Two drivers charged with driving without a valid license
Makharri S. Simmons, 24, of Chicago, was charged with driving without a valid license following a traffic stop at 3:41 p.m. Oct. 5 in the 9500 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. He also was charged with improper use of an electronic communication device while driving, police said. Simmons is due in court Nov. 24.
Angelo Mendoza, 68, of Chicago, was charged with driving without a valid license following a traffic stop at 8:17 p.m. Oct. 6 in the 6400 block of West 95th Street. He also was charged with driving with a suspended registration, police said. Mendoza is due in court Nov. 24.
Two drivers charged with driving on suspended licenses
Hamid Benhalmina, 40, of Chicago Ridge, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 6:57 p.m. Oct. 5 in the 9500 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. He also was charged with improper use of an electronic communication device while driving, driving without insurance and disobeying a traffic-control device, police said. Benhalmina is due in court Nov. 24.
Donald D. Robinson, 34, of Riverdale, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 11:41 a.m. Oct. 6 in the 6500 block of West 103rd Street. He also was charged with driving with a suspended registration and driving without insurance, police said. Robinson is due in court Nov. 6.
Orland Park man charged with DUI after crash
Alexander M. Ortega, 23, of Orland Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a crash at 9:21 p.m. Oct. 5 in the 10100 block of South Harlem Avenue.
Police said Ortega appeared intoxicated and a breath sample registered above the 0.08 blood-alcohol limit. He also was charged with driving without insurance and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Ortega is due in court Nov. 6.
Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken. Persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
Compiled by Dermot Connolly