Berwyn Police Blotter
Got a fake license? Felony
March 11, 2009, 7:47 AM
An officer stopped a gold Ford Taurus after seeing it cut through the alley south of Cermak between Home and Clinton—an alley clearly marked “No Thru Traffic”. The car’s windows were all fogged up and difficult to see through. The driver told police his license was “at home” and verbally identified himself as “Federico Frias”, age 20, of 2647 East. The ID he was able to present was a soccer ID from something called “Chitown Futbol”. A check of the name showed no record on file. Police arrested the man and found a wallet in the car. Inside the wallet was a fake Illinois driver’s license, with the driver’s picture and the name “Federico Zavala Frias”.
The driver admitted to police his real name was “Federico Zavala” but said he uses the other one also. He told police he has a cousin who has a pal who makes fake IDs but would not say where. Zavala was charged with felony possession of a fraudulent driver’s license; disobeying a traffic sign, obstructed windshield, and driving without a license.
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