BEAT 1431 CAPS
Meeting Minutes
September 19th, 2013
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 21st, 2013, 7:00pm at Haas Park Field House, 2402 N. Washtenaw.
Officers
Present: SGT Reyes, PO Millan, PO Ramirez, PO McNamara, Liz Rios, 14th District CAPS organizer
Number of Beat 1431 residents present:10
General Announcements
14th District Blood Drive
The 14th District Blood Drive will be held Monday, Sept 30th from 12:00 to 5:00pm at the 14th District. The American Red Cross needs a minimum of 30 registered people to hold the event. Six more people are needed for this event.
14th District Halloween Party
14th District Blood Drive
The 14th District Blood Drive will be held Monday, Sept 30th from 12:00 to 5:00pm at the 14th District. The American Red Cross needs a minimum of 30 registered people to hold the event. Six more people are needed for this event.
14th District Halloween Party
The 14th District Halloween Party for youth 12 years old and under will be held Saturday, October 26th from 12:00 to 3:00pm at the 14th District. There will be spooky movies, face painting, arts and crafts, a costume contest and raffles and prizes. Admission is free to children accompanied by an adult. Volunteers and decorations are still needed.
Arrest Report
Arrest Report
There were 36 total arrests since the last Beat CAPS meeting. For a complete listing of crimes during specific time periods visit ClearMap.
Section Reports
SECTION 1 (Borders: California, Milwaukee, Armitage)
1) Known Spanish Lords continue to gather at a house on the 2700 block of W. Francis Pl. One of the brothers who used to live there has left, while the other remains but has been less active and not seen loitering on the porch as frequently. There have been fewer calls for service, only 5 were reported in the last period. There are reports that the house may be in foreclosure.
action: Residents are urged to continue calling 911 to report the ongoing gang and criminal activity.
action: Residents are urged to continue calling 911 to report the ongoing gang and criminal activity.
SECTION 2 (Borders: Rockwell, Lyndale, Western, Milwaukee)
1) Neighbors reported that gang members have been loitering behind Congress Pizza selling drugs again and neighbors do not feel safe walking near the business. The back door to the restaurant has often been left open and drivers and other employee gather in the alley there with gang members.
2) Neighbors also reported that Congress Pizza is selling liquor again. In the summer of 2009, hearings with Congress Pizza and the Department of Business Affairs started because that business had become a nuisance to the community. Community meetings went on for a year and Congress Pizza promised to fix the problems. However, they didn’t and the problems returned with gangs, drugs, prostitutes, fights in the establishment and gun shots once again reported near the business. Meetings with the Department of Business Affairs were started again in 2012 and Congress Pizza lost their liquor license in Nov 2012. But they are now selling liquor again. Police will follow up on this as no one knew the liquor license had been re-instated.
3) The Congress Theater is still closed and no new issues were reported.
2) Neighbors also reported that Congress Pizza is selling liquor again. In the summer of 2009, hearings with Congress Pizza and the Department of Business Affairs started because that business had become a nuisance to the community. Community meetings went on for a year and Congress Pizza promised to fix the problems. However, they didn’t and the problems returned with gangs, drugs, prostitutes, fights in the establishment and gun shots once again reported near the business. Meetings with the Department of Business Affairs were started again in 2012 and Congress Pizza lost their liquor license in Nov 2012. But they are now selling liquor again. Police will follow up on this as no one knew the liquor license had been re-instated.
3) The Congress Theater is still closed and no new issues were reported.
4) There were disorderly conduct arrests near V-Live. One occurred on July 28th and three on Aug 11th. These were all before Concord Music Hall took over the club there. There have not been any reported problems since they took over.
5) Two Pit Bull dogs reportedly attacked and killed a smaller dog on the 2400 block of Palmer in July. An animal control investigation is pending according to the alderman’s office. The owner of the dogs will have to go to court. Police will get neighbors the court date and case information.
action:
Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report shooting, illegal
parking and any illegal patron or employee behavior at the Congress
Theater, V-Live and Congress Pizza.5) Two Pit Bull dogs reportedly attacked and killed a smaller dog on the 2400 block of Palmer in July. An animal control investigation is pending according to the alderman’s office. The owner of the dogs will have to go to court. Police will get neighbors the court date and case information.
SECTION 3 (Borders: Rockwell, Fullerton, Western, Lyndale)
1) There were no reports from this section.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.
SECTION 4 (Borders: California, Fullerton, Rockwell, Milwaukee)
1) People are still sitting in cars and drinking and throwing out bottles on Talman near Goethe School before and after events at the venues on Milwaukee Ave. The venues, like the Concord Music Hall and Ultra Lounge are encouraged to do special clean ups in that area after events.
2) Parents are leaving their cars parked illegally when dropping their kids off at Goethe School. They are blocking driving lanes and garages along Talman, Belden and Lyndale. Sgt Reyes will bring this up at a Principals meeting that was scheduled and at a Parents’ Patrol Meeting. It was suggested that FOGS should be notified also.
