BEAT 1431 CAPS
Meeting Minutes
February 3rd, 2011

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 3rd, Chase Elementary School, 2021 N. Point.

Officers Present: There were no 14th District police officers in attendance.

Number of Beat 1431 residents present: 3

General Announcements
The 14th District continues to only support CAPS meetings every other month vs. monthly. According to Liz Rios in the CAPS office, Beat 1431 CAPS meetings will only be recognized by the police every other month. According to Rios, if residents want to meet every month without the police, they are not to be considered CAPS meetings, but instead "community meetings." Residents are ignoring this distinction and will continue to email CAPS meeting minutes and raise awareness of the criminal activity in our Beat regardless of police support. Residents remain extremely disappointed in the 14th District for not supporting monthly Beat meetings particularly while crimes are continuing to plague our Beat.

1st ward alderman Moreno attended the meeting and immediately started communicating additional plans he had made with snow removal crews to help clear more side streets and alleys in our Beat.

CLEARMap
From January 1st - 31st, according to CLEARMap, Beat 1431 suffered 75 crimes, a decrease of 6 from last month (81):
- 2 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT *
- 1 AGGRAVATED BATTERY *
- 1 ARSON *
- 7 BURGLARY *
- 1 FRAUD
- 18 LARCENY THEFT *
- 5 MISCELLANEOUS NON-INDEX OFFENSES
- 6 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT *
- 2 SIMPLE ASSAULT
- 18 SIMPLE BATTERY
- 14 VANDALISM

* indicates index crimes (most serious offenses)

Beat 1431 Court Advocacy Report
A court advocacy report was not provided.

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

Beat 1431 Section Reports
SECTION 1 (Borders: California, Milwaukee, Armitage)
1) Over the last month, owners of a property in this section suffered 2 break-ins and additional vandalism. The offenders responsible for this activity are believed to be gang members. Residents brought these crimes up a the last Beat meeting, and learned that the police were also aware of these crimes. Residents at the Beat meeting are wondering why the police are not more forthcoming in communicating these crimes at the CAPS meetings (relying on residents to raising awareness to them).
2) A resident asked if Jerry Gabrielatos of the Ald's office had any follow up information on the notorious "catacombs" residence on Bingham (catering to homeless and transient drug users). He did not have any further information but mentioned he would follow up.
action: Residents are urged to continue calling 911 to report the ongoing gang and criminal activity.

SECTION 2 (Borders: Rockwell, Lyndale, Western, Milwaukee)
1) Last month, over one third of the arrests in this section involved the VLive nightclub (Club 2047).
Also, Ald. Moreno met with the owner of VLive to verify that no representative from the club was in attendance at the last CAPS meeting. The owner of the club insists a manager was in attendance, so, Ald. Moreno will be checking on the attendance sheet to verify if was indeed the case.
Residents are very concerned about the criminal activity involving VLive as part of the covenant they made with the community to be in our Beat.
2) Resident reported that Congress Pizza was interested in filing for a "Place of Public Amusement" license, but there was no further knowledge of this request.
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)
1) Maplewood and Campbell has had a series of criminal activity. Ald. Moreno's office followed up on the criminal activity in this area with the Beat SGT and she claims that there have not been calls to 911 reporting some of these crimes, such as the stolen dog. The police are requesting that residents call 911 to report these crimes, emailing the crimes to the community is not enough.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.

SECTION 4 (Borders: California, Fullerton, Rockwell, Milwaukee)
1) Congress Theater and Tini Martini patrons continue to park up and down neighboring streets such as Talman and Rockwell and then proceed with drinking, littering and being a noise nuisance before and after the shows.
A resident recommended that both Congress and Tini Martini should pay for better policing of patrons who wander through the neighborhood as well as provide sidewalk and street cleaning services after their events. Currently Goethe School and local residents have to pick up the garbage and broken alcohol bottles that litter the neighborhood.
Alderman Moreno mentioned that "we can make that happen." in regards to making Congress and Tini Martini accountable for these clean up services.
2) Tini Martini is requesting a 4am liquor license. Ald. Moreno mentioned that the owners Tini Martini are telling him that they have overwhelming support to have a 4am liquor license. Ald. Moreno said they need support of the 14th Dist. Commander and the support of Ald. Moreno (who mentioned he has never granted a 4am license). Ald. Moreno has also not seen any actual petitions from Tini Martini that prove their claims.
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) Graffiti went up all over this section after the record snowfall. Ald. Moreno's office is responding to the vandalism and expects it to be cleared soon.
2) Ald. Moreno met with the owner of 2514 Fullerton regarding "social club events" at the residence. Ald Moreno told the owner that he cannot have these activities without a license.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 if they hear or see any suspicious activity.

SECTION 6 (Borders: Rockwell, Logan Boulevard, Western, Fullerton)
1) Graffiti continues to plague this section, particularly along Fullerton.
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
4) Increasing thefts

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