Assault, disorderly conduct at Portage Park haunted house as haunted hoes and Joes go wild

Northwest Side haunted house had some scares it didn't plan for this weekend when several people were arrested for disorderly conduct, and one for punching an off-duty police officer in the face, county prosecutors said.
Two people charged with crimes after being arrested at the "Catacombs," a haunted house at Saint Pascal in Portage Park.
Noelle Siewarine, 19, was charged with aggravated battery, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest after she allegedly spit on a police officer's face while he was arresting her boyfriend for disorderly conduct on Sunday afternoon. Siewarine was shouting "[bleep] you police," at officers and other haunted house patrons while standing in line and making obscene gestures.
Siewarine was released on a $10,000 I-bond with electronic home monitoring by Judge Adam D. Bourgeois Jr., who said, "You don't get to go around spitting in the face of police officers and get to just walk out of jail."
One day earlier, Carlos Rivera, 25, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery to a police officer after he allegedly punched an off-duty officer working security at the haunted house in the face.
Rivera, of the 3000 block of North Karlov Avenue, was with his wife and children when the victim, in his capacity as security guard, tried to escort the wife off the premise for disorderly conduct. Prosecutors said the wife appeared to be intoxicated and was behaving disruptively.
Rivera punched the man in the face once, according to court records, and then several times again after the man identified himself as an off-duty officer. The 28-year-old man was treated for a fractured skull and other injuries at the Resurrection North Hospital.

Shootings in Chicago October 3,4,, 2013

18 year old and 26 year old shot in Chatham

In an attack, in the East Chatham neighborhood, a 26-year-old man was shot in the leg and an 18-year-old man was shot in the hand around 10:15 a.m. in the 1000 block of East 80th Street.
The older man was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, while the other was taken to Jackson Park Hospital. Their conditions had been stabilized

19 year old man shot in South Shore

At about 11:30 a.m. in the 7200 block of South Coles Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood, a 19-year-old man was shot in the left leg and suffered a graze wound to his left foot. The man's condition had been stabilized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

2 teens shot in Grand Crossing

Two teens were shot about 8:10 p.m. Thursday in the 7300 block of South Dorchester Avenue in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the back and a 16-year-old was shot in the leg. The two heard shots and felt pain.
The older teen was taken to Comer Children's Hospital with a back wound and was stable. The younger teen was taken to Jackson Park Hospital with a leg wound and was in good condition

19-year-old man shot in Park Manor

A  19-year-old man was shot in the 400 block of East 69th Street. He was near a bus stop when someone on foot shot him in the buttocks, ran north and ditched a handgun next to a vacant apartment building on King Drive.
The 19-year-old was taken to Stroger Hospital.

25-year-old man shot in Portage Park

About 2 a.m. Friday, a 25-year-old man was shot just north of Irving Park Road on Long Avenue, just outside Portage Park. He was standing with a woman when two men across the street started firing toward him.
He was hit in the arm and taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.

Shootings in Chicago September 20, 2013

23-year-od man shot in Park Manor

About 2 a.m. Friday a 23-year-od man was shot in the side at 75^th Street and Michigan Avenue and taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn

Male shot in Washington Park

At about 2 a.m. in the 6300 block of South Eberhart Avenue, a male was shot in the leg

 18 year old shot in Portage Park

In an attack in the Portage Park neighborhood, a man or boy was shot in the foot in the 3700 block of North Mobile Avenue about 1:52 p.m.

18-year-old man shot in West Pullman

In a shooting early this morning, an 18-year-old man was shot about 1:20 a.m. in the 12600 block of South Stewart Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. The man, who was shot in both legs, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center.

30-year-old man shot in Lawndale

At about 1:20 a.m., a 30-year-old man was shot as he walked out of a vehicle in the 1200 block of South Kedvale Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and listed in serious condition.

