CAPS Beat Meetings For May 2013

1411/1412 - NO MAY MEETING.
1413/1414 - May 9th @ 7:00 p.m., Logan Square Boys and Girls Club (3228 W. Palmer)
1421 - May 8th @ 7:00 p.m., Salem Good News Baptist Church (2038 N. California)
1422 - NO MAY MEETING.
1431 - May 16th @ 7:00 p.m., Haas Park (2402 N. Washtenaw Ave.)
1432/1433 - NO MAY MEETING.
1434 - NO MAY MEETING.

1732 - May 8th @ 7:00 p.m., Athletic Park Fieldhouse (3546 W. Addison)
1733 - NO MAY MEETING.

2523 - May 22nd @ 6:30 p.m., St. Joesph (4021 W. Belmont Ave.)
**2524 - May 16th @ 7:00 p.m., Our Lady of Grace Church (2446 N. Ridgeway Ave.)
**2525 - May 21st @ 6:30 p.m., Mozart Park (2036 N. Avers Ave.)
2535 - May 7th @ 6:30 p.m., Maternity BVM Church (3647 W. North Ave.)

* In addition to attending Beat 2523's meetings, I plan on attending the CAPS Beat meetings for the following Beats: 1411/1412, 1421, 1732, 2524 and 2525.
** I plan on attending this CAPS Beat meeting this month.

Traffic Stop On Eddy, Car-Opening Device Needed On Addison

Good morning, everyone, it's 7:30am. I'm monitoring 17 for those of you who live North of Belmont today from now until 1pm. I'm sorry for a lack of posts in the last couple of weeks or so, but due to school and the stuff that's happened with my mother in the last couple of days, it's been impossible. But, this semester is over in two weeks, so after that, I'll be able to post regularly. Here's crime for this morning and early afternoon.

8:14am - Beat car 1711 has traffic stop at 3800 W Eddy.

9:04am - Car opening device is needed for an off-duty officer at 3709 W Addison.

11:54am - Parker. 27XX W Melrose. Car on the hydrant.

1:00pm - I’m going to go for the day. I’ll be back either tomorrow, Sunday, sometime next week, next weekend or in two weeks. Either way, I hope all of you have a fantastic day!

Bulletin: Some Important News

Hello, everyone. I have some news I need to share with all of you, and it's not good, unfortunately. This is not about my family's financial situation, but it is still important. I just wanted to let you all know that I may not blog for a few days, or perhaps maybe even a week or two. My mother is really sick with something (we're not sure what it is) and she was taken to the hospital this evening by ambulance. I am waiting to hear about her condition and will be going to the hospital if she is admitted, and will stay with her.

I just wanted to let you all know that in case you might be looking for posts but don't see them. Also, to the ANA -- I am going to try my very best, and I think most likely I will, to show up to the positive loitering event on Thursday at Diversey and Ridgeway. But family comes first, especially when it's your mother.

Please keep my mother in your thoughts and prayers. I pray for all of you and our neighborhoods each and everyday. I will see all of you soon.

Thank you,
Tim (AKA Timmy) Granzow
Avondale/Logan Square Crime Blotter

Update, 4/29/13: I want to thank everyone for their concern, thoughts and prayers. My mother was released from the hospital Thursday evening and she is doing a lot better than before. She has no major health issues, thankfully. She had severe anemia, which was the main reason into her hospitalization, but that has been treated and she now has medicine that will continue to improve her health. Most of all, our relationship has gotten so much better and it was beautiful to see my family all come together in this time. I am thankful for life, and going through this has taught me to be thankful at all times because life is way too short to be mad or upset constantly. I want to thank all of you again for your support and encouragement. Without you guys, and my church family, I wouldn't have gotten through this.

Traffic Stop @ Belmont/Monticello, Barking Dog On Monticello

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 1pm. I'm monitoring 17 for all of you residents North of Belmont today until 3:10pm, then I'll cover the Zone D area after dinner this evening until 10pm. Here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

1:34pm - Beat 1763Boy has a traffic stop at Belmont and Monticello.

1:46pm - Barking dog. 32XX N Monticello.

2:17pm - Beat 1770 is at Schurz High School for their dismissals.

3:10pm - I’m going to go until after my dinner. I’ll be back then. Have a good afternoon, everyone!

4:38pm - I'm here with 25 until 7:08pm. Good afternoon, everyone.

5:03pm - Beat 2505 is doing a station assignment at 4400 W Fullerton.

5:25pm - Person calling for help. 31XX N Davlin. Something about a drunk.

5:31pm - A slow down is being given on the 5:25pm job per Beat car 2523.

5:49pm - They're calling back on Davlin.

6:12pm - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

7:02pm - I’m back with 14.

7:04pm - Threatening suicide. 17XX N Pulaski Rd.

7:08pm - I'm done with 25. Just doing 14 now.

7:38pm - Beat 1462Adam is following a white 4-door van with a few male Hispanic occupants at Rockwell and Moffat, last seen heading towards Cortland on Rockwell. They’re gangbangers and might have guns.

7:39pm - East on Cortland from Campbell.

7:40pm - Sounds like they’ve lost the car.

7:47pm - Some call in the area.

7:51pm - 1) Narcotics. Logan and Kedzie. 2) Narcotics. 27XX W Francis. Selling.

7:52pm - Disturbance. Sacramento and The Kennedy Expressway. Kids playing by the ramp.

8:25pm - Some call in the area.

