. Two gangbangers threatened the caller.

7:42pm - Drag racing. 2622 N Pulaski Rd. Group of males in cars drag racing and a man is holding a flash light directing drivers, in the parking lot.

8:54pm to 9:50pm - I had my radio turned down. Sorry guys. I'll be listening to the archive for this time period today (12/17/13).

10:51pm - Loud music disturbance. 4236 W Fullerton. At the Zuma studio. Lots of loud music coming from there.

11:07pm - Fire. cortland hamlin. Several calls. The factory behind the train tracks is on fire.

11:35pm - Parker. On 2524's Beat.

11:47pm - Alarm. On 2523's Beat.

11:59pm - Beat car 2525Robert has a traffic stop at fullerton pulaski.

12:00am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow morning. Have a good night, everyone!

Orange Vehicle Blocks Alley On Dickens, DUI Driver @ Belmont Blue Line (Monitoring 14)

Good morning, everyone, it's 10:45am. I'm monitoring 14 from now until 11:50am, then again from 12:25pm to 3:45, and then again from 5:50 to 7:34. I monitored 14 this morning form 9:56 to 10:22, but heard no calls. As I said last night, I will be getting the archive of the time I missed monitoring 14. Over my break, I will also try my very best to listen through all of the archives I have yet to do from time periods throughout this year. I do acknowledge that there have been plenty of times this year where I have been very neglectful towards this blog, and I do apologize. Although I will try my best to update a bit more as I go back to school in the new year, I also realize I will not please everyone. But, enough of that. Here's crime for portions of today.

10:46am - Parker. 32XX W Dickens. Orange vehicle blocking the alley.

11:04am - DUI driver. Belmont and Kimball. The driver of a white van with the name "Schiller Park" on the side of it, possibly a cab, in front of the Blue Line station asked the caller where they can get drugs. The person looks either drunk or high.

11:16am - Commercial alarm. 2234 W North Ave.

11:26am - Beat car 1412 needs an assist at the 11:04am job. Beat car 1411 is coming over.

11:50am - I'm going to go until 12:25. I'll be back then. See you all in a little bit.

12:25pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

12:48pm - Check the well being. 28XX W McLean. Caller hasn't heard from their boyfriend.

12:52pm - Traffic accident. 2217 W Logan Blvd. At the bowling alley. Accident in the parking lot.

1:12pm - Panic alarm. 19XX N Damen.

1:16pm - A slow down is being given at the 1:12pm job per Beat 1453. He's saying the workers accidentally pushed the panic button.

1:19pm - A disregard is now being given on the 1:16pm job.

2:06pm - Commercial alarm. 3350 W Diversey. At Bank of America. ATM motion.

2:35pm - Alarm. 16XX N Washtenaw.

2:54pm - Residential alarm. 23XX W Medill.

3:01pm - Suspicious vehicle. Elston and North Ave. At the BP gas station. Male Hispanic, light complected, bald with a gray sweater in a gray Jeep Cherokee is trying to lure people to his car. They were at the Home Depot, 1232 W. North Ave., at first, but are at the gas station now.

3:07pm - Residential alarm. 21XX N Damen.

3:10pm - Shots Fired. 35XX W Cortland. One shot heard, there was an argument in front before the shot.

3:23pm - 1) Parkers. On 1433's Beat. 2) Beat car 1414 is doing a premise check at the California Blue Line station.

3:34pm - Battery in progress. 2367 W Logan. At the Windy City Fieldhouse. Group of males fighting.

3:45pm - I'm going to go until 5:50. I'll be back then. Have a good start to your evening, everyone!

5:50pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

6:26pm - Theft. 2246 W North Ave. Man refusing to pay the cab fare.

6:28pm - A slow down is being given at the 6:26pm job.

6:55pm - Burglar alarm. 17XX N Honore.

7:04pm - Check the well being. 35XX W Lyndale. High risk friend is not answering the door and hasn't been heard from in a couple of days.

7:13pm - Animal abuse. 17XX N Winchester. Dog left out in the cold, has been barking for a while.

7:14pm - Parker. On 1433's Beat.

7:27pm - EMS run. 35XX W Cortland. Intoxicated man on the floor.


7:34pm - I’m going to go for the night. I’ll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Party Bus Disturbance On McLean, Female Trying To Kill Herself On Spaulding (Monitoring 14)

Good evening, everyone, it's 8:10pm. I'm monitoring 14 this evening until midnight, and I will also be covering 14 tomorrow in a number of time frames. I will first start my monitoring at 9:56am and go until 10:22, then again from 10:45 to 11:50, then from 12:25pm to 3:45 and finally from 5:50 to 7:34. On Monday, I will cover 25 from 9:47 to 2:00 and again from 5:30 to midnight. With that, here's crime for tonight.

