Memorial Day 2014

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 12pm. Happy Memorial Day to all! Let's honor all of our veterans today who protect our country, whether if they are dead or alive. Those who have died fought for our freedom that we have here in the United States and those who are active are still fighting for our freedom. On this holiday, I'm going to start my monitoring out with Zone 1 until 12:20pm, then go to Zone 11 from 12:20 to 12:40, and then Zone 2 from 12:40 to 1:00. After that, I'll be going to Zones 4, 3, 13, 10, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12. Round #1 of monitoring should wrap up at about 4pm, as I will be on 20-minute intervals for each Zone, and then I plan on coming back at 9:30pm to midnight, on 10-minute intervals, starting with Zone 12 and ending with Zone 1. As you all know, Memorial Day is also the unofficial start of summer here in Chicago, so I anticipate crime to begin picking up in the next few days to the next few weeks for the summer. Hopefully this summer will be the best and the most peaceful one Chicago has experienced. Here's crime on this Memorial Day.

12:05pm - Disturbance. Belmont and Keeler.

12:08pm - Parker. 37XX W Giddings. Truck blocking the alley.

12:23pm - Beat car 2022 is doing an "L" check at the Berwyn Red Line station.

12:26pm - A 24th District unit has a traffic stop at 20XX W Pratt.

12:55pm - EMS run. Montrose and Simmonds Dr. Child locked in a car.

12:57pm - Disturbance. Lakeshore Drive and Wilson. Problem between two parties about a parking space having something to do with coolers.

12:58pm - Theft. 43XX N Claremont. Caller's computer was stolen from their home.

1:00pm - Suspicious object. Randolph and Michigan. Black duffle bag left in one of the parking garages.

1:10pm - EMS run. 39 W Division. At the Starbucks. Person locked themselves in the bathroom and is not responding now.

1:19pm - Disturbance. Clinton and Monroe. Man jumping out into traffic, yelling and screaming.

1:27pm - Fire. 14XX N Maplewood. BBQ.

1:42pm - 1) Loud music disturbance. 43XX S Talman. 2) Loud music disturbance. 29XX W St. John the Pope II.

1:44pm - Person w/ a gun. 33rd and Princeton. At the Armour Square Park. Male Hispanic in a black Toyota with a plate beginning with PF is headed west on 33rd towards Canal. Apparently he flashed his black gun in the park.

1:57pm - Disturbance. Wood and 49th. People arguing on the corner.

2:06pm - Assault in progress. 32XX W Fulton. Group in front about to fight.

2:12pm - 1) Suspicious vehicle. 40XX W Roosevelt Rd. Male Black driving a black vehicle is trying to lure young girls into his car and has his pants down. 2) Beat 1141 has a street stop at Adams and Pulaski Rd.

2:15pm - Burglary in progress. 410 N Monticello. At the school (now closed). Four male Blacks, aged 15 to 19, are stealing .

2:16pm - Selling on Beat 1165Charlie's PDT.

2:17pm - 1) Traffic accident. 2600 S Central Park. 2) Disturbance. 32XX S Harding. Construction workers taking up street parking. 3) Battery report. St. Anthony's Hospital. Caller was robbed and battered last night at Homan and 23rd.

2:35pm - 1) Assist the citizen. 6350 S Cicero. At the Burger King. Caller is lost and is not sure where they live. 2) Open door. 68XX S Tripp. 3) Burglar alarm. 65XX S Spaulding.

2:36pm - 1) Burglar alarm. 18XX W 58th St. 2) Traffic accident. Union and Garfield. Two cars with injures.

2:37pm - 1) Disturbance. 1400 block of W 73rd Pl. Group of ten loitering causing problems. 2) Suspicious vehicle. 50XX S Kostner. Large white van sitting in front for some time now.

2:38pm - Parker. 52XX S Major. Boat and trailer parked on 52nd between Major and Parkside since Friday. 3) Holding the offender. 5050 S Kedzie. Man being held for shoplifting.

2:39pm - 1) Disturbance. On 711's Beat. 2) Vice complaint. 7XX W 60th St. 30 people drinking in the alley.

