Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Criminal Damages In 14, Group Looking For Trouble @ Armitage/Pulaski

Good morning, everyone, it's 4:58am. It's a rainy early morning with temps in the mid 50s, which is really warm for late January, and today will get to around 60 with rain and storms. Then it's supposed to get real cold again later this week. I'm monitoring 14 this morning from now until 6:12am, then I'll be monitoring 25 this afternoon after 3pm. I also intend on monitoring 25 tomorrow and for the rest of the week/month. With that, here's crime for portions of today.

5:50am - Criminal damage. 2510 N California.

5:51am - Criminal damage. 25XX N Francisco. Male broke out the caller's windows.

6:12am - I'm going to go until later. I'll see you all. Have a great start to your morning, everyone!

4:00pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone. Sorry I'm late, but the CTA ran horribly late today for me.

4:08pm - Assault in progress. Armitage and Pulaski. Group of males about to fight and are throwing bottles at cars.

4:09pm - Beat 6732, along with Beat car 2525, is executing a search warrant at 22XX N Hamlin. Console time is 16:09 on 29-Jan-2013 with the event number of 10733.

4:17pm - Beat 2544 is coding out the 4:08pm job as 2Boy. No one's out there.

4:21pm - Gang disturbance. Kilbourn and Schubert.

4:22pm - 2544 has a street stop at 20XX N Karlov.

4:23pm - Traffic accident. 2973 N Milwaukee Ave.


4:27pm - 2544 is coding out his street stop on Karlov. It's the guys from the 4:08pm job out looking for trouble. 

4:36pm - Two parkers on 2535's Beat.

4:45pm - Battery in progress. Dickens and Central Park. Group fighting on the corner.

4:56pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back either tomorrow, Thursday, Friday or the weekend. I'll see you all. Have a good night, everyone!

Monday, January 28, 2013

Gangbangers Chase Man On Belden, Assault @ Shell Gas On Milwaukee Ave.

Good morning, everyone, it's 2:53am. It's a rainy overnight with temps in the mid 30s, and temps will rise to near 50 today with clouds. I advise everyone who's headed out for this morning's rush to be careful, as it's quite icy out there following last night's ice storm. Thankfully, power didn't go out or anything around here. Anyway, I'm monitoring 25 from now until about 5:30 or so, then I'll come back around 8:30 and monitor until 1:08pm. After 1:08, I'm going to take a break until 3:42, then I plan on monitoring from 3:42 to 4:55. After 4:55, I don't intend on monitoring anymore today. Hopefully crime doesn't get crazy today with the warmer weather, but we'll definitely have to keep an eye on things, more or less tomorrow, however. Tomorrow's supposed to get into the mid 60s, which obviously is unseasonably warm here in the Chi. Well, here's crime for portions of today.

2:54am - Assault. Belden and Monticello. Two gangbangers running after the caller and threatening them.

2:57am - Assault. 3181 N Milwaukee Ave. At the Shell gas station.

5:01am - Suspicious person. 40XX W Palmer. Something about a person knocking on the door and a strong odor of gas, CFD is en route.

5:28am - I'm going to go until 3:42pm. I'll be back then. Have a great day, everyone!

8:26am - I'm back. Good morning, everyone.

9:09am - Battery report. 2200 N Hamlin. At the Mozart school.

9:12am - Theft. 22XX N Karlov. Some things were stolen out of the caller's car.

10:46am - Traffic accident. Ridgeway and Fullerton.

11:25am - Panic alarm. 3632 W Fullerton.

11:58am - Vicious animal. 2600 block of N Lawndale. Aggressive dog running around the area.

12:08pm - Burglary report. 31XX N Central Park.

12:29pm - Beat 2578Sam is at ASPIRA High School, 3986 W Barry.

12:30pm - Beat car 2523, the assigned car to the 12:08pm call, has a bona fide burglary. Beat 2540 is notified.

12:36pm - 2578S is taking a female from the school into 25.

1:08pm - I'm going to go until 3:42. I'll be back then. Have a great start to the afternoon, everyone!

3:42pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

3:57pm - 1) Traffic accident. Diversey and Pulaski. Two cars, no injuries. 2) Disturbance. 3633 W Fullerton. Males loitering in front, drinking.


4:36pm - Criminal trespass. 20XX N Avers. Male went into the caller's house.

4:47pm - EMS is needed on the 4:36pm job. Homeless guy is injured, apparently.

4:53pm - Robbery. 3181 N Milwaukee Ave. At the Shell gas station. Male came into the gas station and said he was robbed.

4:56pm - A disregard is being given on the 4:53pm job. They have the caller and it appears that nothing's happened.

4:59pm - Disturbance. 29XX N Ridgeway. Seven homeless males loitering in front.

5:01pm - Beat 2573 has a handwaver at 36XX W Oakdale regarding homeless vagrants going into a vacant building on the block.

5:07pm - Beat 2505 is doing a park check at Kelvyn.

5:08pm - Person w/ a gun. Karlov and Dickens. Two male teenagers, one male Hispanic and one Black, wearing red/white/black have a gun in a sweater pocket.

5:09pm - Beat 2500, 25th District Commander, has a couple of males going down Karlov towards Armitage on the west side of the street. He sees a couple of more on the other side of the street, and he wants a unit to put a stop on them.

5:10pm - Beat 2562Adam is pulling up to Armitage and Karlov and sees those males 2500 was talking about, they're going to put a stop on them now.

5:11pm - A slow down is being given on the 5:08pm job.

5:24pm - Traffic accident. Diversey/Pulaski.

7:22pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

7:37pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

7:38pm - Check the well being. Ridgeway and Milwaukee Ave. Caller's been drinking too much.

7:57pm - Disturbance. 29XX N Lawndale.

8:00pm - Just an FYI everyone, but there's been a shooting on 2522's Beat on the 2100 block of N Tripp. It happened an hour ago. But, the victim went to the gas station at Kostner and Fullerton. This shooting was a result of a home invasion.


8:35pm - Couple of a disturbances and a parker on 2523's Beat.

8:38pm - I'm going to go for the night. I plan on being back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone, and stay safe!

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Traffic Accident On Milwaukee Ave., Parker On Kedvale

Good morning, everyone, it's 6:56am. It's a sunny morning with temps in the teens, and will remain this way with temps getting into the mid 20s. I'm monitoring 25 from now until my dinner, then will monitor 25 after my dinner tomorrow evening. I'm pretty much monitoring 25 for the rest of this month. That's all I have to say, so here's crime for today.

7:10am - Traffic accident. 2992 N Milwaukee Ave. Off-duty paramedic involved in an accident.

7:55am - Parker. 21XX N Kedvale. Car parked in the caller's handicap spot.

8:33am - Beat 2582Frank has a handwaver at 2978 N Milwaukee Ave.

8:49am - Burglar alarm. 41XX W Fletcher.

8:54am - A disregard is being given on the 8:49am job. The homeowner is on scene.

9:32am - 2582F is doing foot patrol on Milwaukee today from Belmont to Central Park. Event number is 04668.


