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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Driver Gets 5 Years For Running Over & Killing Man Lying in Street

A Joliet man took a five year prison sentence for drunkenly driving over a man lying in the road.

A Joliet man was sentenced to five years in prison for running over a person lying across East Washington Street. Vincent Borgic, 61, had been found guilty of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol at the conclusion of a trial before Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak earlier this year. Borgic ran over Scott Zolecki in July 2011. Zolecki was intoxicated and lying down on East Washington Street at the time. "Borgic, who admitted coming from a bar, told police he never saw the victim before running him over with his Dodge Challenger at about 10:30 p.m. that night," according to a statement from Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow's office. "He told police he had no idea what happened." But witnesses testified at the trial that other…

truthbetold

10:17 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013

Zolecki sounds like if he had transportation he would of gotten a DUI also   more ›

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Will County DUI Arrests: May 12

A look at who's been charged with driving under the influence around the area.

May 8 Joseph M. Cortese, 30, 1103 Wilcox, Joliet, arrested by the Joliet Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on May 8 on charges of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving a revoked/suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper lane usage. May 7 Carlos R. Smith, 35, 1508 Catherine, Joliet, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office  and booked into the Will County jail on May 7 on charges of felon in possession of a firearm, driving under the influence of alcohol, transporting/carrying alcoholic liquor, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, improper traffice lane usage and improper turn at intersection. May 7 Samantha Mannerino-Thompson…

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Will County DUI Arrests: April 20

A roundup of recent driving under the influence arrests from around Will County.

April 10 Jeffrey Lynch, 31, 161 N. Gregory St., Aurora, was arrested at 2:33 a.m. and charged with traffic sign violation, no insurance, driving on a suspended license and DUI following a traffic stop at Schmidt Road and Briarcliff Road, police said.   April 8 Marilyn Matthews, 55, 2056 Lurie Cir., was arrested at 7:05 p.m. and charged with DUI, no insurance, improper lane usage and too fast for conditions following a traffic stop on the 500 block of Remington Boulevard, police said.  April 8 Joseph Tynski, 21, 851 Tamms Ln. was arrested at 7:30 p.m. and charged with DUI, failure to notify of address change, no insurance and seat belt violation following a traffic stop on the 200 block of Plainview Drive, police said.  April 6 Juan …

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Will County DUI Arrests: April 13

A look at who's facing DUI charges around the area.

April 2 Lori Muhammad, 44, 13 Elm Ct., was arrested at 1:36 a.m. and charged with DUI, no insurance, improper lane usage and improper backing following a traffic stop at Hywood Lane and Kirkwood Circle, police said. March 31 Anahy Zamora, 21, 517 White Oak Rd., was arrested at 2:47 a.m. and charged with improper lane usage, no valid drivers license, no insurance, two counts of DUI and hit and run at Kenmore Drive and NW Frontage Road, police said.  March 30 Rachel Reilly, 30, 1903 S. Austrian Pine St., Lockport, was arrested at 3:37 a.m. and charged with DUI and improper lane usage following a traffic stop at Bolingbrook Drive and Boughton Road, police said.  April 6 Lisa Decker, 43, of the 14000 block of Penn Road, Plainfield, was …

Friday, March 29, 2013

Will County DUI Arrests: March 30

A look at who's facing charges of driving drunk around the area.

March 26 Richard L. Volpi, 52, of the 1700 block of Prairie Wind Drive, Joliet, was arrested by Plainfield police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving an uinsured car, according to booking records. March 24 Deborah A. Sims, 29, of the 14000 block of Faulkner Court, Plainfield, was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and improper lane use, according to booking records. Her bond was set at $3,000. March 22 Sean Kennedy, 26, of the 23000 block of Ottawa Street in Plainfield was arrested by Plainfield police at 8:30 p.m. at 143rd Street and Route 59 and …

Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Fugitive—Did New Lenox Cops Catch Man Wanted for 1978 Murder?

