Black XIX: "FRee Iraq!!"

55 charged in partying run amok in 2 homes
By Jon Yates and Rick Jervis, Tribune staff reporters. Tribune staff reporter Art Barnum contributed to this report Published May 15, 2003

Leaving a trail of empty liquor bottles, used condoms, drugs and destruction, raucous teens trashed two west suburban homes while their owners were away on spring break, resulting in charges against more than 50 people, police said Wednesday. Now, investigators in Wheaton and Hinsdale are trying to piece together details of separate incidents that bear striking similarities. In both cases friends of the vacationing teens let themselves into the homes and invited other teens for several nights of partying. And in both cases the partygoers looted thousands of dollars worth of goods, police said. Police in Hinsdale have charged 26 people, most for trespassing. But by far, the wilder party was in Wheaton. There, teens stole an estimated $60,000 worth of jewelry, guns, clothing and electronics and caused more than $35,000 in damage, police said. The youths drove the family's vehicles--a Mercedes-Benz S600, a Lincoln Navigator, a Ford F250 truck and a Volkswagen Jetta--to school and to shuttle friends to and from the festivities, police said. Artwork was damaged, furniture broken and beds soiled. "This wasn't just a party," said the Wheaton home's owner Susan Bass. "This was a lot more." Wheaton police have arrested 11 people and expect 18 more to turn themselves in on charges ranging from theft to unlawful use of a weapon. One 18-year-old is charged with sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl at the bash, police said. Under Illinois law, those age 17 or older--more than half of those allegedly involved in this incident--are charged as adults. The DuPage County state's attorney's office is reviewing the case and could file additional charges, Wheaton police said. Teens throwing keggers while their parents are away is not new. But investigators say these two parties were different because of their duration and destructiveness and because the teens who lived in the houses were absent. "This was weeklong," said Hinsdale Police Sgt. Paul Lambert. "Parties are not uncommon if you have a venue for it, but this was a little excessive." Police Chief James Eccardt said the teenage daughter of the Hinsdale family living in the home told a few friends they could use the house in the 400 block of North Adams Street while the family was on vacation. How the teens got in is unclear, Eccardt said. Investigators say the girl's friends threw several parties in the house between March 28 and April 4. As word got out, Lambert said, the parties grew. Police believe 40 to 50 people passed through the house during the week, stealing close to $20,000 worth of jewelry, watches, electronics and art. Police so far have recovered about $10,000 worth of rings, Lambert said. The family arrived home April 4 to find their home in shambles. They declined to comment Wednesday. In Wheaton, Bass gave a tour of her two-story, 4,700-square-foot house, pointing out places where soggy cigarette butts, used condoms and liquor bottles littered floors and tables. Traces of cocaine were left on her daughter's dresser, she said, and some beds were soaked in urine. Trails of blood streaked the bathroom floors, mud caked the carpet, and the walls had holes where partygoers shot arrows with her husband's hunting bow, Bass said. The home is still being repaired. "You don't do something of this magnitude and just walk away," she said. "Teenager or not, there are rules in this world," Bass said. "Being a teenager doesn't exempt you." Both police and family members say the parties in the Geneva Road home started at around 3 p.m. March 29, after a friend of Bass' teenage son gained access by typing in the security code and opening the garage door. Wheaton Police Division Cmdr. Terry Mee said the teen invited a few friends over on March 29 and 30. But on March 31, the bash grew considerably larger, Mee said. As word spread, teens arrived from Lombard, Villa Park, Oakbrook Terrace, Carol Stream and Hinsdale, police said. A few who were on vacation from Michigan also attended, Mee said. Investigators estimate that 60 to 100 people packed the house that night, prompting a neighbor to call police at about 12:30 a.m. April 1. Neighbors have since told Bass they saw teens smoking what they believed was pot from a water pipe in the kitchen and peeling out in the family's dark-blue Mercedes. Mee said officers arrived and saw several people fleeing the house. Only one teen was found inside, who police said is the family friend and party organizer. Another teen was found passed out in the back seat of the Lincoln Navigator. Both were driven home by police. "There wasn't much of a party when we got there," Mee said. Later that morning, the secretary of Bass' husband went by the house to feed the family's pet parakeet and found a gut-wrenching scene. She, too, called police, then contacted the family in Cancun, Mexico, where they were vacationing. "We thought it was an April Fools' joke," Bass said. When Bass, her husband, Daniel Haynes, and the rest of the family returned home April 5, they found 10 fur coats, jewelry and clothing missing, Bass said. Police said five of the family's guns also were taken, including a shotgun and .22-caliber rifle, but only one has been recovered. So far, two of the 26 charged in Hinsdale have pleaded guilty to trespassing in DuPage County Circuit Court. One received court supervision and a $100 fine; the other received supervision, 40 hours of community service and a $35 fine, court records show. Bass said she was crestfallen when she discovered the damage. "We've always been supergood to all the kids, always gone out of our way with them," Bass said. "To have teenagers turn on us this way, it just broke my heart."

