Parker On 1732's Beat, Irate Man @ CVS On Addison

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:47am. It's a sunny morning with temps in the lower 30s, and today will be near 40 with sunshine. Average weather for late February. Anyway, I'm covering 17 today from now until 9:30pm, and then tomorrow night from 9:30 to midnight, I plan on concluding my coverage of 17. I also plan on monitoring 25 tomorrow afternoon after I get home from class, but we'll see. This is the last week that I'm going to be able to monitor regularly for a few weeks, because I have mid-terms coming up in school in about two weeks so I need to be ready for those. So with that said, if anyone out there has a scanner and would like to do monitoring for me once or twice a week (preferably twice, early in the week too) for the next few weeks, please just let me know. Lastly, I know I keep talking about this, but I ask that all of you please, please, PLEASE vote on the poll to your right. I've extended it until the 1st, which is Friday. I have this poll going because I want to get an idea of where my readership comes from so I can determine which areas I need to cover more and where I need to put the word out more. Okay, I'll stop talking now, LOL. Here's crime for today.

9:34am - Parker. On 1732's Beat.

1:44pm - Disturbance. 3411 W Addison. At the CVS. Irate male customer refuses to leave and the cashier is by herself, and fears for her safety

2:07pm - Beat car 1732 has a traffic stop at School and Milwaukee Ave. He's getting a municipal on the Beat after that.

2:20pm - FBI Tip. 5129 W Belmont. Coming over from Zone 12. There's supposed to be three males who are running towards LeClaire on Belmont with guns and they're chasing another guy. They just ran into the Subway there then came out and ran through Planet Fitness. They're calling this an FBI Tip since this is down the street from Foreman, and I'm writing it down because of the fact it's near Foreman.

2:21pm - Couple of more calls are coming in over on Belmont. This sounds kind of serious.

2:23pm - A slow down is being given on Belmont. Beat 1661Boy is on scene and doesn't see anyone or anything yet.

2:24pm - Okay, I'm assuming everything on Belmont is fine. But just so you all know, there's been quite a few calls for gang disturbances near Foreman today and Beat 1620 is actually anticipating some violence after school. I'll be listening for further. Until then, back to our community.

2:37pm - Traffic accident. 3929 W Addison.

4:02pm - I think there was a call in the area, but I forgot to write it down. Sorry guys.

5:45pm - Beat car 1732 has a traffic stop at Elston and Roscoe.

7:18pm - I'm going to go eat. I'll be back in a little bit.

7:48pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

10:14pm - FYI to everyone, but there was a gang disturbance at about 4:30pm this afternoon on the 2800 block of N Ridgeway. Three male Hispanics in their late teens to early 20s were observed shouting gang slogans, throwing up gang signs, playing a real loud rap video on a cell phone and at one point, they picked up something off the ground and threw it across the street. I live on the block and I saw this occur, so I promptly called 911. I think they might've heard me through an open window so they instantly left. Police arrived in a minute of the call, saw no one and drove down the block, then coded it. I'm hoping this was just an isolated thing and that this isn't the start of something new on my block like it was in the last few months of 2011 into most of last year. In any event, to those who live around Diversey and Central Park, keep your eyes peeled for any activity.

10:15pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow night. See you all then, and have a good night, everyone!

Reckless Driver @ Fullerton/Pulaski, Burglar Alarm On Keeler

Good morning, everyone, it's 5:23am. It's a clear early morning with temps in the lower 30s, and today will be sunny with temps in the upper 30s. Pretty good weather, huh? Well, that might not last too long, as we're supposed to be getting yet another snowstorm on Tuesday. But we'll see. Anyway, I'm monitoring 25 from now until 8:54am, then I'll return at 10:45pm until midnight. Tomorrow, I'm going to cover 17 all day until 9:30pm, and then I plan on finishing my coverage of 17 on Tuesday from 9:30pm to midnight. Lastly, if you haven't done so already, I'm asking all of my readers to please, please, PLEASE vote on the poll to your right on this page. And hurry, because it closes on Tuesday. I want all of you to vote so I can get an idea of where you guys live so I can determine where my readership comes from. In areas that don't have as much readers, I want to put my emphasis on covering those areas and start getting the word out about my blog to those parts of the community. So please, again, I ask you to please vote. All votes are greatly appreciated. Thank you, and here's crime for this morning and this evening.

5:38am - Reckless driver. Fullerton and Pulaski.

7:47am - Burglar alarm. 25XX N Keeler.

8:42am - Parker. On 2524's Beat.

8:56am - I'm going to go until later. I'll be back then. Have a great day, everyone!

7:17pm - Shots Fired. 29XX N Gresham. Four heard in front.

7:21pm - Beat 1463Boy is giving a slow down on Gresham. Nothing seen or heard yet.

10:45pm - I'm back with 25. Good evening, everyone.