41-year-old man shot in Gold Coast

Later this morning, about 4 a.m., a 41-year-old man was shot in the 0-100 block of East Chestnut Street in the Gold Coast neighborhood on the Near North Side. The shooter fled in a white car, and the 41-year-old was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition. Police said the shooting happened during an argument over a parking space.

Portage Park man charged with stabbing father to death

A Northwest Side man has been charged with stabbing his father to death during an argument.
Brandon Haarman, 27, of the 3900 block of North Long Avenue, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 53-year-old father James Haarman.
The two were arguing about 6 p.m. Tuesday in their Portage Park neighborhood home when the son pulled a knife and stabbed the father several times

Man stabbed to death in Portage PArk

At about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, a third man was killed during a domestic attack.
The victim, 53, was involved with an altercation with his son in the 3900 block of North Long Avenue when the son, 27, pulled a knife and stabbed his father multiple times, killing him

Another 4-year-old girl shot and no one still cares

A  4-year-old girl was among three people hurt in a shooting in the Portage Park neighborhood Sunday night
Just before 10:30 p.m., a gray vehicle pulled alongside a Nissan Altima the girl was riding in on North Central Avenue, just north of West Hutchinson Street,. One or more shooters in the first vehicle opened fire toward the Altima, striking the girl in the hip and also striking two male occupants of the Altima.
The driver of the Altima turned around and continued a block south to a parking lot at the corner of Central and Irving Park Road.
From there, paramedics took the girl to Lutheran General Hospital, where her condition was stabilized
A 17-year-old boy shot in the thigh and a 20-year-old man shot multiple times were both taken to Advocate Illinois Medical Center, where their conditions were stabilized

Shootings in Chicago August 9, 10, 11, 2013

17-year-old boy shot in Bridgeport

A 17-year-old boy was shot at 38th Street and Wentworth Avenue in the Wentworth Gardens neighborhood near U.S. Cellular Field two blocks north. He was hit once in the shoulder and taken to Stroger hospital. Police said the boy collapsed on a basketball court after being shot about 10 p.m.

24-year-old man shot in Lawndale

At about 11:30 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in the leg in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. Someone fired toward him from a gangway in the 1900 block of South Harding Avenue and the man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he's in stable condition. 

2 shot in Portage Park

Two people were shot about 1 a.m. in the 5800 block of West Irving Park Road in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. A 21-year-old was shot in the leg and a 22-year-old was grazed in the abdomen

24-year-old man shot Rogers Park

A  24-year-old man was shot about 1 a.m. in the 7400 block of North Rogers Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood. He ran to a nearby CTA station where police found him. He is in stable condition at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston.

18-year-old woman shot in South Shore

At about 2:05 a.m. an 18-year-old woman was shot in the 1700 block of East 71st Street in the South Shore neighborhood. She walked into Jackson Park Hospital with a wound to her foot

26-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park

A 26-year-old man was shot in the buttocks about 2:30 a.m. when someone in a group on the 1400 block of North Spaulding Avenue in Humboldt Park fired toward his car. The driver took the man to Norwegian-American Hospital

Man shot in Avondale

About 4:30 a.m. a man walked into Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with a wound to his thigh. The man had been shot near the intersection of Belmont and California avenues in the Avondale neighborhood

Man shot in Back of the Yards

A man was shot and critically wounded in an attack in the Back of the Yards neighborhood The man was in an alley in the 1800 block of West 44th Street when he was shot about 12:30 p.m.. He suffered wounds to the arm, leg and buttocks The man, 22, was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, in critical condition

16-year-old boy shot in Grand Crossing

At about 5:05 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in the back and stomach in the 1400 block of East 74th Street. The boy was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in serious condition

33-year-old man shot in South Deering

At about 7 p.m., a 33-year-old man was shot in the 2400 block of East 106th Street. The man, who was shot in the ankle, walked into Advocate Trinity Hospital for treatment.

