Berwyn Police Blotter
Four stops, and not a valid driver’s license among them
March 30, 2008, 2:46 AM
An officer saw a black Sentra emerge from an alley at high speed, take southbound Ridgeland to 26th Place, then turn out all its lights and blow the stop light at East Avenue. The Sentra was finally pulled over in the 6500 block of 26th Place alley. Driver Juan M. Jiminez, 29, of the 3000 block of south Harding, Chicago, had no license and was identified via a WIC card. He was charged with failure to yield, disregarding a stop light, and driving without a license, insurance or headlights.
9:22 AM
A Suzuki Grand Vitara was pulled over at 23rd and Gunderson for speeding. Driver Monica M. Gonzalez, 28, of the 2300 block of Elmwood, received tickets for driving too fast for conditions, no insurance and no license.
12:28 PM
An officer stopped a Chevy Venture because its license plate did not look real. It wasn’t. Driver Pedro B. Camacho, 26, of the 2200 block of Scoville, was charged with driving without valid registration, improper use of registration, no insurance and no license.
3:35 PM
A Pontiac Sunfire was pulled over after an officer saw it disregard the stop sign by the elementary school at 15th and Ridgeland. The driver had no license and identified himself using a Mexican ID card. Raul Reyes-Jiminez, 34, of Cicero, was cited for disobeying a stop sign, driving unlicensed and driving uninsured.
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