10:48pm - Assault in progress. 22XX N Central Park. Male neighbor is threatening the caller.

11:55pm - Shots Fired. Wrightwood and Central Park. Couple of shots heard.

11:58pm - Beat 2563Boy is giving a slow down at Wrightwood/Central Park. They're talking to a couple of people, who say they haven't heard anything.

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

Parkers In 25, Man Threatening Clerk On Fullerton

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:54am. It's a mostly cloudy morning with temps in the upper 20s, and today will be a mix of sun and clouds I guess with temps in the lower 30s. I'm monitoring 25 today from now until 12:54pm, then I'll come back briefly between 5:50pm and 6:10pm. Tomorrow, I'll be covering 25 from 8am until now, then again from 10:45pm to midnight. With that, here's crime for this morning and a portion of this evening.

9:11am - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

9:44am - Parker. On 2524's Beat.

11:15am - Assault in progress. 3711 W Fullerton. Man threatening the clerk at the store.

12:21pm - Parkers on 2523's and 2524's Beats.

12:24pm - Check the well being. Armitage and Pulaski.

12:51pm - Theft in progress. 20XX N Keystone. Male Hispanic with a dark brown jacket, bluestone cap and sunglasses is stealing parts off a gold car. Another male is with him.

12:54pm - Robbery. 3745 W Armitage. At the lounge. Two males came in and robbed the place.

12:55pm - A slow down is being given on the 12:51pm job.

12:56pm - I'm going to go until 5:50. I'll be back then. Have a great afternoon, everyone!

5:48pm - I'm back until 6:10. Good evening, everyone.

6:08pm - Just FYI, I'm getting reports of a riot breaking out at Ford City Mall, near the Carson's. 900 "kids" are at a rapper's autograph signing and let's just say things have gotten out of control. People are looting, breaking windows, jumping on cars and all sorts of mayhem. The mall is completely closed as of now. If anyone wants a detailed post on this or anything, just comment or email me.

6:10pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Burglary Report On Hamlin, Foot Patrol On Fullerton

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 12:54pm. It's a cloudy afternoon with temps in the 30s, and today will be snowy and cloudy with temps remaining like this. Anyway, I'm sorry I haven't been around for a few days, but like I've said before, this college life has me really busy lately. I listened, though, yesterday and the day before for a little bit but nothing happened, so I didn't write anything. I'm monitoring 25 from now until ... I don't know, maybe 10pm or 11pm? We'll see. Lastly, if you haven't done so already, I'm asking ALL of you to please, please, PLEASE vote on the poll to your right on this page. I am doing this for readership purposes and would appreciate as many votes as I can get to determine what parts of the neighborhood have the most readership and where I need to put more of my effort into. Thanks in advance. With that, here's crime for today.

1:13pm - Burglary report. 26XX N Hamlin.

1:40pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Fullerton from Kilbourn to Central Park. Event number is 07318.

2:40pm - Burglar alarm. 31XX N Lawndale.

3:39pm - Holding the offender. 3651 W Schubert. At the Monroe school. They're holding a kid for marijuana.

3:43pm - Open door. 31XX N Central Park.

3:48pm - Gang disturbance. Kelvyn Park. They're standing at both entrances of the park.

4:22pm - Battery in progress. Fullerton and Hamlin. In the south alley, three males were seen stomping on another guy.

5:33pm - EMS run. Monticello and Barry. Man down.

5:39pm - Traffic accident. 29XX N Harding. Two cars, red Toyota involved and on the sidewalk.

5:50pm to 6:10pm - Zone 12 had to switch over to Citywide 5 due to radio problems, and I fell asleep during that time period, so I didn't catch it. I'm sorry, guys. I'll be monitoring this time period tomorrow.

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

7:10pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

7:21pm - Disturbance. 36XX W Oakdale. Drunk guy just following the mother home and harassing her, caller chased them off and cussed them out in Polish. LOL.

7:30pm - Check the well being. 23XX N Lawndale.

7:35pm - Person w/ a gun. Wabansia and Springfield. Male Hispanic, 17, dark complected, long straight hair with a black hoodie has a gun. This incident started out at armitage springfield, with a group of ten gangbangers loitering.

7:37pm - 1) Shots Fired. 16XX N Springfield. Four heard. 2) Shots Fired. Wabansia/Springfield. Three males fired shots, running towards the train tracks.

7:38pm - 1) Shots Fired. 16XX N Springfield. 2) Shots Fired. 17XX N Springfield. Shots heard in front.

7:39pm - Shots Fired. 17XX N Springfield. Black 4-door car took off after firing shots.

7:40pm - Beat 2573 has been at Wabansia/Springfield for the last few minutes and hasn't heard a "damn" thing as far as these "Shots Fired" calls go. They'll be sitting there for another few minutes, however.

7:43pm - 2573 just went up and down each alley between Springfield and Pulaski from North to Cortland, and hasn't seen a thing from these "Shots Fired" calls.

