Friday, September 19, 2008

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Wednesday Night

It is Wednesday night here in Uptown looks like a storm is rolling in, and the Cubs start at 7:05. There is a lot of activity in Wrigleyville not so much in our neck of the woods. I will continue to monitor and see what develops. Usually a rain storm sends the bad guys running for cover.

6:57 1357 Sunnyside woman reports that someone put a cigarette but in her flower pot. She wants to make a Police Report.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Tuesday Afternoon

4:00 4717 Kenmore armed robbery black male wielding a pocket knife robbed a person of their cell phone wallet and $20.00 US currency then fled west on Leland.

4:03 4600 Marine auto accident car vs a School bus, no injuries.

4:05 4431 Broadway arrest made transport for the prisoner being requested.

4:10 912 Montrose employee of Jewell Osco is holding a thief who stole some booze from the store in the alley. They are requesting that the police speed up their response as the thief is getting agitated.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Late Evening Update

11:33 1221 Sunnyside two offenders on the hood of the car curfew violators.

11:34 Montrose Harbor battery victim waiting for Police at the Montrose Harbor Comfort Station. Nobody seems to know where that is.

11:36 Wilson and Sheridan damage to property in progress black male kicking the Newspaper box and destroying it.

11:37 707 Waveland Burglary in progress woman returned home to find a black male standing in her kitchen she is at a friends home now.

11:51 Marine and Lawrence gang congregation.

Update

10:38 Clarendon and Broadway Windy City Gyros having problems with a drunk white male.

10:46 851 Montrose mattresses are on fire on the second floor fire escape, CFD is on the way.

10:57 Curfew mission being established with dedicated cars to roam 10 and 20 sectors.

{note beats in 23rd with a one as the third number of the beat are in ten sector and if you have a two as the third number you are in the twenty sector.}



Wrigleyville is busy with alot of drunk people we have been pretty quiet. Most common report tonight in Wrigleyville are people jumping out of cabs without paying. The Phillies are in town must be a Philadelphia thing.

Update

Things are pretty slow tonight but in the previous post there was that gang-banger vigil at yesterdays scene that might be the fuel on the fire to ignite something tonight, so I am still listening.

10:04 Lawrence and Sheridan street stop, officer asking for an additional car.

10:05 4550 Clarendon domestic battery in progress.

10:26 Sunnyside and Broadway ambulance needed for a battery victim. Police know who they are looking for Ola Price beat up her sister Carla Price. She is a black female 20 years of age wearing a purple and white striped tank-top. rolled up faded jeans. Police are advised to use caution as she is carrying a knife. Most of the officers are familiar with the pair and are mentioning some of their haunts to help in the locating of Ola.

10:35 4550 Clarendon 15 year old prostitute selling her wares on the corner.

Saturday Evening Update

9:25 Street Stop 916 Agatite in the alley.

9:36 Pedophile hanging out at the Wilson Redline stop, his name is Jose and he is a registered sex offender according to the caller. He is wearing a gold shirt and green soccer shorts, grabbing himself and is hanging out on the patform refusing to leave or board a train.

9:44 Lakeside and Sheridan gang disturbance.

9:49 Leland and Magnolia mental disturbance.

9:54 Gang disturbance is determined to be a vigil for yesterdays deceased. Police report a dozen peaceful protesters on the scene.

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Waiting and Listening

Decided to stay in waiting to hear if there is any retaliation, for yesterdays homicide. So giving you all a dose of what has been going on tonight in Uptown. This is the way we used to do it before we cut back to a summer schedule only posting the shootings.

8:53 Mexican Male on bicycle at Magnolia and Wilson exposing himself to passersby.

8:54 Not in Uptown but a little scary, Male in the bushes wearing black pants a black coat and a black ski mask hiding in the bushes near the lakefront bike trail and Waveland clock tower.

8:55 Woman screaming for help at 825 Sunnyside.

8:58 Police find the masked man and are trying to figure things out.

9:09 Shots Fired 4344 Sheridan.

9:12 945 Gordon Terrace homeless people getting drunk and noisy in the alley.

The Police Know Who The Shooter Is

He is a black male known to hang out at the corner of Hazel and Agatite.

Also I have turned on the comment moderation feature for the time being because some of the neighborhood subversive groups are leaving comments to make us good guys look bad.

Update on Yesterdays Murder

Police are still looking for the gun used in the shooting, as well as the shooter. The gun was discarded and possibly could be on the roof of a building. Police requested fire department help last night for ladders to look on the roof of the school nearby. They also issued a caution to officers responding to a call at Hazel and Agatitie as the offender they are seeking in this homicide is known to frequent this corner.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Person Murdered

4828 Sheridan not sure of the details as this event happened just over the district line in the 20th district. I do know that the Police asked for the wagon to take the body to the ME office and they are now asking for the Fire Department to come and wash the scene down.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Person Shot

Black male shot in the leg ambulance on the way. 809 Grace is the
crime scene. Victim shot in the upper right thigh being transported to
Illinois Masonic.

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Shots Fired

Three Hispanic males in a red two door car fired four shots into the
parking lot of JJ Peppers and fled west on Lawrence.

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Shots Fired

Hazel and Sunnyside several callers report seeing a black male in a
red shirt and red hat fired a gun at a crowd of other black males.
Police on scene say all the black males have red hats and shirts.

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Update

Police let the guy they had go as the witnesses said he was not one of
the shooters.

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Person Shot

Montrose and Clifton. Gangbanger shot in the leg then flees north on
Clifton after returning fire at the person who shot him.

Police have one of the shooters in custody at Racine and Sunnyside
behind Truman College.

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Shots Fired

Black male green shorts red t-shirt fired shots at 4400 Malden then
fled south on Malden. More calls comming in on this other witnesses
report that a second shooter was wearing a black t-shirt. Both
shooters went to 4420 Malden after shooting.

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Shots Fired

1300 block of Wilson shooters reported to have fled on Beacon. So far
no reports of anyone hit. Another witness reports that the shooter ran
into 4653 Beacon.

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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Late Model White Sedan

Witnesses say the shooter fled in a 4dr older model white sedan.
Police also looking for two black males in white t-shirts on bicycles
who stashed somthing in the alley behind The Peoples Church under a
garbage can.

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Crime Scene 1020 Lawrence

Police recovered three shell casings in front of the address and have
the offenders cell phone. Looks like the shooter was standing in the
20th district shooting across the street into the 23rd district.

The offender left his cell phone on the counter of JJ Peppers.

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Person Shot

Lawrence and Kenmore male shot in his right leg and laying on the
street. Ambulance enroute. Police looking for a black male shooter who
fled north on Kenmore in a waiting white car plate GMP 985. Although
the police have conflicting reports.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

If This is Your Volkswagon

It looks different than it did when you last saw it. Parked on Wilson
near Beacon it was the victim of a hit and run in an Astro Van license
plate 7129508, piloted by a group of very drunk Hispanics. I called it
in to 911 as did the other witnesses and waited 45 minutes for the
police who never came. Sorry about your luck.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Traffic Control

Just another issue to deal with. Police contending with rush hour
traffic in the neighborhood, while trying to retain the integrity of
the crime scene.

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Update

Crime scene on Leland between Malden and Magnolia. Sounds like plenty
of witnesses all giving a positive of on one shooter police still
looking for the other one.

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Police Looking

Police are looking for a yellow construction hat worn by one of the
shooters it fell off when he fled.

Police recall seeing the hat near the scene nut note that it is
missing now.

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Leland and Malden the Crime Scene

Detectives on the radio making sure nobody taken into custody is
allowed to wash their hands.

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Victim Going to Hospital

Victim on way to hospital in critical condition. One shooter in
custody at 1255 Wilson.

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Shots Fired

Beacon and Leland person hit. Two shooters fled north on Beacon.

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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Pizza Delivery-man Robbed at Gun-Point

1300 block of Leland delivery person for Sarpino's robbed by a black male with a gun.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Shots Fired

4400 block of Hazel in the alley. Several callers report hearing four
gunshots.


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Shots Fired

Lawrence and Clark black male walked into Mexican Restaraunt fired several rounds from a handgun and fled westbound on foot down Lawrence

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Shots Fired

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Gun Fight

Malden and Wilson I was in my car in the middle of it multiple
shooters emptying there weapons at each other across a crowded street
with no regard to the people in the middle.

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Monday, July 7, 2008

Busy Monday afternoon...

17:30 4750 Sheridan woman cut a man across the throat.  Police on scene, fire responding.

17:37 44xx  Racine, anonymous call about narcotics sales in an apartment building.

17:42 request for additional cars at a traffic stop at Clarendon and Sunnyside.  Plates came up stolen, just the plates.  Possible gang member.

17:45 Police requested at Lake Path at Wilson for a bike vs bike accident with injuries.

17:49 Broadway and Wilson area, female knocking on windows of cars, asking for money.

17:52 unit requests another unit to watch the offender from the stabbing while they go to the hospital to interview the victim.

17:53 The 17:49 incident is coded out as 5 Edward - Perp gone on arrival.

17:55  transporting the offender to district headquarters.

17:59 4355 N Sheridan, at Jewel, drunk belligerent male being held for theft.

18:01 unit from traffic stop at Sunnyside and Clarendon transporting car to headquarters.

and I'm out.  Got stuff to do, and this stuff is happening faster than I can type.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

I listen Still

Posting every little event can wear on you. I am trying to enjoy my
summer. I will post important events as I hear them, while it is nice
however let me slack a bit and enjoy life a bit or help we could have
shifts if there were some active volunteers.
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Friday, June 27, 2008

Death Investigation

8:52 1207 Leland male age 35 dead found dead of undetermined causes.