10:39am - DOA. 16XX N Avers. Brother-in-law has passed away.

10:49am - Traffic accident. Fullerton and Kedvale. Three cars, injuries. EMS is rolling.


10:50am - Beat car 2525 is doing traffic patrol for Beat 2593, the unit assigned to the 10:49am accident.

10:54am - Beat car 2535, the assigned unit to the 10:37am job, needs a supervisor on scene. Beat 2530 is coming over, he's stuck in traffic on Armitage but will be there soon.

11:59am - Vicious animal. 37XX W McLean. Neighbor's being attacked by their dogs.

12:21pm - Burglar alarm. 22XX N Central Park.

12:24pm - Disturbance. 2004 N Pulaski Rd. At the Hermosa Medical Center. Problem with a customer.

1:08pm - Disturbance. 2404 N Pulaski Rd. Possibly a dupe to the 12:24pm job, there's no such address.

1:17pm - Criminal trespass. 23XX N Keystone. Someone's going into the vacant property with an ax, taking things.

1:22pm - Beat 2554 is giving a disregard on the 1:17pm job. Just a city cleaning crew cleaning up the property.

1:35pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Fullerton from Kilbourn to Pulaski. Event number is 08010.

1:41pm - Battery in progress. 1627 N Pulaski Rd. At the Walgreen's. Shoplifter VS manager.

2:17pm - Beat 2583Foot is doing foot patrol on the 4400 block of W. Diversey, as usual, this afternoon. Event number is 08568.


3:42pm to 4:55pm - I fell asleep. I'm sorry. I'll monitor this time period on Monday.

5:30pm - 2582 is reporting that the street lights are out on the 4400 block of W Fullerton.

5:51pm - Beat car 2524 has a traffic stop at george avers.

6:58pm - 1) Beat 2566 and his team are doing a combined mission with the 17th District this evening. Event number is 12502. 2) EMS run. 29XX N Ridgeway. Intoxicated guy in the alley can't be waken up.

7:09pm - I have to go eat, and with that, I'm gone for the night. I'll be back tomorrow evening. Have a good night, everyone!

Friday, January 25, 2013

School Units Headed To KHPS, Attempted Fire @ Funston School

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 1:08pm. It's a cold and cloudy day with .

1:24pm - We've got a few school units over at Kelvyn Park High. Not sure what's going on, but it can't be good.

1:41pm - Holding the offender. 2010 N Central Park. At the Funston school. Student being held for trying to start a fire.

1:45pm - Beat 2575Sam is writing some absentee forms at 25XX N Lowell.

2:15pm - Beat 2577Sam needs the event number for the 1:41pm job. It's 07712.

2:21pm - Suspicious person. Belmont and Milwaukee Ave. Three people are opening packages that were left on porches, they're on foot towards Central Park. I'm guessing they're in that general area. There are two male Whites, one with a gray hoodie and one with a green shovel, and a female White with a light blue jacket.

2:25pm - Beat 2583 is doing foot patrol on the 4400 block of W Diversey this afternoon. Event number is 08568.

2:54pm - Criminal trespass. 36XX W Oakdale. Two people in a vacant house.

3:11pm - Beat 2505 is doing a park check at Koz.

3:17pm - 2505 has a traffic stop at 37XX W Diversey. They're clear from Koz.

3:33pm - 2505 is now clear from the stop and the park.

3:37pm - Arson. 1920 N Hamlin. At the Ames school. Kids set some paper on fire in the bathroom.

4:13pm - Loud music disturbance. On 2524's Beat. Which is being coded out by Beat 2510.

4:19pm - Traffic pursuit. Traffic pursuit. McVicker and Altgeld. Beat 2510 just had a maroon Mercury Sable take off on him north on McVicker, headed towards Wrightwood. Beat 2566Adam has been following the car for a few minutes in the area of the Brickyard because it's pulling a warrant for burglary, and the plate registers to two people who are armed and dangerous.

4:20pm - South on Narragansett from Diversey.

4:21pm - Approaching Grand on Narragansett.

4:22pm - Beat 1595 has the people in custody at 2200 N Narrangansett. 2510 has deployed a taser. EMS needed.

4:27pm - 2577S needs a car at the 3:37pm job. It's going to turn into an arrest. Beat car 2535 is headed over.

4:34pm - Beat car 2523 is the one who deployed the taser from the chase after they responded. Good job, guys!

4:38pm - CFD run. 16XX N Avers. Engine 76 is requesting CPD for a man down in the alley.

4:55pm - I'm going to go for the evening. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

7:55pm - I'm back, for the time being. Good evening, everyone.

8:01pm - 1) Shots Fired. 16XX N Springfield. 2) Shots Fired. Springfield and Wabansia. 3) Dispatch is noting that there's been disturbances and gang disturbances called in since 7:26pm at Springfield/Wabansia. 4) Battery in progress. Springfield/Wabansia. Gangbangers with masks on are beating up and jumping on people.

8:02pm - Shots Fired. 1700 N Springfield. Five to six shots fired in the area.

8:04pm - Beat 2585 is on scene of the gunshots and is talking to a couple of citizens, they say they haven't heard anything.

8:08pm - 2585 is now saying that the citizens are telling them that a black car fled down the east alley of Springfield from Wabansia, then into the north alley of North headed towards Avers. Three males were also seen running.

8:18pm - I'm going to go for real now. I'll see you all in the morning. Have a good night, everyone!

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Gang Disturbance On Altgeld Wednesday Night, Lack Of Posts Lately

Hello, everyone. I just wanted to let you all know about a gang disturbance that occurred last night at 8:46pm and also give a brief explanation why I haven't been posting lately.

At the said time, a gang disturbance was reported on the 3900 block of W. Altgeld, with several male gang members allegedly entering a resident's apartment and threatening them. I'm not sure what happened with CPD arrived, however, but I thought all of you should be aware of this. Be aware of this instance and remember to call 911 if you witness anything suspicious or not right in your neighborhood.

Now I will get to why I haven't been posting lately.  On Tuesday, I did listen in for about 20 minutes from 2:55pm to 3:15pm, and heard a "check the well being" call on the 2900 block of N Ridgeway at about 2:58), but that was the only call I heard in that time period. Then I stopped listening after a little bit, because I felt depressed (and still do a bit, but I'm going to be okay) about some situations going on in my life. Yesterday, the depression played a role into me not blogging, but I also had homework to do and then I went to 2523's CAPS Beat meeting. As for today, I've been in class and still have a lot of homework to do. Monday was the same thing as far as the depression. Also, to note, but there has not been much going on at all due to the frigid weather we've been having.

I hope all of you can accept my apologies for not blogging the last couple of days. I really am sorry and I hope all of you can accept my apology. I'm going to try my hardest to begin blogging regularly again, but just so everyone is forewarned, gaps in my blogging (and a few might be longer than this) might occur on a regular basis until May. Be prepared for a long gap in the middle of March, as I have mid-terms in school, and at the end of April/beginning of May, for finals. I signed up for four classes this semester, thus making me a full-time student, and it's had me really busy.

