Berwyn Police Blotter
Suspicious car won’t pull over, tries to make it to mom’s place
August 15, 2008, 10:23 PM
A detective working as part of the West Suburban Drug and Gang Enforcement unit noticed a green Mercury Marquis with no tail lights at 38th and Cuyler. The officer activated his emergency lights to indicate the Mercury must pull over. Instead, the car drove several more blocks until it stopped in the alley behind the 3800 block of Lombard. As the detective approached the Mercury, a woman stepped up and tried to start a conversation; the detective told her to step back. Driver Richard Chapman, 34, of Genoa City, Wisconsin, was unable to produce a license, only a Wisconsin ID card. He told the detective he did not stop because he knew his license was suspended, and he wanted to return the car to his mom. The car was impounded. Chapman was charged with driving on a suspended license and having nonworking tail lights.
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