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Monday, June 23, 2008

Wilson Hotel

I had to work late this evening, so I was unable to listen, but on my
walk home I noticed three cop cars and four bicycle units in front of
the Wilson Hotel.

The police were pulling guys out of the hotel in handcuffs. From what
I overheard they are part of a robbery ring. One was in possesion of a
tv from a recent robbery and the others looked like they had some
stolen shoes from various stores.

As I type this four more patrol cars have arrived and it looks as
though they are about to go in and toss the place.

Apparently the catylist for this was a shoplifter at Payless shoes who
fled directly to the Hotel.

Upon entry to the Hotel they encountered a fight in progress.
Ambulances arrived a knife was involved and their was a stabbing.

Police have apprehended the offenders.

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Sunday, June 22, 2008

Update

Two 19th district cars being added to 2311 beat patrol tonight.

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Update

The crime scene address is going to be 4631 Beacon. With the
possibility of a second crime scene on Leland between Clark an Dover.
The victims returned fire at this location.

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Update

Car at the Weiss Hospital ER is a Blue Pontiac G6. Witnesses at Dover
and Beacon reported seeing it parked with occupants when another sped
up beside it fired shots and fled northbound through the alley between
Dover and Clark. The shooter in what is being described now as a black
Mitsubishi with teal highlights had on a gray shirt was a black male
about 18 years old and had corn rows and light complected..

One of the cops on the scene is calling the dispatcher to give more
info.


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Shots Fired

Three calls to 911 about shots fired. Leland and Dover two cars
chasing each other and shooting. Three victims shot and drove
themselves to Weiss Hospital in a blue Ford Focus. Police are still
looking for the other car a black sedan.

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Evening Update

10:41 1315 Leland
Black male in a white Bonneville in front of address making threats
has a gun.

10:44 Montrose Harbor
Paddy wagon requested to transport seven arrests from the park.

12:03 4536 Magnolia
Disturbance.

12:04 4700 block of Malden
Loud party.

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Friday, June 20, 2008

Things Slowing Down

10:16 4430 Magnolia
Shots fired. Police on the scene they think it may have been fireworks.

Lots of drunken batteries down in Wrigleyville. Especially at Taco Bell.

Update

8:16 Extra cars in the zone for operation Safe Summer.

8:18 Jewell on Sheridan
Security has two female juveniles in custody for shoplifting.

8:43 4716 Malden
Street stop.

8:47 1341 Wilson
Resident claims a man just threatened him.

8:48 Wilson and Broadway
Traffic stop.

Friday Evening

7:53 1134 Wilson
Male in apartment 216 claims he is not being treated like a citizen.

8:03 Wilson and Sheridan
Traffic stop.

8:05 1300 block of Leland
Disturbance on the street.

8:06 1315 Leland
Fight on the second floor.

8:08 1311 Leland
Man in the woman’s shelter threatening residents.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

We Are Back

Sorry, work, family, and other commitments left little time to keep up
with the blogging although I continued to listen.

Look for a full weekend of posting starting Friday at 8.

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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Early Sunday Morning

12:40 4927 Clifton
Woman recieving phone threats she is headed to a friends house in the
23rd district.

12:41 Addison Rocks
Police trying to disperse 30-40 drinkers on the rocks.

12:44 3729 Clark
Man inside the hot dog stand with a bottle of champagne causing a
disturbance.

12:45 Sheridan and Sunnyside
10 black males doing somthing looking in the trunk of a car.

12:50 855 Aldine
Neighbor burned their food somebody in the building wants file a
police report because it stinks.

1:00 3838 Broadway The Chateau
Woman beating a man with a baseball bat for selling bad crack. Police
respond and as far as they can tell the crack was good.


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Update

11:34 4225 Sheridan
80 year old man out of control.

11:38 Lake Shore Dr
More holes at Addison and LSD. Cars with two or more flats. Police
dispatching more patrol cars to block the holes. Still no sign of
Streets and Sanitation.

12:00 3900 Broadway
Traffic stop.

12:02 4534 Hazel
Kids hanging out on the porch being loud and their mother is
threatening people who complain.

12:04 Wilson and Marine
Street stop.

12:12 700 Gordon Terrace
Woman on the ground unable to move, smells like she pooped her pants.


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Saturday, June 7, 2008

Update

11:05 3933 Sheridan
Intoxicated employee punched another employee.

11:19 Broadway and Clarendon
Auto theft just occurred, silver Impala with Texas plates.

11:27 Broadway and Clarendon
Auto theft victim hysterical at Windy Gyro causing a disturbance.
Police trying to calm him down. It is possible that the car was towed
as it was parked in the lot and he was not at one of the businesses.


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Further Update

10:40 4621 (?) N. Sheridan Hostile resident

11:16 Clarendon and Broadway -- auto theft of a silver 2008 rental with texas plate

Continued reports of damage to Lake Shore Drive; requests for sanitation to address debris

Update

10:56 Police sending cars to LSD to block it off. Streets and
Sanitation said they might come out and pour some sand in the holes,
police trying to advise that that is not going to cut it they say the
holes are five feet long three feet wide and very deep and rebate is
exposed.

There are too many disabled vehicles for the police to count.

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Evening Update

10:33 Police Station
Four people in the station complaining of auto damage from holes in
Lake Shore Dr. Police trying there best to get a hold of someone at
streets and sanitation the calls keep going to voice mail.

10:37 Police finally get through to streets and sanitation. They claim
that it is not their responsibility.

10:38 Montrose Harbor
Paddy wagon requested, by bike unit. Five arrests being made.

10:45 Public Violence Mission
10 sector.

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Saturday Evening Update

9:09 Lawrence and Malden
Traffic stop.

9:13 1113 Wilson
Man passed out under recline tracks.

9:14 4420 Magnolia
Gang dispersal.

9:20 745 Wilson
Premise check.

9:25 626 Montrose
Bumper in the road.

9:35 4507 Sheridan
Battery in progress three people fighting inside the resteraunt.

9:38 4550 Marine
Hand waver flagged down patrol car.

9:39 3600 Recreation Dr.
Auto accident.

9:48 945 Agatite
Traffic stop. Driver has a revoked drivers license.

9:58 Wilson and Magnolia
Intoxicated female screaming.

9:59 Wilson and Magnolia
Man laying in the street.

Two for the price of one.

10:03 4759 Sheridan
People in the Pantry will not leave.

10:05 4100 Sheridan
Man throwing bottles at people walking by.

10:13 LSD and Irving Park
Huge potholes developing on the drive. Parts of cars are falling off.

10:17 Sunnyside and Racine
White Ford Tempo with occupants doing drugs and playing loud music.

10:20 3700 Clifton
Loud party in the backyard.

10:22 LSD and Irving
Lots of debris from cars all over the road.

10:23 4750 Sheridan
Black male tresspassing in building refuses to leave.

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Saturday Evening

5:19 4505 Clarendon
Dispute in apartment on 26th floor. Resident fighting with his friend.

6:35 Lake Michigan
Marine unit and helicopter called in to look for three teens lost on a
jet ski.

8:01 733 Aldine
Kids in a knife fight.

8:04 Broadway North from Aldine
Police looking for a black male named shadow wielding a knife and
threatening people. Sounds like shadow is well known by the patrol
officers.

8:07 737 Aldine
People videoed the knife fight and are providing it to police.

8:08 Shadow apprehended

8:08 4233 Broadway
Attempted burglary. Woman reports a black male just climbed in her
window.

8:16 1140 Wilson
Street stop.

8:17 Shadow being taken to church to speak to his counselor.

8:19 4506 Sheridan
Woman at the treatment center fighting the staff.

8:21 police looking for a black male with an orang baseball hat and
Kelly green shirt for the attempted burglary at 4233 Broadway.

8:23 4717 Broadway
Street stop.

8:24 4426 Clifton apt 2E
Domestic disturbance.

8:25 Grace and Seminary
Assault in progress.

8:33 Grace and Seminary
Police have Michael Jackson of 1025 Sunnyside in custody for assault.

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Saturday Rally=Another Success














If Helen thinks that her "constituents" don't care, she is hugely mistaken. Today's rally was yet another step in taking back Uptown.

Of course, she wasn't around to address what she's been avoiding, and her baseball bat-wielding staff told at least one concerned citizen to leave immediately.

Despite the absurd 'non-response,' we walked home with smiles on our faces knowing that we did the right thing. And we shall continue to do the right thing...

Thanks to all - and stay tuned for the next rally!








Friday, June 6, 2008

Friday Night

6:55 Lawrence and Kenmore
Black male selling drugs from his bicycle, drugs are in his left front
pocket.

7:00 Robbery mission
Officers walking the beat in the 10 sector to notify residents of an
increase in burglaries.

7:04 4751 Sheridan
Street stop for on view disturbance. Subject was found to be clear of
warrants but there was an officer safety alert for being a parolee and
a Latin King.

7:08 Off duty seargent needs a supervisor at a bar to inform the owner
of certain laws.


7:05 4500 Beacon
Traffic stop.

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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Thursday Update

5:47 1111 Wilson
Street stop for on view disturbance.

5:52 In the 19th District
At Diversey and Leavitt some kids opened a fire hydrant and have
traffic backed up while they are running around playing in the water.

5:54 4621 Sheridan
Woman reports her boyfriend stole her check and won't give it back. He
is in the S and L Pantry.