8:47pm - Beat 2561Eddie has a street stop at 29XX N Kostner.

8:59pm - Traffic accident. Karlov and Palmer.

9:16pm - Gang disturbance. Fullerton and Central Park. They're throwing up signs.

9:29pm - EMS run. 31XX N Monticello. Male in the alley in a car, slumped over the wheel. The car's still running.

9:52pm - Beat 4541 has a street stop at Karlov and Barry.

10:54pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Residential Alarm On Fairfield, Parker On Rockwell

Good morning, everyone, it's 6:44am. It's a partly cloudy morning with temps in the lower 30s, and today is supposed to rain with temps in the upper 40s. I'm monitoring 14 today from now until 11:22am, and then I'll be covering 25 tomorrow and probably the rest of this week. Tonight is the Avondale Neighborhood Association meeting over at St. Hyacinth's, at 7pm, just so all of you know. It's just a regular meeting, nothing special is being discussed. I'm going to go there as usual. Well, with that said, here's crime for this morning.

7:00am - Residential alarm. 27XX N Fairfield.

7:10am - Parker. 16XX N Rockwell.

7:11am - Municipal ordinance violation. On 1413's Beat.

7:22am - Beat car 1431 is asking when was the last time there was a call on Fairfield. Dispatch says on the 12th of this month.

7:24am - Residential alarm. 16XX N Richmond.

7:28am - False alarm on Richmond. 19P.

7:29am - Beat 1484 needs EMS at the Belmont Blue Line station. CTA employee fell and banged up her shoulder pretty good.

7:40am - Ambulance 48 is taking the CTA employee to Illinois Masonic. 1484 is clear from this.

7:41am - Traffic accident. Armitage and Damen. Hit-and-run.

7:43am - Beat car 1434 is assigned to a school crossing, from 08:15 to 08:45 hours (8:15am to 8:45am) at Oakley and Armitage.

7:56am - School crossing. Armitage and Hoyne. 07:45 to 08:15 hours (7:45am to 8:15am).

8:09am - Parker. On 1421's Beat.

8:10am - School crossing. California and Schubert. 08:15 to 08:45 hours (8:15am to 8:45am).

8:11am - School crossing. Wabansia and Kimball.  08:15 to 08:45 hours (8:15am to 8:45am).

8:34am - Beat car 1422 is doing a graffiti removal request at 1700 N Kimball.

8:44am - Beat car 1421 is doing a school check at Yates, 1839 N Richmond.

8:49am - Parker. On 1411's Beat.

8:53am - 1421 is dealing with some sort of incident involving a teacher and a student over at Yates. He's okay for now, but might need a supervisor later.

9:06am - Battery in progress. 3549 W Armitage. Four people fighting in front.

9:15am - Residential alarm. 18XX N Marshfield.

9:16am - Beat 1406David is doing a gang suppression mission on 1422's Beat.

9:41am - Tac or gang unit in 14 requested for a vice complaint.

9:46am - Suspicious person. 2500 block of N Fairfield. Male White, 40s with a blue coat is walking down the alley, checking out the yards. He's also drinking.

9:55am - A unit has a traffic stop at California and Wabansia.

10:01am - Gang disturbance. 18XX N Fairfield. Four of them in front in a car, smoking weed.

10:09am - A slow down is being given on the 10:01am job.

10:13am - Burglar alarm. 23XX W Medill.

10:43am - Burglar alarm. 2550 W North Ave. At the Bickerdike Facility.

10:55am - Parker. 31XX W Diversey.

11:22am - I have to go. I'll be back later. I'm going to go for the day. I'll be back either tomorrow or sometime this week. Have a great day, everyone!

Car Theft On Springfield, Loud Noise On Barry

Good morning, everyone, it's 7:55am. It's a sunny morning with temps in the mid teens, and today will be sunny with temps in the lower 30s. Typical mid-February, I guess. Today, I'm monitoring 25 from now until 12:21pm, then again from after 8:16pm until a little after midnight. I plan on monitoring 14 tomorrow from 8am to 11:22am. That's all I have to say for today, so here's crime.

8:54am - Theft. 16XX N Springfield. Male with a white t-shirt and black jacket broke into the caller's car then ran towards Wabansia.

8:55am - Beat car 2535 is advising Dispatch to send the call over to callback. The offender fled, and CPD doesn't handle calls anymore that don't have offenders on scene.

10:27am - Disturbance. 44XX W Barry. Neighbors making too much noise.

11:04am - Child left alone. 3927 W Belmont. In a red car in front.

11:08am - Beat car 2535 is on a street stop at 3955 W Armitage.

11:59am - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

12:21pm - I'm going to go until 8:16. I'll be back then. Have a good afternoon, everyone!

8:16pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

9:52pm - Disturbance. 29XX N Lawndale.

