Brookfield police arrested a man Aug. 14 for driving under the influence after they found him sleeping in his car with the engine on.
Around 4:45 a.m., while responding to a report of a burglar alarm at Mr. Submarine, 9016 47th St., a police officer observed a black Cadillac parked in the middle of the parking lane, facing east while still running with its left turn signal flashing.
The officer saw one occupant in the driver’s seat who appeared to be sleeping and did not respond at first to officers’ attempts to get his attention, including knocking on the driver’s side window. According to police, the man “eventually” woke up and appeared confused, turning up the volume on his radio before turning it off and rolling down his window. At that point, the officer noticed the man had watery, bloodshot eyes.
The officer asked the man why he was parked in the middle of the lot with his turn signal on, to which the man said he had just turned it on, slurring his speech. The officer explained police were there in response to the burglar alarm and asked the man if he knew where he was. He said he was in Brookfield, but when asked to name 47th Street, the man asked what village they were in before naming the street correctly.
When the officer again asked why the man had parked his car in the middle of the parking lane, the man asked what the officer was getting at before saying he was preparing to turn and asking if police had been called about him specifically, police said.
The man repeatedly asked why someone called the police on him as the officer asked why he had parked in the middle of the aisle, police said, before the man said he was “not trying to be a problem” and asked if the officer wanted him to take field sobriety tests.
When asked, the man provided a valid driver’s license but could not provide proof of insurance on the vehicle. The officer asked how long the man had been parked, and he said a few minutes. He said he was visiting the laundromat where he used to work but became defensive when the officer asked if he had any laundry, saying he did not come to do his laundry, police said.
The officer had the man exit his vehicle to perform field sobriety tests. When asked, the man first said he didn’t remember if he had drunk alcohol before saying he had consumed some “this afternoon,” police said. During the tests, the man struggled with his balance and failed to follow the officer’s instructions correctly. The man agreed to take a preliminary breath test, which showed .113 blood alcohol content.
The officer arrested the man for driving under the influence before transporting him to the police station for processing. The officer charged the man with driving under the influence of alcohol and with a blood alcohol content above .08. Police set a Sept. 9 court date and allowed the man to leave after he arranged for a ride from the station.
Caught blowing through a stop sign
Brookfield police ticketed a 28-year-old Cicero woman on Aug. 14 for ignoring a stop sign.
Around 10:40 p.m., an officer was driving southeast on Grand Boulevard and approaching the stop sign at Brookfield Avenue when they saw a silver Jeep heading south on Prairie Avenue drive through the stop sign without slowing or stopping before it pulled into the parking lot at Phil’s Sports Bar & Grill.
The officer followed the car into the lot to initiate a traffic stop when the driver parked and got out of her car, heading toward the entrance to Phil’s. The officer told the woman to return to her car. The woman said she needed to use the bathroom inside the bar, but the officer said she could not.
When asked for her driver’s license, the woman said she did not have one but did have a valid ID. The woman provided valid proof of insurance for her vehicle. After running the woman’s information through the police database, the officer learned her license had been suspended due to a previous intoxication-related incident.
The officer issued the woman tickets for disregarding a stop sign and driving with a suspended driver’s license and told her she would need to find someone with a valid license to move her car out of the parking lot.