6:17 847 Hazel
Gangbangers causing a disturbance in the alley.

6:21 Ashland and Wilson
Group of gangbangers heading east on Wilson towards uptown armed with
bricks.

6:23 4623 Kenmore
Police helping someone retrieve their belongings.

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New Event Midnight Bike Ride

Ride through uptowns hotspots with The Chicago Police Bike Unit.
Friday June 13 we will meet at The Bar on Buena at Broadway and Buena.
Departure at Midnight, return at 1:30.

Look for a flyer tommorow.

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Thursday Evening

5:18 918 Montrose
Man passed put on the sidewalk.

5:19 4441 Broadway
Group of people drinking and harassing people walking by.

5:20 Wilson and Sheridan
Two arrests made for an on view act.

5:24 1020 Sunnyside
Males fighting one person injured EMS on the way.

5:28 724 Buena
Burglar alarm.

5:29 1045 Wilson
Street stop.

5:34 Wilson and Magnolia
Traffic stop.

5:35 4516 Magnolia
Two black females in a fight.

5:36 Sunnyside and Magnolia
Reports of a large fight many calls coming in.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Wednesday Night

9:28 4615 Clifton second floor
Ms. Ballenger called to report that she needs the police because she
mopped the floors and her roommate walked on them with her dirty feet.

9:29 4707 Malden
Woman on the second floor yelling out the window for the police.

9:33 4353 Clifton
Traffic stop.

9:34 Sheridan Red Line
Premise check.

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Wednesday Night

Broncho Billy Playlot - black male selling drugs

4705 N Sheridan - black male assaulting a white male on crutches - with a brick!

Belmont and Damon Fire - re-routing all traffic

46xx North [something] - 2 males on bikes throwing things at passers-by

1227 Sunnyside - street stop

4735 Magnolia - two white males drinking in front of a green chevy blazer

2147 West Belmont - building on fire


44xx Magnolia - 14 year-old black male in black jacket just sold drugs to a black male on a bike


42xx Malden - gang activity


11xx Grace - missing donkey garden statue!!

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

CAPS Meeting Tonight

The CAPS meeting tonight is at 7:00 pm at Truman College. This meeting is for Beat 2311 which includes the areas inside of Clark to Broadway, and Montrose to Lawrence. If you are not busy you should come it is usually a very interesting meeting.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

4:55 multiple shots fired, Sunnyside and Hazel area.  multiple calls.

Sunday Morning

8:33 1319 Wilson
U-Haul truck stolen from a person moving into an apartment.

8:47 4031 Kenmore apartment #204
Address of a hit and run offender from an accident at Broadway and
Cuyler. 3 units there to investigate, calling for back-up.

9:00 U-Haul update
The victim parked the truck in a private parking lot police contacted
Lincoln Towing and found out they moved the truck to their facility
overnight.

9:04 4031 Kenmore apartment #204
Police are calling for the wagon.

9:12 1101 Montrose
White jeep parked in the crosswalk.

9:27 900 Montrose
6 homeless bums hanging out in the Dearborn wholesalers lot.

10:00 4540 Hazel
Battery I progress.


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Saturday, May 31, 2008

A beautiful Saturday afternoon...

last 30 mins - too many calls of 'post-game' stupidity to post (ie white male beating white female on Addison - both wearing Cubs shirts)

5:25 Wilson & Broadway - woman called near payless shoes - ex-boyfriend is driving around her home, making her nervous

Something is amiss at 44xx North Hazel? Big surprise.

and another great Cubs victory:

5:15 The usual "drunk female refuses to leave Slugger's" fare....

Friday, May 30, 2008

Friday post-game fights! And more fights!

6:03 Waveland and Clark - male and female fighting

6:00 Multiple calls about violence in Gill Park (Irv & Broadway)

5:51 Broadway and Sheridan - 2 men fighting in front of Starbucks

5:50 825 West Sheridan - 2 men fighting

5:50 1340 W Irving - big fight involving many - EMS call - people yelling for help - man bleeding

5:45 3242 Wilson - 3 black male adults drinking and fighting

5:45 xxxx Clifton - male in his 50s masturbating in a truck

* UPDATE ON MISSING GIRL - she is [safe?] with a family member on the West side

5:15 19xx Wilson - missing 9-year old girl

5:10 Broncho Billy Playlot check

5:07 3210 Halsted - male white with plant in his hands getting ready to break window

5:02 Wilson and Campbell - two brothers in a dispute


5:05 4350 Broadway- male and female sleeping in walkway blocking fire exit

Friday Afternoon

5:00 Irving/Ashland - UPS driver "...being attacked by one-hundred kids..."

Many ID/License plate checks

1318 West Montrose - traffic stop


4:45 Belmont & Damon - male white beating a female black and throwing her into a car

4:30 Huge Cubs win 10-9

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

A Cold Tuesday Night

7:30 4427 Clifton
Missing 15 year old female.

7:33 1232 Sunnyside
Gang dispersal.

7:35 942 Montrose
Street stop for on view criminal act. Offender gave address of 1025
Sunnyside his record says he lives at
945 Lawrence police agree same shit different address. Both are
shelters.

7:37 4200 Broadway
Drunk guy falling down.

7:38 Sheridan and Wilson
Two black males and one black female robbed a male of $50.00 and then
jumped into yellow cab number 1119 heading east on Wilson. They jumped
out in the alley at Wilson and Clarendon. Police nabbed the males
still looking for the female.

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Monday, May 26, 2008

4:00

CUBS WIN!!

4100 N Broadway - 2 males getting ready to fight

Monday Afternoon - Memorial Day












(of note - sirens have not stopped now for 53 minutes.)

3:00 Western and Irving - Nissan Armada driving with occupants drinking beer

2:50 31xx Seridan - man passed out at bus stop

2:40 4605 N Sheridan - Report of domestic battery - black male beating woman

2:39 Sheridan and Montrose Annoying panhandler outside Salvation Army

2:35 Traffic Stop - Sunnyside and Clarendon

2:30 3839 North Ashland (alley) - another copper wiring theft

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

We believe this rally is going to be HUGE!!! Please plan on attending!

It's been a relatively slow afternoon, but below you will find the "usual" hooliganism:

4:45 - Broncho Billy Park check

4:30 - Montrose and Sheridan - two homeless men creating a disturbance in the alley

3:55 1023 W Addison - white male with a SWORD threatening @ Starbucks
*white male blue baseball cap/brown jacket chased behind Goose Island on Clark
* apprehended behind Starbucks

(the rain always seems to wash away the grime)

1:45 4753 N Broadway - man disturbing people in front of Starbucks

1:15 4518 N Magnolia- group of men and one woman making a disturbance

Friday, May 23, 2008

4727 Malden Apartment #402 Again

Now the tennant is in the lobby threatening the desk clerk.

4520 Magnolia

The gang that was just dispersed back and creating a disturbance.

The Chateau Shemales and Females and Males Oh My

Fighting in the hallway.

4727 Malden Apartment #402 Again

Same stuff.

Gang Loitering

5 dispersed from 4520 Magnolia, they cannot return to this area for 8 hours or be arrested.

Robbery and Assault

Clark and Wilson man bleeding from the face after being robbed.

Gang Disturbance

833 Wilson gang tac unit dispathed.

4727 Malden Apartment #402 Again

Another fight here third or fourth time since 4:30 today

Man With a Knife

Black male inside of Mcdonald's at Sheridan and Wilson brandishing a knife threatening people.

CUCB Contest !! We need help!

Had enough? Are you worthy? It's a dirty job, but somebody is finally doing it! Sometimes we need a break. Do you want to contribute? Now is your opportunity!

Send a short essay and tell us why you should be the newest member of our effort to inform the good residents of Uptown.

The winner shall receive their very own scanner - and a chance at being the newest blogging member in the CUBC stand against crime.

Send your entry to pb and lex at
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How do you say "fight" in French?

Another fight - this time at Le Chateau Hotel on Broadway.

Another fight

People "beating the crap out of each other" - Marshfield and Addison

Magnolia and Sunnyside - yes, another fight

Ten (10) black males fighting. Again.

New Event!

Another Battery In Progress

Broadway and Wilson - 2 females fighting - they also have a baby

What ??!

Caller reports nine children on a sailboat sinking in Montrose Harbor between the mouth of the harbor and the restroom facilities.

Please let this not be serious. Coast Guard has been alerted

** UPDATE - as of 6:52, everyone is okay.

ANOTHER Assault @ the Currency Exchange

Black male threatening to beat-up female employee.

Update from Uptown Update

...more....violence.....

Multiple calls - 6-15 Males fighting - Wilson and Magnolia


(5 min later) moving to Sunnyside and Magnolia

Yet another gang disturbance

Gang members throwing bottles outside Currency Exchange (!) at Broadway and Wilson

It's going to be a crazy Friday night


845 West Montrose - suspicious vehicle - description matching car police were seeking earlier today

4727 Malden - Assault in progress
UPDATE: Ongoing dispute between tenants in the building. Three calls already today for this address.

Montrose and Sheridan - Another assault in progress. 15 year-old girl called.

Assault - Wilson EL Stop

CTA Security called for assistance. Six 14 year-olds throwing bricks and bottles.

Montrose and Magnolia

One suspect stopped.

Suspects identified as black males -one with camo jacket; one with black puffy jacket.

Others seen by Truman College.

Broadway and Wilson !!!

Multiple calls for six people fighting - ONE WITH A GUN!