I hope everyone is well and I'll be blogging tomorrow, at least, and Saturday. Have a great day, everyone!

Sincerely,
Tim AKA Timmy AKA AvondaleLoganSquareCrimeBlotter
avondalelscrimeblotter@gmail.com   

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Fire On Central Park, Various Disturbances In 25

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:28pm. It's a clear night with temps in the lower 20s, and tonight will get down into the teens. I'm monitoring 25 this evening, and plan to monitor until a little after midnight. I'm not sure when I want to monitor tomorrow, but I do want to monitor. I also plan on monitoring Tuesday, 25 of course, from 5am to 5:49am and again after 3pm. With that, here's crime for this evening.

6:30pm - Fire. 25XX N Central Park.

8:24pm - Some call at 31XX N Springfield.

9:25pm - Disturbance. 31XX N Harding. Homeless male sleeping in the hallway.

9:48pm - Gang disturbance. 3935 W Diversey. Two males and a female in the hallway, bothering people.

10:07pm - Loud music disturbance. 27XX N Avers. Loud party in the backyard.

11:28pm - Some call in the area.

12:00am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Good night, everyone, and I'll see you all tomorrow.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Residential Alarm On Keystone, Follow-Up On Avers

Good morning, everyone, it's 5:49am. It's a clear early morning out there with temps in the upper 20s, and today will be sunny with temps getting kind of warm, into the mid 40s. I'm monitoring 25 today from now until my dinner, then I'll be covering 25 tomorrow from after my dinner until a little after midnight. We'll see how this all goes. Here's crime for today.

7:47am - Residential alarm. 22XX N Keystone.

8:24am - Beat car 2525 is doing a follow-up at 25XX N Avers.

8:57am - Check the well being. Altgeld and Harding. Woman crying and asking for help.

9:46am - Robbery. 36XX W Dickens. Caller was robbed in front.

9:58am - Disturbance. 3181 N Milwaukee Ave. At the Shell gas station.

10:08am - Criminal damage report. 36XX W Wrightwood. At the laundromat. Window was broken out.

11:10am - Beat 2563Boy has a street stop at Avers and Diversey. Running two names.

11:17am - Disturbance. 3706 W Armitage. Problem with a customer.

11:42am - Criminal trespass. 19XX N Lawndale.

11:59am - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Milwaukee from Belmont to Central Park. Event number is 06304.

12:36pm - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

1:03pm - Traffic accident. 39XX W Cortland.

1:29pm - Fire. 24XX N Tripp. Stove.

1:32pm - Beat car 2522 is on the scene of the 1:29pm job, it's indeed a overheated stove.

1:41pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Fullerton from Kilbourn to Pulaski this afternoon. Event number is 08020.

2:03pm - EMS run. 43XX W Parker. Wife's mom passed out.

2:12pm - Beat 2542, the assigned car to the 2:03pm job, needs to go to OLR to locate the person.

2:19pm - Beat 2583 is doing patrol on the 4400 block of W Diversey this afternoon. Event number is 08593.

2:41pm - Criminal trespass. 3937 W Diversey. At the large building. Five males who don't live there just came into the laundry room.

4:13pm - Beat 2505 is doing a park check at Kelvyn.

4:31pm - Disturbance. On 2523's Beat.

4:37pm - Robbery. Fullerton and Hamlin. Two males pointed a gun to the caller's head and took his money.

4:45pm - Beat 2590 has the 4:37pm victim down the street from the robbery.

4:50pm - Dispatch puts something on 2524's PDT.

5:07pm
- Beat car 2522 is giving a flash from the 4:37pm job. Wanted are

6:35pm - Shots Fired. Avers and Diversey. 15 males shooting off guns in the southeast alley.

6:36pm - Just FYI for everyone, and this is related to the 6:35pm job, but I've been hearing loud reports for the last two hours. They sound more like M80s then anything, though.

6:38pm - Beat car 2523 is giving a slow down at the 6:35pm call. They don't see or anything yet.

6:40pm - 2505 is doing a park check at Koz.

6:41pm - Criminal damage. 17XX N Lawndale. Male took a boot and a tire off of a car, then moved it into the alley.

6:42pm - 2505 just talked to some kids playing soccer in the park and they said they heard the noises in the area, but they're not sure if they're gunshots or not.

6:45pm - Disturbance. 3086 N Milwaukee Ave. Large party going on in the alley, they're making a mess.

6:49pm - Arson in progress. 2800 block of N Avers. Gangbangers trying to set a car on fire.

6:50pm - I'm going to go eat, and with that, I'm finally gone for the night. I'm long overdue for a break, LOL. I'll see you guys tomorrow. Good night, everyone!

Friday, January 18, 2013

Foot Patrol On Milwaukee Ave., Station Check @ Logan Square Blue Line

Good morning, everyone, it's 6:12am. It's a cloudy early morning with temps in the mid 20s, and today's supposed to be partly cloudy with temps in the mid 40s. I'm monitoring 14 from now until 7:27am, then I have to go to my Physical Science class at school, which meets from 9am to noon. I should be home around 1pm, and then when I come back, I'll monitor 25 in the afternoon. Here's crime for portions of today.

6:34am - Beat 1484 is doing foot patrol on Milwaukee from Central Park to Kedzie, and is also doing a station check at the Logan Square Blue Line. Foot patrol's event number is 02298 and Logan Square is 02301.

7:02am - Assault in progress. 35XX W Lyndale. Former employee just chased the caller down the street.

7:07am - Suspicious vehicle. Logan and Richmond. Two or more vans sitting in front appear to be there to do some work, but caller isn't sure.

7:14am - Burglar alarm. 23XX N Lister.

7:21am - They're calling for a supervisor on Lyndale.

7:27am - I have to go until later. I'll see you all this afternoon. Have a great start to your day, everyone!

1:09pm - I'm back with 25. Good afternoon, everyone.

1:28pm - Person w/ a knife. 2200 N Hamlin. At the Mozart school. 12 year old brought a knife to school.

2:08pm - An RD number is being pulled from Mozart. It's HW122196 with the event number of 086XX.

2:35pm - Might have had a job to have been given out, but I'm not sure.

3:04pm - Beat 2578Sam is at Kelvyn Park High School for dismissal.

3:23pm - Disturbance. 3651 W Schubert. At the Monroe school. Two parents arguing.

3:36pm - I'm going to go until 5:46pm. I'll be back then. Hope everyone has a safe rush-hour trip back home!

5:46pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

5:47pm - EMS run. Koz Park. Drunk man.

6:52pm - Gang disturbance. Harding and Wabansia. Five on the corner, representing.

6:55pm - Person w/ a gun. Harding/Wabansia. Seven males walking up and down Wabansia from Springfield to Harding, one has a gun in his waistband. It's a group of gangbangers.

