Brookfield police arrested a 24-year-old Countryside man for driving under the influence on April 30.
Around 5:30 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of Congress Park and Raymond avenues on a report of a slumped-over driver inside a running vehicle. One officer attempted to wake the man, who appeared to be sleeping, by yelling and banging on the driver’s window, but the man did not wake up until more officers arrived on the scene and were able to rouse him.
Officers asked the man to place his vehicle in park before stepping out of it, at which point one officer noticed the man had glossy, bloodshot eyes, and other officers observed an empty package for a cannabis oil vape in plain view inside the car. When police asked the man why he was stopped at the intersection, he responded “in unintelligible, slow, slurred speech,” police said.
An officer asked the man if he had consumed cannabis before driving his car, to which he said he had around 12:30 a.m. After being escorted to a Brookfield Fire Department ambulance, the man said he had consumed a few cannabis edibles that day and had drunk “a few beers” prior to driving. The man agreed to take standardized field tests and provide a preliminary breath test sample, which showed blood alcohol content of .257.
Police arrested the man for driving under the influence and transported him to the Brookfield Police Station, where they read him his Miranda warning, and he agreed to answer questions.
The man told police he had left work around 1:30 a.m. and arrived at a coworker’s house in LaGrange Park around 1:50 a.m., where he drunk 3.5 to 4.5 ounces of tequila before leaving around 3:30 a.m. in his car. The man agreed to provide a second chemical breath sample around 7:20 a.m., which showed .196 blood alcohol content.
Police charged the man for illegally stopping the car, driving under the influence, driving with a blood alcohol level above .08, and operating an uninsured car. Police released the man in the lobby with a June 9 court date.
Illegal firework usage
Brookfield police responded to a report of shots fired on April 29, but no one was arrested.
Around 9 p.m., officers responded to the 4000 block of Vernon Avenue on the report. The complainant told telecommunicators she had heard what she believed to be two gunshots around 8:30 p.m. She said she thought they may have been fireworks but thought they were gunshots after checking her camera and witnessing a “small flash” with the noise, police said.
Before arriving on the scene, the officers were on patrol near Prairie and Ogden avenues and heard two loud bangs from fireworks around 8:30 p.m. as well.
Officers canvassed the immediate area for gunshots unsuccessfully, though several neighbors said they also heard the loud noises that they had taken to be fireworks. One officer met with the complainant, who shared camera footage of the flash she witnessed.
Police did not take further action, and no one was arrested.
Raccoon stuck in peanut butter jar
A Brookfield police officer on May 3 responded to a residence near Rosemear and Greenview avenues on a report of an injured animal.
Before the officer’s arrival, telecommunicators advised that the injured animal was a raccoon with its head trapped in a peanut butter jar. At the scene, the officer was able to secure the jar with the use of their dog snare, which enabled the raccoon to free itself. The complainant thanked the officer for their quick response and resourcefulness.
No further action was taken, and police specified that “no animals were harmed.”
These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated April 27 to May 5; 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.
