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CAPS Meeting: Beat 2524 - 12/17/2020

December 2020 - CAPS Meeting: Beat 2524

Date: 12/17/2020

Don’t know your beat area? Find out here

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

 

Do you want occasional email updates like these about safety in Hermosa?

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2020 Recap of HNA Community Outreach Committee Efforts

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2020 Was the Year of Community Helpers

With so many challenges Hermosa faced in 2020, the HNA Community Outreach committee had to reimagine many in-person goals to adapt to safety and the heath of our residents. Here is a recap of the collaboration and outreach efforts we initiated and participation to advocate, support and provide resources to maintain our resilience:

Interested? Register to Talk with the HNA

The Hermosa Neighborhood Association is seeking energetic neighbors and business owners to help strategize, in our action-based Outreach + Marketing Committee. This committee focuses on engaging with the community in various ways including events, HNA advocacy, volunteering, as well as social media and promotion of Hermosa-focused news.

  • Helpful Skills/Interest But Not Required: Interest in networking, social media, and promotion of virtual and online events either by writing or graphic design.

  • Commitment: 5-10 hours a month. Committee meetings are monthly.

  • Ages: 16+ to 100 (teens can acquire service hours for school requirements)

By scheduling an appointment with a volunteer at the HNA, we spend 30 minutes discussing your interests and ways of volunteering to make a positive impact for our community.

Hermosa Mutual Aid Fundraiser for Families in Need - 2021

Hermosa Mutual Aid Fundraiser for Families in Need - 2021

The Hermosa Neighborhood Association collaborates with Hermosa Mutual Aid to help families in need with food, supplies, and expenses. Providing these essentials to our community members helps strengthen housing and food security, overall health of stability of our residents and creates bonds when neighbors are helping neighbors.

Please consider donating $5, $50 or whatever you are able, to help combat inequities this pandemic has spotlighted. Any amount is appreciated, and all donations are tax deductible.

HNA - "What we do" sponsored by IL State Rep Will Guzzardi 39th District

State of Illinois Representative Will Guzzardi, a Democrat representing the 39th House District in Illinois introduces President Rupert Medina of the Hermosa Neighborhood Association and 39th District staff Emily Melby in a discussion about the work that the HNA does in the 20th Chicago Community in Chicago.’


Below are some image highlights or you can watch the full video below.

 

Watch Video + Like on Facebook

Thank you to State Rep. Will Guzzardi - 39th District + staff for highlighting some great organizations that are doing...

Posted by Hermosa Neighborhood Association on Monday, December 21, 2020
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Join the HNA Beautification Committee for Hermosa

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Beatification Committee Volunteer Opportunity

The Hermosa Neighborhood Association is seeking energetic neighbors and business owners to help strategize in our action-based Beautification Committee. This committee focuses on creating a greener and cleaner Hermosa. Seasonal planting, tree management and advocacy, as well as block and park cleanups.

Helpful Skills/Interest But Not Required

Interest in being outdoors, planning or planting gardens, trees, park advocacy and neighborhood trash cleanups.

Commitment

2-10 hours a month. Committee meetings are monthly. the 2nd Wednesday of the month. See full calendar for dates.

Ages

16+ to 100 (teens can acquire service hours for school requirements)

Interested? Register to Talk with the HNA

By scheduling an appointment with a volunteer at the HNA, we spend 30 minutes discussing your interests and ways of volunteering to make a positive impact for our community.

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Join the HNA Community Outreach + Marketing Committee for Hermosa

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Community Outreach + Marketing Committee Volunteer Opportunity

The Hermosa Neighborhood Association is seeking energetic neighbors and business owners to help strategize, in our action-based Outreach + Marketing Committee. This committee focuses on engaging with the community in various ways including events, HNA advocacy, volunteering, as well as social media and promotion of Hermosa-focused news.

Helpful Skills/Interest But Not Required

Interest in networking, social media, and promotion of virtual and online events either by writing or graphic design.

