Brookfield police ticketed a 37-year-old Chicago man on Aug. 5 for speeding.
Around 4 a.m., an officer on patrol observed a vehicle heading west on 31st Street at a speed of 47 mph against a posted speed limit of 30 mph. The officer made a U-turn in their squad car and followed the vehicle. The officer saw it turn right to head north on Maple Avenue, where it accelerated up to a maximum speed of 56 mph in the 30-mph zone.
The officer conducted a traffic stop, pulling the vehicle over near the bridge over Salt Creek and making contact with the driver of the vehicle, who said he had never been issued a driver’s license and that he did not have insurance on his vehicle. The officer ran the vehicle’s license plate number and learned the plates belong to a different vehicle. The man admitted he had recently bought the car and illegally placed the license plates on it so he could drive it, according to police.
The officer issued citations to the man for aggravated speeding, driving without a valid license, operating an uninsured vehicle and improper use of vehicle registration. The officer had the car towed and set a Sept. 8 court date for the man before sending him on his way.
No rear license plate light
Brookfield police on Aug. 7 ticketed a 33-year-old Berwyn woman.
Around 10:15 p.m., an officer witnessed a black car that did not have a light to illuminate its rear license plate as required by Illinois law. The officer activated their squad car’s emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop on the 8800 block of Ogden Avenue, where they made contact with the driver. She provided the officer with her driver’s license and proof of insurance, but when the officer ran her information through the police database, they learned the woman’s license had been suspended.
After being advised of the officer’s finding, the woman said she had been in a recent car crash in which her car was not insured, leading to citations. She told the officer she had paid all her court fees and now had insurance on her vehicle, but the officer said she would still be cited.
The officer charged the woman with driving on a suspended driver’s license and without a rear license plate light and set a Sept. 8 court date.
These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated Aug. 3-10; 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.