 16-year-old boy shot in Englewood

At about 9 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in the 7100 block of South Sangamon Street in the Englewood neighborhood. The victim suffered a gunshot or graze wound to the head. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and was stabilized
33-year-old man shot in Little Village

A 33-year-old man was shot about 6:43 a.m. near 32nd Street and Komensky Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood. He was shot in the chest and arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.

Woman shot in Hermosa

 A woman whose age wasn't available was shot about 5:55 a.m. in the leg in the 4400 block of West Dickens Avenue in the Hermosa neighborhood, police said. She drove to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center after realizing she had been shot while driving. Her condition has stabilized

Man and woman shot in Lawndale

A gunman shot a 29-year-old man in the wrist and grazed a 22-year-old woman in the forehead as the pair sat in a car after leaving a party about 2:45 a.m. Sunday. They were shot in the 3100 block of West Fillmore Street in the Lawndale neighborhood and drove to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center. Both are in good condition

 18-year-old woman shot in Englewood

Near 71st and Wood streets in the Englewood neighborhood about 2:30 a.m., an 18-year-old woman walking with her aunt was shot in the knee. They heard shots and felt pain. She's in good condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

30-year-old man shot in Belmont Central

Someone shot from one car into another next to a gas station in the 5700 block of Fullerton Avenue in the Belmont Central neighborhood about 12:50 a.m. A 30-year-old man was shot in the knee about a block west of Central Avenue as he sat in one of the cars; he was driven from there to Kilpatrick Avenue and Fullerton Avenue, where police and an ambulance found him. He was taken to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center.

30-year-old man was shot in Wrightwood

A 30-year-old man was shot in the 7900 block of South Francisco Avenue in the  neighborhood about 10:15 p.m.. He was shot in the lower right leg and is in stable condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

27-year-old man shot in Logan Square

Someone shot a 27-year-old man near Rockwell Street and Wabansia Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m. and the man's condition has stabilized at Norwegian-American Hospital. He was on a bike when someone in an SUV shot at him

23-year-old man shot in South Shore

A man has been shot multiple times and seriously wounded this afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side.

Someone shot a 23-year-old man multiple times about the body about 2:50 p.m. in the 7400 block of South Phillips Avenue.

2 me shot in South Chicago

In the South Chicago neighborhood about 5:30 p.m., two males were shot in the 8700 block of South Houston Avenue.
The two were wounded in their shoulders and were taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
The victims, both 35-year-old men, were in serious to critical condition

17-year-old boy, 2 others shot in Brainerd

In a  shooting on the South Side, three people were hurt when a shooter emerged from a gangway and opened fire in the 9000 block of South Ada Street in the Brainerd neighborhood.
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, a 19-year-old man was shot in the thigh and taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital, and a 23-year-old man was grazed in the head and taken to St. Bernard Hospital
 

 

Bicyclist dies after Northwest Side crash

A 33-year-old man died early this morning following a collision on Monday with a vehicle in the Northwest Side's Portage Park neighborhood.
Rafael Ramirez, of the 7200 block of West Diversey Avenue in Elmwood Park, was declared dead at 2 a.m. at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
Ramirez collided with a vehicle about 2:15 p.m. as he made a left turn from North Central Avenue onto West Addison Street.
He was taken to Resurrection Medical Center and later transferred to Illinois Masonic.
Witnesses told police the driver had the right of way, and the driver was not cited

Police warn of sexual assault in Portage Park

Police say a man tried to sexually assault a 24-year-old woman about 11:35 a.m. Thursday in the Portage Park neighborhood.
The woman was walking in the 5100 block of West Grace Street when the man, described as a 5-foot-6 130 pound Hispanic man with brown eyes, brown hair and about 40 years old, removed her clothes and tried to assault her.
Police said a black Chevrolet Tahoe or Trailblazer with "sport" white lights was used in the attack