7:16pm - I have to go eat, and with that, I'm gone for the night. I'll see you all in the morning. Have a good night, everyone.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Burglar Alarm On Springfield

Good morning, everyone, it's 6:41am. It's a clear early morning with temps in the mid 20s, and today will remain this way with sunshine. I'm monitoring 25 from now until about 8am or so, then I'll come back at 3:36pm. I only have two classes today, so I'm happy for that. I'll be covering 14 in the early morning hours tomorrow. With that, here's crime for portions of today.

6:55am - Burglar alarm. 29XX N Springfield.

8:05am - I have to go. I'll be back at 3:36. See you all then, and have a great day!

3:36pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

4:04pm - Burglar report. On 2523's Beat.

4:11pm - Disturbance. 26XX N Ridgeway

4:32pm - Person w/ a knife. Armitage and Hamlin. Five male Hispanics in a van threatened her with a knife, might also haveguns.

4:39pm - Beat car 2523 has a handwaver at Davlin and Milwaukee Ave. It's regarding a disturbing.

4:40pm - Wanted from the 4:32pm job are five male Hispanics dressed in all black, in a white van with blue lines on the side. It has tinted windows. They're all Cobras. Last seen west on Armitage towards Avers.

5:46pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back in the morning. Have a good night, everyone!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Man Lurking On Kedvale, Traffic Stop @ Altgeld/Hamlin

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:57am. It's a sunny morning with temps in the lower 30s, and today will get cloudy with temps in the mid 30s. I apologize that I didn't post yesterday, but I was exhausted from my first day of second semester of college and then had a meeting to go to in the evening. I did monitor, actually, for about 40 minutes or so around 3pm, but only heard about a traffic accident on Fullerton. Well, today, I'm monitoring 25 from now until 3pm. Tomorrow, I intend on monitoring 25 in the morning from 6:45am to 8am, then again after 3pm. My 7:30am Spanish class was canceled for tomorrow, so I don't have to be at school until 9. I'm loving my second semester, too. I have a good schedule, I like three of my professors (I haven't met my fourth professor yet, since that class only meets on Fridays), and I've got a couple of people to talk to for now. This semester seems like it's going to be hard, but a good one, and I'm ready for it. With that, here's crime for this morning and afternoon.

10:00am - Suspicious person. 23XX N Kedvale. Male lurking around the backyard.

10:38am - Beat 2542 has a traffic stop at Altgeld and Hamlin.

10:55am - Reckless driver. 2700 block of N Karlov.

1:29pm - Beat 2563David has a street stop at Karlov and Armitage.

1:32pm - Disturbance. 29XX N Ridgeway. Four males drinking nearby.

1:47pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Fullerton from Cicero to Pulaski. Event number is 08312.

1:59pm - Disturbance. 2978 N Milwaukee Ave. Drunk man loitering in front of the sausage shop, harassing people.

2:01pm - Traffic pursuit. Traffic pursuit. Crystal and Long. Beat 41Nora30Eddie is goin after a car that refuses to stop for them and did take off from them, not sure what they're wanted for right now.

2:02pm - West on Kamerling from Pine.

2:03pm - Two male Blacks just bailed from the car. 1300 block of N Central. One officer is chasing them through a yard.

2:04pm - One of the offenders has on all black and another has on a green hoodie. They lost the offenders at Central and Division. With that, back to the neighborhood...

2:54pm - Beat 2576Sam is headed over to Kelvyn Park High School. He just got word that Latin Eagles are driving around in a car looking to start a fight. Beat 2577S is also going.

2:55pm - Beat 2500, 25th District Commander, wants a Tac team to go over to KPHS.

3:23pm - Beat car 2535 has a street stop at North and Avers.

3:37pm - I'm going to go for the day. I'll be back in the morning. Have a good evening, everyone, and see you all tomorrow!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Disturbance On Milwaukee Ave., People Near Back Of Building On Albany

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 1:33pm. It's a cloudy afternoon with temps in the mid 20s, and falling. Today will remain cloudy and cold. I'm monitoring 25 from now until 5:17pm, then I'll be back with 17 from 6:38 to 9:47. I'm not going to blog tomorrow, as I'm going to spend my day relaxing and getting ready to go to class on Tuesday. I can hardly wait to head back to school :). Well, with that, here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

3:57pm - Disturbance. 3025 N Milwaukee Ave. Homeless male causing a problem.

About 4:30pm - Some call in the area.

5:17pm - I'm going to go until 6:38. I'll be back then. See you guys in a little bit.

6:38pm - I'm back with 17. Good evening, everyone.

8:05pm - Suspicious person. 33XX N Albany. Two males lurking around the back of the building.

9:10pm - Assault. 37XX W Eddy. Two gangbangers threatened the caller.

9:19pm - Reckless driver. Belmont and Kimball.

9:47pm - I'm going to go until Tuesday. I'll see you all then. Good night, everyone, and have a great day tomorrow!

Saturday, January 12, 2013

911 Calls/Radio Activity From Kelvyn Park Incident Yesterday

Good morning, everyone. I now come to all of you, presenting the 911 calls and radio activity that took place on Zone 12, home to the 25th District, Thursday morning, January 10th, 2013, from the two incidents that took place at Diversey and Hamlin and at Kelvyn Park High School, 4343 W. Wrightwood, respectively. I started listening to the 911 tapes at 07:23 (7:23am) hours and listened through 10:30am. I listened to all of the activity that occurred. It should be noted that two, not one, bona fided incidents took place Thursday morning. Both were shots fired with a couple of 911 calls on each, and then led to a high speed chase throughout Logan Square into the Lakview community when State Police discovered the vehicle involved in the two shootings. I hope all of you find this post to be informative and that it gives you all of the details you want/need to know about this incident. Please do not hesitate to comment or email me with any questions, thoughts or opinions you might have (but do be forewarned, I will be highly moderating the comments for this post).

7:33am - Shots Fired. 37XX W Diversey. Three heard. One call only.

7:35am - Beat 2582 just talked to a crossing guard over there and she said no shots were fired. Coded 19P.

7:38am - Shots Fired. Diversey and Hamlin. Male Hispanic, 17 years old, black hoodie, gray jeans and knit hat just fired shots at a CTA bus. He fled towards Schubert on Hamlin.

7:40am - 2582 is giving a slow down on the 7:38am job. He's not seeing anything.

7:46am - 2582 needs a Spanish speaker at 26XX N Hamlin. He's got a handwaver regarding the "Shots Fired" on Diversey. They shot out a window to a minivan. A sliver Nissan was involved.

8:02am - Wanted from the 7:38am job is a 2002 or 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, sliver in color, and a male Hispanic, 20 to 22 years old, 5'7, 150 lbs, with a black jacket, black baseball cap and blue jeans got out of the car and fired two shots at the victim's van. He then entered the passenger's side of the van, and the van fled north on Hamlin going the wrong way towards George. Two .40 caliber shell casings have been recovered.

8:04am - Shots Fired. 43XX W Altgeld. Two males tried to break into a car and when the caller looked out the window, they fired shots at them.

