BEAT 1431 CAPS
Meeting Minutes
September 15th, 2011
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 17th at 6:30pm at the 14th District Police Station, 2150 N. California.
Officers Present: SGT Belicki, PO Luna, PO Sutchen (sp?), PO Smith, and Liz Rios (14th District CAPS organizer)
Number of Beat 1431 residents present: 15
General Announcements
The 1431 Beat Facilitator position is still open for community residents still interested in volunteering for this role. An application can be obtained at the 14th District Police Station. Community resident, Vicky Schmidt, has applied for the position, however, the 14th District CAPS office is still evaluating and accepting applications as of this meeting in September.
New curfew rules are effective as of September 18th:
Children under the age of 12 must be indoors:
- 8:30pm, Sunday – Thursday
- 9pm, Friday and Saturday
Children between ages 12 and 16 must be indoors:
- 10pm, Sunday – Thursday
- 11pm, Friday and Saturday
Lastly, it is a Chicago City ordinance to have alley facing address numbers posted on properties.
Court Advocacy Report
There were 2 notable cases reported:
- Tagger team known as "Jack & Juicy" were convicted and received 2 years probation, responsible for restitution and court fines
- Anthony Torres, was arrested for graffiti and resisting arrest, paying $2000 in restitution with 1 year probation
Access via ClearMap
Reported Shots Fired
There were no reported shots fired since the last meeting.
Section Reports
SECTION 1 (Borders: California, Milwaukee, Armitage)
1) Two weeks ago, residents near Point and Francis Pl. reported observing drug dealing between 5pm and 10pm. The police were aware of both the activity and properties involved.
2) A resident asked if there was any further information on police activity around 10pm the night before (9/14) near Francis Pl. and Point involving several marked and unmarked squad cars. Attending officers at the meeting believe it was related to a routine traffic stop that led to a couple cars evading the officers.
3) Residents reported that there has been Cobra gang graffiti vandalizing homes on the 2100 block of Bingham and along Milwaukee.
action: Residents are urged to continue calling 911 to report the ongoing gang and criminal activity.
SECTION 2 (Borders: Rockwell, Lyndale, Western, Milwaukee)
1) There were reports of known delinquents loitering near Congress Pizza that have Spanish Lords gang affiliation. The police were aware of these individuals.
action: Club 2047 criminal activity, Congress Theater and Tini Martini and Congress Pizza gang activity remain priorities in this section.
SECTION 3 (Borders: Rockwell, Fullerton, Western, Lyndale)
1) A resident who lives in a property that was reported as place where there were domestic problems at the last CAPS meeting was in attendance and communicated that he was not aware of the nuisances reported. Another resident asked to read the problems reported from the last CAPS meeting, but SGT Belicki requested that not be done, indicating that if the people who originally reported the problems at the last meeting did not appear at the meeting then it should be assumed that the problems have "subsided". SGT Belicki also mentioned there were no calls for service at the property.
When asked by a resident if there was any follow up done by the police on the properties, SGT Belicki was not aware what the properties were and the resident had to repeat the addresses of the properties to her. The resident asked again if there was follow up by the police and SGT Belicki didn't directly address the question other than indicating it is a lengthy process.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.
SECTION 4 (Borders: California, Fullerton, Rockwell, Milwaukee)
No activity was reported
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) Resident from the 2400 block of Wastenaw reported that his property was tagged with graffiti (house and garage). The garage was broken into and a bike was stolen 2 days earlier.
2) A resident called 911, Tuesday (9/13) around 3:30am to report individuals who were drinking and making noise outside of the residence. It took two 911 calls for officers to respond who then detained a few of the individuals for questioning. The resident wanted to follow up with the incident to possibly learn more as to the cause of the activity, however, that did not seem possible. SGT Belicki said there would only be a report made if an arrest was made. There was no indication an arrest was made. SGT Belicki mentioned that the resident would need to explicitly ask to see the police who responded to the call to learn more about the incident, otherwise, there would be no follow up with the resident.
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) According to a resident, criminal activity on the 2400 block of Campbell was reportedly down over the last 2 months. Also, a known criminal in the area was reportedly imprisoned in Will County.
2) There was continued criminal drug and loitering activity in and around the alley between Campbell and Artesian. Local residents have been calling 911 over the last 2 weeks.
3) There is a renter on the 2400 block of Artesian who has been leaving various belongings out in the parkway at all hours of the day which neighbors are trying to discourage. Liz Rios suggested contacting the Ward Superintendent to cite the landlord of the property in violation of the use of the parkway.
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.