2:44pm - Beat cars 332 and 334 are being sent over to 15XX E 74th St per Beat 320. Not sure what's going on.

2:45pm - An officer is doing foot patrol at 63rd and Cottage Grove.

2:47pm - Burglar alarm. 73XX S Dante.

2:48pm - 1) EMS run. Hayes and 63rd St. Woman hit in the head with a rock, unsure whether intentional or not. 2) Disturbance. 64XX S Vernon. 3) Parker. 62XX S Langley. Car blocking the alley.

2:49pm - Beat 305 is on a violence reduction mission from Stony Island to Yates, 63rd to 75th.

2:50pm - Beat 369Adam is on a mission from 71st to 75th, Stony Island to the Lakefront.

2:51pm - Beat 369Charlie is doing stationary patrol at Rhodes and 71st St.

2:52pm - Disturbance. 61XX S Indiana. Group of males loitering in the hallway.

2:55pm - A unit has a traffic stop at 600 E 66th St.

2:57pm - Beat 369 wants Beat 369Boy to meet him at 73rd and Rhodes.

3:02pm - Battery in progress. 79XX S Maryland. Three to four females fighting in the hallway.

3:06pm - Beat 643 is running a name at 93rd and Eberhart.

3:09pm - Suspicious person. 8636 S Ashland. In the Walgreen's parking lot. Male Black with a white t-shirt and blue jeans is looking into the cars.

3:10pm - 1) A unit has a street stop at Avenue M and 100th. 2) Traffic accident. 102nd and Avenue H. 3) A unit is reporting a garbage can on fire at 106XX S Bensley.

3:12pm - Request for a supervisor. 93XX S Perry. Caller is unhappy with CPD service.

3:14pm - Traffic accident. 7715 S South Shore Dr. CTA bus hit a 2 year old, doesn't look good.

3:15pm - Battery in progress. 7721 S South Shore Dr. People fighting on the street.

3:16pm - Beat car 421 has a large crowd at the 3:14/3:15pm jobs. They're related.

3:18pm - Burglar alarm. 86XX S Loomis.

3:41pm - Holding the offender. 4650 W North Ave. At the Walmart.

3:42pm - 1) Beat 2563Eddie is taking one in from 12XX N Central Park. 2) Narcotics. On 1511's Beat. Selling.

3:45pm - Disturbance. Pine and Division. Large group of people loitering.

4:02pm - I'm going to go until 9:30. I'll be back then. Have a great afternoon, everyone!

9:40pm - I'm back. Good evening, everyone. Sorry I'm 10 minutes late. Starting my monitoring with Zone 12 now, until 9:50. Zone 9 is down, so I'll be jumping straight over to Zone 8 after this.

9:52pm - Disturbance. 95th and State. Kids causing a problem on the street.

9:53pm - Beat car 621Robert has a street stop at Loomis and 87th.

9:57pm - Helicopter #1 is flying over the area of 95th and Stony Island, and is reporting a group of people causing a ruckus at that exact intersection.

10:08pm - 1) Loud music disturbance. 62XX S Calument. 2) Disturbance. 70XX S Bennett. People arguing, loitering, drinking and playing loud music.

10:31pm - Loud music disturbance. 41XX S California.

10:46pm - Battery report. St. Mary's Hospital.

10:49pm - EMS run. On 1225Robert's Beat.

11:07pm - Burglar alarm. 3248 N Clark.

11:09pm - Assault in progress. 12XX W Leland. Intoxicated patient.

11:11pm - Battery. Maplewood and Devon. Caller was struck by a male. Offender fled in a green vehicle.

11:31pm - I'm going to go for the night. Thank you for reading. I'll be seeing you all. Have a good night, everyone!

Reckless Driver On Halsted, Large Group Of People On Michigan Ave.

Good evening, everyone, it's 7:03pm. .

7:04pm - Reckless driver. 5450 S Halsted. Car with a plate of S119442 is driving recklessly in the area.

