Meeting Minutes
August 4, 2005
The next meeting is scheduled for September 1, 2005, 7:00 pm at Chase School, 2021 N. Point.
Officers Present: SGT O'Grady, PO Ortiz, PO Janus, PO Cassidy, PO Rodriguez of Community Policing, Liz Rios of Community Policing
Beat 1431 SGT Nieves was absent.
General Announcements
1) Due to the ongoing, unacceptable crimes that continue in Section 1, a Police roll call has been planned for Friday, August 12th at 6:30pm at the intersection of Francis and Bingham. Please plan on arriving at 6:15pm as the roll call will begin promptly at 6:30pm.
2) SGT O'Grady spoke of the fear that gang members try to utilize by being disrespectful to neighborhood residents and encouraged neighbors to support each other when confronting these criminals or calling 911. O'Grady also mentioned the importance of having a Court Advocacy group when making court appearances against these criminals.
3) Please continue to call 911 to report crimes. The number of 911 calls directly influences the likelihood that our Beat will receive the police attention it needs. The more 911 calls are made in a certain area, the more likely the police will target the particular area.
ICAM Summary for July 1 - July 28
| BEAT | TOTAL CRIMES | PERSON | PROPERTY | DOMESTIC | SOCIETY |
| 1411 | 72 | 20 | 43 | 4 | 5 |
| 1412 | 81 | 21 | 40 | 8 | 12 |
| 1413 | 57 | 13 | 33 | 6 | 4 |
| 1414 | 56 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 9 |
| 1421 | 70 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 7 |
| 1422 | 112 | 29 | 50 | 14 | 18 |
| 1423 | 88 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 16 |
| 1424 | 71 | 22 | 57 | 2 | 0 |
| 1431 | 57 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 3 |
| 1432 | 69 | 7 | 58 | 3 | 1 |
| 1433 | 67 | 21 | 43 | 2 | 1 |
| 1434 | 87 | 24 | 56 | 5 | 2 |
Citizen ICAM
The 14th District Beat
SECTION 1
1) The gang loitering, drug transactions, car vandalism, and property tagging continues to be a major problem on the 2100 block of Bingham, day and night. Drug trafficking is such that there are gangs competing and controlling the East and West sides of the street. Long term residents of this section claim that it has never been this bad as the situation continues to degrade. Residents are calling 911 and are not pleased with the police attention.
2) A roll call has been scheduled for Friday, August 12th at 6:30pm at the intersection of Francis and Bingham.
3) Gangs are loitering and managing drug transactions in front of the properties at 2114 and 2116 Bingham. The gangs seem to be stashing the drugs in the vacant lot at 2112 Bingham.
4) 2129 Bingham was also identified as a drug dealing property.
5) 2074 Stave as been identified as a storefront for crack sales. Dealers have been seen keeping the crack in plastic baggies, placing them in their mouth to hide them.
6) Some Bingham residents spoke with the 14th District proposing a new sign that can be placed in the windows of homes that indicate to the police that they do not want gang members loitering in front of their properties as an incentive to assist the police in dispersing the loiterers. SGT O'Grady recommended purchasing "NO TRESSPASSING" signs on property gates and doors to clearly indicate the boundary of legal trespass. People who cross these lines can be arrested.
7) A Bingham resident recently spoke with 14th District Commander Avila who promised an increase in police attention to this area including police drug teams.
action: Police attention is desperately needed in this section. Residents are encouraged to call 911 and all Beat residents are encouraged to write letters to the Mayor's office and Commander Avila requesting more attention to this area. Section 1 has been subject to this degree of gang terrorism for months.
SECTION 2
1) A representative from the Congress Theater announced that they are currently working on a solution to help reduce the amount of litter concertgoers leave behind in the neighborhood after concerts. If residents would like to share problems, concerns or ideas for the Congress Theater, they should contact jraider2@aol.com. The Congress Theater has also generously offered their auditorium for community meetings and will provide free soft drinks as well as tickets to future shows for participating residents.
2) Recently, homeless people have been loitering and doing drugs in the alley behind Congress Theater. The theater asks that the police check the alley more frequently to disperse this activity.
SECTION 3 & 4
1) An individual named Tony Santiago was arrested by the police for tagging the residence at 2417 Washtenaw.
2) Evening of Saturday, July 6th, numerous Latino males were drinking, shouting and loitering on Talman between Belden and Lyndale. Police attention to 911 calls was very responsive and were successful in dispersing the crowd after several attempts.
action: Residents are encouraged to call 911 for any activity that seems suspicious or if there are unknown people loitering around their properties.
SECTION 5 & 6
1) There was a large rash of graffiti in these sections including "Depte R.I.P." The tagging was a result of a Cheerios gang member named "Depte" who was shot in the early hours of Sunday, July 10th on the South side. Subsequently there has been a lot of gang loitering in the 2400 - 2500 block of Artesian including very late partying (2:30 - 3:00am) outside and in the alleys as a sort of informal "wake" or display of respect to the deceased.
2) The Cheerios gang continues to be a major nuisance in the area, members Ricky Fisher, Ivan Bermudez, Marcelino Ferrar have been seen loitering numerous times. The Cheerios gang tag is "CHE38538".
3) There is graffiti on a green construction fence at 2512 Artesian, 311 reference #0501164482 that has not been removed for weeks.
4) There was a shooting in front of 2440 Artesian in the early hours of July 22nd. No injuries were known, but the shooting was believed to be gang related.
5) 2 cars were fire bombed in the empty lot between Artesian and Western. Neighborhood residents believe Ivan Bermudez was responsible for the vandalism.
6) Known drug and gang criminals Ivan Bermudez and Marcelino Ferrar have been seen together numerous times. Bermudez has been seen driving a small black car recently. Marcelino Ferrar appears to own approximately 3 cars, illegally passing a temporary license plate between them. One of these cars is a Pontiac Parisienne, the temporary plate number is 211F219. The car is also missing a city sticker. The vehicle has been seen parked in front of 2428 Artesian and is thought to be used as a place to stash drugs. He usually drives a small blue Honda wagon, plate #788 7848.
7) A resident witnessed a drug deal at 2538 W. Fullerton.
8) Over the last month, a gang arrest was made in front of Hector's Barbershop. The owner has since reduced the hours the shop is open to help minimize the loitering at the location.
9) The homeless situation continues to be a problem off of Logan Blvd, Avondale and the Kennedy expressway. Many of the homeless are dealing drugs, vandalizing cars, and interacting with local gangs.
action: Police and residents to maintain attention on gang drug activity in this section.
Recurring Problem Areas for BEAT 1431
1) Gangs and drug activity in Section 1.
2) Gang loitering at Goethe Elementary.
3) Homeless congregation, Cheerios gang and drug activities in Sections 6.
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.