Suspects scattered in all different directions / discared their tshirts

Citizens identified the suspects as group that "hangs-out" at Broncho Billy Park.

Units are heading to area.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

19th District The Hot Spot Tonight

Been lots of reports of Hispanic gangbangers with guns.

Leavitt and Diversey

Hoyne and Clybourne

Leavitt and Clybourne.

Seem to be the hot-spots tonight.

Uptown is still quiet.

Tune Into The History Channel Now

Show about the Chicago Gangster Disciples. From 8-9

Home and Listening

Been fairly quiet the police are making their presence known in the area tonight. They just got out of an outdoor roll call at Broadway and Wilson. They are out on an anti violence and top ten target mission in the neighborhood.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Fire Requested at Crime Scene

4536 Broadway they want the CFD to bring a ladder truck so that they can check something out.

Lots of Calls Reporting Graffiti in Progress

More so than usual tonight. The latest was on the cemetary wall at Montrose and Clifton.

1st Death Just Confirmed

4547 is going to be the address of the crime.

The Wagon Has Been Called

The prisoner transport has been summoned to Broadway and Wilson, and will get furthur instructions when it gets there. Maybe they have suspects in custody.

No Word on the Second Victim Yet

Last reports have the ER working on him.

Lots of Calls

on the radio they call them tickets all the 911 calls for an incident. The more news they get the better, and the more people that call with the same info the better. This incident tonight proves how organized these guys are. Much of the descriptions and direction of flight calls they got did not add up. They were actually calling 911 on themselves and giving the wrong information.

The victim at Masonic is being worked on and they cannot talk to him.

Witnesses say that nothing was said two males walked up to two other males and shot them and ran

One Dead

Police report one victim in critical condition being transported to Masonic. Very critical is " going to be staying on the scene"

!2 Extra Cars in Uptown

12 cars some even from the 20th district are in the area.

Evidence team on the way.

1207 Leland assault in progress.
4607 Clifton Vandalism in progress.

Cars Being Reassigned to Uptown

All units not on a call being sent to meet up at 4550 Broadway. They are going to canvas and get these guys. Lots of calls coming in. Traffic control units also being sent to block off all the streets leading to Sunnyside.

One victim very critical condition the other is in critical condition.

Broadway being closed down. CTA is being notified.

Police Dispatching Extra Units to Sunnyside Mall

Two suspects running towards the projects on Magnolia. The police had to ask which projects?

2 Hit

Two males down in the street. Offenders fled to behind the tennis courts at Truman College.

Shots Fired

Wilson and Broadway in front of Currency Exchange

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Shots Fired

4607 Sheridan people at a party that got out of hand and there is a man waving a gun in front of the building.

Shots Fired

Montrose and Racine, nobody was hit but there was damage to property.

Still Slow

8:19 4601 Sheridan
Person stole the wallet of a customer at the one stop conveniance shop. The offender is still standing in front of the store.

8:34 Hazel and Cullom
Suspicious person reported at the corner. Male black walking back and forth person reports seeing the man put a gun in the waistband of his pants.

8:36 Person shot in the projects on Clybourne.

8:44 Postal Police asked to help with the wallet theft from 4601 Sheridan, witness saw the offender drop the wallet into a mailbox when the police arrived on the scene.

Pretty Slow Again Tonight

7:15 4350 Broadway
Disturbance people trying to get into a building they are not residents and have no reason to be there they will not leave.

7:20 552 Aldine
Domestic in progress man and woman fighting on the first floor.

8:18 Sunnyside and Hazel
Fire in a garbage can.

Tuesday Evening

6:56 Beacon and Wilson
Woman reports Hispanic male stole 10 dollars from her son. Offender is described as Hispanic male with a goatee green and white sweater, and a black book bag, green New York baseball hat. Offender was caught at 4453 Broadway, ten minutes after the incident was reported.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Monday 6 PM Post

5:49 829 Sunnyside
Warrant arrest made, wagon called to transport to 19th district.

5:51 Halsted and Waveland
2 black males apprehended running down an alley carrying a plasma tv. The tv was too big to fit in the back of the police car they had to call in one of the wagons to transport it to the police department and put in inventory. The two black males were arrested, for burglary.

5:52 3351 Broadway
Assault in progress inside the store.

Back After Some Time Off

5:39 Montrose and Clarendon
4 black males fighting on the basketball court.

5:42 4500 Broadway
Battery in progress.

5:44 829 Sunnyside
Gang disturbance.

5:47 829 Sunnyside
Supervisor requested.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Pretty Quiet Out There Tonight

Except for at Montrose Harbor seems to be lots of reports of men having sex with each other in the bushes at Montrose Harbor.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Shots Fired

Reports of a white male with a handgun living in room 401 at the Chateau Hotel 3838 Broadway. Callers say he was shooting at people in the hallway. Uniformed officers are being advised to use extreme caution here as there are civilian dressed officers in the building.

9 O'Clock Post

7:57 Broncho Billy Playlot
Park check.

8:11 4750 Winthrop
Elderly lady tripped and fell Police found her and are taking her home.

8:11 4556 Magnolia
Person bleeding on the sidewalk.

8:15 Lawrence and Kenmore
Female laying in the middle of the sidewalk and refuses to move.

8:24 4556 Magnolia
White male wanted for battery, 30-40 years old about 180 pounds wearing blue jeans and jean jacket.

8:45 4432 Magnolia
Black male robbed another black male and is fleeing south on Magnolia towards Montrose, civilian dressed unit is responding.

8:46 4416 Magnolia
Black male in a gray sweater robbed and hit a man, more than likely the same person robbed two people.

8:49 4615 Clifton
Black female threatening suicide inside of Cornerstone community outreach.

9 O'Clock Post

7:57 Broncho Billy Playlot
Park check.

8:11 4750 Winthrop
Elderly lady tripped and fell Police found her and are taking her home.

8:11 4556 Magnolia
Person bleeding on the sidewalk.

8:15 Lawrence and Kenmore
Female laying in the middle of the sidewalk and refuses to move.

8:24 4556 Magnolia
White male wanted for battery, 30-40 years old about 180 pounds wearing blue jeans and jean jacket.

8:45 4432 Magnolia
Black male robbed another black male and is fleeing south on Magnolia towards Montrose, civilian dressed unit is responding.

8:46 4416 Magnolia
Black male in a gray sweater robbed and hit a man, more than likely the same person robbed two people.

8:49 4615 Clifton
Black female threatening suicide inside of Cornerstone community outreach.

8 O'Clock Post

7:29 4615 Malden
Loud music coming from the second floor.

7:33 Wilson and Magnolia
White male yelling at a woman for no reason.

7:35
Black male named Jerry 45 yo 180# black coat black jeans, and black backpack fled South on Winthrop. Wanted for assault at 1023 Lawrence.

7:44 Padres tie it up.

7:47 4703 Magnolia
Resident claims she was illegally locked out of her apartment by her landlord.

Busy Half Hour

7:00 646 Oakdale
Police outside the apartment of the guy threatening to kill himself and they are not getting a response. They are trying to call him on his cell phone and see if they here it ringing. They tried and did not hear anything.

7:08 540 Belmont
Woman took her 2 year old son and put it in the bathroom door jam and slammed it on his head.

7:11 920 Gordon Terrace
Woman called to complain that the police responded to the shooting with so many cars it was a real inconvenience for her trying to get home from work. She said that she did not see why they needed so many cars and in addition she thought they could find parking spaces in the neighborhood and walk to the crime scene.

7:12 Clark and Racine
Two black males and one black female in a fist fight in front of Citi Bank.

7:00 646 Oakdale
Police reached the person who reported the man attempting suicide and she got a hold of the man. He apparently is on the way to a park to do it in public. As soon as she figurs out what park he is going to she will let the police know.

7:18 1023 Lawrence
Black male and Asian male fighting in the parking lot of the dry cleaners.

7:22 Cubs go ahead one run in the first inning.

Monday 7 O'Clock Update

6:31 Montrose and Broadway
Woman down at the bus stop, fire is responding asking for police backup.

6:40 646 Oakdale
Man threatening to commit suicide, he called a friend and said goodbye, it is unclear what his chosen method will be. Police asked to go check on him.

6:44 1200 Montrose
Two black males swinging golf clubs at people walking by.

6:49 646 Oakdale
Sergeant requested to assist with male threatening suicide.

Monday Evening Post

5:59 3600 Oakley
White male in a purple Pontiac playing with himself.

6:01 4640 Sheridan
Woman in apartment 910 says her son is high and she wants him removed.

6:02 1420 Wilson Walgreens
Woman having an episode in Walgreens screaming and yelling and throwing things at people.

6:03 900 Windsor
12 Gangbangers gangbanging on the corner.

Police Have the Offender

Apparently family members were giving false information about the hostage situation, and the offender fleeing the scene. The offender was the guy the Police met n the lobby of the building he is being taken to the Police Station.

Condition of Victim

Alive, Coherent, and stable being transported to Masonic Hospital.

Handgun Has Been Recovered

Turns out that the person at Thai Aroma is the same person shot on Gordon Terrace. Police are looking for a Black Male with a white t-shirt and dark blue sweatshirt possibly fled southbound on Broadway.

Shots Fired

Reports of shots fired at 920 Gordon Terrace. Person in the lobby said that his nephew came over because someone was holding him hostage at gunpoint in his apartment for the last few hours. His nephew swung a baseball bat at the offender at which point the offender shot him in the stomach and fled. Turns out that this is more than likely the crime scen for the person shot in front of the Thai Restaraunt.

