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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Bannockburn High Speed Chase Ends in Lake Bluff

The following arrest information was supplied by the Bannockburn Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Karlene Lesh of Barrington Hills was arrested Sunday for driving under the influence of alcohol, fleeing and eluding and improper stopping after a high speed chase on the Tri-State Tollway, according to Bannockburn Police reports.  Police first encountered Lesh as she was stopped in her vehicle in an eastbound lane on Half Day Road near Lakeside Drive, according to the report. After stopping her, police noticed a strong odor of alcohol on her breath. When the officer asked her to step out of the automobile, she “put her car in drive and took off,” entering the Tollway.  Police followed Lesh onto Interstate 94 driving at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Bannockburn police stopped the chase at Highway 176, according to the report. Lake Bluff…

Monday, May 6, 2013

Littering Leads to DUI Arrest

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lake Bluff Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

DUI  Lukasz Klis, 24, of Harwood Heights was arrested April 26 for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Lake Bluff Police reports.  Police received a call from an ambulance driver a towel was thrown from the window of a vehicle driving northbound on Highway 41 toward the north village limits, according to the report. When police found and stopped the vehicle, they smelled a strong odor of alcohol coming from the driver, Klis. He was released on bond and will appear in Lake County Court at 9 a.m. May 17 in Waukegan.  Marino Cisneros, 38, of Chicago was arrested April 27 for aggravated driving under the influence, a Class 4 felony, according to Lake Bluff Police reports.  Police received a report of a person “driving all over…

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Bannockburn Police Arrest Lake Bluff Woman

The following arrest information was supplied by the Bannockburn Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

DUI  Julie Olnas, 24, of Lake Bluff was arrested Friday for driving under the influence of alcohol, disobeying a traffic control device and driving with one headlight, according to Bannockburn Police reports.  Police observed Olnas in the left turn lane of Half Day Road making a southbound turn onto Waukegan Road “completely over the while stop line,” according to the report. She disobeyed the red turn arrow and was seen weaving in her lane.  Olnas failed field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol level of .138, according to the report. She was released on bond and will appear in Lake County Court at 9 a.m. May 8 in Waukegan.  For complete Lake Forest News, sign up for our free newsletter,"like" us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Deerfield Police Arrest Lake Forest Man for DUI

The following arrest information was supplied by the Deerfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Byron Smith, 53, of Lake Forest was arrested March 22 for driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage, according to Deerfield Police reports.  After receiving a call about an intoxicated driver, police located Smith driving northbound on Waukegan Road south of Deerfield High School, according to the report. Police observed Smith driving below the posted 35-mile-per-hour speed limited and weaving within his lane.  Once Police stopped Smith, a strong odor of alcohol was noticed. He refused field sobriety tests and a breath test telling police to “just arrest” him, according to the report. He was released on bond and will appear in Lake County Court at 9 a.m. April 10 in Waukegan.  For complete Lake Forest News, sign up for…

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Driver Runs Stop Sign, Arrested for Felony

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lake Bluff Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Driver’s License Infractions  Jacqueline Gallagher, 25, of Round Lake Heights was arrested Feb. 25 on a felony charge of driving with a revoked license and disobeying a stop sign, according to Lake Bluff Police reports.  Gallagher was spotted driving through the stop sign at the intersection of Scranton and Center, according to the report. An investigation revealed her driver’s license was revoked. If a driver does that too many times, it is a felony.  Oscar Castillo-Brena, 45, of Zion was arrested Feb. 24 for driving without a valid driver’s license and speeding, according to Lake Bluff Police reports. Police clocked Castillo-Brena driving 83 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone on Highway 41 near the northern Village limits. An …

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Lake Bluff Police Blotter: Driver Hurt Losing Control in Snow and More

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lake Bluff Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Injury Accident  A driver was injured Jan. 23 when the person lost control of the car being driven in snowy conditions while heading southbound on Highway 41 south of Highway 176, according to Lake Bluff Police reports.  According to the report, the driver lost control of the car, slid off the roadway and hit an embankment causing the injury. Police did not know the extent of the injury.  DUI  Michael Polit, 30, of North Chicago was arrested Jan. 26 for driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding, according to Lake Bluff Police reports.  Police clocked Polit exceeding the speed limit while driving southbound on Green Bay Road near Highway 176 and initiated a stop, according to the report. After the stop, police determined Polit was…

Monday, January 28, 2013

Lake Bluff Police Blotter: Fugitive Charged With DUI and More

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lake Bluff Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

DUI  Gerald Roland, 62, of North Chicago, a fugitive wanted for failure to appear in court, was arrested for driving under the influence and driving with one headlight Wednesday, according to Lake Bluff Police reports.  Police spotted Roland driving with only one headlight illuminated on Sheridan Road near Blodgett, according to the report. After stopping him, the investigation led to an arrest for driving under the influence. An investigation also revealed Roland was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court.  Roland was transported to the Lake County Jail, according to the report. He will appear in court on the Lake Bluff charges at 9 .m. Feb. 8 in Waukegan.  Driver’s License Infractions  Noe Lara-Cardona, 35, of Waukegan was …

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Lake Bluff Police Blotter: Crash Sends Person to Hospital and More

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lake Bluff Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Automobile Crash  One person was hospitalized as the result of a three-car collision Jan. 15 at intersection of Route 176 and Waukegan Road, according to Lake Bluff Police reports.  After two cars traveling west on Highway 176 stopped at the traffic light at Waukegan Road, a third car drove into the second vehicle causing the three-car crash, according to the report. There was no report on the seriousness of the injury.  DUI  Ismael Chavez-Contreras, 48, of Waukegan was arrested Jan. 13 for driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage, driving with only one head light illuminated and driving without a license, according to Lake Bluff Police reports.  Police stopped Chavez-Contreras after observing him driving with one head …

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Bannockburn Police Blotter: Police Arrest Lake Forest Woman for DUI

The following arrest information was supplied by the Bannockburn Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Kathy Walsh, 46, of Lake Forest was arrested Saturday for driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage, according to Bannockburn Police Reports.  Police observed Walsh driving east on Half Day Road from just west of the intersection of Waukegan Road to nearly the intersection of Highway 41 in Highland Park, according to the report. During that time, Walsh both drifted within her lane and between lanes while varying speeds and almost hitting curbs.  After stopping Walsh near Highway 41, police noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from both the car and her breath. She failed field sobriety tests and refused to take a breath test. She was released on bond and will appear in Lake County Court at 9 a.m. Feb. 13 in Waukegan.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Lake Bluff Police Blotter: Fire Averted, Man Charged With DUI

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lake Bluff Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

DUI  Jesus Nunez, 26, of Chicago was arrested Sept. 8 Saturday for driving under the influence and driving without insurance, according to Lake Bluff police reports.  According to the report, Nunez was driving northbound on Highway 41 near Knauz Auto Park when the vehicle he was driving crashed. Nunez was released on bond and will appear in Lake County Court at 9 a.m. Sept. 28 in Waukegan.  Fire Averted  Police and an alert real estate agent averted a fire in a home in the 1800 block of Shore Acres Drive Sept. 10, according to Lake Bluff Police Reports.  Police responded to a report of people in an empty home and found a real estate agent showing the house, according to the report. Both the officer and the agent smelled something burning …

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