Meeting Minutes
May 3, 2007
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 7 at 7:00 pm at the 14th District, 2150 N. California.
Officers Present: PO Komo, PO Augustyn 14th District CAPS office, SGT Giambrone, PO Crawford (Days), PO Zuniga, PO Strazzante (3rd Watch)
General Announcements
CLEARMap (formerly Citizen ICAM)
From April 1st - 30th, according to CLEARMap, Beat 1431 suffered 71 crimes, a decrease of 17 compared to last month (88):
- 1 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
- 2 AGGRAVATED BATTERY
- 3 BURGLARY
- 6 DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS
- 1 FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING
- 4 FRAUD
- 22 LARCENY - THEFT
- 5 MISCELLANEOUS NON-INDEX OFFENSES
- 5 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
- 1 PROSTITUTION
- 1 ROBBERY
- 1 SIMPLE ASSAULT
- 10 SIMPLE BATTERY
- 9 VANDALISM
Click here to view table of all reported crimes (new window)
Gang Intervention Probation Program
Any resident who sees the following individuals violating curfew or in the presence with a known gang member, should call 911.
- Jesus Ocampo (click here for photo) is currently living on the 2100 block of N. Bingham with mandatory curfew hours from 9pm - 7am during the period from 12/15/2005 - 12/14/2007.
Court Advocacy Report
Two members of beat 1431 were court advocates during April. They attended court several times during the month. Five of the cases they were following resulted in guilty charges. They included the following:
| DATE | LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | CHARGE | VERDICT | SENTENCE |
| 4/27/2007 | Ortiz | Jonathan | drinking on public way | guilty | Time served - 1 day |
| 5/1/2007 | Gonzalez | William | Obstruct Traffic | guilty | 3 months court supervision |
| 5/1/2007 | Amaro | Joshua | Obstruct Traffic | guilty | Time served - 1 day |
| 5/1/2007 | Vincente | Juan | Obstruct Traffic | guilty | Time served - 1 day |
| 5/1/2007 | Rivera | Joshua | Obstruct Traffic | guilty | 3 months court supervision |
In nine of the cases they were following, charges were dismissed mainly because officers did not show up in court. But they encouraged everyone to attend as many of these cases as possible.
Upcoming Court Advocacy Dates
The Court Advocate program meets the first Tuesday of every month at the 14th District Police Station at 6pm. For further information, please contact Deb Augustyn at the CAPS Office 312-744-8290.
There are 20 dates for the month of May and the Court Advocate Program needs participants who can spare an afternoon to attend one of the many upcoming dates.
click here to view upcoming dates (new window)
Beat 1431 Section Reports
SECTION 1 (Borders: California, Milwaukee, Armitage)
1) 2113 Bingham seems quieter after a meeting with the building owner, the police and Alderman Flores. The daughter who lived there (who associated with Latin Lovers) has left which has also helped. A "No Loitering" sign has been placed on the building.
2) Jerel Van was arrested on April 29 around 8 pm for Criminal Trespass.
3) Roy Gambill is living at 2040 Stave. He and five others including JJ Morgan and Jesus Campos were arrested there. Victor Arrita and Roy Gambill were arrested at 2016 Stave on April 28.
4) 2059 Bingham is having problems. There are too many people living there and they have two pit bulls which are bothering the elderly woman who lives on the 2nd floor with her handicapped son. A meeting with the owner, police and Alderman Flores will be set up soon.
5) Ricky Vasquez has reportedly been dealing drugs out of a blue Cadillac. A report was called in to the police but Lino Quin was seen getting the drugs out of the car before police got there.
6) On April 14 two Latin Lovers threw bottles through a car window with two small children in the back seat. The driver got out of his car and beat up the two Latin Lovers. Police were called and the two Latin Lovers were arrested.
7) No Friction Cafe on California and Point had its front door kicked down in the middle of April.
8) Monserve Restaurant on Armitage had a burglary that came in the back. Then a week later the windows were broken in front and then shortly after the new windows were put in the got etched with acid.
action: This section continues to have numerous gang related crimes. Residents are strongly urged to call 911 for any emergency or crime in this section. The more calls to 911 the more attention this area will receive.
SECTION 2 (Borders: Rockwell, Lyndale, Western, Milwaukee)
1) There was a shooting on Tues, May 1 shortly after 6pm on Rockwell just south of Goethe School. It was a gang shooting involving juveniles. Suspects were picked up within an hour of the shooting and the shooter has been identified and will be arrested soon.
SECTION 3 (Borders: Rockwell, Fullerton, Western, Lyndale)
1) There were 2 layers of gang graffiti reported at 2331 Lyndale.
2) More gang graffiti was reported on the garage at 2236 Maplewood.
3) Hector from Hector's Barbershop at Maplewood and Fullerton reported that an anonymous letter had been sent to Alderman Flores saying that gangs were hanging out at his barbershop. He said that the problem is the people who are renting the garage.
SECTION 4 (Borders: California, Fullerton, Rockwell, Milwaukee)
1) Gang graffiti was reported on the loft building on the North East corner of Medill and Washtenaw.
2) Ray Vaughn and Martin Fierro were arrested for possession of cocaine on April 10.
3) Wheelchair Tony was arrested and locked up for armed robbery with a knife but he is back out now.
4) Complaints about traffic and beer bottles being thrown were made against the Congress Theater after the last three big shows. But the number of calls about break in to cars being reported was down. Neighbors should call 911 if permit parking is not being enforced.
5) Neighbors from Rockwell were also complaining that the new Congress Security from the House of Blues, wearing Luna Production on their jackets, were blocking the alley and not allowing neighbors to get in and out of their garages. Again, call 911 because they can not block the alleys.
action: Residents are urged to call 911 when witnessing any gang activity in the area. Jim Rhodes will try to get representatives from the Congress Theater to the next meeting.
SECTION 5 (Borders: California, Logan Boulevard, Rockwell, Fullerton)
1) There were three arrests made in this area during the past month. One for DUI at 2750 N. Altgeld, a second for cocaine on the 2600 block of Fullerton and the third for Trespass to Vehicle on the 2400 block of California.
2) Latin Lover and AW-MLD gang graffiti was called in to 311 at 2416 N. Washtenaw and 2417 N. Washtenaw but had not been removed. This was clearly visible at Haas Park. PO Deb Augustyn will get it removed.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity particularly at Haas Park and the area of Altgeld and Washtenaw.
SECTION 6 (Borders: Rockwell, Logan Boulevard, Western, Fullerton)
1) LL and MLD gang graffiti was called in to 311 for 2538 and 2554 W. Fullerton but had not been removed. PO Deb Augustyn will get it removed.
2) Neighbors reported drug sales activity at 2513 N. Artesian, A Hispanic man, who wears a baseball cap, comes out of the first floor apartment and goes down the alley to Altgeld. He then gets in cars parked near there and rides around block and comes back in through the alley. This has been going on for over a year. Also neighbors saw police take someone out of that apartment in the middle of April.
3) Neighbors called the police on April 29 because a man on the 2400 block of Artesian was blocking the side walk with tarps, poles and ladders. The alderman's office has also been called and neighbors were told that he can't do that without permits.
4) Darrell Chambers, one of the homeless individuals in this area, was arrested for drinking on the public way.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.
Recurring Problem Areas for BEAT 1431
1) 2000 and 2100 blocks of Bingham, particularly 2113 and 2062 Bingham
2) Gang graffiti
3) Gang loitering and recruiting
4) Gang violence
DISCLAIMER
Beat 1431 CAPS volunteers prepared these meeting minutes to the best of their ability.