10:01pm - Person w/ a knife. 3736 W Fullerton. At the bakery. Male in the store robbing the place and he has a knife.

10:02pm - A slow down is being given at the 10:01pm job. Everything's locked up there.

10:10pm - Person w/ a knife. 36XX W Armitage. Male Black with a black jacket, orange shirt, black pants and orange gum shoes has a big knife. He's in front.

10:14pm - Beat car 2534 is giving a slow down on the 10:10pm job.

10:29pm - Loud music disturbance. 31XX N Ridgeway.

10:32pm - Beat car 2525Robert has an on-view disturbance at Armitage and Pulaski.

10:36pm - Person w/ a gun. 20XX N Keystone. Male Black, 29 years old, dreads, black jacket, black pants and orange gum shoes is playing with a black handgun in front. A male Hispanic, 18 years old, navy blue jacket and Nikey shoes, as well as a male Hispanic with a purple hoodie are with him.

10:39pm - A slow down is being given on the 10:36pm job.

Foot Patrol On Fullerton, Burglar Alarm On Avers

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 12:21pm. Sorry I'm late, and I'll make up for the time I didn't monitor this morning tomorrow. It's a mostly cloudy afternoon with temps in the 30s, and it'll stay that way today. I'm monitoring 25 from now until 6:49pm. On Monday, I plan on monitoring 14 in the morning hours (8am-11am). With that, here's crime for today.

1:39pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol this afternoon on Fullerton from Pulaski to Kilbourn. Event number is 07950.

1:56pm - Burglar alarm. 30XX N Avers.

2:43pm - Some disturbance in the area.

4:02pm - Burglar report. 29XX N Avers.

4:37pm - Recover the stolen vehicle. 4100 W Fullerton. At the U-Haul Facility.

5:22pm - Battery in progress. 31XX N Monticello. Caller and their husband are fighting with a person who just tried to break into their apartment, in the alley. Couple of calls.

5:25pm - Check the well being. 18XX N Harding. Someone's screaming in the background.

5:34pm - Reckless driver. Fullerton and Ridgeway. Car speeding north on Ridgeway towards Altgeld at a high rate of speed.

5:43pm - EMS run. 29XX N Hamlin. Forced entry needed.

Sex Offender Check On Keystone, Gangbangers @ Wabansia/Springfield

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:49pm. It's a clear evening with temps in the lower 30s, and tonight will remain clear with temps getting into the mid 20s. Sorry I've been gone most of this week, and month actually, but like I've said before, college has me really busy. I don't get much free time to myself anymore. And, actually, as the end of this month approaches into most of next month, my monitoring will be very, very limited due to mid-terms coming up for me. Thankfully, I'll be able to make up for it at the end of next month into the beginning of April, then my monitoring will become limited again around mid-April into the beginning of May for finals. I don't know what exactly I'm doing this summer yet, but I should be able to monitor a lot more in the summer months. I look forward to it, too. Anyway, I'm monitoring 25 this evening from now through midnight. That's all I have to say, so here's crime for tonight.

6:52pm - Beat car 2525 is doing a Sex Offender check at 21XX N Keystone.

7:09pm - Gang disturbance. Wabansia and Springfield. Group on the corner, recruiting the neighborhood boys to join. Couple of calls. One call had a complainant on it, who said that they even threatened their son.

7:16pm - Parker. On 2525's Beat.

7:18pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

7:32pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

7:33pm - Gang disturbance. 38XX W Wabansia.

8:16pm - I have to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone, and I'll be back in the morning.

Parker On 2524's Bt., Burglar Alarm At Currency Exchange On Diversey

Good morning, everyone, it's 4:57am. It's a partly cloudy early morning out there with temps in the upper 20s, and today will be somewhat sunny with temps in the mid 30s. Thankful that the weather is finally somewhat better. Today, I plan on monitoring from now until about 6:30am or so, then I have to go to class, and then I plan on coming back after 3pm, when I get home from class. With that, here's crime for portions of today.

5:26am - Parker. On 2524's Beat.

5:50am - Burglar alarm. 4400 W Diversey. At the Currency Exchange.

Reckless Driver @ Belmont/Lawndale, Gangbangers Chase Man On Schubert

Good evening, everyone, it's 7:08pm. It's a pretty warm evening, with temps in the mid 40s, and it's cloudy. It's going to remain like this tonight. I'm monitoring 25 from now until a little after midnight. With that, here's crime for this evening.

7:25pm - Reckless driver. Belmont and Lawndale. Car speeding south on Lawndale towards Barry sped through a stop sign or something.

7:40pm - Assault. 38XX W Schubert. Gangbangers chased the caller home and are now waiting for them in their apartment hallway.

9:01pm - EMS run. Milwaukee and Belmont.

9:42pm - Criminal trespass. 36XX W Wabansia. Gangbangers just went into a vacant building.