2) Parents are leaving their cars parked illegally when dropping their kids off at Goethe School. They are blocking driving lanes and garages along Talman, Belden and Lyndale. Sgt Reyes will bring this up at a Principals meeting that was scheduled and at a Parents’ Patrol Meeting. It was suggested that FOGS should be notified also.
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) Drug dealings were reported at the turnaround at the south end of Fairfield next to Haas Park from late May to Sept. A woman walking a stroller with no baby in it and several men in their 20s, some with dreadlocks, some Hispanic, and one white male have been seen in that area. Neighbors have called 911 and sent emails to the 14h District CAPS office. They have also cleaned up the cul-de-sac and police have been patrolling the area. One neighbor said he was going to put up a camera and the police said that can be tied into the city system. The neighbors are also going to talk to the Alderman about getting new or moving old lights already there to better positions.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.
SECTION 6 (Borders: Rockwell, Logan Boulevard, Western, Fullerton)
1) The number of homeless men along the Kennedy Expressway between Western and Artesian has increased and is becoming a health hazard and a major nuisance. Neighbors have also reported seeing some of the homeless men living there getting paid money which they suspect is related to drug dealing.
2) There was also concern about the growing number of homeless individuals hanging around the bus stop at Fullerton and Western. Neighbors have been walking to different bus stops on Fullerton rather than waiting at this particular one. The homeless men have also scared a special needs man into giving them money at that location.
3) Several cars have had windows broken and items stolen from them on the 2500 block of Artesian, Logan Blvd and Avondale in the past few months.
4) A tenant in a building on Artesian and Altgeld is moving a City of Chicago garbage can to the front of his building, chaining and padlocking it there and then threatening anyone who puts garbage in the can. He also hooked up an automatic motion sensor lights that shined into neighbors windows instead of the sidewalk in front of his building. When neighbors asked him to stop this he became verbally abusive. Calls were placed to 911 about both these problems.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.
Neighboring Beat Reports: 2300 Altgeld and Montana area
1) Neighbors reported that there have been a large number of home break-ins and car break-ins on the 2300 block of Altgeld. Neighbors suspect homeless men and prostitutes that they see checking out the area, sometimes with dogs that they don’t seem to own. There have also been eight cars broken into in the same area in the past month.
2) Neighbors also reported that a Latino lady in her late 30s to early 40s in a black, 4 door Nissan Rogue has been selling heroin on the 2300 blocks of Altgeld and Montana. This has been happening both during the day and in the early evening. The license plate numbers start with R81, but she has been taking the plates off after she noticed neighbors trying to get her plate numbers. Both homeless and other drug users are buying, then using the heroin and then collapsing/hanging out in the triangle area east of Western, North of Fullerton and South of the Kennedy and also at Senior Citizen and Holstein Park. Neighbors have been calling 911.
2) There was also concern about the growing number of homeless individuals hanging around the bus stop at Fullerton and Western. Neighbors have been walking to different bus stops on Fullerton rather than waiting at this particular one. The homeless men have also scared a special needs man into giving them money at that location.
3) Several cars have had windows broken and items stolen from them on the 2500 block of Artesian, Logan Blvd and Avondale in the past few months.
4) A tenant in a building on Artesian and Altgeld is moving a City of Chicago garbage can to the front of his building, chaining and padlocking it there and then threatening anyone who puts garbage in the can. He also hooked up an automatic motion sensor lights that shined into neighbors windows instead of the sidewalk in front of his building. When neighbors asked him to stop this he became verbally abusive. Calls were placed to 911 about both these problems.
action: Residents are strongly urged to call 911 to report gang activity and 311 for graffiti.
Neighboring Beat Reports: 2300 Altgeld and Montana area
1) Neighbors reported that there have been a large number of home break-ins and car break-ins on the 2300 block of Altgeld. Neighbors suspect homeless men and prostitutes that they see checking out the area, sometimes with dogs that they don’t seem to own. There have also been eight cars broken into in the same area in the past month.
2) Neighbors also reported that a Latino lady in her late 30s to early 40s in a black, 4 door Nissan Rogue has been selling heroin on the 2300 blocks of Altgeld and Montana. This has been happening both during the day and in the early evening. The license plate numbers start with R81, but she has been taking the plates off after she noticed neighbors trying to get her plate numbers. Both homeless and other drug users are buying, then using the heroin and then collapsing/hanging out in the triangle area east of Western, North of Fullerton and South of the Kennedy and also at Senior Citizen and Holstein Park. Neighbors have been calling 911.
Recurring Problem Areas for BEAT 1431
1) Gun shots2) Gang graffiti
3) Gang drug activity
3) Problems with Ultra Lounge, Congress Pizza, Congress Theater and V-Live on Milwaukee Ave.
DISCLAIMER
Beat 1431 CAPS volunteers prepared these meeting minutes to the best of their ability.