8:07am - Beat car 2523 is giving a slow down on the 8:04am call. She doesn't see anything yet, but is asking Dispatch to contact the Fusion Center for the POD camera on the corner there to

8:09am - 1) Shots Fired. 4343 W Wrightwood. Shots fired in the parking lot of Kelvyn Park High School. 2) Apparently the incident on Diversey is related to the one on Altgeld. The caller/victim from Altgeld says it was a gray Grand Jeep Cherokee.

8:10am - Someone's telling 2523 that the car fled south on Lowell towards Fullerton.

8:12am - Another call just came in at KPHS. Someone from the school called to say that shots were fired in the parking lot and one bullet hole struck a car window while another one struck a house. 2523 is saying that this has been confirmed, she'll talk to the other person after she's done talking to people on Altgeld.

8:19am - 2523 is saying that females might've been involved in the incident.

8:20am - Beat 2500, 25th District Commander, wants officers handling this to talk to the school personnel regarding the incident. 2523 says she's doing that now.

8:21am - Beat car 2522 has a gray Jeep Cherokee at Springfield and Fullerton headed east on Fullerton towards Avers. Beat car 2525 and Beat 2543 are on the way to assist.

8:25am - Beat car 2521 is at 24XX N Lowell with a citizen who says their car has a bullet hole in it, too, except that those shots fired occurred at 2am or 3am this morning.

8:26am - 1) It's a negative on 2522's, 2525's and 2543's car. 2543 will keep looking for the car in the area. 2) Dispatch is saying that there was a call on Lowell for the gunshots. She didn't give a time, though. I'll have to retrieve these tapes at some point this weekend, too.

8:27am - Beat 2530 is asking if anyone has a name on the victim from the earlier shooting. Dispatch says that 2524 has a victim over on Hamlin. Also, 2530 will be advising the school officers assigned to Kelvyn Park know about this incident. Lastly, it has been confirmed once again that the shooting at Diversey/Hamlin is related to the Kelvyn Park High School shooting.

8:32am - 2582 just had a sliver Jeep Cherokee to go by him real fast at Diversey and Springfield, headed east on Diversey to Avers then south on Avers towards Schubert. He's following it now. Might be the car involved in the shootings.

8:33am - South on Central Park towards Fullerton. Just went through the south alley of Diversey to Central Park, then south on Central Park. The plate on the car is K469610.

8:34am - Front taillight on the car on the right side is out. The car was last seen turning onto Fullerton from Central Park. Officers are advising Dispatch to let Zone 3 know. 2582 is saying that the passenger in the car is matching the description to the offender involved in the first shooting.

8:35am - The car comes back to 3946 W Roscoe, which is an address in Avondale by the way, to Carlos Rodriguez. It also comes back to a Nicole who lives at 1446 N Kolin.

8:36am - Beat 2520 is taking a ride over to 3946 on Roscoe, and he's asking Dispatch to let Zone 1 know also.

8:37am - A citizen just saw the car head north on St. Louis from the north alley of Wrightwood, per 2522.

8:38am - 2524 needs a car at Kimball and Drummond. 2543 is coming over.

8:39am - 2523 is telling all of the units to disregard, because it's not a Jeep Cherokee. It's a Dodge Durango. Also, the Jeep in the earlier incident has chrome rims on it.

8:40am - 2523 had one additional .40 caliber shell casing on Wrightwood as well.

9:00am - Beat car 2511 is pulling over a sliver Jeep at 3907 W Addison. It's got a plate of H814279.

9:01am - Oh, never mind. 2511 is saying that it's an elderly couple.

9:07am - State Police has the vehicle involved in the earlier shooting. East on Hirsch from Hamlin.

9:08am - East in the north alley of North from Lawndale. He's going into 14.

9:09am - Approaching Sacramento in that alley. Beats 2510 and 2520 are monitoring.

9:10am - Coming up to Armitage on Mozart.

9:11am - North on Sacramento approaching Fullerton.

9:12am - Southeast on Milwaukee from Logan Blvd.

9:13am - Turning east onto Diversey from California. Might be headed for the Kennedy.

9:14am - Just passed Western/Elston on Diversey, headed for the river. The driver's got a ponytail.

9:15am - 2510 is telling ALL 25th District officers to terminate. 09:15 hours on the clock. The car was last seen headed west on Fullerton from Clybourn. Once again, the plate is K469610 and it's a 2002 or 2003 gray Grand Jeep Cherokee.

9:17am - State Police lost the car at Fullerton and Ashland. He was last seen headed west towards Paulina.

9:18am - One of the rims from the car was left behind in the intersection of California and Diversey. Meanwhile, 2543 last saw the car east on Wolfram from Ashland.

9:19am - The car has major front end damage now and lost a bumper.

9:20am - Beat 1906Adam temporary had the car in sight near Oakdale and Racine, but a 19th District supervisor told them to terminate.

9:21am - State Police has the car again. South on Southport, approaching Fullerton.

9:23am - The car also lost the plate. It hit a hydrant. 2582 is picking up the plate at California/Diversey.

9:25am - We have a report of a roll-over accident. Paulina and School. Not sure if it's from the chase.

9:26am - Okay, it was the van that crashed. But the suspects somehow got out of the car despite it being a roll-over. State Police is in pursuit.

9:29am - 1) 2511, 2520 and 2521 are all going to Paulina/School to grab the offenders. 2) A 25th District officer is in pursuit of the three males. 1707 W School. They ran through the yard and possibly went into the location.

9:30am - Officers are clearing out the location on School. Also, 2524 is advising all officers that the three guys are armed with .40 calibears.

9:36am - Beat 2599, 25th District Commander, says that a weapon has been recovered at Paulina/School.

9:38am - The RD number from the first incident is HW111592.

9:40am - 2599 needs a K-9 unit over on School to search for a third offender. Apparently, two offenders are in custody.

9:46am - 2599 is advising Dispatch to hold all non-priority jobs in 25 until further notice. Pretty much all of 25's officers are at Paulina/School dealing with this situation.

9:51am - 1) 2510 is telling Dispatch that 2511, 2521 and now 2533 are on scene. 2) Zone 2 is advising that all 25th District officers need to come out of the yard at 1707 School, as the K-9 officer's about to come through. A perimeter is being set up around the area.

9:58am - 2599 is saying that a citizen told them the third offender has on a tan jacket.

10:45am - There's been nothing else said regarding the shooting, so I'm assuming everything has been worked out and is over.

Traffic Stop @ Wrightwood/Pulaski, Suspicious Person @ Kilbourn/Barry

Good morning, everyone, it's 8am. It's a mostly cloudy morning with temps in the lower 50s, and it will remain cloudy with temps dropping to 40 by evening. Actually, we're supposed to get a wintry mix of snow, sleet and ice later this evening. Today, I'm monitoring 25 from now until about 1:30pm or so, then my mother is excepting a family friend to visit, so we'll all be spending some time together. I'll be back around 5pm or so. After that, I'll spend the rest of the evening monitoring. Tomorrow, I'll monitor the time period I was gone and monitor 17 from 6:38pm to 9:47pm. Lastly, I only have three days left of my vacation from college. I go back to classes on Tuesday. I enjoyed my time off, but I'm ready to get back in the game and get a step closer to getting my Associate's. My classes seem to be interesting this semester. But enough about me, here's crime for today.

