BEAT 1431 CAPS
Meeting Minutes
March 3rd, 2011

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 7th at 7:00pm at 2417 West Medill.

Officers Present: SGT Velgara, Liz Rios, PO Smith, PO Komo

Number of Beat 1431 residents present: 8

General Announcements
There has been increased graffiti in Beat 1431 in the last few months. There were 10 juveniles arrested for graffiti in the last 30 days and there were 135 requests for graffiti removal within the 14th District in the past month. Graffiti is staying up longer due to city layoffs in the graffiti removal program.

CLEARMap
From February 1st - 28th, according to CLEARMap, Beat 1431 suffered 80 crimes, an increase of 5 from last month (75):
- 1 AGGRAVATED BATTERY *
- 8 BURGLARY *
- 1 CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT *
- 1 DISORDERLY CONDUCT
- 4 DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS
- 1 FRAUD
- 28 LARCENY THEFT *
- 4 MISCELLANEOUS NON-INDEX OFFENSES
- 6 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT *
- 1 OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY AND CHILDREN / INVOLVING CHILDREN
- 2 ROBBERY *
- 3 SIMPLE ASSAULT
- 12 SIMPLE BATTERY
- 8 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) A neighbor reported that drug dealing has started from a house on Francis near the dogleg between Point and California. Deals are done mainly Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6 to 10 pm by the fire hydrant across the street by a guy recently released from jail. There was a brawl between the dealer and the buyer. A 31 year old man who may have been involved was arrested on March 1st.
2) Gang members were inside a fenced lot at 2110 N. Bingham drinking and flashing gang signs on March 2nd. The lot is owned by a bank and the trash and weeds get cleared once a month. This is the first time gang bangers have been seen at this location this year.
3) Beat Facilitator Jim Rhodes asked the police if they knew about the problems the family on the 2000 block of Point reported in December. The police did not recall, so, Jim reported again about the theft of propane tanks from a deck, another break in at the same apartment and objects being thrown at their window. He also described the white male with a teardrop tattoo on his face - recognized by people in the neighborhood as a "known crackhead" - who has been seen carrying propane tanks in the area.
action: Residents are urged to continue calling 911 to report the ongoing gang and criminal activity.

SECTION 2 (Borders: Rockwell, Lyndale, Western, Milwaukee)
1) One third of all arrests in the Beat are occurring in or near V-Live events. Police reported that there were 10 arrests in December and 18 arrests from January 6th to March 3rd within two blocks of V-Live.
2) There have also been three reported rapes associated with V-Live, 2 in December, which were not reported at the January CAPS meeting, and one on Feb 18. One of the December rapes was reported to have occurred in a parking lot being used for a V-Live event. The second rape occurred when the victim left with someone after a V-Live event. Police said that the third rape was reported inside V-Live on Feb 18 and happened in a backstage area by an artist. Police said that it was reported but they didn’t have details yet.
3) Neighbors have also complained about noise and trash both before and after events. They never see anyone from V-Live around patrolling the area. A representative from V-Live said there is a person from their security company in the parking lots.
4) The noise complaint from V-Live was also brought up again and a representative from V-Live said that problem has still not been resolved.
5) There were also concerns that no one from V-Live was at the January CAPS meeting and that the restrictive covenant was not being honored. The restrictive covenant was a condition of community approval for the V-Live Planned Development zoning change which allowed V-Live to increase the number of people allowed in the building. V-Live told the community that there would not be any increase in noise, trash or other problems as a result of that zoning change.
6) A representative from Congress Pizza announced that Congress Pizza has applied for a Place of Public Amusement (PPA) license. They want the PPA license so their customers can hold parties with a band or a DJ.
7) Benjamin Acuna, with the tag name, "Were," was arrested on Saturday morning, Jan 9th. He was tagging the front of the Congress Theater as a concert was letting out. His case is being followed by court advocates.
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) Robert Rodriguez and Anthony Diaz, both parolees, were arrested in February for a robbery in the 2700 block of Logan Blvd. Police think they may have been responsible for the increased number of thefts, robberies and attempted break-ins on Campbell and Maplewood in recent months. Their cases are being followed by court advocates.
2) Two juveniles (15-and 16-years old) were arrested for damage to cars along Western Avenue.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.

SECTION 4 (Borders: California, Fullerton, Rockwell, Milwaukee)
1) Neighbors reported Tini Martini is applying for a late liquor license.
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) Raves or illegal parties are being reported at 2608 N. Fullerton. It has been a noise nuisance on the weekends and signs displaying, "The Party is Here" have been seen on the door of the building. There is no license for such functions at that address. The police will investigate this further.
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) The homeless person living in a pile of boxes, garbage cans, rugs and other garbage next to the Kennedy between Western and Artesian is still there.
2) Progress is being made on creating a dog park on the land between the Kennedy, Western and Artesian.
3) Residents in this sector report that Ricky Fisher, a MLD gang member who used to hang out in this sector, was arrested on Feb 23 in a Humboldt Park drug sweep. He has been charged with a Federal complaint for distribution of crack cocaine.
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.