Man, 22, fatally shot on Northwest Side

A 22-year-old man was fatally shot in the chest Friday evening in the Portage Park neighborhood.
The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of North Central Avenue.
Paramedics rushed the man to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead
The medical examiner's office identified the man as Manuel Hernandez and listed his address as where the shooting happened.
A woman entering the building found Hernandez on the floor of the vestibule.
When she tried to push the door open, the victim, whose back was up against the entry door, fell over and she asked him if he was OK.
She called 911 and responding police officers looking around the building found a bullet hole in the front door of his home

Body found in vehicle on NW Side

Chicago police are conducting a death investigation after a body was found today in a vehicle in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
The body was found inside a vehicle on the 3600 block of North Menard Avenue at 10:12 a.m.
Police have launched a death investigation and an autopsy is scheduled for Sunday to determine the cause and manner of death

Park Ridge man held on $275K in Northwest Side crime spree, DUI

A 44-year-old Park Ridge man tried to rob a Northwest Side McDonald's where he had ordered coffee Thursday morning, then went on to make two more robbery attempts before he stole cash during a fourth try.
Nick Kanatselis, 44, was arrested in the 5800 block of West Fullerton Avenue in the Belmont-Central neighborhood after officers spotted him in a car connected with robbery attempts in the area and chased him for a mile.
He was ordered held Saturday on $275,000 bail.
Kanatselis, of the 600 block of Northwest Highway in the northwest suburb, faces charges of robbery, attempted robbery, and possession of marijuana, as well as being cited for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, aggravated fleeing, driving on a revoked license,and having no insurance. Kanatselis also has been charged with domestic battery for punching his girlfriend several times in a separate incident Oct. 6.
About 7:30 a.m. Thursday, officers in the 4800 block of West Fullerton Avenue saw a car matching the description of one used in at least three Northwest Side robbery attempts.
The man drove off to try to evade capture, striking several other cars before he jumped from the vehicle in the 5800 block of West Fullerton.
Officers chased him on foot and caught him nearby.
The man, now identified as Kanatselis, is suspected of three robbery attempts, only one successful, at retail stores and an attack on a woman on a sidewalk. The three stores were a McDonald's in the 4000 block of West Belmont Avenue, a CVS in the 3300 block of North Pulaski Road, and a Walgreens in the 4000 block of North Cicero Avenue.
The Park Ridge man's one-man crime spree started about 7 a.m. Thursday when he ordered a coffee at the McDonald's. When a staffer asked if he would like cream or sugar in it, he implied he had a gun in his jacket and said: "Just give me the money".
The staffer was shocked and began to approach her manager, but the assailant walked around the counter, grabbed her by the back of her sweater and again demanded money.
Other workers saw the commotion and began yelling at the man. He let her go and fled without cash.
Only minutes later at 7:12 a.m. he entered the CVS and tried to rob it, but was unsuccessful, so he ran outside, where he pushed a woman in the chest and knocked her to the ground.
As they wrestled, he started to pull at her backpack but became "startled" by a passerby and fled again in the car.
His fourth robbery try was at the Walgreens about 7:20 a.m. when he confronted a cashier who was trying to close a cash drawer.
When he reached over and grabbed money from the drawer, the cashier tried to pull the money from his hand. He ran behind the counter and began hitting her, pushed her into a wall and grabbed the money tray before running out of the store.
Prosecutors said in bond court today that he asked for a pack of Newport cigarettes before grabbing $252 from the cash register.
Once brought into custody a short while later, officers found $223 in his pockets and $40 in a silver Chevrolet 2-door car he'd been driving. He was brought back to the victims, who identified him.
Once he was examined at Resurrection Medical Center, authorities found he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine.
This is Kanatselis' fourth arrest this year. In February and May, he was arrested on domestic battery charges, but both cases were dismissed. On Aug. 27, he was arrested on a theft charge and ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bail, but charges were later dropped.