8:33pm - Disturbance. 23XX W McLean. Problem on the party bus.

8:59pm - Threatening suicide. 18XX N Spaulding. Female destroying the apartment, trying to kill herself.

9:19pm - Battery in progress. 2367 W Logan Blvd. At the Windy City Fieldhouse. Group fighting.

9:24pm - Disturbance. Armitage and Sawyer. Kids throwing snowballs.

9:30pm - Beat car 1432 needs a few more cars at the Windy City. Large group of about 30 to 40 arguing and yelling at each other. Beat cars 1421, 1433 and 1434 are all going over.

9:53pm - Disturbance w/ a mental. 24XX N Central Park. Violent female on the 2 breaking glass and being combative.

9:56pm - CFD is requesting officers to step it up on the 9:53pm job. They're on scene and she's combative with them as well.

9:58pm - Traffic accident. 2801 W Armitage. At the BP gas station. Blue Dodge Ram with a plate of 73013D crashed into the pumps then fled south on California towards Cortland.

10:14pm - Suspicious person. 1900 block of N Spaulding. Two or three males loitering on one side of the street, two more on another side. Both groups appear as if they're looking for someone.

10:21pm - EMS run. 34XX W Barry. Man slumped over the wheel of a car.

10:22pm - Beat 1462 is giving a disregard on the 10:14pm job. Enough cars are on scene.

10:48pm - Parker. 2148 N Damen. Black Jeep blocking the driveway to the business. The driveway is on Shakespeare.

10:50pm - Check the well being. Ashland and Webster. Very drunk man on the bridge covered in snow, looks as if he's fallen several times.

11:00pm - Request for a supervisor. 24XX N Kedzie. Caller is unsatisfied with earlier police service. 

11:14pm - Loud music disturbance. 29XX W Palmer. Loud party with people talking too loudly.

11:17pm - 1) Beat 1481Charlie has a traffic stop at 2331 N Elston. 2) Traffic accident. George and Richmond. Two cars, no injuries.

11:23pm - Some call in the area.

11:57pm - Commercial alarm. 2212 N California. At the bar.

12:00am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Landlord Turns Off Heat On Springfield, Man Follows Woman On Beat 2524

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 2pm. I'm finally back from taking this week off. Sorry I didn't come back yesterday, but I was extremely tired after my finals. Speaking of which, I'm done with school for this year : ). I completed my classes for this semester and I am now on a break until next month. It feels really good to be done with school for a few weeks. I plan on getting some much needed rest and getting ready for 2014. With that said, I will be monitoring regularly while I'm off from school. Today, I will be monitoring 25 from now until 5, then tomorrow, I will cover 14 from 8:10 to midnight. With that, here's crime for this afternoon and early evening.

3:23pm - Landlord/tenant dispute. 18XX N Springfield. Landlord turned off the heat.

4:06pm - Suspicious person. On 2524's Beat. Man following a woman.

4:17pm - Burglary report. 37XX W George.

4:18pm  - They're calling back on Springfield.

4:40pm - Beat 2593 needs a Spanish speaker at the :pm job. Beat car 2522 is coming over, but from 25.

CAPS Beat Meetings For December 2013

1411/1412 - DECEMBER MEETING HAPPENED ALREADY, NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.
1413/1414 - NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.
1421 - NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.
1422 - DECEMBER MEETING HAPPENED ALREADY, NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.
1431 - NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.
1432/1433 - December 19th @ 7:00pm, St. Mary of the Angels Church (1850 N. Hermitage)
1434 - December 18th @ 6:30pm, Bucktown-Wicker Park (1701 N. Milwaukee Ave.)

1732 - DECEMBER MEETING HAPPENED ALREADY, NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.
1733 - DECEMBER MEETING HAPPENED ALREADY, NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.

2523 - NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.
2524 - December 19th @ 7:00pm, Our Lady of Grace Church (2446 N. Ridgeway)
2525 - NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.
2535 - NEXT MEETING IS IN 2014.

