Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
One drink could be the standard for drunken drivingat 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. 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. We reached out to readers of our Downers Grove, Darien, Lemont and Woodridge sites and asked them: should the DUI limit be lowered to 0.05 percent? Here’s some of the responses we got: Lori…
Monday, May 13, 2013
All pictures were released by the Darien Police Department and taken when the accused were booked from April 19-29.
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
Check out this week's crime stories out of Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, Darien and Burr Ridge.
Look back at all the crime stories published this week on the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills, Darien and Burr Ridge Patch sites.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Darien police reports, April 24-27
SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Lisa Hawks, 33, of the 400 block of 74th Street, Downers Grove, was arrested on the 1500 Block of Plainfield Road for driving under the influence, and failure to yield (private drive). Hawks was processed and released with a June 4 court date in Wheaton. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 ----------------------- There are several ways to stay on top of Darien news: Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies, including the Darien Police Department. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently …
Monday, May 6, 2013
All pictures were released by the Darien Police Department and taken when the accused were booked from April 7-14.
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Darien police reports, April 13-14
SUNDAY, APRIL 14 Juan Delacruz, 25, of the 200 block of Radcliff, Bolingbrook, was arrested on the 8100 block of Cass Avenue at 10:01 p.m. Delacruz was charged with driving under the influence, illegal transportation of alcoholic liquor, suspended/revoked registration and speeding. Delacruz was processed and released with a May 21 court date in Wheaton. Francisco Perez-Conde, 35, of the 2100 block of Country Club Drive, Woodridge, was arrested on the 7500 block of Lyman Street at 5:59 p.m. Perez-Conde was charged with obstructed rear registration plate cover and no valid driver’s license. He was processed and released with a court date pending in Downers Grove. SATURDAY, APRIL 13 John Featherstone, 25, of the 1500 block of Lakeview Drive, …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Darien police reports, April 10-12
FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Someone shattered the driver's side window of a locked Chevrolet Trailblazer and took a purse from the back seat floor on the 7500 block of Lemont Road. The incident occurred sometime between 10:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. The total loss was $1,095. Kevin Kallenback, 25 of the 15000 block of Wingate, Homer Glen, was arrested on the 7100 block of Cass Avenue at 4:30 a.m. He was charged with driving under the influence, operating uninsured motor vehicle, speeding and improper lane usage. Kallenback was processed and released with a May 21 court date in Wheaton. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 A Sanyo 42-inch television was taken from a store on the 2100 block of 75th Street. The total loss was $248. There was no offender information at the …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Darien police reports, April 7-9
TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Antonio Asuncion, 56, of the 6500 block of Berrywood, Downers Grove, was arrested at 3:57 a.m. at 75th Street and Cass Avenue. Asuncion was charged with operating an uninsured motor vehicle and driving on a suspended license. Asuncion was processed and released with a court date pending in Downers Grove. MONDAY, APRIL 8 Several porch decorations were stolen from a house on the 8700 block of Kentwood Court. Further information on this incident was not immediately available. SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Ivan Glibko, 57, of the 2500 block of West Cortez, Chicago, was arrested at 3:56 p.m. on the 7800 block of Lemont Road. Glibko was charged with the following: Glibko was processed and released with a court date of May 14 in Wheaton…
Friday, April 26, 2013
Darien police reports, April 6-7
SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Michael Leonard, 59, of the 200 block of Tiger Street, Bolingbrook, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and driving in the wrong lane on Cass Avenue at I-55. Leonard was processed and released with a court date pending in Wheaton. SATURDAY, APRIL 6 An unknown person dented a mailbox on the 8100 block of Adams Street sometime between 10 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. Someone at about 10:49 p.m. slashed four tires on a vehicle while it was parked on the 2600 block of 75th Street. The total loss was $1,500. ----------------------- There are several ways to stay on top of Darien news: Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies, including the Darien Police Department. Charges are not …
Monday, April 8, 2013
All pictures were released by the Darien Police Department and taken when the accused were booked from March 23-27.
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Stan Marciniak
7:55 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Does it really matter if it's .05 or .08? Does anyone know of any DUI that has had his/her license revoked for any significant period of time? Until and unless our judicial system begins to take DUI's seriously, nothing will ever change. The conviction for a DUI is predicated entirely on the attorney you can afford, thus making the DUI nothing more than a source of revenue for municipalities. Our… more ›