Person Shot

4142 Broadway Thai Aroma reports a person was shot in the stomach and is lying in front of the business.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Friday

5:43 4645 Clark
Burglary in progress.

5:47 Sheridan and Broadway
Female slumped over the wheel of her maroon vehicle.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Shots Fired

Sheridan and Lawrence.

Update

8:11 3940 Sheridan
Premise check.

8:13 926 Windsor
Disturbance in front of the building.

8:35 Montrose and Hazel
Traffic stop backup requested. Plate came back for a Lincoln Navigator reported stolen on March 30th.

Wednesday Evening

8:04 926 Windsor
Group of people doing drugs in front of the building.

8:07 3830 Broadway
Female passed out on the sidewalk, fire on the way.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Update

8:58 4400 Clarendon
Cook County Sheriffs need assistance with something at this address. Sheriffs want to the police to meet them and they have a request for information. The police are having trouble locating the Sheriffs.

9:07 850 Irving Park
Traffic stop.

9:12 4155 Clarendon
Hand waver flagged down the police his car is missing, turns out it was towed.

9:16 3950 Sheridan
Traffic stop.

9:23 Public Violence Mission
Lawrence to Waveland Lakeshore Drive to Sheridan.

Sunday Evening Update

8:21 3950 Broadway
People need help getting their belongings from the laundry.

8:31 823 Buena
Domestic police looking into the history at the address, woman and her boyfriend are frequent flyers with the police and like to fight, real loud. The woman sounds kind of dumb and her dad who lives in Florida sounds like he is a loser also. He keeps calling from Florida asking the police to go check on his pregnant daughter.

8:45 890 Montrose Dearborn Wholesalers
Two calls about 6 black males loitering and bothering people walking by.

Sunday Evening

7:30 Montrose Harbor Parking lot
Four male hispanics drinking beer in a car with a child in it.

7:33 Leland and Malden
Five black males hanging out 15-16 years old. Known hotspot for gang activity caller wants police to check them out.

7:36 Leland and Malden
Another caller reports black males selling drugs at the corner.

7:39 3900 Broadway
Police found some property, taking it back to the station to inventory it.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

We Are Working On The Next Get Together

Email us if you can help to get this started.

We need,

Some people to bring and man a grill or two.

Some people to coordinate food and beverage ( maybe a block club would
like to step up? )

Neighborhood flyer canvassers.

Our goal is to have the grills and food nailed volunteers prior to
CAPS on May 6th.

Hope to hear from you.

Sent from my iPod

Update At 1

11:58 4157 Clarendon
Fight in progress on the 6th floor hallway. Three calls came in for this one.

12:01 4401 Broadway
Disturbance gangbangers hanging out near the bus stop.

12:06 355o Lake Shore Dr.
Crash two cars not drivable.

12:17 Lawrence and Sheridan
Two females fighting in the middle of the street.

12:24 Broadway and Cuyler
Two black males selling drugs on the corner.

12:28 4157 Clarendon
Reports of a bunch of gangbangers trying to get into the building.

12:42 Lawrence and Sheridan
Disturbance at JJ Peppers.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Midnight Update

10:47 934 Windsor
Domestic disturbance on the second floor, woman called in to report she is having a problem with her brother.

10:48 Irving and Broadway
Damage to property in progress. Three male hispanics pulled a fire hydrant out of the ground and are breaking car windows with it. Second call about this one just came in. turns out they just took the cover off the hydrant but used it to throw through car windows.

11:01 4323 Sheridan
Disturbance 15 guys on the balcony making alot of noise.

11:01 915 Wilson
Man passed out on the fifth floor fire responding asked for police back-up.

11:02 Montrose Harbor
Closing the gates at the park.

11:19 Broadway and Addison
Assault in progress black male northbound on broadway white t-shirt and blue jeans. Police got him in custody.

11:25 4843 Broadway
Assault in progress.

11:53 Clyborn and Fullerton
Report of a wolf running around the neighborhood.

Shots Fired

10:40 2746 Leavitt
Shots fired.

10:42 2746 Hoyne
More reports of shots fired off duty Police officer witnessed it and is waiting for police to help.

Friday Evening

7:20 1232 Roscoe
A full sized dark green van pulled in front of a jewelry salesman in his car and blocked him in 3 black males jumped out of the van one of the men slashed the salesman's tires and the other broke out the drivers window and popped the trunk and stole two backpacks full of jewels he was transporting.

4643 Broadway Pizza shop
Drunk black male inside threatening people.

7:47 Broncho Billy Playlot
Foot patrol.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

10 Spot

9:06 3930 Clark
Female fell and can’t get up.

9:07 4647 Marine
Street stop.

9:14 Broadway and Wilson
Group of people selling drugs.

9:28 1117 Lawrence
Fight in progress in front of the redline station. Transport car needed for arrests.

9:29 3838 Broadway The Chateau
Disturbance in the hallway.

9:32 Halsted and Waveland
Six guys fighting on the corner.

9:36 4700 Kenmore
Male passed out unresponsive on the front steps.

First Post In a Few Days

8:46 4620 Broadway
Man down in front of the Wilson train stop. Police asked to help fire at location.

8:47 1217 Wilson
Two highly intoxicated females drinking at the bus stop.

We Are Back

Work and personal commitments resulted in a break from posting. Sorry

Monday, April 28, 2008

Slow Monday Night

It's a shame that it takes miserable weather for crime to all but disappear...


9:07 915 west wilson - violation of protection order in a apartment

9:05 3536 halsted - black female causing a "ruckus" at the Center

8:50 436x kenmore - violent guest refusing to leave apartment


8:45 slick driver trying to weasel his way out of a positive ID. Even the VIN numbers were masked.

8:30 'well-being check' on a resident in an apartment on Sheridan

Early Evening Update

Things are pretty slow out there now. I will update if I hear of anything happening. I do need to go meet some people for dinner. Look for a post later.

6:31 Public Violence Mission
Lawrence to Montrose and Broadway to Marine

6:46 WestBound Irving Park at Clark
Police asked to block off westbound Irving Park at Clark St. due to an accident. Two taxicabs in a wreck at Irving Park and Southport, both cars are not drivable and need tows. One of the passengers required EMS to take her to the hospital.

6:47 Montrose and Dayton
DUI arrest.

Monday Evening Post

5:41 4613 Broadway Family Dollar
Theft reported black male left store with some hair care products fled eastbound on Wilson.

5:43 Magnolia and Wilson
Female officer needed with a cage car to search and transport an arrest. Female they have has active warrants.

5:48 1100 Irving Park
Truck needs help backing up. Second car sent to assist police having trouble getting yuppies in their cars to cooperate.

5:51 3545 Clark
Disturbance.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Meet and Greet a HUGE Success









Thanks to all who attended !! This is our first step. If you were there, feel free to comment; if you were not, feel free to comment as well. Input is always good. Doing is always better.

Edit by Lex - it didn't take long: between 4:00-4:30pm, calls were made about gangbangers "representing" at 44xx N Magnolia and Bronco Billy playground.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Another Update

911 Windsor bullet holes and broken glass resident reporting that her window was broken and there appears to be a bullet in her wall.

Update Update

Apparently the shots fired were probably closer to Wilson and Hazel the reports of the man down at the same time confused the issue a bit. Police believe the shots were fired from the window of a building on Hazel, based on anonymous calls they recieved.

Update

Person down in front of JJ Peppers was a drunk hispanic male that just happened to pass out at the same time and location of the gunfire. Police are still looking through the area for the shooter. A caller reported seeing him in a building on Hazel.

Shots Fired

Lawrence and Sheridan in front of JJ Peppers. Not sure if anyone was hurt. There are cell phone reports of a man down. on the sidewalk.

Friday Night Update

5:19 1140 Wilson
Street stop.

5:20 1437 Wilson
Adult male stealing things from Walgreens.

5:21 Beacon and Lawrence
Street stop.

5:23 916 Wilson
Street stop for an on view public disturbance.

5:32 912 Windsor
Black male choking and beating a white male on the sidewalk.

5:33 4300 Kenmore
White female and black female getting high in the park area behind this address.

5:34 926 Windsor
Battery in progress.

5:40 Wilson and Sheridan
Intoxicated female making threats to people.

5:41 Montrose and Magnolia
Disturbance in the Park area

5:42 Broncho Billy Playlot
7 or 8 black teens smoking pot in the park.

5:56 Kenmore and Wilson
Black male tagging property as he jogs down Wilson.

5:58 4536 Hazel
Battery just occured.

5:57 CTA Redline
Southbound Redline service has been terminated at the Grand station. to the 65th St. Station. This may create backups and large crowds waiting for trains on the platforms police asked to be advised as they might need to respond to activity at stations.

Tonights Activity So Far

If the storms blow in as expected should be slower tonight than last Friday.

4:04 1255 Wilson
Black male drinking on his motorcycle in front of the liquor store.

4:05 4605 Kenmore
Traffic stop.

4:17 4500 Hazel
Black female with orange tube top selling drugs on the corner.

4:22 5000 Clark
Accident with man laying in the street.

4:34 837 Sunnyside
Arrest being made police need a cage car for transport. Sounds like they caught the black female selling drugs on Hazel.

4:36 4611 Beacon
Black male on the premises has an active order of protection against him and is not supposed to be there.

4:37 4603 Racine
Burglar alarm sounding.

4:46 4712 Racine
Man and woman having sex in the alley.

