Crestwood cop charged with choking wife at campground
Dino Anthony Pavoni, 38, a south suburban Crestwood police officer, has been charged with choking his wife until she lost consciousness in front of their children at a northwest Indiana campground.
Officers were called for reports of a disturbance at 3: 08 a. m. May 17 at the Lakeshore Camp Resort in Portage, according to police records. Investigators learned Pavoni got upset and began yelling at his wife, 39, after she woke him up to ask for help closing the awning of the trailer they were staying in.
During an ensuing struggle, Pavoni allegedly hit one of his children with a door before hitting his wife, knocking her to the ground inside the trailer and choking her until she lost consciousness, according to police. The three children witnessed the attack, and one of them recorded videos of it while another called police, the report says.
During an interview with a Portage officer, Pavoni denied hitting his wife and claimed she attacked him before having a seizure and falling to the ground, according to the report.
Pavoni was taken into custody, according to police. His wife was evaluated by paramedics at the scene.
Multiple weapons in the trailer and in Pavoni’s vehicle were seized by Portage police. The guns are believed to be the property of the Crestwood Police Department.
Crestwood police could not be reached for comment Saturday morning. Luke Wilusz
Girl, 6, woman shot at family gathering
A 6- year- old girl and a woman were shot Saturday in west suburban Berwyn.
The pair were at a family gathering about 1: 35 a. m. when someone fired shots into the basement windows of a home in the 1200 block of South Wenonah Avenue, Berwyn police said.
The girl was shot in the foot, and the woman, whose age was not known, was struck in the ankle, police said.
The family has not been cooperating with investigators, police said. Sun- Times Wire
Car hits CTA bus after shots fired: police
Two people were injured when a car crashed into a CTA bus Friday after someone fired gunshots in Woodlawn on the South Side.
A 27- year- old man was driving at 10: 32 a. m. in the 6300 block of South Greenwood Avenue when someone got out of a black Jeep Grand Cherokee and shot at him, according to Chicago police.
The driver was not hit, but the shooter followed him and fired again in the 6300 block of South Stony Island Avenue, police said. The man got out of his car to avoid the gunshots, and the car hit a parked bus in the 6200 block of South Stony Island.
The man was in good condition with a bruised arm, police said, and the bus driver was also in good condition. Sun- Times Wire
Man shot, killed in Englewood
A man was shot to death Saturday in Englewood on the South Side. The 27- year- old was found with a gunshot wound to his abdomen about 6: 05 a. m. at a home in the 5900 block of South Justine Street, Chicago police said.