Speeding 25-Year-Old Darien Woman Charged With DUI: Cops

DARIEN, IL – In the last few days, Darien police handled cases involving DUI, a panhandler, retail theft and a driver who ran off the road. Here is information from the latest Darien police reports:

DUI

• An officer stopped a speeding car shortly before midnight Tuesday in the 8100 block of Cass Avenue. The driver, a 25-year-old Darien woman who lives in the 1500 block of 71st Street, was charged with DUI. She was given a court date and then released.
• About 2:30 a.m. Thursday, an officer saw a car rolling out of a driveway and nearly striking a sign in the 1600 block of Old Oak Place. The driver was identified as a 26-year-old Richton Park man. Because his car was damaged, police canvassed the area and found damage to a home. The man was charged with DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash, failure to report a crash to police and driving the wrong way on a divided highway. He was given a court date and then released.
• About 2 a.m. on Halloween, an officer saw a car near the entrance of a parking lot in the 8100 block of Cass Avenue. The driver, identified as a 34-year-old Joliet woman, had plastic cups in the cup holder and an empty bottle of alcohol. She was charged with DUI and possession of an open container of alcohol. She was given a court date and then released.

Panhandler

• Police were called about a panhandler, a 47-year-old Chicago man, about 7 p.m. Monday at Cass Avenue and 75th Street. DuPage County warrants had been issued for the man. He was taken to the DuPage County Jail

Running off road

• Officers responded about 3:30 p.m. Oct. 28 to a car that ran off the road near North Frontage Road and Carriage Green Drive. A witness saw the driver walk away. Police found the driver, identified as a 35-year-old Darien man who lives in the 8200 block of Woodland Drive. He was charged with driving with a revoked license, driving an uninsured car and failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash. He was given a court date and then released.

Retail theft

• A 31-year-old Westmont woman was arrested about 7:30 p.m. on Halloween on charges of retail theft and criminal trespassing. A loss prevention employee at Walmart, 2189 75th St., saw the woman deliberately avoid scanning several items at the self-checkout counter. She had previously been issued a formal trespass warning at Walmart. She was given a court date and then released.