10:00pm - I’m going to go until tomorrow or sometime this week. Have a good night, everyone!

Loud Music In W. Logan Square, Traffic Accident On Avers

Good morning, everyone, it's 12am. It's a clear overnight with temps in the upper 30s and it'll remain that way late tonight into early this morning, and it'll get into the upper 50s with sun. I'm blogging 25 from now until the first call of the day, then I'll head to bed and start blogging at 9:30 again, until 2:41pm. At 2:41, I'll take a break until 3:56. At 3:56, I'll come back until my dinner, and lastly, I'll return at 10pm with Zone D, until midnight. Not doing too much today, just going to make sure my mother is okay. This week, besides going to class, I have two community events I need to attend. The first one is on Wednesday at 6pm at Riis Park. It's a Town Hall meeting with my alderman, Alderman Reboyras. Then, on Thursday, at the corner of Diversey and Ridgeway at 6pm, the Avondale Neighborhood Association is sponsoring an outdoor roll call and positive loitering event, and once again, I'm one of the main coordinators behind it. We are not just going to be out there standing on the corner. For this roll call/positive loitering event, we are asking the community to bring out snacks and/or games (for the kids) so while we send a message to the criminals and gangs, we also have fun. Please feel free to contact the ANA or myself if you have any questions, comments or concerns. Here's crime for portions of today.

12:11am - Loud music disturbance. 27XX N Hamlin. Loud party in the rear, on Ridgeway.

12:30am - Loud music disturbance. Diversey and Ridgeway. I can hear it down the street (I didn't call it in, though)....

12:45am - I'm going to bed. I'll be back in the morning. Good night, everyone, and I'll be back in the morning.

9:30am - I'm back. Good morning, everyone.

10:29am - Traffic accident. 29XX N Avers.

11:20am - Beat 2582Frank is doing foot patrol on Milwaukee from Belmont to Central Park.

11:44am - Disturbance. Armitage and Central Park. Intoxicated male Hispanic wearing a blue coat is walking in and out of traffic.

12:38pm - Child left alone. 43XX W Parker. About five kids in front, left alone.

12:39pm - Recover the stolen vehicle. Central Park and Cortland.

1:59pm - Beat 2582 is doing foot patrol on Fullerton from Kilbourn to Central Park. Event number is 08099.

2:41pm - I'm going to go until 3:56. I'll be back then. See you guys in a little while.

3:56pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

4:40pm to 5:10pm - I think I might've missed a call or two. Sorry, guys.

5:42pm - 1) Battery. 20XX N Karlov. Male neighbor attacked the boyfriend. 2) Commercial alarm. 3055 N Pulaski Rd.

6:45pm - Person down. Belmont and Milwaukee. Homeless man down, something's wrong with his foot.

7:06pm - I'm going to go eat. I'll be back at 10pm with 14. See you all then!

Possible DOA On Richmond, (Zone D Monitoring)

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:17am. It's a sunny morning with temps in the lower 30s. Really cold morning we have here, especially for late April. Should be about 15 or 20 degrees warmer right now. But it's Chicago. Today will get into the mid 40s with sun. Anyway, I'm monitoring the Zone D (Armitage to North Ave., California to Damen) area today from now until 2pm.

8:28am - EMS run. 17XX N Richmond. 27 year old man, possible DOA.

10:37am - Residential alarm. 23XX W Wabansia.

10:58am - Beat car 1424 is coding out the alarm as a 14Paul.

11:28am - Person down. 18XX N Fairfield. Behind a garage.

1:25pm - Assault in progress. cortland california. Caller’s being threatened by another guy.

2:00pm - I’m going to go until my dinner. I’ll be back then. Have a great afternoon, everyone!

7:17pm - I’m back. Good evening, everyone.

7:31pm - Gang disturbance. 24XX N Lawndale.

8:20pm - Beat 4546Adam is pulling an RD number for a UCR code of “0454” at 29XX N Springfield. It’s HW240982 with the event number of 14125.

8:41pm - Shots Fired. 3600 W North Ave. Two heard per CiPik (or however its spelled, it’s a new City program coordinated with OEMC and it detects gunshots).

8:46pm - Beat 2561Adam is giving a slow down on the 8:41pm job.

9:21pm - 1) Person wanted. 39XX W Belden. 2) Loud music disturbance. 30XX N Haussen.

9:48pm - Loud music disturbance. 30XX N Avers.

10:28pm - Disturbance. 3031 N Milwaukee Ave. People just illegally went through a side green door to an illegal bar.

11:15pm - Gang disturbance. altgeld kostner. Group throwing up signs and what not.

11:42pm - Robbery. north hamlin. Male Black, 5’7, brown cap, jean jacket and blue jeans robbed the caller.

Two Armed Robbery Offenders In Custody - Luis Quizhpe and Family Become Community Heroes

Cornell Mack

Keith Owens

Luis Quizhpe and his family were minding their own business in the family business on the 2200 block of North Western Avenue, on the border of Logan Square and Bucktown, located in Chicago's 014th police district, when these two men above attempted to rob him at gunpoint. These two robbery offenders got more than they bargained for when Luis Quizhpe brough a baseball bat to this fight, and won.

