BEAT 1431 CAPS
Meeting Minutes
August 7th, 2008

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept 4, 2008 at 7:00 pm at Chase Elementary School, 2021 N. Point.

Officers Present: PO Smith, PO Deberry, Liz Rios (14th District CAPS organizer), SGT Giambrone

Number of Beat 1431 residents present: 26

Go directly to the following sections:
General Announcements
CLEARMap
Court Advocacy
Reported Shots Fired Beat Map
Beat 1431 Section Reports

General Announcements
The meeting began at 6:30 pm with a roll call at Campbell and McLean, followed by a walk with signs from there through the Goethe School yard and part of Section 1 to the police station.

Sgt. Giambrone announced that there is a budget crunch, so officers are not paid overtime for coming to CAPS meetings during their non-working hours. He was on furlough but came in for the roll call and Beat meeting on his own time. Those present at the meeting expressed their appreciation.
He also said there has been an increase in thefts of all kinds of cycles.
Be sure to keep your property secured.

Liz Rios reported that the National Night Out was a huge success with more than 2100 people in attendance.

Liz Rios also reported that you should ask to speak to a supervisor if you call 911 and do not get a satisfactory response. Operators are obliged to transfer your call to a supervisor on request.

Alderman Flores said to call his office concerning homeless people sitting on furniture in the alleys drinking. His office will make a referral to the Department of Health and Human Services and ask Streets and San to remove the furniture. You can remain anonymous when calling. Also, the office DOES NOT pass on the caller's name when making a referral.

Paul Levine from the Logan Square Chamber of Commerce and 2 owners from Tini Martini came to the meeting on behalf of liquor license holders on Milwaukee Avenue. This is a new group and representative will be coming to future CAPS meetings to share information with us.

Residents should continue to send out information over the list serve about shots fired even if no police report is made.

Officer Trempe may be back in September.

Domestic Violence Help Line
Domestic Violence Help Line:
1-877-TO END DV
1-877-863-6338
1-877-863-6339(TTY)
Toll free and confidential 24 hrs a day

For more information or assistance, contact the 14th District's domestic violence police officers:
PO Kramer and PO Riordan
2150 N. California
312-744-8290

CLEARMap (formerly Citizen ICAM)
From July 1st - 31st, according to CLEARMap, Beat 1431 suffered 89 crimes, an increase of 20 from last month (69):
- 2 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT *
- 4 AGGRAVATED BATTERY *
- 6 BURGLARY *
- 2 DISORDERLY CONDUCT
- 2 DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS
- 1 FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING
- 3 FRAUD
- 23 LARCENY THEFT *
- 6 MISCELLANEOUS NON-INDEX OFFENSES
- 13 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT *
- 2 ROBBERY
- 1 SIMPLE ASSAULT
- 18 SIMPLE BATTERY
- 7 VANDALISM
- 1 WEAPONS VIOLATION

* indicates index crimes (most serious offenses)

Click here to view table of all reported crimes (new window)

Court Advocacy Report
There is no report covering the month of July.

Reported Shots Fired Beat Map
There were no reported gun shots in any section of Beat 1431 this month.

Beat 1431 Section Reports
SECTION 1 (Borders: California, Milwaukee, Armitage)
1) Gangs are selling drugs behind the store at Stave and Francis, moving from Point down St. Helen's.
2) Drinking on the public way is occurring at Stave and Bingham. There have been several arrests for this violation in Section 1 and near McLean and Campbell in Section 2.
3) Police gave an administrative notice of violation for setting off fireworks at Point and Francis on July 4th. Children were being allowed to shoot off really big fireworks.
4) Gang members are hanging out at 2062 Bingham and whistling to other gang members when they see the police coming.
5) The building at 2117 Point has been secured with help from the alderman's office.
6) 2117 Stave, which is in foreclosure, has been broken into a few times. Squatters are still breaking into the rear of the property.
7) There has been a big increase in tagging "MOB" in this area.
8) A motorcycle was stolen from the front yard at 2074 Stave. The owner saw it and police stopped him on California. The offender was taken to the hospital after an altercation with the police and arrested. The cycle was recovered.
9) A minor was arrested at Chase School for unlawful use of weapons. It was not a gun.
10) Sgt Giambrone announced that there were arrests for domestic battery in the 2100 block of California and two more on Milwaukee. There were also arrests for trespass to property and for possession of cannabis in Section 1.
11) Police are responding to calls about loud late night parties and issuing tickets to cars parking without permits.
12) Section 1 had no gun shots this past month, but had 4 shootings earlier this year.
action: Residents should continue to call 911 for any emergency or crime in this section. They are also encouraged to call 311 for graffiti and the Alderman’s Office for problems with abandoned buildings.

SECTION 2 (Borders: Rockwell, Lyndale, Western, Milwaukee)
1) One person was arrested for littering during the roll call on McLean and Campbell.
2) Arrests for aggravated assault with a knife were made on July 13 at 2076 N. Western.
3) Drug dealing continues on McLean from Campbell to Western.
4) There are numerous people living in 8 small apartments on the south side of Campbell between Campbell and Western. The alderman's office will call the absentee landlord and ask him to be more vigilant with his renters.
5) The case of the July 6 shooting on Lyndale is suspended. The victim does not want to pursue it.
6) Eight groups of shots were fired two weeks ago. It sounded like it happened near the school.
7) Shots fired were on July 30, around 10 pm. There was no police report but emails on the GGNA list serve reported them.
8) It has been quiet near the alderman's office, where problems were reported last month.
action: Residents should continue to call 911 for any emergency or crime in this section. And report shootings on the list serve.

SECTION 3 (Borders: Rockwell, Fullerton, Western, Lyndale)
1) Garage break-ins have been reported on the GGNA list serve.
2) Homeless people are loitering and drinking in alleys behind the empty lots owned by Tile Outlet on Fullerton.
3) Many "rummage sales", probably not legal, are going on the south side of Fullerton in the brick house across the alley from the gas station. Stolen goods were fenced there in the past.
4) Spanish Lords have been hanging out on Campbell and Medill.
5) Sgt Giambrone reported that there have been arrests on July 18 for theft of labor and services and on the 2600 block of W. Fullerton, on July 8 for retail theft on the 2400 block of W. Fullerton. Also, Misty Martinez was arrested for crack cocaine on the 2400 block of W. Fullerton.

SECTION 4 (Borders: California, Fullerton, Rockwell, Milwaukee)
1) The area around the Goethe playground has been quiet this past month.
2) Sgt Giambrone reported that there was an arrest for cannabis possession on Washtenaw. Also, there were no arrests for the shooting incident last month on Rockwell and Fullerton.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.

SECTION 5 (Borders: California, Logan Boulevard, Rockwell, Fullerton)
1) There was a strong arm robbery of a bike in this section. The victim resisted and was beaten with a 2x4. The offenders did not get the bike and got away in a gray cargo van with no window and faded lettering and without license plates. The case has not been solved but if anyone sees a van like that they report it to 911.

SECTION 6 (Borders: Rockwell, Logan Boulevard, Western, Fullerton)
1) A bicycle was stolen from a backyard on the 2400 block of Artesian.
2) Gang graffiti on garage doors was reported in late July in the alley between the 2400 and 2500 blocks of Campbell and Artesian.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti

Recurring Problem Areas for BEAT 1431
1) Gang recruiting
2) Gang graffiti
3) Gang loitering and recruiting
4) Gang weapons violence

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