BEAT 1431 CAPS
Meeting Minutes
May 7th, 2009

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 4th, 2009 at 7:00 pm at Goethe Elementary School, 2236 N. Rockwell.

Officers Present: 14th District Gang/Tactical Offices, PO Trempe, PO Gomez, SGT Giambrone, 14th District Community Organizer Chris Wright and others

Number of Beat 1431 residents present: 18

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

General Announcements
School and Community against Gang Violence Forum
Join youth, parents and residents to learn how to prevent gang violence in our neighborhood
- What are the risks an dangers associated with youth joining a gang?
- What are the realities of being involved in a gang?
- What you can do as a parent or resident to prevent our youth from joining a gang?

Learn the "Realities of a Thug's Life"
Presenters "Keeping it Real" and "My Shoes"

High school student swill receive community service hours credit for attending this School and Community Against Gang Violence Forum

May 30th, 2009
Yates Elementary School
1839 N. Richmond Avenue
9am (registration begins at 8:30am)

For more information call the 14th District CAPS Implementation Office at (312)742-0961 or (312)742-0978
or Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation at (773)278-5669


Community Policing Youth Movie Event
"Hotel for Dogs"
Saturday, May 23rd 2009
14th District Police Auditorium
2150 N. California Ave.
12pm - 2pm

Refreshments will be served
Bring your family and friends

For more information contact the 14th District Community Policing Office (312)744-1261

CLEARMap (formerly Citizen ICAM)
From April 1st - 30th, according to CLEARMap, Beat 1431 suffered 75 crimes, an increase of 12 from last month (63):
- 1 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT *
- 2 AGGRAVATED BATTERY *
- 3 BURGLARY *
- 2 CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT *
- 5 DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS
- 3 FRAUD
- 18 LARCENY THEFT *
- 6 MISCELLANEOUS NON-INDEX OFFENSES
- 5 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT *
- 3 ROBBERY *
- 3 SIMPLE ASSAULT
- 12 SIMPLE BATTERY
- 12 VANDALISM

* indicates index crimes (most serious offenses)

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

Beat 1431 Court Advocacy Report
A Court Advocacy Report was not available.

Reported Shots Fired Beat Map
There were no reported shots fired.