Burglar Alarm On Drake, Cars Without Permits On Central Park (Monitoring 17)

Good morning, everyone, it's 6:24am. I'm monitoring 17 all day today for all of you, then I will not be monitoring tomorrow thru Thursday, as I have a final in school to prepare for. This is my last week of school for the semester and year, and I have a few weeks off after this. Even though this has been the best semester I've had in college so far, I am worn out and could use some time to relax, so I'm excited for the break coming up. With that, here's crime for today.

6:41am - Burglar alarm. 32XX N Drake.

7:31am - Parker. 3300 block of N Central Park. Several cars without permits on the block.

7:43am - Beat 1902, 19th District Desk, just received a call from a citizen who says that the manhole cover at Roscoe and California is off. Beat car 1733 is headed over to check it out.

10:09am - Parker. 28XX W Henderson.

11:40am - Beat car 1724 is being assigned to a gang funeral procession that is beginning in the area near Western and Devon, and is making its way to 3255 N Pulaski Rd. The procession will be in the District by 12:15pm. I'll be keeping an eye on this.

12:35pm - Some kind of call at 3500 N. Kimball, the Home Depot.

12:38pm - Check the well being. Addison Blue Line. Woman keeps walking in and out of traffic acting as if she's high, she's now laying in the middle of the street.

1:59pm - Backlog in 17 at 13:59 hours.

3:46pm - I think there was a call in the area, but I'm not sure.

6:50pm - DUI dirver. 3300 block of N Kedzie. Two intoxicated people got into a car and pulled off.

7:19pm - This is just for informational purposes only, but there has just been a robbery at the Subway over at 3329 N. Milwaukee Ave., which is just outside of my coverage boundaries and Avondale in 17. A man of Black, 6'2, 220 lbs with a blue mask over his face with the eyes cut out along with all black clothing just held up the Subway. He fled towards Pulaski on Milwaukee, which is why I'm giving this information out.

7:29pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

7:52pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

12:00am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back on Thursday, or Friday. I'll see you all then. Have a good night and start to your week, everyone!

Commerical Alarm On Kedzie, Man Off Of Medicine On Mozart (Monitoring 14)

Good morning, everyone, it's 10:22am. Sorry I'm late, guys. I was supposed to start blogging at 9:56, but got caught up doing some things. I'm going to be monitoring 14 all day today, and then I plan on monitoring 17 all day tomorrow. From Sunday to Thursday, I will not be monitoring, because I have a Psychology final to study for, as well as some other minor things for my two other classes. After next Thursday, I will be on break from school until January 13th. Another semester is just about over. Although this has been the best semester I've had yet because of all of the new opportunities I was given, I am worn out and cannot wait to get some rest. With that, here's crime for today.

10:25am - Commercial alarm. 2523 N Kedzie.

10:38am - EMS run. 17XX N Mozart. Man off of his medicine.

10:45am - Unfortunately, I have to go run some errands, and my headset isn't working properly today, so I won't be able to get any calls while I'm gone. I'll be back in about an hour. See you all then.

11:50am - I'm back.

11:54am - Theft. Belmont and Kimball. Male Black, 25 to 30 years old, with a black hat.

12:02pm - Suspicious person. 2723 N Fairfield. At the Brentano school.

12:19pm - Some call in the area.

12:25pm - Again, I have to go. I'm really sorry about this, guys.  I'll be back later.

3:45pm - I'm finally back. Good afternoon, everyone. I'll be making up for this monitoring on the 15th.

3:47pm - Suspicious person. 28XX N Riverwalk Dr. Group of four people walking around, posing as AT&T workers. Two males and two females.

3:51pm - 1) Assist the citizen. 35XX W Dickens. 2) Parker. On 1433's Beat, on Bosworth.

3:52pm - Burglary report. 17XX N Francisco.

4:05pm - Traffic accident. Kimball and Wabansia. CTA bus #1360 was involved in an accident.

4:18pm - Beat 1405 is doing a park check at Simons. Event number is 09817.

4:23pm - Beat car 1431 has a traffic stop at 18XX N California.

4:24pm - Traffic accident. 2800 N California. School bus VS car, children are on board the bus. Not known if there are any injures or not.

4:51pm - 1) Traffic accident. 27XX W Logan Blvd. 2) Parker. 34XX W Parker. 3) Traffic accident. North and Winchester.

5:26pm - Some call in the area.

5:37pm - Another accident on California. I think it was on the 2800 block again.

5:50 to 7:34pm - I fell asleep. I'm really, really sorry about the horrible monitoring I've done today. I promise I will be making this up to you guys.

8:10pm - To be honest, guys, I have an assignment to do tonight for class, which is due in a couple of hours. I'm also really stressed out. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone.