Although Mr. Quizhpe suffered some minor injuries, he is alive and well. The video below from ABC 7 Chicago tells the tale of a well known, well respected Chicago family whose dream would not be stolen:


Police officers in the 014th district responded and worked with Chicago Police Detectives from the Area North Detective Division at Belmont and Western in a timely manner, resulting in the arrest of Cornell Mack. News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien said Mack was in custody thursday, at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Mack suffered a gunshot wound during the robbery. Police say Mack was shot by Owens, and his (Mack's) bail has been set at $750,000

According to ABC 7 Chicago: "Mack has a long criminal history dating back to 1978. Court records show he has been arrested more than 22 times and has served time in prison at least five different times"

Once Mack was in custody, Detectives moved quickly to find and arrest his accomplice, Keith Owens. Owens is from Minnesota, and it is unknown how he came to Chicago or why he was here. Owens appeared in court Wednesday to face attempted murder and armed robbery charges.

The Quizhpe family came to the U.S. from Ecuador, and built their family business while building meaningful relationships in the Logan Square community where they have been a mainstay for several decades. Luis Quizhpe, his wife, two sons, one daughter, and other family have been committed to their community, and have been there for others on multiple occasions. In this time, they are being remembered by those who are standing to support them as heroes even before this robbery.

 Ask anyone in the Logan Square community and anywhere else who has gotten to know Luis and his family, and you will hear tales of laughter, compassion, character, discipline, love, and much more! The photo of Mr. Quizhpe above, with the welcoming smile, the warm, and friendly approach, is exactly what the community has known Mr. Quizhpe for, and what has been the main attraction at his family business. 

Photographs used in this article are courtesy of ABC 7 Chicago and the Associated Press. 

Man Yells On Central Park

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:10pm. It's a cloudy afternoon with temps in the 40s and it'll remain this way through the evening. I'm sure most of you have seen the news by now regarding the bombing that took place in Boston this afternoon at a marathon that was taking place. So far, 28 are injured and two are dead. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of these victims, as I'm sure all of yours are as well, and let's take this time to remember to appreciate the time we have with our families and friends. Life is short so really cherish the time you have with your loved ones. Besides from being busy with school, this is what I've been doing with my mother, especially now that her health is getting bad. We're not sure what exactly she is sick with, but she doesn't feel like herself. We'll be having her checked out by a doctor in a few days or so. Well, I'm monitoring 17 this afternoon and evening until 10pm for all of you in 17 North of Belmont. Here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

6:36pm - Disturbance. 34XX N Central Park. Man yelling on the street, causing a problem in front.

7:00pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

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

10:00pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back either tomorrow, Friday or this weekend. Have a good night, everyone!

Man Causing Ruckus On Armitage, Parker On Drake

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:30am. It's another cloudy morning with temps in the upper 30s, but it's supposed to be 70 degrees today with sunshine coming out later. We'll see how that goes. I'm monitoring 14 today from now until 10:25am, then again from 2:20pm to 4:37pm. I'm also going to monitor 25 today from 10:15pm to midnight. This gives me time to really work on my paper since I haven't really worked on it and it's due Tuesday morning. With that said, here's crime for portions of today.

9:42am - Disturbance. 2244 W Armitage. Male causing a ruckus in front.

9:59am - Parker. 26XX N Drake. Orange car blocking the driveway.

10:03am - Residential alarm. 20XX N Campbell.

10:06am - Beat 1420 is doing a post-shooting . Event number is 05295.

10:14am - 1) Beat 1446 is being assigned to 1422's Beat to help out with the gang problem on the Beat. 2) DUI driver. Diversey and Kedzie. Black BMV with a male driver is all over the road and appears to have been drinking, headed north towards George.

10:25am - I'm going to go until 2:20. I'll see you all then. Have a great morning, everyone!

2:20pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

3:03pm - Some call in the area.

3:22pm - Beat car 1421 has a traffic stop at Washtenaw and North Ave.

3:27pm - Disturbance. Armitage and Western. Female is harassing the caller.

3:43pm - Disturbance. 34XX W McLean. Kids playing in a backyard. What?

3:55pm - Residential alarm. 29XX N Campbell.

3:56pm - Burglary in progress. 29XX N Wisner. Man breaking into the back of this location.

4:11pm - Parker. On 1414's Beat.

4:17pm - Residential alarm. 17XX N Wood.

4:35pm - Suspicious vehicle. Richmond and Armitage. Red pick-up truck with guys inside drinking and smoking, there was mention of a gun but none was seen. They're sitting on Richmond between Armitage and McLean.

4:36pm - Traffic accident. Armitage and Damen. Man hit by a car.

4:37pm - I'm going to go until 10:15. I'll be back then. Have a great afternoon, everyone, and enjoy the warm weather!

10:41pm - I'm back, with 25. Good evening, everyone. Sorry I'm late. I'll get this time period tomorrow.

11:12pm - Parker. On 2525's Beat.

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

Burglar Alarm On 2523's Beat, Man Passed Out On Oakdale

Good morning, everyone, it's 7:47am. It's a cloudy morning with temps in the upper 30s and today will get into the 40s with cloudy conditions. Been raining a lot lately around here, but that's normal for mid April. I'm monitoring 25 today from now until my dinner, then I'll cover 25 tomorrow after my dinner, along with 14 from 9:30am to 10:25am and 2:20pm to 4:37pm. I have a busy week ahead of me once again, as I have a paper due for Criminal Justice class on Tuesday, then a test in Spanish on Thursday along with a cultural presentation. Then I've got to flyer the neighborhood for the ANA clean-up on Saturday and leave small flyers at people's houses. The clean-up starts at 10am and I'm a street captain once again. Last year, I was in charge of Koz Park, but since no one showed up, I will be in charge of a different area this year. I'm in charge of having Hamlin to Central Park between Diversey and George cleaned up. I have a specific corner I'm supposed to meet all of my volunteers at, and if you live in the area and would like to know the corner, shoot me an email at avondalelscrimeblotter@gmail.com. If you are participating in the clean-up in the area I'm in charge of, the ANA President has asked me to put emphasis on having Diversey cleaned up. With that, here's crime for today.