Some of the estimated $30,000 damage to a Wheaton home.

1,261 posted on 05/15/2003 9:45:10 AM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (Parents need to go back to being PARENTS!!!!!)

Wear it with pride! Remember, you're carrying the banner for me too. LOL

I doooooooooooo, I told them I live to be mean!!! LOL....all kidding aside, I am mean when I need to be, and they know that if I'm mean, it's because they caused it by their actions. Smart kids. :o)

1,262 posted on 05/15/2003 9:46:58 AM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (Parents need to go back to being PARENTS!!!!!)

To: Mudboy Slim; sultan88; iceskater; yankhater; AdSimp; Landru; FBD; jla

Not sure if y'all have seen this before, but I just got this in my email and thought it was worth bringing to the forefront again with the 2004 elections coming up.

Dear Mr. Ex President Clinton:
I recently saw a bumper sticker that said, "Thank me, I voted for Clinton-Gore." So, I sat down and reflected on that, and I am sending my "Thank you" for what you have done, specifically:
1. Thank you for introducing us to Jennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Dolly Kyle Browning, Kathleen Willey, and Juanita Broderick.Did I leave anyone out?
2. Thank you for teaching my 8 year old about oral sex. I had really planned to wait until they were older to discuss it with them, but now they know more about it than I did as a senior in college.
3.Thank you for showing us that sexual harassment in the work place (especially the White House) and on the job is OK, and all you have to know is what the meaning of "is" is. It really is great to know that certain sexual acts are not sex, and one person may have sex while the other one involved does NOT have sex.
4. Thank you for reintroducing the concept of impeachment to a new generation and demonstrating that the ridiculous plot of the movie "Wag the Dog" could be plausible after all.
5. Thanks for making Jimmy Carter look competent, Gerald Ford look graceful, Richard Nixon look honest, Lyndon Johnson look truthful, and John Kennedy look moral.
6.Thank you for the 73 House and Senate witnesses who have pled the 5th Amendment and 17 witnesses who have fled the country to avoid testifying about Democratic campaign fund raising.
7. Thank you, for the 19 charges, 8 convictions, and 4 imprisonments from the Whitewater "mess" and the 55 criminal charges and 32 criminal convictions (so far) in the other "Clinton" scandals.
8. Thanks also for reducing our military by half,"gutting" much of our foreign policy, and flying all over the world on "vacations" carefully disguised as necessary trips.
9.Thank you, also, for "finding" millions of dollars--- I really didn't need it in the first place, and I can't think of a more well deserving group of recipients for my hard-earned dollars than jet fuel for all of your globe-trotting.I understand you, the family and your cronies have logged in more time aboard Air Force One than any other administration.
10. Now that you've left the White House, thanks for the 140 pardons of convicted felons and indicted felons-in-exile. We will love to have them rejoin society.
11. Thanks also for removing the White House silverware. I'm sure that Laura Bush didn't! like the pattern anyway. Also, enjoy the housewarming gifts you've received from your "friends."
12. Thanks to you and your staff in the West Wing of the White House for vandalizing and destroying government property on the way out. I also appreciate your removing all of that excess weight (China, silverware, linen, towels, ash trays, soap, pens, magnetic compass, flight manuals, etc.) out of Air Force 1.The weight savings means burning less fuel,thus less tax dollars spent on jet fuel. Thank you!
13.And finally, please ensure that Hillary enjoys the $8 million dollar advance for her upcoming "tell-all" book and you,Bill, the $10 million advance for your memoirs. Who says crime doesn't pay!
14. The last and most important point - thank you for forcing Israel to let Mohammed Atta go free. Terrorist pilot Mohammed Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986.The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners". However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands. The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher,"insisted" that all prisoners be released. Thus Mohammed Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first identified. It was censored in the US from all later reports. Why shouldn't Americans know the real truth?
SINCERELY,
A US Citizen
PS. Please pass along a special thank you to Al Gore for "inventing" the Internet, without which I would not be able to send this wonderful factual e-mail.