10:09pm - Beat car 2523Robert is doing a park check at Ken-Well.

Parker On 2523's Beat, Criminal Trespass On Oakdale

Good morning, everyone, it's 10:20am. It's a mostly cloudy morning with temps in the lower 30s, and today will be partly cloudy with temps in the mid 30s. I'm monitoring 25 today from now until my dinner, then I plan on monitoring 25 after my dinner until a little after midnight tomorrow night. Well, that's all I have to say, so here's crime for today.

10:36am - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

11:27am - Criminal trespass. 36XX W Oakdale. Two homeless men going into the vacant building.

1:16pm - Check the well being. 39XX W Barry. Two kids playing on the line.

1:40pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Fullerton this afternoon from Kilbourn to Pulaski. Event number is 08259.

2:22pm - Beat 2583 is doing foot patrol on the 4400 block of W Diversey. Event number is 08926.

2:45pm - Disturbance. 3633 W Fullerton. Male drinking in front.

2:53pm - Check the well being. 44XX W Barry. Something about a mom and two kids.

5:25pm - Suspicious vehicle. 41XX W Fletcher. Car sitting in front of the known drug-dealing house for a while.

5:28pm - Beat car 2524 has a traffic stop at Schubert and Avers.

6:06pm - Some call on the 3000 block of N Milwaukee Ave.

6:27pm - Some call in the area.

7:00pm - 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!

Girl Being Threatened @ Diversey/Western/Elston, Gangbangers Tag Garage On Richmond

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 4:15pm. It's a cloudy afternoon with temps in the 30s, and tonight will remain cloudy. I'm monitoring 14 this afternoon into this evening, to make up for what I didn't do on Wednesday. I'm feeling somewhat better today, but I'm still tired. I'm just really burned out from everything and over-thinking things, but I'll be okay sooner or later. I'm not going to let any of this stuff stop me from blogging today. By the way, to the residents of Beats 1411 and 1412, I apologize for not making it out to your CAPS meeting last night like I said I would. I'm sorry, but as I have been the last two weeks or so, I've had no energy to do anything. I will make it up to you guys though, later on this year (in April or June, I haven't decided yet) and will show up for sure. Well, enough for me, here's crime.

5:01pm - Assault in progress. Diversey/Western/Elston. Man tried to beat up the caller's daughter.

5:04pm - Gang disturbance. 31XX N Richmond. Two male Hispanics both with blue sweatshirts and a black backpack were just seen tagging the neighbor's garage.

5:20pm - Traffic accident. Ashland and Wabansia. Under the viaduct.

5:26pm - Parker. 28XX N Kedzie.

5:43pm - Disturbance. 29XX N Allen. Problem with the male neighbor.

6:44pm - Parker. 18XX N Spaulding.

6:50pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

7:06pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

7:08pm - I missed this, but there's been a shooting on the 3100 block of N Sawyer within the last 10 to 15 minutes. A man was shot in the right arm, from what I'm hearing. Wanted from the shooting are two cars, one a red Chevy Trailblazer and the other a dark blue car. The shooter from the red Chevy is a male Hispanic with long black hair. The victim is okay, but is being taken to Illinois Masonic by ambulance 20. The victim is a gang member, an MLD to be exact from Barry and Spaulding, and the offenders are OAs, so this is gang-related. The red Chevy Trailblazer fled in the west alley of Sawyer towards Belmont. An RD number has been pulled from this and it's HW149370 with the event number of 12910.

7:43pm - Robbery. 3547 W Armitage.

7:48pm - Beat 1461Frank is giving a little more information on the shooting. The male who was driving that car is dark complected and has a shaved head. Also, Beat car 1411 is the paper car and 1421 has the crime scene.

7:49pm - Assault in progress. 32XX W Wabansia. Caller's being threatened.

7:54pm - Battery in progress. 29XX N Dawson. People fighting.

7:56pm - We're getting some information from the 7:43pm job. Beat car 1424 is the paper car, and they're saying that a Dell laptop was stolen by two males who had a black duffel bag.

7:59pm - Beat 1463David is dispersing two for gang loitering at 33XX W Wabansia. Console time is 19:59 and the event number is 13788.

8:00pm - An RD number is being pulled from the 7:43pm job. It's HW149435 with the event number of 13414.

8:01pm - Beat 1463Boy is taking someone into 14 from the 7:49pm job.

8:03pm - 1) Beat 1400XRay has a "Box" mission being done on 1412's Beat this evening. 2) Some call at California and Fletcher.

8:04pm - Barking dog. 35XX W Belden. In the rear.

8:06pm - 1461F is giving more information on a possible offender from the shooting. A male Hispanic, 5'9, early 20s, slim build with a gray hoodie, medium-length shaggy hair and a hat was involved. He had a sliver handgun. Also, a black vehicle, according to witnesses, rammed the red Chevy Trailblazer.