8:36am - Burglar alarm. On 2523's Beat.

8:45am - Disturbance. 36XX W Oakdale. Man passed out on the lawn.

9:30am - I have to go for a part of the day. I'll be back later. Have a great morning, everyone!

3:56pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

3:57pm - Some call in the area.

5:21pm - Parker. On 2525's Beat.

5:38pm - Beat 2593 is doing a reload off of some recovery at 24XX N Kostner.

7:16pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

7:30pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

7:45pm - Assault. 26XX N Springfield. Neighbor threatened the caller.

7:46pm - Narcotics. On 2524's Beat.

8:19pm - Disturbance. 3042 N Milwaukee Ave.

8:33pm - Burglary report. On 2525's Beat.

10:15pm  - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Traffic Signals Out @ Diversey/Kimball/Milwaukee Ave., Burglar Alarm On Bernard

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 4:37pm. It's a cloudy afternoon with temps in the mid 40s and it'll remain that way through the afternoon and evening. I'm monitoring 14 this afternoon from now until 6:32pm. I meant to come at 2:24, but had some other stuff to do. I'm sorry, guys. Actually, I'm really sorry for my lack of blogging in the last couple of weeks. I've been really busy and stressed out with school, although things should start slowing down after this week for a couple of weeks, then I'm going to have to really push to do well for my finals. May 9th will be my last day of the semester and I'll have a few weeks off. In June, I may be either taking a class on campus (I only plan on taking one class over the summer, Mondays and Wednesdays from 8am to 11am) or I may start working. I'll have to talk to the Financial Aid office this coming week about that summer class, and if I don't take the summer class after all, I'll be waiting to hear about a job. But either way, I plan on doing something over the summer. Anyway, today's my sister's birthday, so I'll be spending some time with her. With that, here's crime for this afternoon.

4:41pm - Traffic signals are out at Diversey/Kimball/Milwaukee Ave.

4:54pm - Burglar alarm. 25XX N Bernard.

5:36pm - Battery in progress. Western and Logan Blvd. Group of teens fighting.

5:37pm - Battery in progress. 2600 N Western. Teens fighting.

5:38pm - Multiple calls coming in at Western/Logan Blvd.

5:39pm - Battery in progress. Logan and Artesian. Group fighting.

5:40pm - Battery in progress. Elston/Diversey/Western. Large group fighting. Multiple calls.

5:41pm - Battery in progress. 2700 block of N Western. Big fight.

5:42pm - Multiple calls coming in along Western from Diversey to Logan Blvd. for this large fight. One caller says they're all in front of the AMC Theater.

5:43pm - They're still calling along Logan for these teens fighting.

5:44pm - Theft. 34XX W Lyndale. Three male Blacks and a male Hispanic stole a wheel off a person's bicycle.

5:47pm - Beat car 1432 is giving a slow down along Western for the large fight. Some of them are walking off and the rest are already gone.

6:08pm - Disturbance. 3142 W North Ave. At the Citgo. Male Black with a black sweater, red hat and jeans is bothering customers.

6:18pm - Assault in progress. McLean and Richmond. Several males arguing.

6:19pm - McLean/Richmond is also coming over as a "criminal damage in progress" call with three male Blacks tagging a building.

6:20pm - Battery in progress. Western/Logan Blvd. Three males beating up on one.

6:21pm - 1) Burglar alarm. 23XX W Wolfram. 2) Battery in progress. Western and Cortland. Man being beaten up on the street.

6:23pm - Shots Fired. 2400 N California. In the alley. Male Hispanic wearing a redish/grayish hoodie and black vest fired three shots and ran towards Altgeld in the alley.

6:26pm - Disturbance. 2851 N Milwaukee Ave. Problem with an irate customer.

6:32pm - I'm going to go for the day. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Man Tries To Follow Young Girl To School @ North Ave./Pulaski, Large Gang Fight At Kelvyn Park

Good morning, everyone, it's 5:54am. It's a rainy morning with temps in the upper 40s, and today will get into the upper 60s with rain and clouds. Temps are nice for early April :). I'm monitoring 25 today from now until about 8:30am, then I need to work on my college work for most of the day, but I plan on coming back sometime in the afternoon. Loving my new laptop that I have. With that, here's crime for this morning and portions of this afternoon and evening.

7:57am - Information for the CPD. North and Pulaski. Man tried to follow a young girl to school.

8:42am - I'm going to go for the day. I'll be back later. Have a good day, everyone!

4:30pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

5:05pm - Battery in progress. Kelvyn Park. Multiple calls. Large gang fight in progress.

5:06pm - Multiple calls still coming in. 4400 block of W Parker for the fight.

5:07pm - Battery in progress. Kilbourn and Kilbourn. Big gang fight on the corner.

5:08pm - Battery in progress. Schubert and Kilbourn. 50 gangbangers fighting.

5:09pm - A slow down is being given on the fight. They're all dispersing.

5:21pm - Gang disturbance. Lawndale and Diversey. Group of about 17 males on the Lawndale side of the building on the corner, causing a ruckus and throwing up gang signs.