4:51 901 Windsor
Battery in progress two black males fighting in the street. It is not known if they have weopons.

4:58 Wilson and Broadway
Police stopping and calling for backup for an on view public disturbance at the corner.

5:03 3800 Racine
Homeless people setting up camp to loiter.

5:04 Wilson and Broadway
running the name of offender involved in the public disturbance. Offender resides in the 800 block of 63rd st.

Uptown Crime Blotter Celebrates a Milestone Today

Today is our one month anniversary. One Month and 15,000 hits later, we look forward to keeping the community informed.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

8 O'Clock Post

6:54 4848 Windsor
Foot Patrol 4800 block of Windsor.

6:58 4640 Sheridan
Fire requesting police for a report on a fire they have extinguished.

6:59 100 Lawrence
Street stop yields an arrest.

7:11 1010 Sunnyside
Resident claims she has an unwanted apartment guest that will not leave.

7:12 Hutchinson
Street stop New Mexico ID active warrant popping up on the dispatchers computer, they are checking to see if it is a servicable warrant. One of the active warrants that popped up was servicable one was not.

7:26 1265 Leland
Domestic dispute, woman reports her boyfriend pushed her down the stairs then ran out. The offender is now in the 20th district making a report of his own at 4800 Broadway. He claims that his girlfriend just beat him up.

7:28 Waveland and Halsted
Several calls about a man waving a knife and acting threatening.

7:34 Lawrence and Broadway
Domestic dispute ambulance needed woman kicked a man in the groin.

7:48 1010 Sunnyside
Resident called again to get her unwanted apartment guest removed. She would not answer the door for the police the last time they went on this call. They called her on the phone and she said that everything was fine but now she wants them to come back out. The officer asked for the dispatcher to call her and make sure she wants them to come back but she is not answering and her voicemail is full.

7:53 4320 Sheridan
Street stop.

7:54 810 Grace
Robbery occured.

7:54 1010 Sunnyside
The woman called back and claims she will be in the lobby this time waiting.

Posting Again

6:36 4718 Broadway Borders
Security in the store is holding a male for theft.

6:37 Public Viloence Mission
Magnolia to Marine, and Lawrence to Broadway

6:38 3343 Clark
White male is lurking inside location doing somthing to the ATM three calls came in on this one.

6:39 929 Alltgeldt
Burglary reported.

6:42 3928 Broadway
Hold up alarm going off at the laundromat.

Our First Step

The 'Meet and Greet' shall go on as originally planned from 1-3pm on Saturday. Nothing fancy - very simple. We put this idea in place in the last few days and see no need for tailoring to accommodate those that might find it offensive or 'politically-incorrect.'

We'll be there to shake hands and see faces that care about making our neighborhood better, and hopefully establish a foundation that will support more-elaborate events in the months to come. We hope to see you there.


- lex, pb, and many more

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

HELP

If you want to help, tonight is your chance. Stop by Nick's on Wilson and pick up flyers for the event Saturday. Pick up one for your building or more for your block. Every little bit will help get the word out. I will be there from 6-8:30 tonight.

I hope to see many, many people help us get the word out on this.

Thank You in advance.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Breaking News!!!!

First official 'Sunnyside Mall Neighbors Meet-n-Greet' is now scheduled!!

Thanks to all of you, and the Chicago Police Department, we are proud to announce our first official event:

Where: Sunnyside and Malden

When: 1-3pm Saturday, April 26

Everyone is invited, including dogs and kids!! Special guest appearance by our friends from the CPD (2pm)!

This is hopefully the first of many gatherings that will enable us to make our neighborhood safe again.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Sunnyside and Magnolia

Group of black males with baseball bats threatening people.

1367 Sunnyside

Maybe another person shot black female screaming and crying loiudly.

Briar Pl

In the meantime some guy is beating his girlfriend and the police are all boxed in at Agatite. And some drunks are breaking out car windows on Waveland.

Sheridan and Agatite

Gun thrown from a car.

God Damn I can't Keep Up More Shots

Sheridan and Wilson

And Yet Another Round of Shots

Marshfield and Waveland.

Person Shot

900 Sunnyside EMS on the way. White car just left with the shooters in eastbound on Agatite towards Sheridan. Police have it pulled over. They got this information from two black females on the scene. The car they pulled over had a family in it not the shooters.

And Even More Shots

West side of Truman College 12 shots. reported by police and several 911 calls.

Shots Fired Again

Police reporting hearing 18 shots 4500 Sheridan. Have about 7 residents calling in reporting the same


Black male red shirt. He apparently tried to dump the gun in a maroon Chevy. in the back seat. They have a guy with a red shirt in custody. Not sure if he is the guy because his heart rate was normal. Police recovered a revolver out of the back of the car.

Monday Evening

5:20 Lawrence and Sheridan

Black male beating-up a woman

EDIT - I'm having radio problems tonight - sorry about the lack of updates.

-Lex

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sobering News on a Beautiful Sunday

30+ people shot in the city this weekend?? This is so disturbing, and so timely:

"...Chicago has a homicide rate 3 times higher than New York and nearly 70 percent higher than L.A..."

Read the whole damn thing HERE.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Taking Back Sunnyside Mall

'Taking Back Sunnyside Mall' needs to happen now, before the summer
rolls in and it becomes even harder to change behavior that will most
certainly take a turn for the worse.

Folks - we need to take action and take it now.

If you want to help, please email us at

uptowncrimeblotter@gmail.com

We will create an email distribution list. We will listen to ideas. We
will organize the ideas and the people interested in taking back this
area of our neighborhood. We shall have event after event and do what it
takes to win this battle.

It can be done.

The bad guys know each other. The good guys do not know each other, and
this neighborhood is starving for this type of activity.

Send your comments ideas and suggestions, and keep them coming. We will
get an event together in the next 10 days.

3:00pm

3:10 1039 West Lawrence
Stranger in an apartment that is forbidden to have visitors

3:30 Lincoln & Addison
Black Pontiac Gran Am with plate "RAT 911" driving erratically

Saturday Afternoon

1:45 4626 Magnolia
Domestic disturbance man and woman fighting in the lobby.

1:48 Weiss Hospital
Criminal sexual assault, not sure where it occurred.

1:52 3215 Broadway
Three black males 14 to 15 years old running in and out of the
business and refuse to leave.

1:55 3012 Broadway
Arrest of theft suspect.

2:05 Irving and Lake Shore Dr
White female in green Jaguar driving erraticly possibly drunk exiting
at Irving Park.

2:36 4707 Malden
Disturbance reported.

The rain seems to be slowing down crime. Maybe April showers not only
bring May flowers but also stop gangbangers.


Sent from my iPod

Friday, April 18, 2008

Person Shot

4526 Sheridan man in the lobby of the building, with gunshot wound to the leg. Officer reports that he got hit pretty good and they need an ambulance. All the victim can tell the officers is that there were 5 black males shot him and ran. Police are looking through the yards right now to see if the gun got pitched. They also mention the possibility that the guy may have shot himself by accident.

Police are looking for 5 or 6 Black males one was short with braids with a red hoodie. The suspect walked up to the victim and asked him what he was about then shot him in the thigh. The victim is not being very cooperative with the Police. Area three detectives are responding to the victim at Masonic Hospital and the crime scene. The crime scene was described as starting at 1012 Sunnyside and heading north with a very pronounced blood trail.

Shots Fired

Multiple calls coming in reporting shots fired on Sunnyside. 1011 Sunnyside one caller reports other callers saying they believe the shots were at Sunnyside and Sheridan and some report it at Sunnyside and Clarendon.

9 pm Update

8:03 4600 to 4400 Broadway
Foot patrol.

8:07 3719 Seminary
Drunk homeless people laying in the grass drinking.

8:12 Wilson and Hazel
Female officer needed for a search.

8:29 4507 Sheridan
Person got sick at the African resteraunt EMS on the way.


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BOLO Flash

Be on the lookout for a blue Mazda four door with New Mexico plate #
JMR-482 . This car belongs to a homicide victim in Ft Wayne IN. The
suspect in this case is Tina Morriss a black female 36 years of age
five foot six and 186lbs. She possibly has cuts on her arms and hands
and should be considered armed and dangerous. Police have reason to believe that she is heading to the area.

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Friday Night Update

7:34 4558 Magnolia
Street stop in the parking lot of strip mall, known gangbangers extra
car being sent for backup just in case.

7:39 Wilson and Magnolia
Well being check man sleeping behind a dumpster.

7:45 4635 Broadway
Gang Tac unit traffic stop.

7:47 3019 Clark
Contact card made on female stopped for solicitation.

7:50 Wilson CTA
Platform check.

7:52 Halsted and Addison
Passenger in cab fell asleep and driver unable to wake him.

7:55 Lawrence and Kenmore
Intoxicated male.


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Pretty Quiet

Still listening but not much to report.

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Shots Fired

6:00 Sunnyside and Magnolia
Shots fired 6 calls reports of four shots fired by two black males
fled eastbound on Sunnyside. Witnesses say they are gangbangers from
Clarendon park shot at some Black P-Stones who were congregating in
the area. Police report that the gangbangers who got shot at claimed
to not hear or see anything.

Police have a car stopped near the tennis courts on Racine, they
turned out to be students from Truman College and were let go.

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Update at 6

5:39 4718 Broadway Borders
Black male filled a bag full of DVD's and fled the store southbound on Broadway.

5:47 4626 Magnolia
Landlord tenant dispute.

5:49 911 Buena
Battery in progress large fight reported in the street.