1 shot in Portage Park

A  man in his 20s was also wounded in the attack on Laramie Avenue at Addison Street. Someone dropped him off at Our Lady of the Resurrection Hospital at Addison Street and Central Avenue, and he had wounds to his back and hand. He was transferred to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition

Robber steals bike off kids in Portage Park

A  24-year-old man is accused of snatching a bicycle from two children in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Stanislaw Dziedic was charged with felony robbery. He listed his address as a motel in the 4800 block of West Irving Park Road.
Dziedic is accused of pushing an 11-year-old and a 12-year-old boy off a GT Dyno bike in the 5300 block of West Irving Park Road Sunday. The boys were not injured.
Police radioed a description of the robber, and Dziedic was arrested at 4:25 p.m. Sunday in in the 4800 block of West Irving Park Road

41-year-old man shot dead in Portage Park

About 1:45 a.m., a 41-year-old man was shot in the 4200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue. Pablo Hernandez, of the 3500 block of South 60th Avenue in Cicero, was pronounced dead at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center at 3:37 a.m.

Man shot dead in Portage Park

Officers discovered a man lying on the ground and bleeding from the head in the walkway between two homes in the 5500 block of West Henderson Avenue around 5 a.m..
A resident in one of the homes found the man, who appeared to be in his 30s, and called police. The victim did not live in either home and a motive was not known

18-year-old woman shot in Portage Park

An  the head at about 2:10 a.m. in the 5100 block of West School Street in the Portage Park community.
The woman was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition

Boy, 14, critically wounded in Northwest Side stabbing

A 14-year-old boy was critically wounded Friday night in a stabbing in an alley in the city's Portage Park neighborhood.
The stabbing happened about 9:26 p.m. in an alley on the 4200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue on the Northwest Side.
Preliminary reports said the boy was arguing with a man between the ages of 18 and 20 when the man stabbed the youth in his back. The boy was taken in critical condition to Childen's Memorial

Portage Park neighborhood man killed

A 26-year-old man was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head at about 12:50 a.m. this morning in the 4900 block of West Grace Street in the city's Portage Park neighborhood.
Police responded to a call of shots fired and found someone had gunned down Niven Beluso while he was inside a garage at that location, according to Jefferson Park District Police Lt. Robert Kohnen.
A spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said Beluso, 26, who lived nearby in the 4900 block of West Grace Street, was dead on the scene after being shot in the head.

Drunk man rammed SUV into car repeatedly

A 25-year-old Chicago man faces a litany of charges arising out of an alleged attack Saturday night when, according to prosecutors, he repeatedly crashed his 2000 Ford Explorer into another vehicle on the city's Northwest Side.
Michael Bambouyani, 25, of the 5900 block of West Irving Park Road, is charged with three felony counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, leaving the scene of an accident with injury or death, following too closely, negligent driving, failure to reduce speed, failure to carry or display ID and driving without insurance or valid registration. Bambouyani limped into bond court Sunday wearing a wrinkled suit splattered with blood.
Bambouyani stepped in front of the victims' Nissan Altima about 10 p.m. near North Laramie Avenue and West Dakin Street, taunting the driver to run him over, according to prosecutors and court records. After a fight with the victims, Bambouyani got in his truck and ran it into the Altima several times, causing damage to the vehicle and injury to people in it. After fleeing the scene, Bambouyani was stopped by police in the 5500 block of West Montrose Avenue.
Bambouyani refused a field sobriety test and chemical tests to determine his blood alcohol level. But he smelled of alcohol and was "highly agitated and belligerent."

While getting booked into jail, Bambouyani proceeded to smear blood from a cut on his nose onto the walls of the processing room, according to court records. He spit blood on the windows and urinated on the floor, according to records.
According to prosecutors, Bambouyani's driving record includes charges of DUI in 2004 and 2006 and leaving the scene of an accident in 2006.
Bambouyani was found to have a valid driver's license. But his license was set to be revoked April 1 by the Illinois Secretary of State's office for "habitually being in violation of motor vehicle laws,"