Two tickets for man in traffic stop
A 28-year-old man received two tickets after a traffic stop at 4:17 p.m. Sept. 23 at Archer Avenue and Willow Boulevard.
Police pulled him over after video surveillance alerted them that his registration was suspended.
He was charged with driving on a suspended license and driving on a suspended registration.
Three charges for motorist
A 41-year-old woman received three tickets after she was pulled over at 10:20 a.m. Sept. 25 in the 8600 block of Archer Avenue.
Police stopped her after a random check showed her registration had expired.
She was charged with driving on a suspended license, driving on a registration suspended for non-insurance and driving on an expired registration.
Fire in house that is for sale
Police and the Tri-State Fire Department responded to a fire in a house Sept. 26 in the 8000 block of South Wolf Road.
A Realtor who went to the house found it odd that the garage door would not open. When she went into the kitchen, she noticed the refrigerator was not working.
Just before 3 p.m., she saw smoke coming from the vent under the rear kitchen window.
She called 911 and the homeowner, who now lives in North Carolina. The fire was put out. Investigators determined the fire was not suspicious.
Speeding and driving without a license
A 19-year-old man received two tickets after radar clocked his red 2016 Dodge at 71 miles per hour in a 35-mph zone in the 9200 block of Willow Springs Road.
Police pulled him over at 7:59 p.m. Sept. 26 at 95th Street and Willow Springs Road. He was charged with speeding and driving without a license.
Speeding to work gets man four tickets
A 22-year-old man who said he was driving 40 miles per hour over the posted limit because he was trying to get to work on time – and that other drivers were driving like “jackasses” – received four tickets.
Radar clocked his black 2012 Kia Sorento at 75 miles per hour in a 35-mph zone in the 8000 block of Archer Avenue around 7 a.m. Sept. 29.
He was charged with aggravated speeding/35 miles per hour or more over the limit, driving on an expired license, improper lane usage and driving on an expired registration.
Driving 82 mph on La Grange Road earns ticket
A 23-year-old man received a ticket after radar clocked his 2016 Ford at 82 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone on southbound La Grange Road.
Police pulled him over at 1:56 p.m. Sept. 29 near the Tri-State Tollway.
He was charged with aggravated speeding because he was driving 35 mph or more over the posted limit.
Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt; they are a record of police actions taken. People charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Compiled by Steve Metsch.