Month: November 2013

Two Wrigleyville businesses were broken into overnight by offenders who busted through the shops’ glass doors. A third business in nearby Lake View was similarly struck around the same time. A glass repair service van sits behind Windy City Gyros this afternoon. The first sign of trouble came via an alarm from Windy City Gyros,

Well, well, well. Once again we see that the community simply cannot trust what its police department says. Credibility? Zilch. Through the floor. Rock bottom. At a neighborhood CAPS meeting last month, 19th district police Commander Elias Voulgaris had a “frank” discussion with residents. Among the “honest” things he said is that our district has

It was a rough couple of hours for some people who crossed paths with police officers in the neighborhood last night A resident in the 900 block of Cornelia called police after a stranger continuously knocked on her door, repeatedly tried to open her apartment door, and refused to leave. Officers encountered a 21-year-old Albany

Mark Thomas, a local businessman who has announced plans to run for alderman in the 44th ward, has started an online petition at MoveOn.org Thomas’ petition very specifically seeks replacement of the large number of police officers who have left the 19th district in the past year without being replaced. While the 19th district police

Police on patrol encountered a man who said he was battered by four men near the intersection of Clark and Aldine/School Street at 7:25 this evening. The officers caught up with the suspects, described only as male, black, and in their early 20’s, at Halsted and Buckingham moments later. Unfortunately, the alleged victim was gone

Three neighborhood meetings of interest are scheduled over the coming days. Attend as many as you like. Get involved and make yourself heard. CAPS MEETINGS Beats 1923, 1925, and 1934 (yellow on the map) meet Wednesday, November 6, at 7pm in the 19th district police station’s community room. Beats 1924 and 1933 (pink on the

Well, he hasn’t hit 50 arrests yet, but he’s certainly on his way. Ryan L. Brandis, 26, has found himself behind bars far more often than most people his age. Perhaps there were just a bunch of misunderstandings and paperwork snafus. He grew up in downstate Streator, Illinois, and then managed to drift his way

A 911 call of people fighting in the alley attracted several police units to the 3300 block of Halsted this morning. Officers did not see anyone fighting. They did, however, see a drunk driver almost run over a bunch of people crossing the street at Roscoe and Halsted. DUI arrest made at 826 W. Roscoe.

The Chicago Tribune has posted a fuller report of the criminal sexual assault that CWB reported first at 8AM yesterday. The Chicago Police Department community alert describes the attacker as “a male African American, medium complexion, early 30’s, 6-feet tall, 180 to 190 pounds, with a well defined scar running down [his] left cheek.”

Here, again, is the reason that the 19th district police commander wants to measure his success via “feedback” rather than something measurable. Such as, say, robbery statistics. Wrigleyville and Boystown robberies are up 100% in October compared to the same time period last year. For the full year to date, robberies are up 7% in