6:14pm - Burglar alarm. 41XX W Nelson.

6:59pm - I'm going to go for the night. I've got more college work to do. Have a good night, everyone!

Gangbangers Yelling @ George And Avers

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:42am. It's a mostly sunny day with temps in the upper 40s and today will be partly cloudy with temps around 60. Spring has truly arrived in Chitown :). Anyway, I apologize for my lack of posts this week. I've had a real busy and stressful week, and once again, over the last couple of days, I didn't really feel like myself. But I feel better now. Today, I'll be covering 25 until about 10am, then I'll come back with 25 at 9:45pm this evening. I've got running around to do today, so I can't really blog all that much. I'm going to really try my best to blog better tomorrow and into this new week. Stay tuned for two posts going up sometime today or tomorrow, one from yesterday and the other one from Monday. I monitored 14 on Monday, but didn't get to do the whole day like I wanted to, so I'll be covering it again probably sometime this week, hopefully. With that, here's crime for this morning and this evening.

9:06am - Gang disturbance. George and Avers. Group yelling on the corner. Already??

10:01am - I have to go. I'll be back later. Have a great Sunday morning, everyone!

Homicide At Bloomingdale and Francisco Last Friday, Possibly Gang-Related

Hello, everyone. I apologize for firstly reporting this following information so late. I received the email a few days ago, but my time management schedule has been horrible this week. But I will get straight to the news here and report to all of you that we've had our first murder in Logan Square for 2013.

It occurred last Friday, the 29th of March (on Good Friday, to be exact) near Bloomingdale on Francisco at 8pm. A 22 year old man, who lives on the 1700 block of Francisco, according to the email I received on this from the CAPS Beat 1421 Facilitator, was walking with his stepfather down the street when a car consisting of three men pulled up and asked the two for directions. Then they opened fire. The younger man, our homicide victim, was instantly killed while the older man was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in serious condition.

This shooting is possibly gang related, according to 14th District CAPS Sgt. Reyes, as there was a shooting a few nights prior to this one at Albany and Bloomingdale. This indicates increased activity and possible retaliation.

If anyone has insights or information, please don't hesitate to reach out to me here, my email address or the Facebook page. As a reminder, comments will be highly moderated as well.

CAPS Beat Meetings For April 2013

**1411/1412 - April 4th at 7:00pm @ St. Nicolai Church, 3000 N. Kedzie
1413/1414 - NO APRIL MEETING.
1421 - NO APRIL MEETING.
1422 - April 11th at 7:00pm @ Simons Park, 1640 N. Drake
1431 - NO APRIL MEETING.
1432/1433 - April 18th at 7:00pm @ St. Mary Of  The Angel's Church, 1850 N. Hermitage.
1434 - April 17th at 6:30pm @ Bucktown-Wicker Park Library, 1701 N. Milwaukee Ave.

1732 - April 10th at 7:00pm @ Avondale Park, 3516 W. School
1733 - April 11th at 7:00pm @ Brands Park, 3259 N. Elston

2523 - NO APRIL MEETING.
2524 - April 18th at 7:00pm @ Our Lady of Grace Church, 2446 N. Ridgeway
2525 - NO APRIL MEETING.
2535 - NO APRIL MEETING.

* In addition to Beat 2523's meetings, I plan on attending the meetings for Beats 1411/1412, 1421, 1732, 2524 and 2525 this year.
** I plan on attending this CAPS meeting this month.

Disturbance On Dawson, Burglar Alarm In 14

Good morning, everyone, it's 7:55am. .

8:17am - Disturbance. 29XX N Dawson.

8:41am - Burglar alarm. I forgot the exact address, but it was on the south end.

9:07am - Suspicious vehicle. 22XX W Palmer.

9:14am - Burglar alarm. 1629 N Milwaukee Ave.

9:25am to 10:30am - I didn't pay attention. I'm sorry. I'll have to get this time period at some point during this month.

10:37am - Parker. On 1411's Beat.

11:02am - Residential alarm. 20XX W Cortland.

11:05am - Traffic accident. Logan and Richmond. Tow truck VS car.

11:18am - Residential alarm. 31XX N Elston.

11:20am - Attempted robbery. Cortland and Spaulding. Two male Blacks, one with a gray hoodie and black cap with a lip piercing, and the other one with a black hoodie, just tried to rob the caller at gunpoint. They punched them, too, but the victim is refusing EMS.

11:22am - Beat car 1422 is at the 11:20am job and says the offenders ran north in the alley towards Armitage.

11:37am - Beat 1463Adam is asking 1422 if she still has the victim. She says yes. They asked because they have a possible from the robbery at Kedzie and Cortland.

11:39am - It's a posititve on the offender per 1463A. Good job, officers.

11:46am - 1463A is taking that arrest in now into 14.

11:52am - Suspicious person. 2100 block of W Wabansia. Male wearing a biege blanket is checking out the houses on the block.

12:29pm - Narcotics. On the 20 sector of 14.

12:43pm - Beat 1407Adam has a street stop at 30XX N Kedzie.

12:48pm - 1407A is taking one into 14 from their stop on Kedzie.

1:32pm - Beat 1463David is doing a gang supression mission on 1422's Beat. Event number is 07632.

1:44pm - Reckless driver. Sacramento and Fullerton. Three male Whites in a car, speeding and throwing eggs at people. They're headed towards Franscisco.

