New Year's Eve 2011 ~ 17th District

Happy New Year to you all ~ hope your evening festivities are going peacefully.  Here starts the New Year's Eve activity in 17.

8:11 - Karlov & Henderson, hit-run, vehicle to vehicle, black Sonata hit by Honda, driver fled the scene, left car.

8:35 - 41XX W School, fight in progress, no further details given.

8:40 - 45XX W Belmont, report of a fire, requests check to see if it bonafide.

8:57 - 39XX W Dakin, possible burglary in progress, called in for Apt 2P, caller thinks he hears someone inside.

9:05  - 34XX N Keating, caller states husband's son broke into house, may have alrady been handled with callback on earlier call around 1800, criminal damage to property which may all be same call, 1731 codes it a 16Adam. 

9:08  - 47XX W Grace, nearby, one call for shots fired, may be fireworks. 

9:17  - Addison/Pulaski, 2-3 males passing out flyers in front of Jewel, disturbing customers.

9:21  - Belmont/Pulaski, person with a gun a Pulaski bus stop waving a gun around. Male, black, wearing a blue jacket and jeans. 

9:28  - 33XX N Kilbourn, fire requests assistance, 70-year-old dementia patient, combative.

9:46  -  Sunnyside & St Louis, person with a gun, male Hispanic, heavy-set, tall, wearing a black jacket per anonymous caller from cell phone. 

9:48  - 1723 reports that they have two on the fence from 9:46 job.

11:34 - 47XX W Berenice, unruly party, underage drinking, urinating in alley and breaking bottles. 

11:57 - 1730R asks for all noise disturbance calls for next 15 minutes.

Happy New Year! 

Parker On Hamlin, Accident On The Mil

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 1:28pm. Yet another warm afternoon in the city. Summer is definitely here. Well, I don't have all that much to say for today except that I'm attending a meeting in 14 at 6pm. It's a community meeting, a follow-up meeting at that, in response to the two homicides that took place on Beat 1411 in May. This should be interesting. Then, tomorrow, I may to 1414's CAPS Beat meeting. We'll see. With that, here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

1:37pm - 1) Parker. 25XX N Hamlin. 2) Traffic accident. 3170 N Milwaukee. In front of Medical Center.

1:50pm - I'm going to get ready for this meeting. I may or may not be back tonight. If not, have a great day and I'll return tomorrow.

4:38pm - I'm back, temporary. Just until about 5:10pm.

4:42pm - Vicious animal. 26XX N Hamlin.

4:43pm - Just something I'd like to add. If anyone wants a post on the meeting I'm attending tonight, just let me know via here or my inbox.

5:25pm - Ok, I'm heading for the meeting. I may or may not be back tonight. If not, have a great day and I'll return tomorrow.

8:38pm - I'm back.

9:37pm - Vandalism in progress. George and Ridgeway. Gangbangers who live on the 2800 block of Ridgeway are tagging the stop signs.

9:38pm - Shots Fired. Dickens and Central Park.

10:02pm - Burglary. 1633 N Hamlin. Two males are trying to break into the youth center.

10:07pm - Disturbance. 3801 W Belmont. A man in Dunkin Donuts is in an argument with the employees.

10:21pm - Disturbance. 37XX W Concord. Kids throwing things at the houses from the railroad tracks.

11:11pm - I'm really tired, and can't stay up any longer. With that, I'm off to bed. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night, everyone.

Homicide On California This Morning

Good evening, everyone. I have learned today that a homicide occurred in the Avondale community this afternoon on the 3000 block of N. California, according to Chicago Breaking News and the Chicago Police Department. It occurred at about 1:50pm. According to CBN, the man killed, and another man who was injured in this shooting, were in the area when this happened. They were both taken to Illinois Masonic, where the one was pronounced dead. That one was Jesus Gamboa, of the 2900 block of N. Washtenaw, 21 yrs old. He was shot in the chest. The other man, a 22 yr old man, was shot in the head and remains in critical condition. Reports indicate that this shooting was gang related.

Well, looks like Avondale had it's first murder of 2011. Hopefully this is the only one, but it's sad that this even happened. People need to learn how to put down guns. To the community members in the area: Do something about this. Attend your next CAPS Beat meeting, form a block club, call 911 as often as necessary, and other things you can think of to help the community. But the utmost important thing is to get involved. To those of you in this area, you are on Beat 1411, and your next meeting is on Wednesday, July 6th, at Resurrection Church (3045 N. Francisco) at 6:30pm.

As usual, if you have any insights, questions, concerns and etc., please send them here, the FB page or my e-mail address.