8:37am - Beat car 2525 has a traffic stop at Wrightwood and Pulaski.

10:26am - Suspicious person. Kilbourn and Barry. Male tried to break into a Honda parked nearby and when the caller yelled at him, the person fled in a car south on Kilbourn towards Wellington.

10:46am - Reckless driver. Palmer and Karlov. Truck speeding through the area.

11:25am - EMS run. 39XX W Barry. Male down in front.

11:51am - Some call in the area.

12:00pm - Municipal ordinance violation. Monticello and Fullerton. Two illegal vendors on the corner.

1:16pm - Battery. 4244 W Fullerton. At the restaurant. Caller was hit in the face.

1:34pm - I have to go until later. I'll see you all. Have a great afternoon, everyone!

5:17pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.


5:34pm - Parker. On 2535's Beat.

5:38pm - Beat car 2525 has a traffic stop at Fullerton and Avers.

5:50pm - Vice complaint. 17XX N Lawndale.


6:02pm - Beat car 2524 has an unoccupied suspicious vehicle at 27XX N Harding. They're running the plate now.

6:04pm - 2524's vehicle comes back stolen from an address on the 2800 block of W Diversey. It was taken on November 1, 2012. 2524 needs Dispatch to contact the person who that car comes back to so they can come get it.

6:44pm - Beat 2520 is doing a park check at Koz.

10:01pm - Beat car 2525Robert has a traffic stop at Harding and Belden.

10:05pm - Parker. 37XX W Belden.

10:42pm - Loud music disturbance. 27XX N Monticello.

11:14pm - They're calling back on the 10:42pm job.

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

Friday, January 11, 2013

School Crossings In 14, Accident @ North Ave. And The Kennedy

Good morning, everyone, it's 7:27am. It's a cloudy but warm morning (for this time of year) with temps in the mid 50s, and today will remain in the lower to mid 50s with cloudy conditions. Today, I'm monitoring 14 from now until 8:57am, then I have to run some errands, and then I'll be monitoring 25 from 2pm to midnight. This afternoon, I'll be starting to work on a lot of blog-related things, and believe me, I have a LOT I have to work on now, because this week's been crazy around here. I think the warm weather's driving everyone mad. Well, with that, here's crime for today.

7:34am - Beats 1482 and 1484 are doing the school crossings this morning in 14.

7:38am - Traffic accident. North and the Kennedy Expressway. Under the viaduct. Two cars.

7:45am
- Another call just came in on the accident.

7:50am - A unit is doing a station check at one of the Blue Line stations and a foot patrol near there. Wherever they are, the foot patrol event number is 02184 and the station is 02186.

7:52am - Vice complaint. The Kennedy Expressway and Armitage. Male drinking a beer near the viaduct.

7:57am - School crossing needed at 1800 W Bloomingdale from 08:00 to 08:45 (8am to 8:45am) hours.

7:58am - Parker. 18XX W Armitage. Rush-hour permits.


8:15am - Disturbance. 1711 N California. At the Moos school. Group of parents in the lunchroom are causing a problem.

8:45am - Parker. Somewhere in the area.

8:57am - I'm going to go until 2. I'll see you all then. Have a great day, everyone!

4:50pm - I'm back. Sorry I'm late, guys.

5:38pm - Child left alone. 2121 N Keeler. At the Nixon school.

5:41pm - Gang disturbance. Wabansia and Harding. Four males on the corner, representing.

6:19pm - Missing person report. 36XX W Dickens. 12 year old missing.

6:24pm - Burglary. 30XX N Kilbourn. Someone just broke into the caller's house.

6:38pm - Beat 2510 is on scene at the 6:24pm job. Wanted is a male Hispanic with a gray jacket and black pants who stole some items from the home and fled north towards Barry in the east alley of Kilbourn.

6:49pm - 1) Shots Fired. 4400 block of W Parker. Multiple calls. Seven shots heard, two males seen running. 2) Shots Fired. Parker and Kostner. 3) Shots Fired. Kilbourn and Parker. 4) Shots Fired. 27XX N Kostner. 5) Shots Fired. 27XX N Kilbourn. 6) Shots Fired. 2800 block of N Kilbourn.

6:51pm - Shots Fired. Wrightwood and Kilbourn.

6:53pm - Shots Fired. Kelvyn Park. By the tennis court, three male Hispanics in dark hoodies fired several shots.

6:58pm - 1) Beat 2510 and Beat car 2521 have three subjects stopped at the gas station at Kostner and Diversey. 2) 2514 is saying that their guys are claming to be victims,  they're saying Maniac Latin Disciples in a white Impala shot at them.

6:59pm - Beat car 2514 has three males stopped at Parker and Kildare. Beat car 2534 is with them.

7:00pm
- Beat 2510Adam has a vehicle damaged at that gas station.

7:03pm
- Gang disturbance. Springfield and Wabansia.

7:05pm - EMS run. Milwaukee and Ridgeway. Injuried person on a CTA bus.

7:08pm - We got an officer saying that three males involved in the shooting fled west on Diversey to the train tracks at 4600 West, then fled down the tracks south towards Parker.

7:13pm - 2510 needs Beat 2573 to come over to Kostner and Schubert.

7:17pm - Beat 2505 is doing paper at 27XX N Kilbourn for criminal damage in regards to the shooting. He's asking if the POD watchers can review the POD camera at the corner over there to see if they see anything. Beat 2500, 25th District Commander, says that he's in his office and can look at it.

7:19pm - Beat car 2524 needs a Spanish speaker at McLean and Lawndale for a handwaver regarding someone with a warrant.

7:25pm - 2573 is taking in six from this incident near Kelvyn Park for Beat 2561David.

7:26pm - Gang disturbance. Pulaski and Wabansia.

7:28pm - Assault in progress. 4343 W Wrightwood. At Kelvyn Park High School. 30 people arguing at a basketball game. Oh lord.

7:39pm - Beat car 2522 is at the 7:28pm job. Everything's calm for now, but they're going to stay there for a little while.

7:48pm - Shots Fired. 17XX N Springfield. 10 to 15 gangbangers congregating with shots heard.

7:49pm - Beat 2561Boy is on the 7:48pm job now and they've got four stopped. There's three more headed up the block towards Cortland, they need another unit to stop them. Beat 2561Adam, the car who's been handling all of these Wabansia calls this evening, is headed back over.

7:50pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

8:06pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

8:08pm - One of the offenders from the earlier incident is described as follows: male Black Hispanic, 5'5, 120 lbs, black hair with braids, white durag and gray hoodie. He fired shots on Kilbourn near Schubert and fled north towards Parker.

8:33pm - Traffic accident. 3121 N Pulaski Rd.

8:35pm - Traffic accident. 19XX N Central Park.