7:06pm - Beat 1883George has a large group of people in front of 744 N Michigan, at the Banana Republic. Couple of more units needed.

7:07pm - A slow down is being given on 1883G's thing. Few units are on scene.

7:08pm - Fire. 873 N Larabee. On the lower level.

7:10pm - Beat 1165Boy has a very large crowd fighting at Adams and Western. More cars needed.

7:11pm - 1165B's crowd is now at Jackson on Western.

7:15pm - The "Shots Spotter" picked up two gunshots at 43XX W Maypole.

7:16pm - Landlord/tenant dispute. 50XX W Strong. Caller's landlord turned off their hot water.

7:17pm - Disturbance. 6950 N Hiawatha. At the Wildwood school. Six to eight boys hanging around, drinking.

7:18pm - Wires down. Pulaski and 55th.

7:20pm - Beat 7383Boy is doing an "L" check at the 47th Green Line station. Event number is 13303.

7:21pm - Beat 7383Charlie is doing an "L" check at the Garfield Red Line station. Event number is 13313.

7:22pm - Holding the offender. 5201 N Sheridan. At the Mariano's. Adult female being held for shoplifting.

OAK PARK Crime Blotter

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 2:30pm. .

2:40pm - Beat 5170 has a traffic stop at 1112 (7112) W Madison.

2:45pm - OPFD run. 834 W Lake. At the library. 55 year old man needs to be transported to a mental facility.

3:39pm - Alarm. 17 W LeMoyne. Fire alarm at this vacant house has been sounding for days.

3:44pm - Traffic accident. 20 W Madison. Altercation on scene.

3:52pm - Beat 5150 needs some more cars at the 3:44pm job. They've got a fight on scene.

3:53pm - This is turning into a full-fledged brawl. Units are needed ASAP. Multiple units en route.

3:55pm - A slow down is being given per Beat 5120. There's a large crowd on scene, units can still come over to help quell things.

4:01pm - Disturbance. 722 W Lake. At the Fuego Logo restaurant. Couple of males in front trying to fight people, they fled in a blue Chevy headed towards Euclid.

 

4:28pm - OPFD run. Superior and Cuyler. Man down over the steering wheel of his car.

4:31pm - Beat 5703 has a pedestrian struck at Oak Park and North Blvd. EMS is needed.

4:48pm - Beat 5180 has a traffic stop at 428 W Madison.

4:57pm - Attempted theft. 1000 block of S Lombard. Group of eight to 10 kids just tried to steal the caller's bike, they threatened to stab the caller. One is a male Black, 12 years old, 5'3, with a white tanktop and blue jeans. They fled towards Garfield on Lombard.

5:16pm - Beat 5183 has a traffic stop at Washington and Elmwood.

5:20pm - Fire. Oak Park Hospital. At the main entrance, in the grass.

5:23pm - OPFD. Somewhere in Oak Park. 64 year old lost "healing" in his leg.

5:31pm - Traffic accident. Marion and Lake. Parked car open its door and the caller, on their bike, went over the door. EMS was refused.

5:44pm - They've got some evidence left over from the 4:57pm job. OPPD is looking into now.

6:19pm - Theft. 9XX N Taylor. Two male Blacks, one with a gray tanktop and jeans and the second one with a navy blue long-sleeved shirt. They're both in their mid to late teens. Last seen north on Taylor, then east on Berkshire towards Humphrey. A cell phone was stolen and it was done at knife point.

6:20pm - Parking complaint. 327 South Blvd.

6:59pm - Lost property. 800 W Madison. At the Chase Bank. Caller lost their wallet.

7:16pm - Motorist assist. 1122 W Madison. Caller needs help getting into the parking lot with their vehicle.