Open Door On Damen, Man In Gangways On Mozart

Good morning, everyone, it's 6:56am. I'm monitoring 14 this morning from now until 8:13, then I have to go to class. Hopefully I'll be back this evening, around 5pm or so. With that, here's crime for portions of today.

7:01am - Open door. 2128 N Damen. At the business.

7:10am - Suspicious person. 16XX N Mozart. Male Hispanic, 20s, medium build, with a black jacket, is going in and out of the gangways. Headed north towards Wabansia.

8:13am - I have to go. I'll be back either tomorrow or later. Have a great day, everyone!

Traffic Stop On Belmont, Accident @ Belmont/Albany (Monitoring 14)

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:13am. I'm monitoring 14 from now until about 10am or so, then I have to go to class. I hope to be back this evening around 5 or 6pm. We'll see. I'm glad that school will be done for me for a month after next Thursday, so I'm feeling a lot less stressed out :). Hopefully I'll get to blog more this week before my finals. Here's crime for portions of today.

8:40am - Beat 1495 has a traffic stop at 2943 W Belmont.

9:00am - Traffic accident. Belmont and Albany. Two cars with injuries, CFD is en route.

9:01am - Parker. Kimball and Bloomingdale. Something about a truck blocking the street.

9:12am - I just want to apologize for never coming back yesterday afternoon. I became really busy. Just an FYI.

9:56am - I'm going to go. I should be back later this evening or tomorrow. I hope everyone has a great day!

Missing Person On Armitage, Parker On 2523's Beat

Good morning, everyone, it's 7:57am. I'm monitoring 25 today, from now until about 10am or so, then I'll come back by 3pm. Today, for the rest of this month and year, I will be blogging in Christmas colors, to celebrate the upcoming holiday. With that, here's crime for today.

8:20am - Missing person report. 36XX W Armitage. 14 year old daughter is missing.

9:03am - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

9:47am - I'm going to go until 3. I'll be back then. Have a good day, everyone!

Black Friday, 2013

Good morning, everyone, it's 10:40am. Happy Black Friday to everyone. I hope all of you are truly enjoying your holiday with friends and loved ones. Today, I am monitoring in ten minute sequences once again. I monitored 17 this morning from 9:50 to 10:00 and 25 just about ten minutes ago. I'm monitoring 14 until 10:50, then I'm going to disappear until 5:20pm, when I'll come back with 17 until 5:30. I'll be back with 25 from 6 to 6:10, followed by 14 from 6:10 to 6:20. Tomorrow, I will return to a normal monitoring schedule. Here's crime on this Black Friday.

10:41am - Beat 1461Eddie is asking for two event numbers. One is for a Violence Reduction mission on the 20 sector and the other is for a premise check at the Western Blue Line station. Violence Reduction is 04403 and Blue Line is 04404.

10:42am - Vicious animal. Shakespeare and St. Louis. Dog off its leash.

10:43am - 1) Beat 4254David is telling Beat car 1413, the unit assigned to Shakespeare/St. Louis, to . 2) A unit is asking for two event numbers. One is for a premise check at the California Blue Line station and the other is for a Public Violence mission. California Blue Line is 04426 and the Public Violence mission is 04428.

10:47am - Hold-up alarm. 3157 N California.

10:50am - I'm going to go until 5:20. I'll be back then. Have a good afternoon, everyone!

5:00pm - I'm back with 17 until 5:10. Slight change in plans. Good evening, everyone.

5:10pm - I'm going to go until 6. I'll be back then. See you all in a little bit.

6:00pm - I'm back, with 25, until 6:10.

6:10pm - Switching over to 14. Standby please....

6:18pm - Check the well being. 34XX W Parker. Possible suicidal woman at this location.

6:20pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow morning. Have a good night, everyone, and enjoy your holiday!

Happy Thanksgiving! (2013)

Good evening, everyone, it's 9:10pm. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope all of you have had a wonderful holiday with your loved ones, and have been thankful for all that you have. My family and I have had a decent holiday, although it could've been a lot better. Anyway, I'm monitoring 14 from now until 9:20, then I'm switching over to 25 for a while. I monitored all three Districts this morning in ten minute periods and did not hear anything. Hopefully it's been real quiet in the rest of the community today like it has been in my neighborhood. With that, here's crime for this evening.

9:18pm - Loud music disturbance. 25XX W Cortland. In the backyard.

9:19pm - Parker. 2047 N Damen.