1:51pm - EMS run. Armitage and Central Park. Man down.

1:54pm - Reckless driver. Western and Fullerton. Car speeding north on Western towards Altgeld. Might be the same car from Sacramento/Fullerton.

2:20pm - I have to go for a few hours. I'll be back by 7pm. See you guys then.

6:32pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

12:00am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back either tomorrow, sometime this week or next weekend. Either way, have a good night, everyone!

Happy Easter (2013)!

Good morning, everyone, and Happy Easter to everyone! It's 1:30am. It's a partly cloudy with temps in the lower 40s, and today will get into the lower 50s. I plan on doing a special monitoring schedule today in observation of Easter, and then covering 14 tomorrow for the month of April. Here's crime for portions of this Easter, and I hope all of you have a joyous holiday.

1:44am - Gang disturbance. 29XX N Lawndale. Group throwing up gang signs.

1:57am - Loud music disturbance. 27XX N Monticello. Loud party.

2:17am - Loud music disturbance. 30XX N Avers.

3:25am - Traffic accident. North and Pulaski. Two cars, injures.

3:56am - Burglar alarm. 31XX N Lawndale.

4:32am - I'm going to go for the night. I may or may not be back later. If not, I'll see you all tomorrow.

5:10am - I'm back for a little bit. We've got Shots Fired in the area....

5:11am - Shots Fired. Ridgeway and Diversey. Eight shots heard. I called this in, as I heard eight shots.

5:12am - Shots Fired. Diversey and Lawndale. Multiple calls. Two male Hispanics in black were seen running towards Monticello on Diversey, four to five shots have been fired.

5:15am - Beat car 2534Robert is giving a slow down on the "Shots Fired". They don't see or hear anything.

5:18am - 2534R is coding it out as a 19P. They drove around and couldn't find anything. With that, I'm going to go until later or tomorrow. See you all.

Large Brawl On Hamlin Last Night

Hello, everyone. I know some of you were wondering why there were so many CPD sirens and squad cars in the western part of Avondale last night around 8:15pm, and I know why. About that time, a large brawl broke out on the 2900 block of N Hamlin with a large group involved. I have all the details below, so please read and let me know if you have any insight or information on this. If you just want to make a comment on it, a relevant one of course, that is fine, too.....

8:03pm - Burglar alarm. 29XX N Hamlin.

8:13pm - Beat car 2521 needs more cars at the 8:03pm job. There's a large crowd in front. They're all in front of 2947 on Hamlin, not the initial address that was called in, that's a few doors down.

8:14pm - Beat car 2533 and Beat 2520 are on the way to Hamlin.

8:16pm - A slow down is being given at the 8:03pm job per 2533. Everything's okay.

8:18pm - Someone's headed towards Avers from Wellington. They're running from 2533.

8:19pm - The guy went east from the yards at 3023 on Hamlin.

8:20pm - Southbound through the alley. Wanted is a male Black, 5'8, baseball hat, gray hoodie and black sweatpants is the offender.

8:21pm - Apparently this guy fled as soon as CPD arrived on scene.

8:23pm - Beat 2573 is taking a few in from this whole thing.

8:24pm - Beat 2500, 25th District Commander, is on scene on Hamlin.

8:25pm - 2533 had an O.C. discharge from this. Taser was also fired twice.

8:27pm - Dispatch wants to know if this whole incident is related to the burglar alarm. 2520 says yes and no, he'll let her know later.

8:31pm - Beat 2599, the Watch Commander, wants a supervisor to call him. 2520 will.

8:35pm - Okay, they're taking in some people, but it sounds like everything's clearing up. The only cars on the incident now are the ones taking in arrests. With that, I'm done covering this incident.

Males Chasing People On George, Parker On 2523's Bt.

Good morning, everyone, it's 10am. It's a sunny day with temps in the lower 40s, and today will be around 60 with sunny skies. Perfect late March weather if you ask me. I'm glad it's spring now, though. Hopefully it stays warm. Well, I'm monitoring 25 today from now until midnight. I'm monitoring the western part of the 'hood because it's where most of the violence seems to occur on the warmer days. Tomorrow, I'll be on a special schedule in observation of Easter, then I'll be covering 14 on Monday. With that, here's crime for today.

10:25am - Disturbance. 3900 W George. Group of eight guys are drinking and are armed with baseball bats, chasing people. Great, what a start to the day....

10:30am - Beat 2544 is talking to a couple of guys in the alley at 28XX N Springfield from the George job, they don't have baseball bats or nothing, though, and probably aren't the same guys.

10:32am - Parker. On 2523's Beat.

10:35am - I have to go out for a little bit. I'll be back soon.

11:28am - I'm back. Hello, everyone.

11:31am - Battery. Fullerton and Springfield. By the Jimenez store. Caller was hit in the face.

12:33pm - Fire. 23XX N Keystone. Someone's burning wood in the backyard.

12:52pm - Fire. 2500 N Pulaski Rd. Car.

1:43pm - Arson. 2443 N Pulaski. Car was set on fire a little bit ago.

1:51pm - Gang disturbance. 3701 W Diversey. Group of seven in front.

2:07pm - I'm going to go for the day. I have other things I need to do. I'll see you all tomorrow. Have a good day, everyone!

