BEAT 1431 CAPS
Meeting Minutes
August 5th, 2010

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 2nd, 7:00pm at Goethe Elementary School, 2236 N. Rockwell.

Officers Present: SGT Belicki, PO Komo, PO Smith

Number of Beat 1431 residents present: 15

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

General Announcements
All community residents are invited to attend the"Keepin it Real" burglary presentation Thursday, August 26th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Meet real life burglars and hear their real stories and learn how not to be a victim of burglary.
The meeting will be held at:
Armitage Baptist Church
2451 N. Kedzie Blvd.

For further information, contact the 14th District Community Policing Office at (312) 744-1261 or email caps.014district@chicagopolice.org


CLEARMap (formerly Citizen ICAM)
From July 1st - 31st, according to CLEARMap, Beat 1431 suffered 73 crimes, a decrease of 8 from last month (81):
- 1 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT *
- 4 AGGRAVATED BATTERY *
- 2 BURGLARY *
- 2 DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS
- 2 FRAUD
- 25 LARCENY THEFT *
- 5 MISCELLANEOUS NON-INDEX OFFENSES
- 3 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT *
- 2 ROBBERY
- 1 SEX OFFENSE - CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE
- 3 SIMPLE ASSAULT
- 14 SIMPLE BATTERY
- 9 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 provided.

Reported Shots Fired Beat Map
There were no reports of shots fired.

Beat 1431 Section Reports
SECTION 1 (Borders: California, Milwaukee, Armitage)
1) Residents reported gang loitering and drinking in front of 2062 Bingham and 2113 Bingham. These gang members are also believed to be using police scanners to monitor whether the police are being called to their location. SGT Belicki strongly urged residents to call 911 and to request that the message be communicated directly to the police car. SGT Belicki also mentioned that she had no reports of 911 calls for these properties. She strongly urged residents to call so there is a call log that the police can use as evidence against the property owners if further action is taken.
2) 2 vans were reportedly broken into on Bingham over the course of the month.
3) A "representative" of the current property owner as well as the former owner of the infamous "catacombs" house at 2139 N. Point attended the CAPS meeting at the request of the 1st ward alderman's office. They were informed of the ongoing problems at their property and both of these individuals agreed something needed to be done to keep transients from trespassing on the property. The actual property owner needs to file an official complaint to the 14th District Police in order for them to arrest the trespassers squatting on the property.
action: Residents are urged to continue calling 911 to report criminal activity.

SECTION 2 (Borders: Rockwell, Lyndale, Western, Milwaukee)
1) There was an arrest made by the Wilmette police in one of the Congress Theater storefronts at 2129 N. Milwaukee Ave. on July 23rd. A 26-year-old man was arrested for "manufacturing and delivering dozens of [...] fake IDs" to minors in the northern suburbs and "police found a quantity of controlled substances including suspected methamphetamine and a shotgun." The full story can be found here: http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/paul-schniedermeir-fake-id-operation-busted-20100730
2) A representative from V Live at 2047 N. Milwaukee reported that they had 2 arrests: a woman had her purse stolen, and another woman was arrested for hitting a male patron with her shoe. Lastly, V Live called an ambulance for a patron who was suffering from seizures.
3) Congress Pizza reported that they have not had problems with Spanish Lord gang loitering in several weeks.
action: Club 2047 criminal activity, Congress Theater & Tini Martini nuisances and Congress Pizza gang activity remain priorities in this section.

SECTION 3 (Borders: Rockwell, Fullerton, Western, Lyndale)
There was no activity in this section reported.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.

SECTION 4 (Borders: California, Fullerton, Rockwell, Milwaukee)
1) A resident reported gang graffiti on their garage at the corner of Lyndale and Talman. The graffiti was quickly removed by the resident to prevent rival gangs from tagging over the graffiti.
2) The property owner of the vacant lots on Belden and Talman, and Medill and Talman is not regularly maintaining the boulevard - weeds have been left to grow upwards of 3 feet in between mowings. Jerry Gabrielatos has been contacting the property owner and requiring the boulevard to be mowed and maintained more frequently.
Residents with questions regarding these vacant lots should contact Raymond Valadez, the Chief of Staff at the 1st ward alderman's office.
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) On August 5th, a burglary occurred at Noon at a property on the 2400 block of Washtenaw. The thieves also stole the family dog, however, it was fortunately found afterwards and returned to the property owners.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 if they hear or see any suspicious activity.

SECTION 6 (Borders: Rockwell, Logan Boulevard, Western, Fullerton)
There was no activity in this section reported.
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.