BERWYN
Two charged after burglary attempt on Cicero home
A Berwyn man and a Chicago man were charged with one count of felony burglary after they attempted to steal several items from a Cicero home, police said.

Anthony Hernandez, 30, of the 1400 block of South Grove Avenue, and Josue Ramirez, 21, of Chicago, were arrested at about noon Aug. 18 after police received a report of a possible burglary, according to a police report.

When police arrived, Hernandez and Ramirez were standing next to a Chevrolet Lumina on the 1800 block of South 59th Court in Cicero, just outside of the home that had been burglarized, police said.

Officers later found several stolen items inside the vehicle and arrested both men.
Ramirez told police Hernandez told him he needed help moving some items from his home and Ramirez agreed, police said.

Ramirez drove his friend to the home and Hernandez entered through a bedroom window and removed a safe, a laptop, and a plasma television. Police said the home actually belonged to Hernadez’s step-mother but that neither Hernandez nor his father live at the home any longer.
Hernandez currently is on parole from a previous burglary charge, police said.

Woman arrested after trying to sell fake jewelry
Esther M. Gonzalez, 30, of Chicago, was charged with attempted theft Aug. 19 after she attempted to sell two pieces of fake gold jewelry at What A Gem, 6300 W. Cermak Road, police said.

The store’s owner told police Gonzalez had brought in a gold necklace and bracelet and asked how much she could get for both of them, police said. The owner offered her $700 and returned the jewelry to Gonzalez, who said she would have to think about it.

She later gave the owner two identical pieces of jewelry and attempted to sell them. The store conducted a chemical test and determined they were not real gold, police said.
When police arrived, Gonzalez admitted she had tried to switch the jewelry and removed the real gold necklace and bracelet from inside her shirt, police said.