The following information was supplied by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Three drunken driving arrests—one in Geneva and two in St. Charles—were one result of Kane County’s St. Patrick’s weekend No-Refusal operation, officials announced Tuesday, April 2. The no-refusal weekend is a collaboration between the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and five law-enforcement agencies: Batavia, Elburn, Geneva, South Elgin and St. Charles. Authorities obtained three blood-alcohol concentration samples — all breath samples. Of the three samples obtained, two were more than twice Illinois’ threshold of .08, and one was in excess of three times the .08 threshold. The communities and arrests are as follows: BATAVIA GENEVA ELBURN SOUTH ELGIN ST. CHARLES “Our goal with these No-Refusal initiatives is for drivers to be …
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Here's this week's roundup of local drunken driving arrests.
BATAVIA Feb. 13: Sam L. Erwin, 53, of the 1200 block of Fagan Road, Batavia, was cited for the following: Two drivers, including Erwin, were involved in the crash. The crash occurred at 6:17 p.m. at Towne Avenue and Millview Drive, according to a police report. Erwin was arrested shortly thereafter on Halladay Drive, about two-tenths of a mile from the crash. Erwin posted $150 and his driver's license for bond. He was given a March 20 court date. GENEVA Feb. 11: Geneva police arrested Manuel Aceves, 44, of Aurora on charges of driving under the influence, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and having no valid driver’s license after a traffic stop at around 5:45 p.m. in the 2200 block of South Randall Road, reports said. Aceves also was …
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BATAVIA Feb. 10: Zachary C. Wilderspin, 21, of the 400 block of Union Avenue, St. Charles, was cited for the following: Wilderspin was arrested at 2:17 a.m. in the 100 block of West Wilson Street, according to a police report. He posted $100 bond and his driver's license. Wilderspin received a Feb. 27 court date. ST. CHARLES Feb. 17: Peter M. Olson, 37, of the 700 block of Lincoln Ave., Geneva, was charged at 2:20 a.m. at South 3rd Street and Moody Street with driving under the influence of alcohol, and improper lane use. He was released after posting his driver’s license and $300 cash pending an April 4 court appearance. Feb. 16: Feb. 15: Richard Scott Kinsey, 55, of the 7N100 block of Dunham Road, Wayne, was charged at 9 p.m. on the …
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BATAVIA Feb. 9: Omar Chavez, 21, of the 300 block of Houston Street, Batavia, was cited for the following: Chavez was arrested at 2:40 a.m. in the 100 block of South Batavia Avenue, according to a police report. He was released on an I-bond with a court date of Feb. 27. Feb. 8: Bradley J. Smith, 27, of the 2900 block of Coastal Drive, Aurora, was cited for the following: Smith was arrested at 2:02 a.m. on the 200 block of Laurel Street, according to a police report. He posted $100 bond and his driver's license. Smith received a Feb. 27 court date. NORTH AURORA Feb. 10: Victor M. Alvarez, 35, of the 1400 block of Golden Oaks Parkway, Aurora, was charged with aggravated DUI and aggravated reckless driving in connection to a car crash on …
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BATAVIA Jan. 31: ST. CHARLES Feb. 4: James D. Peters, 50, of the 6N200 block of Woodland Drive, St. Charles, was driving on Route 71 near Legion Road, southwest of Yorkville, when a Kendall County sheriff’s deputy clocked him driving 104 mph in a 55 mph zone about 10:27 p.m. Although the report lacked details, it did state that Peters’ arrest on a charge of speeding was followed with a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Feb. 1: Kathryn Dale Doepke, 22, of the 100 block of South 3rd Street, St. Charles, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08 and improper lane use after the vehicle she was driving struck a parked vehicle in the 100 block of South 3rd Street. …
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BATAVIA Jan. 12: Jose A. Holguin, 29, of the 300 block of Grand Avenue, Aurora, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and cited for improper lane usage. Batavia police arrested Holguin at 9:25 p.m. at North Kirk Road and East Wilson Street, according to a police report. Holguin was transported to the Kane County Jail where he awaited bond call. GENEVA Jan. 21: Geneva police arrested Kathy Loveland, 47, of Wheaton on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage following a traffic stop around 2:24 a.m. in the 300 block of East State Street, reports said. Loveland has a court date of March 6 in the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles. ST. CHARLES Jan. 20: Alberto J. Sepeda…
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Here's this week's roundup of local drunken driving arrests.
GENEVA Jan. 6: Geneva police arrested Michael Knuth, 35, of Aurora on multiple charges around 2:06 a.m. after a traffic stop on Batavia Avenue, reports said. According to the booking card, Knuth was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, two counts of unsafe lane changes, speeding, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana. Knuth has a court date of March 6 at the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles. ST. CHARLES Jan. 14: Jan. 12: Michael Allen Bosch, 60, of the 4N500 block of Babson Lane, was charged at 12:17 a.m. on the 1300 block of East Main Street with DUI, and failure to yield or stop at an intersection. Police responded to an accident at 13th …
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MONDAY, JAN. 7 Heather Lee Zeitler, 40, of the 900 block of Ash Street, was arrested at 3:26 p.m. at the St. Charles Police Department, 211 N. Riverside Ave., where she turned herself in on a warrant for battery. The warrant relates to an incident at 11:25 p.m. on Jan. 2 in which Zeitler is accused of throwing a drink into the face of a 50-year-old woman at the Wild Monk Bar, 51 S. 1st St. After her arrest, Zeitler posted $250 cash bond and was released pending a Feb. 28, 2013, court appearance. Laurence Cordova Pena, 42, and Jennifer Ann McKiness, 33, both of the 200 block of North 15th Street, were arrested in the 500 block of Randall Road by St. Charles and Elgin police in connection with a series of thefts of liquor over the past two …
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Here's this week's roundup of local drunken driving arrests.
ST. CHARLES Jan. 1: Dec. 30: Alan Patric Heidecke, 22, of the 34W900 block of James Drive, was charged at 9:23 p.m. in the 300 block of Johnson Avenue with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use and speeding, 49 in a 35 mph zone on Red Gate Bridge. He posted his driver’s license and was released on his own recognizance pending a Jan. 17, 2013, court appearance. During the traffic stop, one of three passengers in the vehicle, Kyle William Sullivan, 23, of the 3500 block of Deville Lane, was charged with possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Heidecke posted his driver’s license and was released on his own recognizance pending a Jan. 17, 2013, court appearance; Sullivan was …
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Be aware of what alcohol does to your body, and make plans to avoid drinking and driving.
It’s the end of the 2012 and the start of 2013, and parties are one of the most popular ways to send out the old and ring in the new year. But it also can be a dangerous time on the nation’s roadways, which is why Geneva-area police departments typically beef up patrols on the holiday in an attempt to head off potentially deadly results of mixing drinking and driving. Drinking and driving carries consequences, but so does drinking even if you are not driving. Even a small amount of alcohol can affect your equilibrium, but it also can play on your emotions, making you giggle, weep, angry. It also can impair your judgment, leading you to make decisions you may regret in the morning. But alcohol affects the whole body, even in the smallest of…
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