Happy Good Friday, 2013

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:40am. Happy Good Friday to all, especially to my fellow Christian brothers and sisters. For those of you who are of the Catholic and Christian faiths, as you know, this is an important day in the faith. For all of the others, as well as those of you who aren't religious, it's just another Friday. In observation of the holiday, though, I will be doing limited monitoring today. I will be monitoring 14 from now until 9:50, then 25 from 10:40 to 10:50. I will then return in the afternoon with 25 at 5:10, until 5:20, then 14 from 6:10 to 6:20, and finally, 17 from 6:50 to 7. I monitored 17 from 9am to 9:10 already and didn't hear anything. With that, here's crime for a limited portion of today.

9:40am - Burglar alarm. 18XX N Washtenaw.

9:49am - Disturbance. 29XX N Milwaukee Ave. Problem with the neighbor who put dirt on the caller's property.

9:50am - I'm going to go until 10:40. I'll be back then. See you all in a little while.

10:40am - I'm back until 10:50, with 25.

10:50am - I'm going to go until 5:10. I'll be back then. Have a great morning and start to the afternoon, everyone!

5:10pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone. Beautiful day we have here.

5:20pm - I'm going to go until 6:10. I'll be back then with 14. See you all in a little bit.

6:10pm - I'm back, with 14, until 6:20.

6:18pm - 1) Traffic accident. North and Elston. Car VS motorcycle, injures. 2) Traffic accident. Western and Fullerton.

6:20pm - I'm going to go until 6:50. I'll be back then. See you all in a little bit.

6:35pm - I just want to remind those of you who are Catholic or Christian to remember to be thankful today. It might look sad to hear about His story, but remember that He did rise again :).

6:45pm - I know a majority of you are probably not religious, or certainly Christians, but for Easter, I would like to cordially invite everyone to come to Evangel World Outreach Center on Sunday for either our 8:30am or 10:30am service. This is the church I belong to. Services are currently being held at Foreman High School, 3245 N LeClaire. These services promise to bring you an inspiring Easter message, uplifting music, friendly people and a free Easter basket for all children who attend Children's Church. It's going to be a good day. Hope to see everyone there!

6:50pm - I'm back, with 17, until 7.

7:00pm - I'm gone for the night. I'll see you all tomorrow morning. Have a good night, everyone!

Shots Fired At Point/California Overnight

Good evening, everyone. I know this information might be a bit late, and I apologize for that. There were shots fired this morning around 2:15am at Point and California, on CAPS Beat 1431 and Zone E of the crime blog. According to a comment I received on it, a neighbor heard six shots in "quick, regular succession", then saw that Chicago Police had a house on Point taped up afterwards.

Does anyone else know what happened, or heard anything? If you have any information on this incident, or any kind of insight in regards to it, don't hesitate to leave a comment here, on the Facebook page or at my crime blog email address.

Thanks!

Tim AKA "Timmy"

Traffic Stop On Central Park, Man Goes Into Vacant Building On Lawndale

Good morning, everyone, it's 12am. It's a clear overnight with temps in the mid 30s, and today will be sunny with temps in the mid 40s. Should be interesting. I'm monitoring Zones H and R today (between Palmer and North Ave., basically everything east of Kostner). I'm only going to monitor until 12:15am or so, then I plan on going to bed until 6, at which time I'll return with my coverage until 1:20pm. At 1:20, I will take a break until 4, at which time I will blog again until 9:44, and once 9:44 comes around, that will be my conclusion mark for today. I will be flyering the Zone H area this morning between 7:30 and 10:30, if anyone would like to come join me. Tomorrow, I will be on a special schedule for Good Friday, as well as on Easter. Not quite sure what my schedule will be for Saturday just yet. In any event, here's crime for portions of today.

12:27am - Beat car 2535Robert has a traffic stop at 16XX N Central Park.

2:02am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back at 6. Have a good overnight, everyone!

8:46am - I'm back with Zones H and R. Good morning, everyone. Sorry I'm late.

9:11am - Criminal trespass. 19XX N Lawndale. Male going into the vacant building.

12:21pm - I know a majority of you are probably not religious, or certainly Christians, but for Easter, I would like to cordially invite everyone to come to Evangel World Outreach Center on Sunday for either our 8:30am or 10:30am service. This is the church I belong to. Services are currently being held at Foreman High School, 3245 N LeClaire. These services promise to bring you an inspiring Easter message, uplifting music, friendly people and a free Easter basket for all children who attend Children's Church. It's going to be a good day. Hope to see everyone there!

1:20pm - I'm going to go until 4. I'll see you all then. Have a good afternoon, everyone.

4:00pm - I'm back. Good afternoon, everyone.

5:25pm to 6:42pm - I fell asleep. I'm sorry, guys. I'll monitor this time period on Saturday.

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

6:55pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

9:44pm - Just FYI to everyone, but there were some calls earlier around 5pm of a group of teens in the Kelvyn Park area throwing rocks and what not. With that, this concludes my coverage of Zones H and R for tonight.

9:58pm - Theft. 29XX N Avers. Someone just stole the caller's dog.

10:25pm - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

Man Causing Problems On California, CTA Checks On Blue Line

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:58am. It's a cloudy morning with temps in the mid 30s, and it will remain that way today. I'm monitoring 14 from now until 11:21am, then will switch over to 25 until 1:20pm. At 1:20, I will be limiting my coverage to Zones H and R for the rest of today. These two Zones basically cover 25 from Palmer to North Ave., all points east of Kostner. Zone H is the priority area, but it's a little too small to monitor by itself, at least for now. I will also be flyering the Zone H area tomorrow. Then, I will be doing a special schedule for all three Districts on Good Friday and on Easter, respectively. I will not be monitoring all that much both days because I will be in church and reflecting on my beliefs. With that, here's crime for today.