5:30 Update

4:47 Wrigley Field
People stuck in elevator.

4:58 4401 Broadway
Group of 30 people drinking beer and partying on the sidewalk.

5:12 849 Belle Plaine
Trespassers on property looking at residents bikes.

Friday Evening

And here we go

4:31 4520 Clarendon
Five guys jumping on three guys in the lobby of building.

4:32 4535 Sheridan
Loud music coming from a car parked in front of building.

4:42 Magnolia and Wilson
Traffic stop.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

At Stop Labor Ready Fundraiser

There may be posts later.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

It Has Been Pretty Slow

8:41 Windsor and Sheridan
Multiple calls comming in reporting 12-18 gangbangers with baseball bats vandalizing cars.

8:43 Windsor and Hazel
More Gangbangers up to shenanigans.

8 O'Clock Post

7:36 Windsor and Clarendon
disturbance on CTA bus.

7:37 Clark and Byron
Drunk white female refuses to pay cab fare.

7:40 1300 block of Wilson
Traffic Control

7:41 Police nabbed the two females who ripped the sink out of the wall.

7:42 Sunnyside and Sheridan
Street stop.

7:43 3725 Sheffield
Black teen selling candy in doorway refuses to leave.

7:46 710 Aldine
White female arguing in lobby with white male.

7:51 4540 Sheridan in the alley
Street stop.

7:30 Post

7:07 812 Waveland
Assault in progress large crowd gathered and arguing.

7:09 855 Aldine
Mother called to say her son just hit her.

7:10 4750 Sheridan
Vice complaint

7:23 3691 Clark
Street stop.

7:24 3400 Sheffield
Drinking on the public way.

Not in the 23rd district but interesting none the less, two drunk white females ripped the sink out of the wall, at a bar 1800 block of Addison, and they have not bothered to try and leave.

7 Oclock Post

Things are slowing down most of the activity is around Wrigley at the moment.

6:38 Public Violence Mission
5 units assigned to roam inside of Montrose to Lawrence and Broadway to Marine.

6:41 Gill Park
Park check.

6:42 4240 Lakeview
Traffic stop.

6:30 Update

6:00 Wilson and Beacon
Traffic stop.

6:00 3152 Pine Grove
Panic alarm sounded at a private residence.

6:01 Roscoe and Broadway
Parking enforcment called in for Cubs parking ban.

6:04 Montrose and Oakley
5 vendors in the park without a permit

6:06 Clarendon Park
Park district called in about a congregation of gang bangers.

6:13 1531 Byron
People having sex in their frontyard.

6:14 4615 Clark
Gang disturbance.

6:16 4724 Magnolia
Wreckless driver Lexus driving real fast around the block several times.

6:18 Sheridan and Montrose
Traffic stop.

6:20 3811 Broadway
Burgular alarm activated at Doctors office.

6:23 3649 Sheffield
Street stop.

The 6 Oclock Update

5:29 Montrose and Sheridan
10 gang bangers gathered on the corner looking like they are about to fight.

5:36 3400 Halsted
8 kids inside of a store stealing sunglasses. Beatnix says the offenders left with sunglasses and other items and headed northbound on Halsted.

5:54 Broncho Billy Playlot
Park check.

5:30 Update

5:04 Marine and Lawrence
Suspicious person on the bike path Asian male with hands down his pants watching children in the park.

5:16 Clarendon Park
Park check

5:17 900 Montrose
Gang disturbance 1 white male 7 black males shirts over there heads flashing gang signs at passing cars.

5:19 3803 Broadway
Woman on the second floor claims that another resident of this building is going to harm her.

5:28 Lawrence and Sheridan
Traffic stop.

Home From Work and Listening.

4:53 4626 Magnolia
Battery just occured neighbor hit another neighbor. Several calls have come in on this one residents claiming there is an ongoing disturbance going on at this address.

4:58 Truman College
Premise check.

4:58 POD mission
Sheffield to Clark Waveland to Addison 5 units added to the area to assist in keeping the peace around Wrigley.

5:16 900 West Montrose
gang disturbance - 6-7 black males and one white male with a white tshirt on his head flashing gang signs at cars driving by

Monday, April 14, 2008

Shots Fired

9:06 4416 Clifton
Caller reports hearing gunshots.
8:35 1039 Lawrence
Man laying in the hallway with his head split open.

8:38 3000 Clark
Black male headed northbound on Clark wanted for stealing a leather briefcase from a car.

8 Post

7:58
Top ten mission started lawrence to Montrose Malden to Marine.

Monday Evening 7:30 Post

6:21 Malden and Wilson
Disturbance

6:29 3520 Broadway
Street stop.

7:09 4536 Magnolia
Traffic stop.

7:19 1100 Leland
9 Black males beating one male in the street.

7:20 4600 Broadway
19 black males chasing several other males.

7:21 Marine and Broadway
1 arrest being taken to lockup

7:22 Wilson and Broadway
dispersing a crowd of black males yelling and causing a distrubance.

Home and Listening

5:27 4508 Hazel
Two arrests being taken to lockup.

5:32 Cornelia and Hoyne
Confirmed Cougar sighting, several residents reported seeing a cougar walk down the alley, Cougar is reported headed eastbound. A news crew has arrived on the scene and police report hearing loud hissing comming from the alley.

5:35 Buena and Broadway
Homeless man getting very aggressive at the corner.

5:45 945 Agatite
Caller wants police to come and disperse the 6 dumpster divers in the alley.

5:48 4355 Sheridan Jewell Osco
Security holding black male for shoplifting.

5:57 3503 Sealey
Cougar running eastbound it is now in the back yard of a house, animal control is on the scene police told to get back in the cruisers, they report that the animal is huge and they are out of breath from running back to the cars. Cougar just jumped the fence running through the alley. Hiding under a porch. Animal is described as being 5-6 feet long and 175 pounds or more. Police just called in for a heavy weopons car and police are telling all civilians to go inside.

6:03 Shots fired at the cougar.

6:04 More shots fired at the cougar.

6:04 Police being told to hold fire the cougar is down.

6:14 3620 Clark
Man smells real bad sleeping in the booth at McDonalds and refuses to leave.

6:15 Staging area for the media being set up for the cougar shooting. Hoyne and Addison

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Sunday Evening

6:53 Roaming CRD Mission
Marine to Malden Lawrence to Montrose

6:54 1207 Leland
Trespasser refuses to leave building.

7:16 Borders Books on Broadway
Teens causing disturbance. Three black males assaulted an employee and fled north on Broadway.

8:40 1012 Wilson
Family disturbance with a mentally unstable person.

Sunday Late Afternoon Post

5:43 927 Wilson
A guy named Dale Mead is selling drugs out of his first floor apartment with his girlfriend per an anonymous caller.

5:49 1124 Wilson Fire responding to treat 6 males Police needed before fire will go in.

5:52 1100 Leland
Teens fighting in the street.

5:57 4363 Kenmore
Fire want police when they respond to this address, man cut off his finger.

6:11 912 Montrose
Two arrests being transported to lockup.

6:12 Marine and Montrose
Two homeless guys with golf clubs looking into cars.

6:19 4512 Sheridan in the alley
Street stop.

6:23 4520 Sheridan
Two Polish women report having there purses stolen, Polish speaking officer needed.

This purse snatching is the third of the day in this area, same descriptions of the offenders. Two black males, one is 6ft tall the other is 5ft tall the shorter one is wearing a red zip up sweater.

Police have possible suspects at 4638 Broadway. Victims are going to identify the suspects Police are still going through all their possessions.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

I am Still Listening

It has just been really slow for a while. There really has been nothing to report. Which is fine I have been watching the baseball game. I will continue to listen and post if there is anything to report.

Thursday Evening

Things relatively slow at the moment.

5:40 4401 Hazel
Man down on the pavement fire on the way.

5:54 927 Wilson
High risk mental patient is threatening family members.

6:01 Gill Park
Foot patrol.

6:10 937 Wilson
Traffic stop.


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Thursday Night Home and Listening

Slow start probably due to how wet it is out.

4:37 Clark and Wilson
White male tan jacket and blue jeans in the parking lot of Staples harrassing people causing a disturbance asking for money.

4:43 Thorek Hospital
Death Investigation.

5:13 4621 Sheridan
Mental Disturbance, private ambulance is trying to transport a patient to another facility and he refuses to go.

5:25 4700 Racine
UPS truck blocking the street.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Wednesday Evening Update

5pm - 956 West Cuyler
white male green jacket drinking in the alley

5:05 - 4108 Sheridan
woman needing assistance opening her car

5:09 - Broadway & Wilson
2 Drivers License checks

5:11 - Hazel & Windsor
5 teens throwing rocks at one youth

5:30 - 2120 West Waveland
ID check

5:36 - 1050 West Montrose
traffic stop

5:37 - Ashland & Waveland
One male black / 2 female hispanics broke out windows of business and ran






Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Body of a Person Found In Montrose Harbor

At 8:07 a citizen who was fishing at Montrose Harbor flagged down a patrol officer and reported that he thought he saw the body of a person floating just off the Montrose Harbor concrete. at approximately 8:11 the Officer confirmed that it was indeed a floater in the water the Marine unit was called and fire department is on the way they said that this is protocol for this type of situatiuon. The detectives bureau was notified. Fire department has just hooked onto the body but was asked to not get involved and release the body as it could be a possible homicide and if so they do not want to CFD to contaminate the crime scene.

The scene is approximately 50 yards south of the bird sanctuary.