Commitment

5-10 hours a month. Committee meetings are monthly.

Ages

16+ to 100 (teens can acquire service hours for school requirements)

Interested? Register to Talk with the HNA

By scheduling an appointment with a volunteer at the HNA, we spend 30 minutes discussing your interests and ways of volunteering to make a positive impact for our community.

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Join the HNA Fundraising Committee for Hermosa

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Fundraising Committee Volunteer Opportunity

The Hermosa Neighborhood Association is seeking energetic neighbors and business owners to help strategize, in our action-based Fundraising Committee. This committee is dedicated to donor outreach, whether it be the community members in small donations, as well as corporate donors and grants. Fundraising may take place online through social media, at events or personal phone calls with potential business donors.

Committee meetings are monthly.

Helpful Skills/Interest But Not Required

Interest in networking, social media, and promotion of virtual and online events, as well identifying potential donors, including grants.

Commitment

5-10 hours a month

Ages

16+ to 100 (teens can acquire service hours for school requirements)

Interested? Register to Talk with the HNA

By scheduling an appointment with a volunteer at the HNA, we spend 30 minutes discussing your interests and ways of volunteering to make a positive impact for our community.

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Join the HNA Safety Committee for Hermosa

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Safety Committee Volunteer Opportunity

The Hermosa Neighborhood Association is seeking neighbors to engage in safety, crime and traffic issues that affect our community in our action-based Safety Committee.

Committee meetings are monthly, not including community policing meetings such as CAPS Beat Meetings, Neighborhood Policing Initiatives, ward-related meetings and block club meetings.

By listening and engaging in community, ward and policing activities, committee members take on HNA Safety Committee goal-oriented tasks and initiatives such as reporting and publishing CAPs meetings, promoting ward and community policing engagements and collating crime and traffic data for special interest initiatives.

Helpful Skills/Interest But Not Required

Interest in community policing initiatives, promotion of current outreach programs held by City of Chicago services and outreach to communities, including spanish speakers.

Commitment

5-10 hours a month

Ages

16+ to 100 (teens can acquire service hours for school requirements

Interested? Register to Talk with the HNA

By scheduling an appointment with a volunteer at the HNA, we spend 30 minutes discussing your interests and ways of volunteering to make a positive impact for our community.

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Leadership Opportunities with the Hermosa Neighborhood Association

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Volunteer! Join an HNA Committee

The Hermosa Neighborhood Association is seeking energetic neighbors and business owners to help strategize, in our action-based committees and neighborhood board. If you would like general information about volunteering, please visit our volunteering page, or make an appointment with one of our coordinators.

The HNA is structured as a voting membership of not more than 10, then an extended network or volunteers, donors and neighborhood advocates who join committees aligned by specific goals of the organization. Volunteers can join HNA Committees anytime, and the HNA Board is by application and annual election.

Current HNA Committees

Committees meet monthly. To join a committee, contact us and we can include you in our meetings, the committee calendar and goals

Marketing + Community Outreach Committee
This committee focuses on engaging with the community in various ways including events, HNA advocacy, volunteering, as well as social media and promotion of Hermosa-focused news

 

Safety Committee
By listening and engaging in community, ward and policing activities, committee members take on HNA Safety Committee goal-oriented tasks and initiatives such as reporting and publishing CAPs meetings, promoting ward and community policing engagements and collating crime and traffic data for special interest initiatives. Learn more

 

Fundraising + Dog Park Committee
This committee is dedicated to donor outreach, whether it be community members in small donations, as well as corporate donors and grants. Fundraising may take place online through social media, at events or personal phone calls with potential business donors.

Or, find out more information about pets and dog park progress.

 

Beautification Committee
This committee focuses on creating a greener and cleaner Hermosa. Seasonal planting, tree management and advocacy, as well as block and park cleanups are all part of this direct-action committee.

 

Time Commitment

2-10 hours a month depending

Ages

16+ to 100 (teens can acquire service hours for school requirements)

Interested? Please register to talk to our volunteer coordinators