Hermosa Neighborhood Association

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CAPS Meeting: Beat 2524 - 12/17/2020

December 2020 - CAPS Meeting: Beat 2524

Date: 12/17/2020

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CAPS Officer Information

  • Officer Hernandez - cell phone (773) 798-9139

  • Email: ismaelhernandezjr@chicagopolice.org

  • 25th Precinct (312) 746- 5090

Meeting Topics

  • Increase in carjackings - occurring all days and times

  • Officer Hernandez suggests not to keep keys in cars when warming up; possible invest in keyless remote

  • Menards - North Ave & Kostner employee was carjacked

  • Walmart - North Avenue shopper was carjacked in the AM hours

  • Porch Pirate (package thieves) - increase during the holiday season.

    • Suggestions: change delivery address to a location where someone will be home.

    • Use a work address

    • Suggest a Amazon or Fedex pick up location

  • Loud Music

    • Music played in the home or outside the home should be kept at a respectable level

    • Music curfew occurs between 10 pm- 8 am

  • Trash concerns in and around beat 2524

    • There has been an increase in trash, specifically beer bottles (drinking), cans, and drug use around Kelvyn Park, along Wrightwood (headed west), and within the factories along Keeler

  • Sumit Construction reported a break in their parking lot as well as squatters

  • Operation Clean Sweep - officers patrol the area (s) in questions but there must be a collaboration between the community, alderperson, and police

    • Please call 911 if you see anyone suspicious all call can remain anonymous

  • Email resident Larry Nazimek at tvmdcrhase@yahoo.com to be included on community happenings and future CAPS meeting updates

  • If anyone has issues please call 911 obtain a report number to provide for beat officers

Future Community Events

  • Virtual Block Club Zoom - sign up with Maria Chavera at Maria.Chavero@chicagopolice.org to find out more information.

Next CAPS Meeting

  • February 18, 2020

  • Meetings will be held via Zoom til March (depending on Covid Restrictions)

See all 2021 CAPs beat meeting schedule here

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