8:10pm - 1) Commercial alarm. 2840 N Milwaukee Ave. At the Logan Square Neighborhood Association offices. 2) Disturbance. 31XX N Sawyer.

8:22pm - Beats 5396 and 5836 are at the shooting now. 5396 is the detective and 5836 is the ET.

8:45pm - Suspicious vehicle. 27XX W Logan Blvd. Car running in front has been there for a while.

9:00pm - Burglar alarm. 22XX W St. Paul.

9:03pm - Beat 1480 needs Beat 1481Boy to go to 2169 N Milwaukee to check out an 18 year old male Hispanic with a white t-shirt, leather jacket and blue jeans who's possibly involved in underage drinking.

9:04pm - Beat car 1413 has a traffic stop at 28XX N Sacramento.

9:14pm - Battery in progress. Belden and Albany. Group fighting on the corner.

9:28pm - Disturbance. 2230 N California.

9:33pm - Battery in progress. 30XX W Belden. Male and female fighting with a group in front.

9:39pm - Some call on 1411's Beat.

9:42pm - Some call at 25XX N Sacramento.

9:57pm - Fire. 3355 W Belmont. At the Belmont Blue Line station. Smell of smoke inside the station.

10:00pm - Disturbance. 2135 N Milwaukee Ave. Problem at the party.

10:09pm - Shots Fired. 27XX N Central Park. Three heard.

10:10pm - 1) Parker. 20XX W Charleston. 2) Suspicious vehicle. Campbell and Altgeld.

10:13pm - Beat 1410Robert is giving a slow down on the 10:09pm job. He just talked to a citizen who said they haven't heard anything.

10:29pm - Gang disturbance. Milwaukee and Kedzie. Group of males loitering, appear to be gangbangers.

10:52pm - Some call in the area.

11:27pm - EMS run. 18XX N Mozart. Man passed out in the snow in front.

11:46pm - Suspicious vehicle. 22XX N St. Louis.

12:00am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back in the morning. See you all, and have a good night, everyone!

BREAKING NEWS: EveryBlock, Popular Neighborhood Site, Closes Down/Community Appeal From Tim

Good morning, everyone. I have some very unfortunate news to bring to all of you this morning. Fortunately, this is not about my blog this time, but it's still bad news that deserves to be mentioned.

The popular neighborhood news site, used throughout all of Chicago actually, has shut down as of today. Personally, I'm saddened by this news, as I'm sure many of you are. EveryBlock has been a great site of information for many people, including me. We've made some great things happen in the community with EveryBlock, and EveryBlock is where I've gotten quite a bit information on regarding our community when news regarding crime breaks. Again, I stress that this is a sad situation, but that does not have to end our community involvement whatsoever.

I encourage all of my fellow EveryBlock bloggers to bring people here, to the crime blog, to read on the latest happenings about crime. As all of you know, I promote discussion (reasonable, constructive discussions, of course) about our community and I encourage people to talk about things going on in our neighborhood and what we can do to make our community better. I encourage everyone to attend CAPS meetings, I promote block clubs, etc. But this is NOT about me. This is about the well-being and safety of our community, and I cannot stress that enough. So with that said, I know at least a few of you are off-edge lately due to my lack of updates in the last few weeks, and that's where this idea can come in: For those with police scanners, why not make contributions to this blog? Even if you don't have a scanner, I welcome any kind of information anyone has on crime or neighborhood happenings to post here, but I do prefer those with scanners so that the community can follow what is happening in real time. And, the best thing about being able to post here? I don't ask you to make regular contributions. You can do what is best for you and your schedule. If you have some free time overnight to post, great! If you don't, mornings and afternoons can work just as well. If you are interested in helping make your community a better place by means of blogging here, do not hesitate to reach out to me. I am very reachable by both the blog's email and my personal email address, and a few of you do also have my cell phone number. I can even meet up with anyone who's interested in person. But the important thing is here, even with EveryBlock's unfortunate closing, please DO NOT stop the community involvement. If anything, this should motivate us even more.

For more information on EveryBlock's closing, please visit their goodbye post on the EveryBlock site. And, if you have any questions, comments or concerns for them, please don't hesitate to reach out to them. Also, if you have anything you'd like to ask me about this, I encourage all of you to contact me.

Let's continue to strive to make our community a better place for ALL in 2013!

Tim AKA Timmy
Avondale/Logan Sq. Crime Blotter author
avondalelogansqcrimeblotter@gmail.com

Sex Offender Checks, CTA Check At Western Blue Line

Good morning, everyone, it's 11:22am. Sorry I'm late, but I had a long night last night. I'll monitor earlier in a few days or so. Anyway, it's a sunny day with temps in the mid 30s, and it'll remain like this today. I'm monitoring 14 today from now until about 9:30pm, since I have to go to bed for class tomorrow. I'm going to do better monitoring of 14 in the next few days to come, but this will have to do for now. I plan on monitoring 25 tomorrow. With that, here's crime for today.

