(Berwyn, IL) – 𝐎𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐲𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲’𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡. On June 15, 2026, a Berwyn mother discovered that her 5-year-old son’s Rifton adaptive tricycle had been stolen. The child has special needs and is unable to walk. The therapeutic tricycle, valued at approximately $3,300, was originally purchased through generous donations from friends and family and serves as an important source of mobility, therapy, and independence for the child.
The Berwyn Police Department continues to actively investigate the theft and remains grateful to the community for sharing tips and information. Every piece of information is helpful as detectives continue working to identify the person or persons responsible for taking this child’s medical equipment.
Recognizing the strain this theft placed on the family, Berwyn Police staff knew that replacing the tricycle quickly was important. While detectives continued their investigation, 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐲𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐢𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐈𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞, 𝐑𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝. The replacement tricycle was presented to the child and his family at the Berwyn Police Department, bringing a meaningful moment of joy and relief following a difficult situation.
The Berwyn Police Department extends its sincere appreciation to Rifton for their compassion, collaboration, and generosity in helping replace this important piece of medical equipment.
On June 20, 2026, Berwyn Police officers recovered a loaded handgun with a drum-style magazine from the front passenger floor of a vehicle during an arrest. The handgun was reported stolen out of Chicago. Officers also recovered approximately 988g of cannabis, more than $1,200 in U.S. currency, and one digital scale from inside the vehicle.
Two male subjects were arrested and charged accordingly in connection with this incident.
Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun, community connection, and learning. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in guided station tours, meet members of the department, explore community resources, enjoy giveaways, and more!
This family-friendly event is a great chance to connect with your local officers, learn more about the services available in our community, and see what happens behind the scenes at the police department.
On June 15, a Berwyn mother discovered that her 5-year-old son’s adaptive tricycle had been stolen from their backyard. The child has special needs and depends on the therapeutic tricycle as an important mobility and therapy tool. The tricycle, valued at approximately $3,300, was originally purchased through the generous support of friends and family.
While Berwyn Police continue to actively investigate this case, our detectives and staff knew this family needed help quickly. Commander John Hadjiannou contacted Rifton, the tricycle’s manufacturer, to share what had happened. In an incredible act of kindness, Rifton generously agreed to send a replacement adaptive tricycle for the child.
We are deeply grateful to Rifton for their compassion and generosity. The department is currently waiting for the tricycle to ship, and we look forward to presenting it to the child and his family when it arrives. We kindly ask the community to respect the family’s privacy at this time.
Anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to contact the Berwyn Police Department at 708-795-5600. ... See MoreSee Less
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July 1, 2026
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐘𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐘𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐅𝐓
(Berwyn, IL) – 𝐎𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐲𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲’𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡. On June 15, 2026, a Berwyn mother discovered that her 5-year-old son’s Rifton adaptive tricycle had been stolen. The child has special needs and is unable to walk. The therapeutic tricycle, valued at approximately $3,300, was originally purchased through generous donations from friends and family and serves as an important source of mobility, therapy, and independence for the child.
The Berwyn Police Department continues to actively investigate the theft and remains grateful to the community for sharing tips and information. Every piece of information is helpful as detectives continue working to identify the person or persons responsible for taking this child’s medical equipment.
Recognizing the strain this theft placed on the family, Berwyn Police staff knew that replacing the tricycle quickly was important. While detectives continued their investigation, 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐲𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐢𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐈𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞, 𝐑𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝. The replacement tricycle was presented to the child and his family at the Berwyn Police Department, bringing a meaningful moment of joy and relief following a difficult situation.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒚𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒍 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔. “𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒉𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒐𝒚’𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.”
The Berwyn Police Department extends its sincere appreciation to Rifton for their compassion, collaboration, and generosity in helping replace this important piece of medical equipment.
𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐲𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝟕𝟎𝟖-𝟕𝟗𝟓-𝟓𝟔𝟎𝟎.
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𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬:
Michael Fellows
Chief of Police
Berwyn Police Department
708-795-2100
mfellows@ci.berwyn.il.us
Angie Grozdic
Community Relations Specialist
Berwyn Police Department
708-795-2155
agrozdic@ci.berwyn.il.us
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WEEKLY BULLETIN FOR 6.15.2026-6.21.2026
🚨MAJOR ARRESTS:
Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle
Aggravated Fleeing to Elude Police
📍 SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS:
1st Ward: Battery
2nd Ward: No Significant Incidents
3rd Ward: Commercial Burglary
4th Ward: No Significant Incidents
5th Ward: Stolen Catalytic Converter; Shots Fired/Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm
6th Ward: Stolen Catalytic Converter; Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle/Aggravated Fleeing to Elude Police
7th Ward: Criminal Trespass to Real Property
8th Ward: No Significant Incidents ... See MoreSee Less
𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐆𝐔𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐒
On June 20, 2026, Berwyn Police officers recovered a loaded handgun with a drum-style magazine from the front passenger floor of a vehicle during an arrest. The handgun was reported stolen out of Chicago. Officers also recovered approximately 988g of cannabis, more than $1,200 in U.S. currency, and one digital scale from inside the vehicle.
Two male subjects were arrested and charged accordingly in connection with this incident.
𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐁𝐘 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐌 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄!
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Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun, community connection, and learning. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in guided station tours, meet members of the department, explore community resources, enjoy giveaways, and more!
This family-friendly event is a great chance to connect with your local officers, learn more about the services available in our community, and see what happens behind the scenes at the police department.
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On June 15, a Berwyn mother discovered that her 5-year-old son’s adaptive tricycle had been stolen from their backyard. The child has special needs and depends on the therapeutic tricycle as an important mobility and therapy tool. The tricycle, valued at approximately $3,300, was originally purchased through the generous support of friends and family.
While Berwyn Police continue to actively investigate this case, our detectives and staff knew this family needed help quickly. Commander John Hadjiannou contacted Rifton, the tricycle’s manufacturer, to share what had happened. In an incredible act of kindness, Rifton generously agreed to send a replacement adaptive tricycle for the child.
We are deeply grateful to Rifton for their compassion and generosity. The department is currently waiting for the tricycle to ship, and we look forward to presenting it to the child and his family when it arrives. We kindly ask the community to respect the family’s privacy at this time.
Anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to contact the Berwyn Police Department at 708-795-5600. ... See MoreSee Less