AND THE REST OF THE STORY Hillary Rodham Clinton, as a New York State Senator, now comes under the "Congressional Retirement and Staffing Plan," which means that even if she never gets reelected, she STILL receives her Congressional salary until she dies. (Would it not be nice if all Americans were pension eligible after only 4 years?)If Bill outlives her, he then inherits HER salary until HE dies. He is already getting his Presidential salary until he dies. If Hillary outlives Bill, she also gets HIS salary until she dies. Guess who pays for that? WE DO!

It's common knowledge that in order for her to establish NY residency, they purchased a million dollar-plus house in upscale Chappaqua, New York. Makes sense. They are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. Still makes sense. Here is where it becomes interesting. Their mortgage payments hover at around $10,000 per month. BUT, an extra residence HAD to be built within the acreage to house the Secret Service agents. The Clintons charge the Federal government $10,000 monthly rent for the use of that extra residence, which is just about equal to their mortgage payment. This means that we, the taxpayers, are paying the Clinton's salary, mortgage, transportation, safety and security, as well as the salaries for their 12 man staff -- and, this is all perfectly legal! When she runs for President, will you vote for her?

1,263 posted on 05/15/2003 10:17:37 AM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (Parents need to go back to being PARENTS!!!!!)

To: cherry_bomb88; Mudboy Slim; Landru; jla; conservativemusician; Happygal

"Slick's Term is Over"
(To be sung to Tommy James & the Shondells "Crimson & Clover")

Arrgh...
No, Slick hardly knows her...
But he thinks he should screw her...
Invited her over...

Aiigh...
Juanita comes walkin' over...
But Slick's waitin' to pounce her...
Rape her and bite her...over and over...

(Acid-rock jammin')

Yeah...fa la la la la la...
"Put some ice on that, baby!"...fa la la la la la...
Slick's gonna screw ev-er-y-thing...fa la la la la la...
What a TYRANNICAL being!!!...fa la la la la la...
But RAPE'S all 'bout Power...Slick's just a COWARD!!!

Crimson and clover...over and over...
Clinton's a TRAITOR...his term is over!!
Slick's losin' POWER...hour by hour...
Rapists are cowards...RAPE'S all 'bout Power!!
Slick, yes he raped her...now he's a TRAITOR...
Justice will find him...Slick'll die in Prison!!

Mudboy Slim

98 posted on 09/21/2001 3:36 PM EDT by Mudboy Slim

1,264 posted on 05/17/2003 7:52:36 AM PDT by sultan88 ("Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah...")

hehehehe, that's great. :o)

1,265 posted on 05/17/2003 8:23:22 AM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (nothing of importance here, go on about your business)

To: sultan88; Mudboy Slim; jla

excellent! bump!

Reciprocal Intern-Exploitation-Purgation Attempt at JFK Library
"I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine...."

1,266 posted on 05/18/2003 4:29:34 AM PDT by Mia T (SCUM (Stop Clintons' Undermining Machinations))

To: sultan88; jla; Happygal; Mudboy Slim; Landru; conservativemusician; FBD; iceskater; AdSimp

Ollie Ollie Auction Free

....hmmmm, where is everyone????

Oh well...for anyone that might be out there....Some philosiphy for today!

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me alone.
2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal our neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
4. Sex is like air. It's not important unless you aren't getting any.
5. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
6. No one is listening until you fart.
7. Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.
8. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
9. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
10. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
11. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
13. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
14. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
15. Some days you are the bug; some days you are the windshield.
16. Don't worry; it only seems kinky the first time.
17. Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
18. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
19. A closed mouth gathers no foot.
20. Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
21. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.
22. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.
23. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
24. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
25. We are born naked, wet and hungry, and get slapped on our arse ...then things get worse.
26. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
27. There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
28. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.
29. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday...around age 11.
30. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

1,267 posted on 05/20/2003 6:56:46 AM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (nothing of importance here, go on about your business)

To: cherry_bomb88

I was beginning to wonder where everyone was myself. So, you get the ESP award for today for posting what I was thinking.