Police have closed off the road at the Bait shop. They mentioned that the media may attempt to get there on foot and are to be kept far from the scene. The Detectives do not want anyone near the scene, police have been advised to start moving the fisherman back to their cars, and asking them to find another place to fish this evening.

9:36 Police have pulled the body out of the water, bagged it and are now transporting it.

Breaking News

Check back in one moment. I will post the details of a body found.

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6:40 4025 Sheridan Walgreens
Assault in progress customer threatening a pharmicist. Police are asking for the meat wagon the offender is getting combative and fighting.

6:41 Halsted and Addison
Woman locked her keys in the car across the street from the Police station. They need a car opening device to come help her.

6:42 Roaming PTRT mission
7 units sent to roam from Leland to Sunnyside and Magnolia to Marine. This is the first time I have heard them mention this type of mission. I will try and figure it out and post later.

6:45 Warrant mission.

6:30

6:00 Thorek Hospital
Highly intoxicated black male causing a disruption in the lobby of the hospital security has him in custody.

6:11 2311 beat
Gang disturbance, apparently they gave out the beat instead of the location as these guys are known by the beat cars and they tend to scatter when the Police come near. 2311 did catch at least one of them and is transporting them to lockup.

6:30 3501 Halsted Little Jim’s Bar
Assault one patron threw a bottle at another patron.

The Post at 6

5:35 3515 Sheffield
Man caught stealing a car by the owner. Suspect ran into 3515 Sheffield and is hiding inside now. Police are on the scene trying to find him.

5:47 4350 Broadway
6 black males drinking in front of garage drinking and urinating. Police relaize from the address that they will be meeting the regular drinkers and urinaters when they get here.
(From a previous CAPS meeting these guys hang out in front of the Public Storage facility on broadway across the street from U-Haul, they are looking for people to hire them to assist with moving.)

5:50 Chase Park
Foot patrol in the park.

5:30 Post

5:00 945 Wilson
Traffic stop.

5:12 4640 Sheridan
Caller reports seeing kids fighting in the street.

5:29 4620 Broadway
CTA called in about intoxicated man in front of the redline entrance, bothering people.

Home and Posting

Not sure if the rain will keep the bad guys inside tonight but figured I would start to post anyway.

4:27 4550 Clarendon
Security called in a about an argument they are having with a resident who lives in apartment #407 in the South Tower, the man claimed he was going up to his apartment to get a gun and shoot the security guard.

4:29 The rain begins

4:30 Top Ten Target Mission
Looking for bad guys in the area between Broadway and Clarendon and Montrose to Lawrence.

Monday, April 7, 2008

More Faces in the Neighborhood


7 Post

6:06 941 Lawrence The Peoples Church
Beligerant man refuses to leave.

6:07 Broncho Billy Playlot
Drugs for sale Gang TAC unit on the way.

6:17 Hazel and Windsor
15 kids throwing rocks flashing gang signs.

6:18 Hazel and Windsor
10 kids fighting.

6:29 Public violence mission
7 units assigned from Lawrence to Montrose and Broadway to Marine.

6:30 3635 Wilton
Panic alarm units responding to the front and rear of the address.

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6 Post

5:38 4520 Sheridan
Black male selling drugs at the gate refuses to leave.

5:41 4509 Sheridan
Commercial alarm at pawn shop same block as previous post dispatcher
thinks it may be related.

5:44 3167 Broadway
Street stop. Guy lives at 921 Wilson has an active warrant for failure
to appear and a caution that he may be armed and dangerous.

5:45 Clarendon Park
Drunk male drinking and refuses to leave per park district.

5:56 4222 Sheridan
Animal abuse four dogs in a Dodge Caravan been there for four hours.

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5 Post

4:35 4750 Sheridan
Drunk unresponsive on the pavement Fire responding but would like
police assistance.

4:37 Clarendon Park
Foot patrol in the park.

4:38 4500 block of Magnolia
Top Ten Target Mission

4:48 4500 Magnolia
Dispersal gang of three asked to move out of the area.

5:09 922 Windsor
Street stop.

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Sunday, April 6, 2008

Evening Post

9:01 Malden and Leland
Gang Disturbance

9:04 Challenger Park
Park Check

9:09 1041 Wilson
Arrest

9:13 655 Irving Park
Disturbance with a cab.

9:14 855 Aldine
Assault occurred spanish speaking officer needed at the scene.

9:43 4550 Clarendon
Battery in progress.

9:53 755 Lawrence
Auto accident.

10:01 Clark and Irving Park
Car hit a light pole.

10:19 4550 Clarendon
Neighnors fighting.

10:28 Magnolia and Wilson
Citizen wants to see a seargent, said he is upset that a patrol officer told him that he could not loiter on the corner anymore and that he does not want to go home.

10:33 Newport and Halsted
Two men having sex in a silver Pontiac.

10:35 Magnolia and Wilson
Guy called in to speak to the sergeants supervisor.

10:50 3239 Magnolia
People throwing bottles at cars from the second floor.

10:51 1036 Leland
Loud music.

10:55 Lake Shore Drive Southbound
Drag racing reported on the drive.

10:57 Lawrence and Clarendon
Auto accident.

11:08 Sheridan and Wilson
Armed robbery, officer flagged down by pedestrian robbed by black male with a brown jacket fur around the collar heading north on Sheridan. Another car may have spotted the guy and are stopping him.

11:11 Lawrence and Broadway
Armed robbery, female robbed a man running southbound on Broadway.

11:13 Broadway and Leland
Police have the first armed robber in custody. Police are now lookiing for a black femaloe in a dark blue sweatshirt they believe they are working toether and the second robbery report is related.

11:15 Broadway and Leland
Victim gave a positive ID on the person the police nabbed.

11:34 Broadway and Irving Park
Man just called in on his cell phone said he purchased a pack of cigarettes and thinks they are poison, he smoked on and now his blood feels like it is on fire and he thinks he needs to go to the hospital. Fire department is on the way. Police asked to assist in case he is as crazy as he sounds.

Post-game fun

4100 N Marine Drive - someone throwing fireworks on the parking garage

34xx N Sheffield - Black youths on bikes stole a bike UPDATE: Oh those crazy 'bucket boys'

Montrose @ the Cemetery - Group of people doing drugs against the wall

900 Agatite - People doing drugs in the alley

4600 N clifton - several black males harassing, throwing paint cans at passers-by.

1024 Addison - Kids throwing dice.

Grace & Racine - Battery in prog

Afternoon Post

3:49 4000 N Clark - Assault in prog?

3:50 3136 Kenmore - Homeless man under porch in box.

3:51 Broadway/Wilson bus stop - man drinking.


1:33 3646 Wilton
Man passed out in the alley.

2:25 4431 Sheridan
Traffic stop.

2:26 4433 Sheridan
Traffic stop.

2:35 Hazel and Wilson
Seatbelt mission 4 units issuing citations.

2:41 Broncho Billy Playlot
Black males shooting dice.

2:44 Weiss
Shooting victim released from hospital.
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Wrigleyville

2:30pm - 1035 West Addison - [several] black males harassing pedestrians at an auto shop.

Also, a rather-amusing call for assistance at Slugger's, where a man walked in and promptly passed-out in the "loo." update: he walked out with no further incident.

Winthrop and Leland

Two black males fighting - beating each other with bottles.

FLASH

12:27
4640 Sheridan
Person shot in the lobby of the building. Police responding indicate it is a minor gunshot wound that grazed the victims left hip.

4600 Block of Kenmore person running down the street northbound with a gun. Two black males black jackets white t-shirts. Offenders jumped into green cargo van and are now west on wilson. Several different callers have reported different info. Police are also now looking for a green Infinity Q45 sedan, another caller is reporting that the offender at Broadway and Wilson walking with blood on him.
The victim is not cooperating with the police.

Sorry About the Night Off

3:00 Leland and Marine
Person shot in the leg and wrist, in front of Weiss Hospital. Offender fled south on Clarendon. Victim is in good condition and being transported across the street to Weiss Hospital.

3:11 1325 Wilson
Man in the building with a gun.

Saturday, April 5, 2008

We WILL Post Today

The weather is just too nice today to be tied-down posting. Look for
posts after dark. We appreciate your patience.

If you have not been out yet today, I highly recommend it. This is the
best Saturday of the year so far. If you are looking for something to
do, why not participate in uptownupdate's graffiti challenge? Grab
your digital camera and go for a walk, snap photos of graffiti, and
send them to uptownupdate@hotmail.com

While you are sending him the photos you should also congratulate him
on his recent accolades -he works hard to keep us all informed.


Defense for Posting the Photos

While the details for some of these offenders last arrest may seem
mundane to some readers, the truth is that the full story behind each
of these guys is too lengthy to explain. These guys have sheets - some
of them numbering over 40 other arrests - and these are just for the
crimes in which they were caught. We are not posting photos of people who
made a harmless bad decision that did not impact anyone.

What we are doing is simply making it easier for the good guys to
recognize the bad guys. Criminals need the protection of remaining
invisible to their prey. It is this 'cloak of invisibility' that allows
them to continue to operate in an area.

If the bad guys lose their protective cloak and become known in an
area it becomes neccessary for them to move somewhere else.

Knowledge can be a very powerful crime fighting tool. You will also
notice that this site will not editorialize on any of the facts that
we post. We simply report what has happened. We respect all of our
readers views and opinions and have not moderated any of the comments.
We are sorry that some may find portions of the content objectionable;
however, we have not posted anything that is not the truth.

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Busted !