11:29am - Beat car 1411 is doing a sex offender check at 30XX W George.

11:44am - 1411 is clear from that, now he's going to do another one at 29XX N Richmond.

12:11pm - 1411 is pulling an RD number from the first sex offender check. Apparently, the person isn't there anymore. I didn't catch the RD number in time, but the event number is 05957.

12:14pm - Beat car 1422 is doing an "L" check at the Western Blue Line station. Event number is 05982.

12:51pm - Some call at 26XX N California.

12:58pm - Traffic accident. 2732 N Kedzie.

1:34pm - Traffic accident. 24XX N Kimball. Three calls. Injuries.

1:39pm - Beat car 1412, the assigned car to the 1:34pm job, needs a car to block off northbound Kimball at Fullerton. He also needs an immediate reload since two cars are on the sidewalk. Beat car 1414 is headed over.

1:48pm - Traffic accident. Wellington and Elston. Injuries.

2:56pm - Parker. 1700 N Artesian. Truck blocking the alley.

3:02pm - Beat 1400, 14th District Commander, needs a car to come over to Richmond and Armitage to run him some plates. Beat car 1421 is coming over.

3:12pm - Beat car 1423 is taking one into 14 from a traffic stop at 16XX N California.

3:32pm - Theft. 3229 W Belmont. At the X-Sport Fitness. Customer just had their cell phone taken and the person who took it is still there.

3:48pm - 1) Disturbance. 2232 N California. Male White with a gray jacket and black cap, who is tall and has facial hair, is bothering people at this location. 2) Disturbance. Albany and Kedzie (around 2500 North).

3:52pm - Gang disturbance. 29XX W Lyndale. Several of them on an elderly neighbor's porch.

4:04pm - Parker. 2400 block of N Fransisco. Permits.

4:15pm - I'm going to go. I'm sorry, but I have way too much homework to do and too much on my mind. I'll be back tomorrow I guess. Have a good one, everyone.

Sex Offender Checks In 25, Forced Entry Needed For CFD On Monticello

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:50am. It's a cloudy morning with temps in the upper teens, and today will be mostly cloudy with temps in the lower 20s. I hope you all are ready for this weather system coming in later tonight into tomorrow morning, because it's going to impact your rush-hour commute. From what I'm hearing, we're supposed to be getting three to six inches of snow overnight tonight into tomorrow, then more snow's coming in Tuesday. This is making up for all the snow we haven't had, I guess. Anyway, I'm monitoring 25 today from now until 12:52pm, then I'll come back after my dinner. I have no interest in the Superbowl this year, so I won't be watching it. Whatever team you're rooting for, may the best men win. Lastly, I plan on covering 14 tomorrow. With that, here's crime for portions of today.

8:57am - Beat car 2524 is doing a sex offender check at 37XX W DIversey.

9:14am - Beat car 2525 is doing a sex offender check at 41XX W Armitage.

9:21am - 2525 is doing another sex offender check at 20XX N Karlov.

9:29am - Check the well being. 17XX N Monticello. 81 year old who lives at the location isn't coming to the door, CFD needs CPD for a possible forced entry.

9:31am - 2525 has another one at 21XX N Keystone.

9:38am - Beat car 2535, the car assigned to the 9:29am job, is coding it out. CFD has the guy now and they'll be taking him to the hospital.

10:50am - Battery report. 3160 N Milwaukee Ave. At the Copernicus Center. Two residents were fighting.

12:52pm - I'm going to go until after my dinner. I'll be back then. Have a good afternoon, everyone!

7:20pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

8:19pm - EMS run. Milwaukee and Ridgeway.

8:33pm - Gang disturbance. 37XX W McLean. Five males in front causing problems.

9:45pm to midnight - I fell asleep. I'm sorry, guys. I'll pull the tapes from this time period tomorrow.

Street Lights Out @ Belmont/Milwaukee Ave., Loud Music On Springfield

Good morning, everyone, it's 2:17am. It's a snowy morning with temps in the mid teens, and today will be snowy with temps around 20. Average day for early February, I guess. By the way, I know I haven't really been posting lately, but this second semester of college has me really busy. I have four classes, so that's eight hours of coursework each day. I also have other personal things I'm doing and working on, so that doesn't help. But I'm going to try my very best to blog at least three times a week this month, if not everyday, for this month. March will be a very limited month for my blogging, at least for the first half of the month, as I have mid-terms to worry about. The end of April and beginning of May will also be a period of very limited blogging, for finals. I'm not sure what my monitoring schedule is going to be for May through August yet, as I'm not sure if I'm going to take any summer classes or work just yet. I'll know by the end of this month or in March. Anyway, today, I'm monitoring 25 from now until my dinner, and I'm monitoring 25 tomorrow from after my dinner until a little after midnight. With that, here's crime for today

2:32am - Beat car 2523Robert needs Dispatch to notify the City about some sort of light being out at Belmont and Milwaukee Ave. She'll notify them.

