DUIs at 75 MPH, 4x Legal Limit, With Pills: Police Blotter

SUNDAY, MAY 12

Drunk Minor Resists Arrest

Ian R. Sutherland, 18, of Oak Park, was charged with resisting arrest and underage consumption and possession of alcohol by a minor after police stopped him at 1:11 a.m. in River Forest. Police said he was stumbling on the sidewalk and when police tried arresting him he tried to flee. 

SATURDAY, MAY 11

Woman Won't Leave Starbucks

Willa G. Clemons, 50, of Oak Park, was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing a police officer after refusing to leave the Starbucks in River Forest, police said. They said she was causing a disturbance and then refused to give officers her name. 

FRIDAY, MAY 10

Garage Burglary

A women's green 21-speed Schwinn Midmoor bike was stolen from a garage in the 0-100 block of Ashland. The estimated loss is $200. 

THURSDAY, MAY 9

75 MPH Down Harlem

Jose L. Vasquez, 33, of Elmwood Park, was charged with reckless driving, transportation of open alcohol, speeding and other traffic offenses. Police said he was seen driving 75 mph down Harlem Avenue at 2:10 a.m.

DUI Nearly 4x Legal Limit

Santiago Martinez, 44, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police stopped him for failing to yield for an emergency vehicle at 1:06 a.m. Police said Martinez's blood alcohol content was .342, nearly four times the legal limit. 

DUI on Drugs

Barry D. Lessin, 55, of River Forest, was charged with driving under the influence of narcotics following a traffic accident at 6:45 a.m. Police said Lessin hit two parked cars and showed signs of impairment, and that he had taken a mix of prescription medication and sleeping pills. He was charged with a DUI and several traffic violations. 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 

$1.7K in Purses Stolen

A man was seen stealing nine purses, valued at $1,729, from the Designer Shoe Warehouse at about 3:12 p.m. The man is described as black, 6 feet tall with a medium build and wearing a black Kangaroo hat, black dress shirt and blue jeans. He was seen leaving in a green Ford Explorer with a female driver. 

MONDAY, MAY 6

Possession of Cannabis

Shannon L. Kimble, 32, of Maywood, was charged with marijuana possession after police said she was seen smoking a blunt in a car in River Forest. 

Cologne Theft 

Charles E. Brownlee Jr., 41, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft after police were called to Whole Foods in River Forest. Store security said he was seen taking 10 bottles of cologne from the store. 

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