EVANSTON Crime Blotter

Good evening, everyone, it's 8:52pm. I know I made a post a little while ago, but I've decided to do something a bit special. I know Evanston is a northern suburb, but as of tonight, I've decided to start a project where I will periodically monitor some of the immediate suburbs surrounding Chicago (Evanston, Skokie, Lincolnwood, Norridge, Harwood Heights, Elmwood Park, Oak Park and Cicero). This project will not occur often, but it will be at least every month or twice a month, depending on how busy I get this summer. I'm doing this so we can get a feel of what's going on just outside of Chicago. Tonight, I'm beginning with Evanston, which is just north of Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on the Far North Side. Evanston is an interesting area, to say the least, because it's considered a city and it has some very interesting areas. The downtown area and the east side of Evanston can be considered to be safe, while there are rough areas in southwestern and western Evanston. Honestly, I'm not really sure how the southeast and the north side of town are. If anyone would like more information as into why I'm doing this, please do not hesitate to send me an email. Now that I'm out of school for a few weeks, I'll be able to update a lot more, and I will be less busier this summer. With that, here's crime in Evanston for this evening into the overnight hours.

8:53pm - Disturbance. Lake and Dewey. Male and female arguing on the street.

8:55pm - Shots Fired. 18XX Foster. One shot fired by a male Black, 5 foot with a white hoodie. He ran towards a house on the corner, near Darrow.

8:56pm - Unit 374 is talking to a citizen from the "Shots Fired" and says that a citizen said pretty much the same thing as the call said, expect that he also had on khaki pants. A shot was fired in the alley. 374 is asking if there's a name on the call.

8:57pm - Unit 381 says that they're talking to a couple of people at Dodge and Foster, who said there were a couple of shots fired off over there. Units 375 and 377 are headed over.

8:58pm - Unit 603 is saying that the offender from this is 18 and is slim build, according to a citizen. He also has dreads.

9:00pm - EFD run. 24XX Lyon. Something about the front yard, either a person laying unconscious or a fire. Not sure.

9:02pm - Loud party. 7XX Dobson.

9:04pm - Some kind of loud commotion call on the 2000 block of Darrow. This is near the shots fired from a few minutes ago.

9:07pm - Disturbance. 18XX Lyons. 20 teens hanging out, loitering and up to no good.

9:08pm - Sounds like they're breaking up on Lyons, per unit 377.

9:09pm - 381 is running a name.

9:10pm - 381's name is clear and valid.

9:15pm - 377 is running a name.

9:24pm - Flash from a man who assaulted a camera operator over at the Northwestern University softball field, 2729 Ashland: wanted is a male White, middle aged, slim build with brown hair and a black/white blanket with dots on it. Last seen headed north towards Isabella, into Wilmette.

9:27pm - There's an accident with no injuries, somewhere in Evanston. Couldn't make out the location, but I think it's on the east side of town.

9:29pm - Reckless driver. Central and Green Bay. Light blue newer model Mustang is going at a high rate of speed and is swerving, headed towards Eastwood on Central.

9:37pm - Parking complaint. Sherman and Washington.

9:39pm - Unit 323 is running a name.

9:42pm - Unit 175 is running a plate at 17XX Orrington.

9:51pm - 175's plate has something on it, but can't make out what Dispatch is saying.

9:59pm - Loud music. Somewhere on Dodge Ave.

10:05pm - Loud music. 6XX Hinman.

10:07pm - Unit 174 just rode by the 10:05pm call and told the people out there to turn down the music.

10:09pm - 174 has a traffic stop on Church just west of Dodge. Don't know he made it over that part of Evanston so quick.

10:10pm - Unit 179 has a traffic stop somewhere. This frequency is no good.

10:11pm - Unit 172 is getting a loud music assignment.

10:15pm - Criminal damage. 19XX Ashbury. Unknown item was just thrown through the caller's window.

10:17pm - Unit 177 has shots fired near Emerson and Darrow.

10:19pm - Unit 173 just talked to a citizen on Darrow who says they heard gunfire west of Darrow. This is south of Emerson.

10:20pm - Shots Fired. 18XX Hartrey. Male Black with dark clothing is involved with some gunfire.

10:21pm - 1) Now it's being said that three male Blacks are involved with what's happening on Hartrey. 2) Suspects just went into 1829 Hartrey. Six shots were fired.

10:31pm - There's no concrete information off of Hartrey, per unit 192.

