Berwyn Police Blotter
Safety enforcement zone roundup
September 6/7 2008, 11:28 PM
Police operated a safety enforcement zone in the 6600 block of Ogden for several hours. During that time, they stopped numerous drivers with suspended, expired or nonexistent licenses.
12:24 AM
A maroon Chevy Blazer was stopped at random at the above location. As the officer asked the driver for license and insurance, he could see an open bottle of Miller Lite on the rear floor, 1/4 full and cold to the touch. Driver Jose Rocha, 27, of the 2600 block of south Sawyer, Chicago, had a suspended license, so the SUV was impounded. Rocha was arrested and charged with driving while under suspension, no insurance, suspended registration and illegal transportation of open alcohol.
12:25 AM
A man from the 2400 block of south Sawyer, Chicago, was stopped in the zone and could not show a license, just a Mexican ID. 36-year-old Valente Gomez-Favela. driver of a GMC Sierra, had a 6-pack of Miller Lite in the vehicle, with four of the bottles open. He was charged with driving unlicensed and transporting open alcohol, and the vehicle was impounded.
12:31 AM
A black Dodge Stratus was stopped in the zone. Driver Samuel Alvarez, 28, of the 7000 block of Pershing, could not produce the required driver’s license, only a Mexican ID. He told the officer he had no license; in fact, his licence had been suspended, so the Dodge was impounded. Alvarez was charged with driving suspended and uninsured.
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