A New Lenox resident is being held on a 35-year-old murder charge in connection with a Joliet case, but police and prosecutors are trying to figure out if he's the right guy.

A New Lenox man is being held at the Will County jail in connection with a 1978 Joliet murder, but police and prosecutors are still trying to determine whether they have their man. Pedro Hernandez was taken into custody by the New Lenox police following a March 14 crash. He was charged with driving under the influence, and when officers ran his name and identifiers, discovered someone matching his description was wanted on a warrant charging him with a 35-year-old Joliet murder. The Pedro Hernandez wanted for stabbing a man in the chest on April 2, 1978, is 66. The Pedro Hernandez arrested after the crash claims to be 67. The criminal complaint on file at the Will County Courthouse identifies the victim as Julian Bresino. The Crime …

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John Albert

9:32 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013

John Roberts you have no clue what you are talking about when it comes to law enforcement. How many murderers, rapist, child molesters or burglers have you caught?   more ›

Friday, March 22, 2013

Will County DUI Arrests: March 23

A look at recent driving under the influence arrests around Will County.

March 19 Luis A. Castillo, 24, of the 1700 block of Quinn in unincorporated Plainfield was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and booked into the  county jail  on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving an uninsured vehicle, police said. March 19 Anthony J. Yvanauskas, 42, of the 13000 block of Meadow Lane, Plainfield, was arrested by  Plainfield police  and booked into the Will County jail on a charge of charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to jail records. What to keep up on crime news from around the area? Like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page March 17 Michael Guziec, 55, of the 24000 block of DeJohn Boulevard, Napreville, was arrested by …

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Will County DUI Arrests: Feb. 23

Who's been stopped recently for allegedly driving under the influence.

Feb. 22 Nicole Ann Grissom, 32, 414 Irving St., Joliet, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 21 on charges ofdriving under the influence of alcohol, blood alcohol content over .08 and improper turn at intersection. What to keep up on crime news from around the area? Like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page Feb. 15 Katriel J. Walters, 27, 509 Plainfield, Joliet, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 15 on a charge of felony driving under the influence. Feb. 9 Albert Cruse, 21, 6708 S. Wabash, Chicago, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department at about 1:30 a.m. Feb. 9 on Route 53, south of Airport Road, and charged with driving under the …

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Will County DUI Arrests: Jan. 19

A look at driving under the influence arrests from around the area.

Jan. 6 Kathryn Muckey, 30, 241 Meadowbrook Dr., was arrested at 1:55 a.m. and charged withDUI, improper lighting, improper turn and no insurance following a traffic stop at Route 53 and Arrowhead Lane, police said.  Jan. 6 Heriberto Vasquez, 36, 309 Woodcreek Dr., was arrested at 4:20 a.m. and charged with illegal transportation  and two counts of DUI following a traffic stop at Woodcreek Drive and Timber Court, police said.  What to keep up on crime news from around the area? Like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page Jan. 5 Richard Lopez Jr., 27, 214 Kenilworth Dr., was arrested at 4:11 a.m. and charged with failure to signal, traffic signal violation, improper lane usage, no insurance and DUI following traffic stop at Hadleigh Drive and …

Friday, January 11, 2013

Will County DUI Arrests: Jan. 12

A look at who is facing charges for driving under the influence.

Jan. 6 Justin Helin, 29, of the 13000 block of Cambridge Circle, Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police  at 1:05 a.m. at Main Street and Penny Lane and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. What to keep up on crime news from around the area? Like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page Jan. 1 Efrain Cruz-Diaz, 24, 688 Sheffield Ln. was arrested at 4:42 a.m. and charged with improper lane use, improper turn at intersection, illegal transportation of alcohol and DUI following a traffic stop on the 500 block of N. Pinecrest Road, police said.  Dec. 31 Rigoberto Gramajo-Diaz, 34, 2823 N. Keating Ave., Chicago, was arrested at 11:07 p.m. and charged with improper passing, no valid license, illegal transportation of …

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