10:05am - Disturbance. 29XX N California. Man causing a ruckus.

10:32am - Some call in the area.

10:43am - A 14th District unit is doing an "L" check at the Western Blue Line station.

11:00am - Beat 1462Adam asks for two event numbers. One for a CTA check at the Logan Square Blue Line station and the other one for a gang suppression mission on the 10 sector. CTA check is 05059 and the suppression is 05068.

11:08am - Battery. 20XX N Oakley. Caller's husband was hit by the neighbor's son.

11:21am - I'm now switching over to 25 until 1:20. My coverage of 14 is officially concluded for this month.

12:11pm - Narcotics. On the 20 sector in 25.

1:20pm - I'm now only monitoring Zones H and R, until 4. I have a Beat meeting this evening I'm attending then I'm going to my church straight after for a little while.

3:33pm - Parker. On 2535's Beat.

3:54pm - Reckless driver. On 2525's Beat.

3:55pm - Reckless driver. Armitage and Keeler. This is from the 3:54pm parker.

4:00pm - Okay, my coverage for now is done. I plan on being back at 9:30. I'll see you all then. Have a great afternoon, everyone!

9:44pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

10:10pm - Battery in progress. Pulaski and Palmer. Group fighting in a car.

Two Teens Play With Gun On Hamlin, Female Steals From CTA Bus On Kimball

Good morning, everyone, it's 10am. It's a mostly cloudy morning with temps in the mid 30s, and will remain that way. Today, I'm monitoring 17 for all of you good residents North of Belmont. Tomorrow, I will be covering 14 from 9:58am to 11:21, then 25 from 11:21 to 1:20pm. At 1:20, I will be implementing my coverage of Zones H and R (basically, everything between Palmer and North from Kostner to Central Park in 25). Zone H is a priority area, but it's a bit small to cover by itself, at least for now. I will also be monitoring these two areas on Thursday, and will be flyering the Zone H area then as well. Anyway, I'm on Spring Break from class, as you all might tell. I only have a week off, though. I can't wait to get this semester done and over with in May. My mid-term grades are okay, but could be a lot better. Two Cs, a B and an A is what I got. I'm going to try my best to have those as all As by finals. With that, here's crime for today.

11:44am - Person w/ a gun. 32XX N Hamlin. Two male Hispanic teens, one with a white jacket and the other with a blue jacket and both with blue jeans, are passing around a gun in the alley.

1:36pm - Theft in progress. 3407 N Kimball. Female Black in a brown jacket stole some items then jumped on a CTA bus headed north towards Addison on Kimball.

1:37pm - EMS run. 3440 N Elston.

1:38pm - Beat 1762Adam has a bus stopped up by Waveland and Kimball.

1:39pm - 1762A is saying it's not the bus after all.

5:39pm - Wires down. 3000 block of W Addison. Power lines attached to the pole are dangling, they're not on fire or sparkling. ComEd's been notified.

7:08pm - I have to go eat. I'll be back soon.

7:26pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

7:30pm - Parker. On 1732's Beat.

8:00pm - I'm too tired to stay awake, so with that, I'm going to end my coverage of 17 for tonight. I'll pick up from this time period either sometime this week or on Saturday. Have a good night, everyone!

Neighbor Breaking Into Car On Palmer, Landlord-Involved Accident On Diversey

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:04am. It's a cloudy morning with temps in the lower 30s, and it'll get into the upper 30s with clouds, I guess. I'm monitoring 25 from now until 9:58am, then I'm going to monitor 14 from then until 1:14pm. At 1:14, I will conclude my blogging for the day until 8:25, at which time I'll return with 25 until midnight. With that, here's crime for portions of today.

8:09am - Theft in progress. 37XX W Palmer. Male Hispanic neighbor with a white t-shirt and blue jeans is trying to break into the caller's car.

9:02am - I just want to make a public apology regarding yesterday's post. If you didn't read yesterday's post, I wrote down a "disturbance w/ a mental" call involving a teenager suffering from a bi-polar disorder and it happened to be the first call I heard, so I made the title "Bi-polar Teen At Group Home On Sawyer". I already apologized in the comments section in that post, but I want to also make one here. I am sorry if anyone was offended by the post and that will not happen again next time. I did not mean to bring any further stereotype to the bi-polar name.

9:08am - Traffic accident. 3943 W Diversey. Landlord was involved.

11:21am - I totally forgot to cover 14 until now, but here's coverage of 14 now, until 1:14. On Wednesday, I'll cover 14 from 9:58 to 11:21.

11:26am - Disturbance. 2468 W Armitage.

11:32am - Traffic accident. Milwaukee and Talman. Injures.

11:35am - Beat 1495 needs some traffic control over at Milwaukee/Talman. Beat car 1432 is heading over to assist.

11:40am - Beat 1406Boy is on a street stop at 2820 W Armitage. Event number is 05673.

12:19pm - Some call in the area.

12:42pm - Burglar alarm. 23XX W Oakdale.

1:14pm - I'm going to go until 8:25, at which time I'll return with 25. I hope all of you have a great start to your afternoon!

8:25pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone.

9:35pm - A unit has a stop at Monticello and Fullerton.

10:20pm - Some call in the area, on the south end, on either 2525's or 2535's Beats.

12:00am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back with 17 in the morning. Have a good night, everyone!