9:20pm - Switching over to 25. Standby please....

9:36pm - Disturbance. 3641 W Fullerton. Problem with a male in front.

10:03pm - Shots Fired. Wabansia and Monticello. Three gunshots heard.

10:05pm - A slow down is being given on the "Shots Fired" per Beat car 2535Robert.

10:30pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone! Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday!

Commercial Alarms In 14, Manager VS Shoplifter @ Walgreen's On Pulaski Rd.

Good morning, everyone, it's 7am. I'm monitoring 14 briefly, from now until 7:18, then I'm going to return with 25 at 10, until 3:05pm. I'll be gone from 3:05 to 9:20, at which time I'll return with 25 until midnight. Tomorrow, I'll be on a special schedule in observance of Thanksgiving, as well as Friday for Black Friday. I hope everyone is getting ready to celebrate this great time of year with their friends and family. Hard to believe it's almost the end of the year already. Just yesterday, it seems like, it was summer. On another note, I just realized that Saturday was my 5th year anniversary of doing this blog. I totally forgot. It's very hard for me to believe that it's been five years already since I started this blog. Wow. Time has flown by so fast. I am absolutely amazed that it's been this long I've been doing this blog. To be completely honest, I didn't think I would be doing this blog for this long. To keep a long story short, I am so thankful for all of the wonderful readers I've had and still have down through the years. I am especially thankful for those of you who've been reading since Day #1 (November 23rd, 2008). Thank you for being loyal and being faithful to me, even when I haven't blogged as effectively as I should have. Thank you for being with me even through the hardest times of my life and for encouraging me to keep doing this blog. Reflecting on the years of doing this blog, I can truly say that it has changed my life in many ways. We as a community have several success stories and victories as a result of all of us on this blog taking a stand against crime and disorder in the community. Even though I have not blogged this year as much as I used to in the past years, I still truly enjoy doing this blog when I can. It brings me great joy to do this service for each and every one of you when I am able to. I love all of you and I pray that God will continue to allow me to serve all of you through this blog and continue to do the great works we are doing to better our community. With all of this, here's crime for portions of today.

7:07am - 1) Commercial alarm. 25XX W Lyndale. 2) Commercial alarm. 24XX N Leavitt.

7:18am - I'm going to go. I'll be back later this morning. See you all later.

12:47pm - I'm back. Sorry I'm late, everyone. Good afternoon, everyone.

12:51pm - Battery in progress. 1627 N Pulaski Rd. At the Walgreen's. Manager VS alleged shoplifter.

12:52pm - Second call says that the alleged shoplifter is a woman, she's on the floor wrestling with the employees.

1:40pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Fullerton from Kilbourn to Central Park. Event number is 07513.

1:55pm - Criminal damage in progress. Cortland and Springfield. Kids are trying to break into a boarded up building on the corner, near the school.

2:42pm - Disturbance w/ a mental. 3919 W Fullerton. At the Fullerton Hotel. Resident with mental problems is threatening to harm the staff.

3:05pm - I'm going to go until 9:20. I'll see you all then. Have a great finish to your afternoon and start to your evening!

9:20pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

9:31pm - Wanted for an armed robbery from Hamlin and Milwaukee is a male Hispanic, 25 to 30, medium completion, with a skill cap with skulls on it. There are two victims, one of which has a stab wound, and the other was punched in the face. The stabbed victim is in stable condition and will be transported to Illinois Masonic. This is per Beat car 2522. Beat 2550 is notified.

9:45pm - Reckless driver. Milwaukee and Central Park. A van with a plate of 3754419 just turned left on Milwaukee from Central Park, going at a high rate of speed.

9:49pm - 1) Criminal trespass(?). 36XX W Dickens. Caller hears people in a vacant apartment. 2) 2522 is headed over to Masonic. No crime scene. Area North will be notified.

10:53pm - 2522 is clear from Masonic, as well as St. Mary's, where apparently the victim went to, and is heading into 25 to do the report.

11:02pm - Beat 6732David has a handwaver on North just west of Central Park. The person waving officers down is saying that a male Hispanic with a dark hoodie and jeans with designs on the back of them. The guy implied a gun but one wasn't seen. He fled south on Central Park towards LeMoyne.

11:16pm - Parker. On 2523Robert's Beat.

11:59pm - 1) The parker on 2523R's Beat is coded 6Paul. 2) Person down. Milwaukee Ave./Central Park. Caller is trying to make a deposit at the bank and there's a homeless man sleeping in the vestibule.

12:00am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!