10:45pm - They're calling again from the 9:02pm job.

10:51pm - Homeless person set something on fire. Sheridan and Lake.

10:52pm - 192 needs some units to help him clear Hartrey. Dispatch calls units 174, 177, 175, 176, 179 and 180.

10:56pm - Something's happening on the 1600 block of Dodge. Not sure what.

11:00pm - Loud party. Foster and Orrington. Southwest corner.

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Saturday, May 10th
12:32am - 1) 177 has a traffic stop on the 300 block of Howard. 2) Unit 171 has a traffic stop on the 1400 block of Howard.

12:36am - Disturbance. 7XX Noyes. People being loud out front.

12:40am - Disturbance. 19XX Jackson. Group of 15 males being loud out front, looked like they were going to fight a few minutes ago but now they're being loud. Units 177 and 175 are assigned, and units 174 and 191 are going to come over to assist.

12:43am - 177 is giving everyone a disregard from the 12:40am job.

12:45am - 177 has shots fired south of his location.

12:49am - 173 just talked to a couple of citizens, and they're saying that the gunfire came off of Church from just west of Ashland. A car was also heard speeding off.

12:52am - Disturbance. 13XX Oak. Male and female fighting in the alley. Multiple calls.

12:56am - A disregard is being given on Oak.

12:59am - Disturbance. 21XX Church. Neighbors fighting.

1:00am - Loud party. 22XX Sherman.

1:05am - 172's running a name from somewhere.

1:06am - 172's name comes back clear.

1:09am - 173 is running two names.

1:12am - 175 is running a name.

1:13am - 175's name is clear and valid.

1:15am - A unit has a stop at Dodge and Church.

1:17am - Unit 178 has a traffic stop on Barton just south of Dobson.

1:31am - Disturbance. Park and Lincolnwood. North Shore cab #16's fare is refusing to pay.

1:35am - The 1:31am job is calling back. The guy fled south on Lincolnwood towards Hartzell.

1:36am - 174 has a stop at Dodge and Dempster.

1:37am - Traffic accident. Davis and Benson. No injuries.

1:40am - Traffic accident. 1117 Howard. At the McDonald's parking lot. Caller's car was struck by another vehicle and now there's an argument.

1:43am - Wanted from the 1:37am job is a 2007 sliver Dodge Crystler with an Illinois plate of H121714. It's a hit-and-run, and the driver was possibly drunk.

1:44am - EFD run. McDaniel and Thayer. Caller's friend overdosed.

1:58am - The 1:40am accident happened on Chicago's side of Howard.

1:59am - 175 is running a name.

2:00am - 175's name comes back suspended for something.

2:04am - Units on the south side of town are being advised that the 24th District in Chicago just put a man w/ a gun call out at 7074 N Ridge, which is on the southwest corner of Estes and Ridge, about five blocks from the Evanston-Chicago border.

2:17am - Shots Fired. 2000 block of Dodge. One shot heard in the area.

2:18am - 177 is giving a slow down on the 2:17am job. They were around the corner and didn't hear anything.

2:19am - Scratch that. 177 says they just heard one shot on that block.

2:21am - 177's walking the block with his partner. Units 192, 175 and 176 are in the area as well.

2:32am - Parker. Somewhere in Evanston.

2:50am  - 176 has a street stop at Elmwood and Davis. He's okay. Running a state I.D.

3:28am - Car alarm. 29XX Colfax.

People Yelling On Megaphone @ Berteau/Austin, Street Stop On Sheridan

Good evening, everyone, it's 8:30pm. .

8:31pm - Disturbance. Berteau and Austin. People yelling on a megaphone.

8:32pm - Beat 2462Charlie has a street stop at 76XX N Sheridan.

8:33pm - Beat 7343 is dispersing four for gang loitering at 6701 N Clark. Event number is 16511 and the console time is 20:33.

8:34pm - Disturbance. 43XX W Fifth St. Males standing in the alley.

8:39pm - Parker. On 1214's Beat.

8:40pm - Assault in progress. Magnolia and Wilson. Group of people threatening an employee.