Beat 1431 Section Reports
SECTION 1 (Borders: California, Milwaukee, Armitage)
1) SGT Giambrone announced that a few criminals who were responsible for the robbery flare ups on Milwaukee Ave were arrested.
2) A major fugitive task force combined with the U.S. Marshalls, arrested Maria Robar who was wanted on a fugitive warrant.
3) Police found 35 - 40 people illegally living at 2139 N. Point. The large number of transients exited from the basement of the property when officers visited the address. The city building department has been notified to follow up on the address which apparently is full of violations.
4) There were 4 felony theft arrests in the area. Ramone Martinez and Gustavo Sanchez were arrested on Francis Pl. and California Ave. trying to steal an A/C unit.
5) Alberto Vasquez was arrested attempting to steal a gas grill on the 2100 block of Stave. 2074 N. Stave is reportedly a front for selling stolen items. Vasquez is a notorious thief who is frequently found stealing power tools, ladders and gas grills and then selling them at 2074 N. Stave.
6) There was an arrest of a male and female driving a car on Milwaukee while firing a paintball gun at pedestrians.
7) There was also an arrest of an individual driving on the expressway shooting a gun (a "Latin Jiver" gang member). An off-duty police officer saw the driver exit the expressway at Kimball and drive into our Beat. He was reported waving his gun at other drivers before he was arrested. He was able to throw away the gun but later admitted to using it. The truck driver he shot at on the expressway was not able to be contacted to testify against him.
8) 2074 Pridiville was reported to have drug dealing and gang member tenants who are intimidating other neighbors who have been calling police.
9) On Henry Court at 2am, numerous cars were vandalized with broken windows and MLD gang tagging. A young male was walking with a gun rumored to be returning to Tini Martini to get revenge on a number of individuals involved in a fight at the club.
Residents called numerous times and a police squad car from another district was feet away from the individual but did not address the situation. SGT Giambrone is investigating how the miscommunication occurred with this particular car from an outside district.
10) There were 2 gang related homicides in neighboring Beat 1422 between the IGs and Latin Kings gangs. There was an arrest on one of the homicides.
11) The homeless who have been drinking outside the 7/Eleven have moved into a vacant lot near St. Helen St. that has recently been cleared of trees. Some of these individuals have been loitering and playing obnoxious music at all times day and night.
12) Friday/Saturday morning (May 1st/2nd), Twister Scissors at Point and Armitage, was reportedly seen with it's door kicked in
13) Graffiti (both gang and otherwise) has been spreading in the area
14) Officers and residents mentioned that a number of currently imprisoned gang members will start to be released in the coming months.
15) SGT Giambrone reported the following arrests:
- A theft arrest was made on the 2000 block of Point St. on April 2nd.
- A "Battery" arrest causing bodily harm was made on the 2200 block of Milwaukee Ave. on April 4th.
- A cocaine arrest involving 1 - 15 grams of cocaine was made on the 2100 block of Point St. on April 6th.
- A "Battery" arrest causing bodily harm was made on the 2300 block of Milwaukee Ave. on April 13th.
- An "Aggravated Assault" involving a dangerous weapon was made on the 2300 block of Milwaukee on April 13th.
- An "Out of State Fugitive Warrant" arrest was made on the 2100 block of Point St. on April 13th.
- An "Issuance of Warrant" arrest was made on the 2800 block of Francis Pl. on April 24th.
- An "Aggravated DUI license suspended or revoked" arrest was made on the 2200 block of California Ave. on April 25th.
- Two theft arrests involving < $10,000 were made on 2800 Francis Pl. on April 26th.
- Two "Cannabis - possession less than 2.5 grams" arrests were made on the 2000 block of Point St. on April 27th.
- A "Cannabis" delivery arrest was made on the 2000 block of Point St. on April 27th.
- Two theft arrests were made on the 2000 block of Stave St. on April 30th.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.

SECTION 2 (Borders: Rockwell, Lyndale, Western, Milwaukee)
1) A rooster on the 2200 block of Maplewood was reported being a nuisance.
2) Residents reported more trouble at the Palmer address (that has been reported for months) where a troubled teenager is residing without a guardian. He was recently seen completely naked outside the residence. Parties with 30 - 40 people have continued to occur at all times of night. Party attendees have also been seen throwing and smashing beer bottles in the street while children are playing in the area.
Jerry from the Alderman's office is working with the police to acquire the sufficient cases for access to the property.
3) Congress parking enforcement have been seen ticketing illegally parked cars during events. The Congress Theater has been forwarding the upcoming events to the Alderman Flores' office who then notifies the city parking enforcement department to send officers to ticket cars. A resident reported that the ticketing officers, however, have been overlooking the zone numbers on parking stickers.
4) There was a warrant arrest on the 2200 block of Campbell of a notorious criminal, Alexander Scott. They found stolen credit cards in clear violation of his parole. He is now back in prison.
5) SGT Giambrone reported the following arrests:
- An arrest for leaving the scene of an accident was made on the 2100 block of Western Ave. on April 6th.
- An "Obstruction of Traffic by a Non-Motorist" arrest was made on the 2400 block of McLean Ave. on April 17th.
- A "Drinking on the Public Way" arrest was made on the 2100 block of Western Ave. on April 30th.
action: Congress Pizza gang activity and Congress Theater event parking remain top issues in this section.

SECTION 3 (Borders: Rockwell, Fullerton, Western, Lyndale)
1) There have been homeless individuals seen sleeping on the porch at a property on Medill near Western, they have also been seeing drinking and urinating in the alley. The men are described being in their late 40s and 50s.
2) The Hispanic gang task force received information about 2 individuals from North Carolina bringing a large quantity of cocaine into the city. In response, they setup a rolling surveillance for cars exiting the Kennedy on Fullerton. They detained a car being driven by a male and female couple who could not produce a license. A police dog sniffed the car and officers were able to uncover 2 kilos of cocaine with a street value of $250,000.
3) SGT Giambrone reported a domestic battery arrest on the 2300 block of Western Ave. on April 27th.

