Palos Heights Police Blotter: Six DUIs and Obstructing a Peace Officer

TUESDAY, NOV. 8 

DUI on Harlem Avenue

Lisa Britt, of the 9100 block of 55th Court in Oak Lawn, was charged with drunken driving and operating an uninsured vehicle. Britt was stopped in the 12300 block of Harlem Avenue for speeding at 4:11 a.m. and submitted to field sobriety tests, police said. 

SUNDAY, NOV. 6

DUI on Harlem Avenue

Keith Sanfratello, 23, of the 24800 block of 88th Avenue in Frankfort, was charged with drunken driving. Sanfratello was stopped in the 12600 block of Harlem Avenue for speeding at 1:39 a.m., police said. He failed both field sobriety tests and a breath test, police said.

Pot Possession

Byron Day, 45, of Hickory Trace Drive in Justice, was charged with possession of cannabis. Day was stopped in the 6400 block of College Drive at 3:40 p.m. for having heavily tinted windows, police said. Officers smelled cannabis and found the drug in the car and on his person, police said.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

DUI on Harlem Avenue

Dru Goedeking, 27, of the 1500 block of Lily Cache Lane in Bolingbrook, was charged with drunken driving. He was stopped at 2:13 a.m. in the 12300 block of Harlem Avenue for speeding, police said. He failed field sobriety tests and a breath test revealed a blood alcohol level of .102, police said.

FRIDAY, NOV. 4

DUI on Harlem Avenue

Glenn Radtke, 26, of the 16900 block of Richards Drive in Tinley Park, was charged with drunken driving. He was stopped for speeding in the 12400 block of Harlem Avenue  at 1:11 a.m., police said. He failed all field sobriety tests, police said.

THURSDAY, NOV. 3

Pot Pipe

Staci Wiersema, 22, of the 12300 block of Pine Place, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. She was stopped for an improper turn on red at 11:33 p.m. in the 11900 block of Southwest Highway, police said. Officers smelled burnt cannabis and Wiersema admitted to having a pipe, police said.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2

Run From Cops, Add Another Charge

Bradley Williams, 45, of the 12600 block of 69th Court, was charged with driving on a revoked license, obstructing a peace officer, transportation of open alcohol and speeding. Williams was stopped for speeding at 5:37 p.m. in the 12200 block of Harlem Avenue., police said. During the stop Williams attempted to flee from the officer, police said. Open containers of alcohol were also found inside his car, police said.

SUNDAY, OCT. 30

DUI on Ridgeland Avenue

Joseph Robin, 31, of the 8900 block of Fernwood Court in Orland Park, was charged with drunken driving. Robin was stopped at 3:50 a.m. in the 12900 block of Ridgeland Avenue for swerving between lanes, police said. He failed a breath test and all field sobriety tests, police said.

THURSDAY, OCT. 27

Twice the Limit

Sandra Forde, 40, of the 9200 block of Windsor Parkway in Tinley Park, was charged with drunken driving. She was stopped at 3:18 a.m. for speeding in the 12800 block of Harlem Avenue, police said. A breath test revealed a blood alcohol level of .16, police said.

TUESDAY, OCT. 25

Under the Influence of Drugs

Joseph Strock, 21, of the 4000 block of Dean Drive in Oak Lawn, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs. Strock was stopped at 2:48 a.m. for having a burnt out rear light and lane violations, police said. A strong odor of marijuana was detected and he failed field sobriety tests, police said.  

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