9:07pm - Battery in progress. Diversey and Pulaski. Group of teens fighting, one's on the ground bleeding. EMS en route.

9:10pm - 2510 is giving a slow down on the 9:07pm job. Everyone's gone.

9:25pm - 2561D has a street stop at 3911 W Armitage.

9:30pm - Commercial alarm. 41XX W Barry.

9:38pm - Disturbance. 3167 N Milwaukee Ave. At the Burger King. Male refusing to leave.

10:22pm - Open door. 37XX W Diversey.


11:49pm - Shots Fired. 2300 block of N Keystone. Three shots heard.

11:54pm - A disregard is being given on the 11:49pm job. Coded 19P.

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

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Major Police Chase / Roll-Over Started At Kelvyn Park High School - GANG RELATED

Avondale Logan Square Crime Blog Exclusive
Chicago, IL

Earlier today, this blog brought you news of what was said to be a shooting at Chicago's Kelvyn Park High School. New details are emerging in this story. Chicago Tribune article here.

According to several sources at the Chicago Police Department and inside Kelvyn Park High School, all of whom asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak to the media:

"At 7:30AM this morning, three individuals in a silver jeep were in the parking lot of Kelvyn Park High School sort of trying to hide with a plan to shoot a victim that they knew would be walking by. The offenders fired their weapon into a house across the street while aiming for their intended victim."

An employee of Kelvyn Park High School said the jeep was able to gain access to the school parking lot because it (the parking lot) is never locked, but there are now plans to keep the parking lot locked up outside of school hours. 

All of the sources speaking on condition of anonymity involved at Kelvyn Park High School and CPD confirm the following details from the Chicago Tribune:

"About 8 a.m., a woman looked out her front window on Altgeld and saw two man hear a van, with a Jeep parked nearby. She turned away from the window and then heard a crash and felt something hit the back of her neck, police said.

The window had been shot out, and the woman injured by flying glass, with a bullet coming to rest inside the apartment. The Jeep, apparently with the two men inside, fled, and when officers arrived, they found that the van had been broken into, although it’s not immediately clear if anything was stolen.

Officers from the Grand Central District heard a description of the Jeep over their police radio, and saw the vehicle speeding away, police said. They pursued, but called off the chase because of the speed of the Jeep. Illinois State Police spotted the Jeep soon after, but also called off the chase, and Shakespeare District officers did the same.

Finally, after the Jeep struck vehicles in traffic in the 1900 block of West Diversey Avenue and the 1000 block of West School Street, officers from the Mass Transit Unit spotted it again near Lincoln Avenue and School Street, Mirabelli said. Soon after, about 9:22 a.m., the Jeep apparently hit a curb near School and Paulina Avenue, flipped over and stopped. The three people in the Jeep tried to flee, but only one got away, police said."

One officer said that there was a foot chase by a 19th district unit involving a possible match to the suspect still being sought, but a police supervisor in 019 gave an order to terminate the chase before the unit could even say what the emergency was.

Every source spoken to is confirming that the incident was gang related, but not related to anyone who attends Kelvyn Park High School. Several police units were observed patrolling the area quite aggressively.

The final moments for the two suspects who were under arrest while being treated at Illinois Masonic Hospital, came AFTER the chase had been terminated by both the Illinois State Police and Chicago Police Department. After the chase ended, Chicago Police zone 2 radio started receiving calls about a "traffic accident with a roll-over" that seemed to match the description of the jeep they had recently been chasing. Upon arrival, officers determined that the vehicle involved in the roll - over was indeed the same jeep they were chasing.

Chicago Police are confident that the last suspect will be apprehended.  

Kelvyn Park High School - Shooting In Parking Lot

An anonymous parent at Kelvyn Park High School is reporting that Asst. Principal Holly Dacres has confirmed that a shooting has taken place in the parking lot of Kelvyn Park High School today, and that no students have been injured or killed. The parent is also reporting the following: According to Dacres, "All of my school security and other staff are on point" and "we have a climate team coming in". Dacres is reported to have said that a meeting between Chicago Police and Kelvyn Park High School administration will take place later today.

There is currently no information as to whether or not Chicago Police have anyone in custody, nor is there any information about the person shot. Further details say that Dacres made this statement: "The shooting was NOT related to the school".
  
The anonymous parent reporting on this incident says that the school did not make any parental notifications even to say that there had been an incident involving a firearm on school property and that the students were safe, nor did the school even do so much as to tell parents that an investigation is ongoing, or if the school would keep parents updated as to any other details.

Says the anonymous parent: "Apparently, the school was not locked down, and I am looking into CPS system-wide policies on this, as well as Kelvyn Park High School operations policies. I find it easy to believe that this could have been worse, and easy to believe that if someone would have been able to enter the school to do whatever might have been done in that parking lot today, the school would not have notified the parents."

Kelvyn Park High School has a history of security and safety problems that can be verified by a combination of media reports and records that are publicly available, which include union grievances filed by teachers; and records of responses along with general offense case reports kept by the Chicago Police Department.

If anyone has the Radio Reference archives of 025 from today, and cares to share it with this blog, we would greatly appreciate it!     
 

Traffic Stop On Eddy, Child Abuse @ Schurz HS

Good morning, everyone, it's 7:54am. It's a mostly cloudy morning with temps in the lower 30s, and today will be rainy with temps in the lower 40s. I'm monitoring 17 today for all of you good residents who reside North of Belmont, and this is my first time monitoring 17 in 2013. We'll see how it goes. Tonight, I have a community meeting I have to attend on Division, but I'll have my microphone headset plugged up to get the calls while I'm away. Then, tomorrow, I'm monitoring 14 from 7:30am to 8:57 and 25 from 2pm to midnight. With that, here's crime for today.

8:15am - Beat 1795 has a traffic stop at 3800 W Eddy.

8:16am - Just an FYI to everyone out there, but there's a call of child abuse at Schurz High School, 3601 N Milwaukee Ave. A 17 year old student was abused by the school nurse. I know this isn't necessary in our coverage area, but Schurz is the high school that serves all of Avondale, unless students chose to go to another school.

8:41am - 1795 has another traffic stop on the 3800 Eddy block. Popular block, huh?


9:40am - CTA bus alarm. Belmont and Kedzie. Silent bus alarm sounding on CTA bus #1088, headed west towards Spaulding.

9:43am - Beat car 1733 is at Belmont/Kedzie, doesn't see the bus. A slow down is being given.

9:49am - 1733 says she went as far west as Cicero and didn't see that bus. 19P is the code.

11:30am - Burglar alarm. 31XX W Addison. Caller lives on Eddy, but the burglar alarm can be heard behind their address, thus making it be on Addison.

1:19pm - Beat 1774 is heading over to Reilly Branch. He just got a call that they're having a problem with a student there.

2:44pm - 1774 is coding out the 1:19pm thing, and is now at Schurz for dismissal.

2:58pm - Beat 6734 has an on-view traffic accident at Albany and Addison. There's no injuries but it's non-drivable.

