Friday, May 17, 2013
Arrests reported by Romeoville police, other agencies, May 10-14.
May 10 Alfredo Casas, 26, of the 900 block of Savannah, Romeoville, was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. Linda Sanchez, 24, of the 4700 block of Baccarrat, Joliet, was arrested by Romeoville police and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving without a license, according to jail records. May 12 David Abrego, 19, of the 1-100 block of Pine Lane in Hodgkins, Illinois, was arrested by Romeoville police and charged with aggravated DUI, driving without a valid license and driving 31-29 mph over the limit, police said.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
By David Mills One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. What do you think? Is the proposal reasonable? About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. In 2011, 323 people were killed by alcohol-related crashed in Illinois, which makes up 35 percent of the 918 total crash …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Arrests reported by Romeoville police, March 25-April 8.
March 25 Servando Garza, 53, of the 1400 block of Home Avenue, Berwyn, was arrested at 3:46 a.m. at Weber and Gaskin and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a suspended license, driving an uninsured vehicle and improper lane use, police said. March 26 Patricia Ovalde, 35, of the 400 block of Haller Avenue, Romeoville, was arrested at 1:05 p.m. at a business in the 200 block of South Weber Road and charged with retail theft, police said. March 27 Michael Maniglia, 55, of the 700 block of Rockhurst Road, Bolingbrook, was arrested at 6:05 p.m. at 135th Street and Route 53 and charged with improper lane use and reckless driving, police said. March 29 Beata Czerwin, 37, of the 1200 block of Santa Fe Road, Romeoville…
Monday, April 8, 2013
Arrests reported by Romeoville police, March 17-April 2.
March 17 Luiz Martinez, 26, of the 400 block of Hamrick Avenue, Romeoville, was arrested at 5:46 a.m. in the 200 block of Murphy Drive and charged with driving under the influence, hit and run, improper lane use, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and leaving the scene of an accident involving injury, police said. March 21 Lidia Acosta, 22, of the 1100 block of Elgin Street, Joliet, was arrested at 11:14 a.m. at a business in the 400 block of South Weber Road and charged with retail theft, according to police. March 24 Jan Cifonie, 70, of the 1000 block of Birch Lane, Romeoville, was arrested at 7:18 p.m. at Birch Lane and Berkley Drive and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without lights, fleeing/…
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Keith Gaines, 18, allegedly tried to head-butt a cop outside of a Romeoville gas station.
An unincorporated Plainfield teenager found himself in jail late Saturday after he allegedly drove drunk, then attempted to head-butt a Romeoville police officer. Keith Gaines, 18, of the 13000 block of of South Jonesport in the Lakewood Falls subdivision, was arrested on charges of DUI and aggravated assault of an officer after police responded to the Circle K gas station, 20 S. Weber Rd., around 9:35 p.m. March 16. "We got a report of somebody in front of the building yelling and screaming at people," Romeoville Assistant Police Chief Steve Lucchesi said. When approached by police, Gaines said he had pulled over at the gas station to use the restroom, according to Lucchesi. "He refused to cooperate," Lucchesi added. "He continued to yell…
Monday, March 4, 2013
Arrests made by the Romeoville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.
Alexandra White, 19, 1800 Arbor, Crest Hill, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on March 3 on a charge of possession of 15-plus grams of heroin. Bobby Mendoza, 22, 205 Belmont, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on March 1 on charges of failure to report an injury accident and leaving the scene of an accident. Juan Sanchez-Delapaz, 36, 607 Summit St., Joliet, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department at about 8:25 p.m. Feb. 9 in the 0 to 100 block of Independence Boulevard and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, resisting an officer, no insurance, improper traffic lane usage and driving on the wrong side of the road…
Monday, February 25, 2013
Arrests made by the Romeoville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.
Joel Gonzalez, 29, 9 Fernwood, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 22 on charges of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding. Vincente Rojas-Jimenez, 33, 204 Fremont, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 22 on two warrants for failure to appear. Araceli Quinonez, 28, 5 Arlington, Romeoville, arrested by the Rockdale Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 23 on a temporary hold for Kankakee County. JaJuan Walker, 32, 3249 W. Potomac, Chicago, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department at about 9:25 p.m. Feb. 2 at Rogers and Normantown roads and charged with no …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Arrests made by the Romeoville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.
Maria Griselda Milian-Valdez, 47, 204 S. Highpoint, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 21 on driving without being issued a license and disobeying a traffic control device. Henry A. Ortiz, 52, 702 Murphy, Romeoville, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 22 on charges of domestic battery and interfering in the reporting of domestic violence. Anthony M. Rovano, 33, 517 Blackhawk, Bolingbrook, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 22 on charges of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, transporting or carrying alcoholic liquor and operating an uninsured motor …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Recent arrests made by the Romeoville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.
Rakeem M. Roberts, 21, 1180 Maggie Lane, Romeoville, arrested by the Bolingbrook Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 19 on three counts of felony retail theft. The following arrests were made by the Romeoville Police Department at 2:05 a.m. Feb. 8 in the 0 to 100 block of University Parkway. The address for the Lewis University campus is 1 University Parkway. Also arrested at Lewis at about 1:40 a.m. Feb. 3 was Sean Hicks, 22, 1006 Sandpiper Court, Bartlett, who was charged with resisting a peace officer. Other Romeoville police arrests include: Alba Gonzalez, 31, 108 Murphy Drive, Romeoville, arrested at about 5 a.m. Feb. 8 at Normantown Road and Dalhart and charged with no valid driver's license and disobeying …
Monday, February 18, 2013
Arrests made by the Romeoville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.
Cristian E. Sanchez, 24, 114 Yarrow, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 17 on a charge of driving on a revoked/suspended license. Alicia M. Trujillo, 21, 1645 Clover, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 17 on charges of driving on a revoked license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Jesse Haygood, 23, 2313 Gray Hawk Drive, Plainfield, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department at about 5:30 p.m. Jan. 31 in the 300 block of North Independence and charged with theft under $500 and criminal trespass to a motor vehicle. Miguel Espana, 35, 16110 Michigan St., Crest Hill, arrested by the Romeoville Police …
John
7:56 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
You could change it to zero but people will still drive after drinking. In my humble opinion, people will drive drunk until the penalties for doing so are so severe they are destructive to ones life such as several years in jail, no drivers license ever again, 6 figure fines, etc. Even with such draconian penalties I believe people will still drive drunk because alcohol impairs your judgment. How… more ›