A driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol last Tuesday morning after hitting a concrete median and failing field sobriety tests, according to the North Riverside Police Department.
The driver was stopped by an officer around 12:30 a.m. near First Avenue and Cermak Road, after the officer observed the driver’s vehicle crossing the solid yellow lines, speeding and striking the median.
The driver had a moderate odor of alcohol, bloodshot, glassy eyes and slurred speech, according to reports.
The driver admitted to having “some beers” at a bar in North Riverside, but denied striking the median or speeding.
The driver agreed to take a preliminary breath test, which showed a blood alcohol level of 0.119, well above the legal limit of 0.08. The driver was then taken into custody and transported to the police station, where he refused to take a second breath test.
The driver was issued citations for improper lane usage, speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol and DUI.
He was also charged with violating the village ordinance for striking the median, which resulted in an administrative hold on his vehicle.
The driver was released on pre-trial bond and given a court date in February. He became angry and threw his bag of property against a glass door before leaving the station, police said.
Three arrested after brawl at Fun Flatables
Three people were arrested and charged with battery after a fight broke out at a mall inflatable park last Tuesday evening, according to the North Riverside Police Department.
The fight occurred at Fun Flatables, an indoor play area with inflatable slides and bounce houses, inside the North Riverside Park Mall.
Police said the fight started after two women got into an argument over their children’s behavior in one of the inflatables.
The argument turned physical after one woman pushed the other, who then pushed back.
The boyfriend of one of the women then joined the fray and hit the other woman in the face.
Mall security officers tried to break up the fight, but got elbowed in the face and another officer got punched. Police arrived and detained the three suspects.
Women were charged with one count of battery each. The man was charged with two counts of battery, one for hitting the woman and one for assaulting the security officers. They were all released on pre-trial bond and banned from the mall.
Man steals groceries from Amazon Fresh
A man was arrested for stealing $1,767.83 worth of items from Amazon Fresh Grocery in North Riverside Tuesday.
North Riverside police officers responded to a call from the store manager, who reported a man stuffing items into a green Amazon bag.
The man was identified and had previously committed a similar theft at the store, according to the manager.
He left the store without paying and got into a green Chevy Cavalier with another person. The officers stopped the vehicle and detained both occupants. They recovered 77 items, mostly shaving razors and personal hygiene products, from the car.
The man confessed to the theft after being read his Miranda rights. He was charged with one count of class three felony retail theft by the state’s attorney. The other person was released with a no trespass warning.
These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department and North Riverside Police Department reports dated Jan. 1-7 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
Compiled by Amina Sergazina