Love the rules for living. Soooooo many are soooooo true for me! LOL.

1,268 posted on 05/20/2003 7:39:07 AM PDT by iceskater

To: cherry_bomb88

Very funny!

I had a minute to stop in and I noticed the silence is deafening on the Black Threads. It certainly is quiet in the absence of the progenitor.

BTW. I particularly like 4,6,9,12,13,15,16, and 30!

Gotta run, again.

1,269 posted on 05/20/2003 8:15:08 AM PDT by conservativemusician

.....you get the ESP award for today for posting what I was thinking.

Wahoo!!! oh goodie...an award...I'd like to thank the liberals, without whom my life would have no loathing that drives me here to converse with my conservative friends.

Hehehehe

1,270 posted on 05/20/2003 9:52:18 AM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (nothing of importance here, go on about your business)

To: conservativemusician; Mudboy Slim

It certainly is quiet in the absence of the progenitor.

See, ya shouldn't use such big words for Mud...they are lost on him anyhow ;^) hehehehe

BTW. I particularly like 4,6,9,12,13,15,16, and 30!

Yes, I can so those are some of my favorites too.

1,271 posted on 05/20/2003 9:54:01 AM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (nothing of importance here, go on about your business)

To: conservativemusician; Mudboy Slim; cherry_bomb88

"It certainly is quiet in the absence of the progenitor."

Long live the progenitor...wherever he may be!!

1,272 posted on 05/20/2003 1:15:00 PM PDT by sultan88 ("Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah...")

To: sultan88; Mudboy Slim

Long live the progenitor...wherever he may be!!

oooooooooooh a game!!! Let's play "Where's Mudboy!!!"

1,273 posted on 05/20/2003 2:42:19 PM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (nothing of importance here, go on about your business)

To: sultan88; Mudboy Slim

You know...at this rate it will be another week before you and I can fight over 1288, Big '88

1,274 posted on 05/20/2003 2:45:11 PM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (nothing of importance here, go on about your business)

To: cherry_bomb88; sultan88

It must be the time of year!!!

I'm out of town most days working, and when I get home after 11 hour days, last thing I want to see is a computer. I'm fried.

Next week, I should be good because I'm working in my home town for a week.

Then I'm off to Portugal with my mates for a two week vacation.

(I have a funny feeling that instead of going wild, I'll be sleeping on a sun-bed for two weeks!!) But the break away (with no cell phone, no PC access, no worries...good food, a few drinks at night, and SUNSHINE!!!!) will be worth everything! I can't WAIT!!!!

1,275 posted on 05/20/2003 5:51:50 PM PDT by Happygal

To: Happygal; jla

"I have a funny feeling that instead of going wild, I'll be sleeping..."

Wow, I was afraid you were going to be making one of those "Irish Girls Gone Wild" videos! LOL!!

1,276 posted on 05/20/2003 8:15:02 PM PDT by sultan88 ("I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, I keep my eyes wide open all the time...")

(I have a funny feeling that instead of going wild, I'll be sleeping on a sun-bed for two weeks!!)

Oooooooooooh that sounds like just what I need right now!!!! ENJOY!!!

1,277 posted on 05/20/2003 8:15:28 PM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (nothing of importance here, go on about your business)

To: cherry_bomb88

The one I want is 8888!!

1,278 posted on 05/20/2003 8:19:33 PM PDT by sultan88 ("I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, I keep my eyes wide open all the time...")

To: sultan88; Mudboy Slim

Well, the rate we're going with Mudboy not around to start Black XX....we might get there! (might take 2 years at this rate, but with no new black thread, we'll get there).

1,279 posted on 05/20/2003 9:15:50 PM PDT by cherry_bomb88 (nothing of importance here, go on about your business)

To: cherry_bomb88

"...with Mudboy not around to start Black XX..."

He's afraid to. Somewhere early on in Black, Mud promised that Clinton would be brought to justice before Black XX. I'm going to find that reference and post it.

1,280 posted on 05/21/2003 4:03:52 AM PDT by sultan88 ("I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, I keep my eyes wide open all the time...")

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