Brookfield police cited a 46-year-old Chicago man Nov. 11 after his car disobeyed a stop sign.
The officer pulled the man over near the intersection of East Avenue and 47th Street after running his car’s license plates through the police database and learning the owner’s driver’s license had been revoked due to DUI-related charges. After confirming the driver of the car was the owner, the officer placed the man into custody. The officer noted the man was supposed to have a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID) in his car, which was not found, and that the man’s temporary driving permit had expired last year.
After transporting the man to the North Riverside Police Department, police contacted Secretary of State police to confirm the man was still required to have a BAIID; they also said the man had last been issued a temporary driver’s license in 2021 but that it since expired.
After reviewing the man’s previous convictions, police determined he qualified for a felony charge; the man had previously been charged for driving with a revoked license and without the BAIID. Police issued the man citations and dropped him off at a Blue Line train station after setting a Dec. 10 court date.
Ticketed for expired registration
Riverside police arrested a woman Nov. 13 after running her license plates and finding they were suspended.
Around 11:45 a.m., while on patrol on Ogden Avenue, an officer saw a red car, which they learned had a suspended registration. After pulling the car over near Haas Avenue, the officer asked the driver for her driver’s license and insurance information. The woman could not provide proof of insurance, and the driver’s license she provided came back suspended after the officer checked it through the police database.
The officer arrested the woman before transporting her to North Riverside for processing. Police issued the woman citations for the three issues and released her after setting a Dec. 6 court date.
Battery at the Pioneer Motel
Brookfield police Nov. 13 responded to a report of battery at the Pioneer Motel on Ogden Avenue but did not arrest anyone.
According to police, the caller said her adult son had been attacked by his roommate at the motel. The officer met with her and her son. The son said he had been awakened by his roommate accusing him of stealing medication that he said he did not take. He said they began to shove each other, so he called his mother and tried to leave the room. His mother said she fell against a door, injuring her thigh. The also woman said her son’s roommate had pushed her. The officer observed a bruise in the location she described.
The roommate told police he had been sleeping when he believed the woman’s son had stolen his medication. The roommate said he was certain the medication had been in his pants pocket. After he confronted the other man, he said a struggle broke out and the other man punched him in the head, although police could not identify any signs of trauma. When asked, the man denied pushing his roommate’s mother into a door.
“While professing his innocence, [he] clutched his bible and said he was a God-fearing Catholic and would never do such a thing,” police wrote in the report.
Police could not determine who initiated the struggle, as each man blamed the other. Police advised the two roommates to avoid one another going forward.
These items were obtained from the Riverside Police Department reports dated Nov. 13 and the Brookfield Police Department reports dated Nov. 11-18; they 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.
