BEAT 1431 CAPS
Meeting Minutes
February 5th, 2004
The next meeting is scheduled for March 4th, 2004, 7:00 pm at Chase School, 2021 N. Point. The April 1, 2004 meeting will be held at the 14th District, 2150 N. California at 7:00 pm.
Officers Present: PO Doyle of Community Policing, SGT Giambrone, PO Romero, PO Crawford, PO Trempe, PO Woldeit
SECTION 1
1) The red minivan with Indiana plates 45E126 that was cruising the 2600 block of Bingham has been removed by our Beat officers.
2) 2133 Bingham and 2062 Bingham continue to have drug sales and gang activity.
Additionally, there was a domestic violence incident at 2062 Bingham reported 1/23/2004.
Four rifles were reported stolen in Jan. Only one with ammunition that didn’t fit it were found by Beat Officers in this area on 1/31/2004.
3) A major problem has developed at 2025 N. California. Drugs, homeless people, prostitutes and junkies are living in this building. There have been 7-8 arrests in the last 2 weeks on this property.
4) Keep the 911 crime calls coming! Due to the number of 911 calls in this section, the area has been designated a hotspot and officers have been targeting the area as of 1/1/2004.
action: Officers to target activity on 2000 block of Bingham and 2025 N. California. Enforcement officials responsible for building management offenses need to contact the owner of 2025 N. California regarding the criminal activity within the premises.
SECTION 2
1) Latin Players gang tagged new Church siding at Shakespeare and Maplewood
2) Artists gang has been tagging Fullerton buildings in this section.
3) The Maniac Latin Disciples, the Latin Players and the Spanish Lord are all in this area. Spanish Lords gang leader is currently in custody.
action: continue to maintain diligent watch on 2206 N. Campbell, apparently 2nd floor tenants are involved with the Disciples.
SECTION 3
1) Mugging occured on Jan 8 at 9:00 PM in front of 2425 West Medill. Young man returning from ATM at MidAmerica Bank was accosted by three young Hispanics in hooded sweatshirts and was robbed. Police responded quickly, however, the criminals were not caught.
2) Wednesday evening 1/21/2004 there was a mugging in the alley behind 2247 N. Maplewood. The muggers were 3 teenage males dressed in dark clothes: baggy pants and jackets with hoods. They are about 5' 8" tall. They did not talk at all, which may suggest that they have done this before. They grabbed the victim, knocked him around and took his wallet. The police were very responsive and several cars including an unmarked car responded.
3) A white SUV with license plate 777--- has been seen cruising this section.
action: Officers did not have any more information on these muggings. Officers need to follow up with any new information on these muggings next meeting
SECTION 4
1) Friday evening 1/16/2004 gang loitering behind Bubbleland (middle of Lyndale between Washtenaw and Talman, approx. 2638-9 Lyndale)
2) Sunday, 2/1/2004 "Artists" graffiti on both sides of building at 2625 W. Fullerton approximately 6'x10' area on east and west sides.
3) Red "Latin Lovers" tagging on wood fence of loft building at corner of Washtenaw and Medill
approximately 5'x6' area.
4) Officers did not have any new information on August murder on Talman.
action: Middle of 2600 block of Lyndale between Washtenaw and Talman, approx. 2638-9 Lyndale continues to be a recurring problem with gang loitering and parking violations. Contact Bubbleland owner so we can talk to him to see if he will put up lights and maybe a camera behind his property.
SECTION 5
1) Misala, formerly named "All-In-One" restaurant at 2556 W. Fullerton, is again becoming a problem with late night rowdiness and disorderly conduct. Late nights on Friday and Saturday are attracting a bar crowd and disturbing the neighborhood.
action: Night watch officers need to target this establishment.
SECTION 6
1) No progress is being made on the Derek Tate, Jr., murder on June 6 at Fullerton and Artesian. Witnesses to the murder are not talking and police say they can't force them to talk.
2) No progress has been made on the September 9th shooting at 4pm on Fullerton and Artesian. Even though there was an eye witness and pictures of a gang member holding a gun, police say that no one can be convicted with that evidence.
3) Carlos Machis, owner of Huckleberries, at 2514 W. Fullerton, was arrested for possession of guns and drugs in early 2003. Police think his court case is still being continued but were not sure of the status.
action: Officers to follow up with any new information on Tate murder and September 9th shooting next meeting.
Beat Officer Watch Reports
Midnight
1) quiet
Days
1) Tagging cleanup
2) Cars towed on Bingham
Afternoons
1) 2025 N. California problem with drugs, homeless, prostitute and crack addicts
Recurring Problem Areas for BEAT 1431
1) 2062 Bingham, and the 2000 block in general, continues to have serious, recurring drug and gang criminal activity.
2) Graffiti
General Announcements
1) Criminals impersonating police officers have been in our district targeting non-English speaking Hispanic residents. They are wearing plain clothes with a star pinned to their vest. They ask to see your wallet to verify identification and then flee the scene. One of these criminals has been seen in a white mini-van with a stripe and a temporary license plate. A legal officer is required to show police identification.
2) If you own a late 80s or early 90s Honda and Toyota, SGT Giambrone advises that you use an anti-theft device. These cars can be easily started by using a "Jiggler Key" (standard key filed down and then jiggled in the normal key ignition).
3) To find out information on building related court actions try going to http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/courtactions/home.do and enter in the address information or case number for the particular property.
DISCLAIMER
Beat 1431 CAPs volunteers prepared these meeting minutes to the best of their ability.
