Brookfield police ticketed a 35-year-old Chicago woman on Oct. 24 for driving an uninsured vehicle.
While on patrol around 12:11 a.m., an officer was driving west on Ogden Avenue near Maple Avenue behind a white Chevy car; after running the vehicle’s license plates through the police database, the officer learned its registration had been suspended due to not having the required insurance. According to police, the officer continued following the car in an “attempt to find other traffic infractions” before pulling it over near LaGrange Road in LaGrange.
After advising the driver of the reason for the traffic stop, the officer asked her for a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance, neither of which she could provide. After searching the woman’s name, the officer learned her license had been suspended “for financial reasons” and that she did not have valid car insurance.
The officer issued the woman citations for driving without insurance on a suspended license in a vehicle with a suspended registration. The officer asked if the passenger could take control of the car but learned her driver’s license was expired, so the officer had the car towed. After ticketing the woman and setting a Nov. 29 court date, the officer transported the woman to the police station at her request so she could wait for a ride.
Retail theft reported
The owner of a gas station reported a retail theft to Brookfield police.
On Oct. 24, the man, who said he owns the Citgo Gas Station at 3419 Maple Ave., met with police at the police station. The previous day around 3:20 p.m., he said, a woman who appeared to be in her 40s tried to purchase a carton of cigarettes; but as the cashier was ringing the woman up, she walked out of the store with the cigarettes in her possession. When the cashier told the woman to stop and pay, she told them to “Call the police,” according to police.
The man could not provide information on the woman’s appearance, except that she wore glasses and had medium-length hair. He told police he was not able to provide them footage of the incident at the time or tell them in which direction the woman had fled and simply wanted to report the incident for the record. According to police, the value of the stolen merchandise was $190.
Police later viewed video footage from public cameras along Broadway Avenue near the Veterans Memorial Circle and did not see anyone matching the woman’s description leaving the Citgo within 15 minutes before and after the reported time, though police noted the people who were caught on camera were not able to be seen clearly due to the distance.
No arrests were made.
These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated Oct. 20-27; 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.