SECTION 4 (Borders: California, Fullerton, Rockwell, Milwaukee)
1) Goethe Elementary School has been taking down the basketball hoops at the school at 8pm to prevent unsupervised basketball playing at all hours of the night. Police were called between 1 - 2am to disperse people playing basketball while the hoops were left up and unattended.
The basketball hoops are also a notorious attraction to gang activity which intensifies during Spring and Summer months.
Police reported the need for these hoops to be supervised when they are up and to be taken down at the end of the school day.
2) On April 24th/25th (Friday/Saturday) at 2630 Belden, residents believe there was a party attended by a huge number of Critical Mass cyclists (roughly 100 people). Drinking and fighting broke out and police were called and responded quickly. People were seen defecating between cars. The party was dispersed around 2am.
3) Early Monday morning, April 26th at 3:45am a woman was reported crying for help in the Goethe School playground, the woman was seen wearing a tank top and trousers with a staggering limp, walking through the playground with another young hooded male about 10 feet in front of her heading south down Talman. Police responded but arrived after these two individuals were out of sight on Talman.
4) SGT Giambrone reported the following arrests:
- A lane violation arrest was made on the 2200 block of Talman Ave. on April 14th.
- A "Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol" arrest was made on the 2600 block of Lyndale St. on April 24th.
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) A resident reported that his residence was broken into Monday, April 27th on the 2400 block of Fairfield. In addition, a month earlier in March, his car was stolen on Fullerton in front of Haas Park. The car was fortunately retrieved (however, without a battery). A large screen tv was stolen along with a laptop from the residence. The downstairs neighbors mentioned they heard noises in the middle of the night, however, thought furniture was simply being moved and did not call the police.
During the evening on May 6th, a number of cars were also reportedly vandalized with broken windows. Side mirrors have also been stolen. Residents are wondering if the dark-lit cul-de-sac, one-way street design has been contributing to the crimes. The police mentioned that the design is inconvenient for their cars to access the area quickly, however, SGT Giambrone mentioned that he'll have the bike officers spend more attention to that area.
2) An arrest was made in conjunction with a burglary that occurred East of Western. PO Trempe provided a plate of a suspicious car leading to the arrest. Neighbors saw the suspected individual loading a car with a number of items.
An officer mentioned that pawn shops have been advertising cash for tvs. There is an economy for certain home appliances which could be spurring on this criminal activity.
3) SGT Giambrone reported the following arrests:
- A "Domestic Battery involving Physical Contact" arrest was made on the 2400 block of Talman Ave. on April 5th.
- A "Possession of Paint/Marker with Intent to Deface" arrest was made on the 2600 block of Rockwell St. on April 8th.
- Three "Criminal Defacement to Property" arrests were made on the 2400 block of Talman Ave. on May 6th.
action: Police officers are encouraging residents to call 911 if they hear or see any suspicious activity.

SECTION 6 (Borders: Rockwell, Logan Boulevard, Western, Fullerton)
1) The skateboard park has been receiving numerous praises by section residents. The police reported there have not been any problems with the park and that there seems to be one person who does not live in the section that is dead set against the park, however, police have found no evidence for what this person is reporting.
The residents have enjoyed the entertainment of the park and kids of all ages have been flocking to this area under the expressway.
2) SGT Giambrone reported the following arrests:
- A "Domestic Battery" arrest was made on the 2400 block of Campbell Ave. on April 4th.
- A "Simple Assault" arrest was made on the 2400 block of Western Ave. on April 19th.
- A "Disorderly Conduct" arrest was made on the 2400 block of Fullerton on April 24th.
- A "Battery with Physical Contact" was made on the 2400 Belden Ave. was made on May 6th.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti

Recurring Problem Areas for BEAT 1431
1) Gang graffiti
2) Gang drug activity
3) Gang weapons violence

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