BEAT 1431 CAPS
Meeting Minutes
June 2, 2005

The next meeting is scheduled for July 7, 2005, 7:00 pm at Nazareth Church, 2500 N. Talman.

Officers Present: PO Trempe, PO Ohlicher, Jackie Rios, Neighborhoods, Sgt Nieves, Beat Team Leader. PO Brownlee

General Announcements

1) Be very specific when making 911 calls. Describe who is there and describe the clothing that they are wearing particularly colors of shirts, hats, pants, shoes. If possible get car make and license plate numbers. Also, describe where drugs and/or guns were hidden.
2) Call 311 to report problem buildings. Ask for the City Inspector and be sure get a service request number when you call.
3) Report problems to your Alderman.
4) Write letters to the Mayor about concerns and copy the Alderman and Commander of the 14th district. Get a lot of people on your block to sign it.
5) The garden thief who is stealing flowers, pots and other garden and yard items was identified as Johnny Durhas. He is selling items on Bingham street.


SECTION 1
1) There was a shooting at 2113 Bingham on Saturday night, May 28. Gang members were throwing stuff at cars from 2113 and 2118 Bingham and then shots were fired. This is the second month that problems were reported at 2113 Bingham.
2) There also continues to be criminal gang activity and drug sales at 2062 Bingham.
3) The store on Francis and Bingham was tagged.
4) When there are big events on Milwaukee Ave, there are problems on the surrounding streets. These problems include drug sales and people throwing beer cans and other garbage in people’s yards. There is also a lot of noise when events end. Permit parking is not being enforced and cars are not being ticketed.
5) The building at 2076 Stave appears to be abandoned and is covered with lots of graffiti.
action: Bingham and Stave streets remain a consistent area of reported criminal activity and require continued police attention and calls to 911. It was suggested that there be a roll call and positive loitering in this section in the near future.

SECTION 2
1) There was a shooting at 2206 N. Campbell on May 8. Anthony Jones, who has been arrested many times lives at that building, which is owned by his mother. People sit on the roof and throw stuff at people on the street.
action: Police and residents to focus attention on continued gang activity in this area. Follow up on 2206 N. Campbell as a problem building.

SECTION 3 & 4
1) On Tuesday, May 31 around 7:30pm several gang members collected near the diagonal parking on Lyndale and Talman. There were shouting and gang signs being flashed, and then shots were fired. And then people were being chased through the school grounds and a car was racing backwards down the streets. A car parked at 2322 Rockwell received damage.
2) A man with a gun was arrested on 2739 Medill.
action: Residents are encouraged to stay vigilant and call 911 with any suspicious activity.

SECTION 5 & 6
1) It was reported that Misala "restaurant" has lost its liquor license.
2) A former gang member currently resides at 2426 N. Washtenaw and residents have noted increased loitering and car activity since his arrival.
3) Drug and gang activity is also still being reported at 2448 N. Rockwell. Police said the known drug dealer who moved into that building was arrested.
4) There was new gang graffiti on Rockwell and in the alley that runs parallel and just north of Fullerton.
action: Police and residents to maintain attention on gang activity in this section.

Recurring Problem Areas for BEAT 1431
1) Gangs and drug activity in Section 1 remains a consistent problem.
2) Gang activity on 2206 N. Campbell in Section 2.
3) Gang and drug activities in Sections 5 and 6 also remain a consistent problem.
4) Residents should continue to call 911 and are encouraged to establish phone trees to increase the number of 911 calls.

DISCLAIMER
Beat 1431 CAPs volunteers prepared these meeting minutes to the best of their ability.