3:26am - Loud music disturbance. 21XX N Springfield. Loud party.

3:36am - Assault. Harding and George. Gangbangers threatened the caller.

3:49am - Battery in progress. 1800 N Harding. On the railroad tracks. People fighting. On-view by Beat 1410R.

4:06am - They're calling back on the 3:26am job. It's a fight now.

4:26am - Beat car 2513R has a traffic stop at 2100 N Avers.

6:08am - Traffic accident. Diversey and Central Park. Two cars.

6:16am - Shots Fired. 39XX W Wellington. Two heard.

6:23am - Shots Fired. Harding and Belmont. Four shots heard by an off-duty P.O.

6:26am - Beat car 2523 is giving a disregard on the 6:16/6:23am jobs. Nothing heard or seen. 19P.

8:02am - Criminal trespass. 36XX W Oakdale. Two homeless males going into the vacant building.

8:26am - They're calling back on the 8:02am job.

8:50am - I'm going to go until about 1pm. I have some other things I need to take care of. I'll be back then. I'll monitor this time period tomorrow. Have a fantastic morning, everyone!

12:52pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

1:23pm - Person w/ a gun. 18XX N Springfield. Two male Hispanics, one with a black hoodie, have guns. Last seen running north towards Cortland.

1:30pm - Disturbance. Wabansia and Springfield. Two males loitering. Possibly from the 1:23pm job.

1:34pm - Beat 2563Boy is taking one in from the 1:30pm job, and is giving a slow down on Springfield.

1:40pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Fullerton from Pulaski to Kilbourn. Event number is 08099.

1:53pm - Shots Fired. Ridgeway and Altgeld.

1:55pm - Beat 2563Eddie is taking one in from a stop at 21XX N Keystone.

1:57pm - Beat 2563Adam is giving a disregard on the 1:53pm job. Nothing seen or heard. 19P.

1:59pm - 2563A is talking to the mail lady in the area and she said she heard four shots about 10 minutes ago coming from the west, possibly from around Hamlin or Avers on Altgeld.

2:16pm - Theft. 3120 N Pulaski Rd. At the Planet Fitness. Five lockers were broken into.

2:41pm - Beat 2583 is doing foot patrol on the 4400 block of W Diversey this afternoon. Event number is 08924.

3:14pm - Loud music disturbance. On 2525's Beat.

3:25pm - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

3:48pm - Check the well being. 36XX W Wabansia. On the 2. A man named Maurice Duffy, 32 years old, needs to be checked on to see if he's dead or alive, because he's attempted suicide before and the grandmother, the caller, hasn't heard from him in a while.

4:45pm - Beat car 2521 has a handwaver at Belmont and Pulaski.

4:46pm - 2521's handwaver is a 5Frank.

5:04pm - Beat car 2523 has a traffic stop at Kostner and Fullerton.

5:11pm - Burglar alarm. 29XX N Harding.

5:26pm - Dispatch puts something on 2523's PDT.



5:27pm - FYI to everyone, but I covered 25 on Thursday from 4pm to 4:30pm, and heard nothing but two park checks, at Koz and Mozart, respectively, from Beat 2505. Just thought you all should know that.


7:12pm - I have to go eat, and with that, I'm gone for the night. I'll be back tomorrow morning at 8:50am. See you all then, and have a good night, everyone!

CAPS Beat Meetings For February 2013

  **1411/1412 - Thursday, February 7th @ 7:00pm, St. Nicolai Church (3000 N. Kedzie)
1413/1414 - NO MEETING IN FEBRUARY.
1421 - NO MEETING IN FEBRUARY.
1422 - Thursday, February 14th @ 7:00pm, Hispanic Housing (1402 N. Kedzie)
1431 - NO MEETING IN FEBRUARY.
1432/1433 - Thursday, February 21st @ 7:00pm, St. Mary Of The Angels Church (1850 N. Hermitage)
1434 - Wednesday, February 20th @ 6:30pm, Wicker Park-Bucktown Library (1701 N. Milwaukee Ave.)

1732 - Wednesday, February 13th @ 7:00pm, Avondale Park (3516 W. School)
1733 - Thursday, February 14th @ 7:00pm, Brands Park (3259 N. Elston)

2523 - NO MEETING IN FEBRUARY.
**2524 - Thursday, February 21st @ 7:00pm, Our Lady Of Grace Church (2446 N. Ridgeway)
2525 - NO MEETING IN FEBRUARY.
2535 - NO MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

* The CAPS meetings I will be attending this year, in addition to 2523's meeting, will be Beats 1411/1412, 1421, 1732, 2524 and 2525.
** I plan on attending these CAPS meetings this month.