3:40pm to 4:10pm - I didn't pay attention. I'm sorry. I'll monitor this time period on Monday.

4:33pm - Narcotics. Melrose and Drake. Five male Blacks selling by the alley.

5:44pm - Information for the CPD. On 1733's Beat.

6:29pm - Traffic accident. Kimball and The Kennedy Expressway. Two cars, no injuries.

6:38pm - I have to go to this community meeting, and unfortunately, my microphone equipment is NOT working this evening, so I will have to monitor the time period I'm gone tonight on both Monday and Tuesday. I have to split it up on Monday. I'm sorry guys. I'll be back around 9:30pm or so. See you all then.

9:47pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

10:19pm - FYI to everyone: I just heard about the Kelvyn Park High School situation that occurred this morning, and will work on retrieving the 911 tapes tomorrow.

10:20pm - Parker. 3900 block of W Eddy.

10:28pm - Disturbance. 3500 N California. At the bus terminal. On CTA bus #1177, there's a drunk who refuses to get off the bus at the end of the line.

10:55pm - Beat car 1733Robert is doing a CTA check from the 3500 California terminal. Event number is 16170.

12:00am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll see you all in the morning. Have a good night, everyone!

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Person Shot @ Barry/Washtenaw, Details Discussed From Traffic Pursuit

Good morning, everyone, it's 12am. It's a clear overnight with temps in the mid 30s, and today is supposed to partly cloudy with temps in the mid 40s. Boy is it a crazy night in 14, though. We just had a huge traffic pursuit to take place a little bit ago, and there's a bit of a high volume of calls on an early January overnight. I'm monitoring 14 from now until about 12:15am or so, then I'm headed to bed until 7:33, at which time I'll get up and cover 25 until 12:14pm. After that, I won't be back until 7:03pm, which then I'll cover 14 until 7:59. After that, I'll be gone. With that, here's crime for today.

12:00am - Person Shot. Barry and Washtenaw. Man in a red hoodie was just seen arguing with another man, and then he shot him. The injured man ran into 3080 N Elston.

12:02am - Beat 1410Robert is saying that from the pursuit yesterday (well, technically, about a half hour ago), Beat car 1412Robert is doing the paper on it and Beat 1471R is taking in two offenders. Beat car 1434R is sitting on the car.

12:03am - Update from the alleged shooting: supposedly, the guy in the red hoodie dumped the gun into a nearby garbage can.

12:04am - A slow down is being given at Barry/Washtenaw. Couple of Tac units are on scene.

12:05am - Beat car 1423R is being assigned to those criminal damage reports.

12:07am - 1) Suspicious person. St. Louis and Wrightwood. Eight males, ages 18 to 20, are in the middle of the street and are also trying car doors. 2) Disturbance. 32XX W Wrightwood. Loud TV.

12:08am - Beat car 1431R is asking for a call back over at Barry/Washtenaw.

12:09am - Dispatch just got off the phone with the caller from the shooting, who says the guy dumped the gun into the blue garbage can by the auto body shop on Elston. Also, the alleged victim fled.

12:13am - 1) Parker. 3425 W Diversey. White flatbed truck is blocking the crosswalk. 2) Parker. 18XX N Fairfield. Red car blocking the alley, loud music also.

12:14am - 1431R is coding the whole "shooting" out. There's no victim nor is there a gun.


12:15am - Just wanted to say to ALL the officers involved in this chase, you guys did a FANTASTIC job with this! This is one of the best examples of police work I've seen in a while.

12:16am - I'm gone for the night. This has been too long of a day for me. I'll see you all in the morning. Good night, everyone!


7:33am - I'm back, with 25. Good morning, everyone. Beat car 2525 is being assigned to a school crossing at 3800 W. Armitage, from now until 08:00 (8am) hours.

8:25am - CTA bus alarm. 1600 block of N Pulaski. Silent bus alarm on CTA bus #1884 is sounding, headed north on Pulaski towards Armitage.

9:00am - Burglary in progress. 19XX N Lawndale. Two males breaking into a building through the back.

9:01am - One of the officers is saying that the people breaking in on Lawndale is probably the homeless vagrants around that immediate area.

9:59am - I'm not sure if everyone's gotten the "memo" (LOL), but I just wanted to make all of you aware that I now have a brand new email address dedicated to this blog. It's avondalelscrimeblotter@gmail.com. At this email, you can send me information about crimes, things you see in the neighborhood, shootings, information about community meetings, interview requests and so on. The weatherboy email address is my personal email address, and my inbox was getting too cluttered with emails, plus I noticed that I haven't really responded to any of your emails in the last few months or so, so I decided to make the change. Just an FYI for all.


10:12am - They're calling back on Lawndale. Two males trying to enter the front AND back now.

10:14am - Beat 2575Sam is doing a school check at Kelvyn Park High School. Event number is 04736.

10:28am - Assault in progress. 3906 W North Ave. Someone's swearing at and threatening to fight the caller.

10:30am - The 10:28am job is now coming in as a "battery in progress". They're fighting now.

10:35am - A slow down is being given on the 10:28am job.

10:44am - Assault in progress. North and Harding. Worker being threatened. Probably related to the 10:28am call.

11:43am - Some call on Davlin Ct.

12:14pm - I'm going to go until 7:03. I'll see you all then. Have a great day, everyone!


7:03pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

7:06pm - Beat 1461David has a house fire on the 1600 block of N Kimball. It's going pretty good.

7:07pm - Beat car 1422 is being assigned to the fire. The rear coach house is on fire at the location.

7:10pm - 1) 1422 is on scene, and is saying that northbound traffic needs to be blocked on Kimball at North Ave. 2) Gang disturbance. On 1421's Beat.

7:12pm - Gang disturbance. On 1421's Beat.

7:15pm - Beat 1405 is doing park checks at Holestin and Haas Park. Event number for Holestin is 13774 and Haas is 13776.

7:16pm - Beat car 1421 is asking Dispatch to contact CTA to get the northbound Kimball buses rerouted at North from the fire, and the southbound buses on Armitage.

7:28pm - Gang disturbance. 17XX N Sawyer. Ten to 15 of them out there throwing bottles at cars and screaming.

7:32pm - Beat car 1422 is saying that there's been five displacements from the fire. A mom, dad and three boys, aged 13, 12 and 4, respectively, have been misplaced. Red Cross will be providing them shelter.

7:36pm - Loud music disturbance. 24XX N Maplewood. Neighbors in the basement are playing loud music, live band.

7:37pm - Suspicious person. 31XX N Kimball. Male with a dark hat and a hooded jacket is standing in the rear near the garage is pointing as if he has a gun.

7:40pm - An RD number is being pulled from the fire. It's HW111137 with the event number is 13658.

7:49pm - Suspicious vehicle. Kimball and Fullerton. Black Ford Crown Vic with tinted windows is driving suspiciously around the area.

7:53pm - They're calling back on the 7:37pm job, they're saying the guy's still there.

7:59pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back in the morning. Have a good night, everyone, and see you all then!