Category: Neighborhood Safety

Between June 19 and today, June 25th, we have had 5 separate vehicle incidents:

• Car parked at Cullom and Greenview had window smashed
• Car parked on the 1400 block of Warner had window smashed
• Car parked in driveway on 1400 block of Belle Plaine was broken into
• Car parked on 1400 block of Warner near north/south alley east of Greenview had Catalytic convertor stolen 
• Unlocked car on 1400 block of Warner near north/south alley east of Greenview was entered and were contents tossed around.

Please contact info@gracelandwest.org if you know of any other vehicle or other crime incidents.

Please help deter crime in the neighborhood by doing the following:

1. Maintain a bright front porch light from dusk to dawn all year.
2. Maintain either a bright rear door light or motion lights.
3. Install and a video camera.
4. Always lock your vehicle, house and garage and secure open windows on 1st and 2nd floors.
5. Remove all valuables from your vehicle.
6. Lock bikes and vehicles that are garaged.
7. Look outdoors when you’re up at night. Not a bad idea to have a few indoor lights on timers.
8. Report all alley and street lights out.  Report all suspicious activity.
9. Attend the 19th Police District Council meetings (tonight and July 24th, flyer attached) and the next Police 1912 Beat Meeting, July 16, 6:30 pm, Sulzer Library.
10. Please be extra alert to suspicious activity and sounds at any hour.

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Please join the Graceland West Community Association, GWCA.  Membership dues help support our website, newsletters, meetings, events, an annual donation to Warner Park and Gardens and a scholarship for a college bound Lake View High School student. 

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On Monday, Feb 19 (President’s Day) a carjacking incident occurred at 4 am on the 4200 Block of Greenview. Please check your video cameras for a red SUV and email CAPS019district@chicagopolice.org with any information, please copy info@gracelandwest.org.

Help us prevent crime in the neighborhood by always reporting crime, suspicious activity & dangerous driving to 911. Confirm that your porch lights and rear lights are working from dusk to dawn.

More safety tips at: https://gracelandwest.org/neighborhood-safety/

You may have heard about the recent attempted carjackings at the gas stations in our neighborhood. Members of GWCA and GWCA council members have contacted both the 19th District police station and Alderwoman Clay’s office as well as attended CAPS and District 19 meetings.

Please be sure to visit our Neighborhood Safety page for recommended best practices to prevent crime. It is very important that you call 911 and report any suspicious activity or crime happening “now”.  It is equally important that you report any criminal damage or theft and get a report number.  Our police coverage is based on actual reports.

Specifically related to the recent gas station incidents, please see the attached flyers from the CPD.

• When you are getting gas, lock your vehicle while you gas up and put your keys in your pocket.
• Don’t leave your car at a pump and go inside to buy something. Re-park your car closer to the convenience store.
• Don’t leave your keys or your cell phone in the car.
• Don’t fill up if you’re the only vehicle.
• Don’t have your vehicle nose out to fill up.

If you contact CAPS (CAPS.019district@chicagopolice.org) or Alderwoman Clay (info@46thward.com), please copy info@gracelandwest.org. 

If you are interested in participating in our Block Rep program, please reach out to info@gracelandwest.org.

       

There have been many reports recently of gun related incidents near the Graceland West neighborhood (see below for more detail about the incidents).  GWCA would like to remind all neighbors that it is essential that:

1. All possible gunfire be called into 911 immediately and any outdoor arguments you hear need to be called into 911.
2. Every home, apartment and condo building in the neighborhood maintains a bright porch light on from dusk to dawn, all year, and a motion light or bright light in the rear.
3. Graffiti and bent street signs are photographed and reported to 311.

If you have any details about or may have video recordings of any of the following incidents, send them to  arturo.hernandez@chicagopolice.org and to monique.giannoni@chicagopolice.org.

Do not hesitate to reach out to info@gracelandwest.org if you have any questions or concerns.

• 12-26-2022 – Shots fired, 6:30 pm, Cullom and Ashland
• 12-17-2022 – Shots fired, 7:05 am, Belle Plaine and Paulina
• 12-14-2022 – 2 killed, 10:00 pm, 4800 N, between Ashland and Clark
• 12-14-2022 – Shots fired, 9:40, 4300 N Ashland
• 12-12-2022 – Armed robbery, 1900 W Berteau, 4600 N Ravenswood
• 11-22-2022 – Shots fired, 5:15 am, Berteau and Ashland