On Jan. 10, police were dispatched to 200 Des Plaines Ave. for an intoxicated man who was threatening employees at Submarine Tender. The man refused to leave when officers asked him to do so but eventually exited the business. Police reported that he had blood shot eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. He walked to his car and started it, as police pulled in front of the vehicle so he wouldn’t drive off. He got out of the car but attempted to enter it multiple times. He refused to complete standardized field sobriety tests and was placed into custody. At the police station, the man gave a breath sample that indicated his BAC was 0.143. He was charged with driving under the influence, having a BAC over 0.08, and operating an uninsured car.
DUI
Police were patrolling the 7600 block of Roosevelt around 1 a.m. on Jan. 9, when they saw a car speeding over 90 miles per hour and run a red light. Police pulled the car over and reported that the driver smelled of alcohol and refused to provide her driver’s license. The driver also refused to get out of the car, so police opened the door and grabbed her arm to escort her from the car, according to the police report. The woman performed standardized field sobriety tests, which police said showed she was under the influence of alcohol. At the police station, a breath sample revealed her blood alcohol concentration to be 0.176. She was charged with a DUI, having a BAC over 0.08, speeding, running a red light, resisting officers and having open alcohol.
Criminal trespass
On Jan. 9, police were informed that a car stolen out of Chicago the day before was traveling through Forest Park. At Madison and Des Plaines, police saw the stolen car stopped in traffic. Police commanded the driver to exit the car, but he repeatedly refused, so they opened the door and grabbed his wrist as he pulled away. Officers performed an emergency takedown to remove the man from his car. They confirmed his identity, ensuring he wasn’t the owner of the car, and placed him into custody. At the police department, officers contacted the owner of the car, who said that the suspect drove him to the hospital on Jan. 4. The suspect was supposed to return the car the following day and didn’t. The car’s owner said he’d sign complaints against the man. The man was charged with having a revoked license, criminal trespassing to a vehicle, and two counts of resisting an officer.
Possession of controlled substance
Police were dispatched to the 7600 block of Wilcox Street on Jan. 11 for a noise complaint. Police approached a van parked on the street, which was playing loud music that could be heard down the block. When police asked the driver to roll down the car window, cannabis smoke came out of the car, and they saw a bag of cannabis on the car’s dashboard. Police asked the man to get out of the car and patted him down, finding bags of suspected hydrocodone and oxycodone pills. At the police station, officers found bags of suspected Xanax and ecstasy on the man. He was charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance, four counts of delivering a controlled substance, possessing cannabis in a car outside an approved container, and violating the Illinois Vehicle Code.
While working the Forest Park Police Department CTA Security Detail, police patrolled the Blue Line Forest Park station platform on Jan.12. Police saw a man on the train holding a sharp glass pipe, commonly used to ingest crack. The man immediately put the pipe in his pocket, according to the police report. Police escorted the man off the train and asked him to empty his pockets. He did, removing a pipe and sharp aluminum can, frequently used to heat up heroin. Police handcuffed and searched the man, finding a bag of off-white, powdery substance. The man was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug equipment.
Possession of cannabis
While on patrol Jan. 11, police saw a car on Harlem Avenue, and a registration check revealed that the owner’s driver’s license was suspended. Police pulled over the car in the 1100 block of Harlem Avenue. Police reported that they smelled cannabis and asked the driver to get out of the car. Police searched the vehicle and found two bags of suspected cannabis, which were not in child-proof or odorless containers, as the law requires. The man was charged with possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis.
Failure to register
On Jan. 11, police saw a car driving near Harlem and I-290 that had dark-tinted windows in clear violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Police pulled over the driver, who provided a valid driver’s license. When police ran his name, their system showed that the driver was a non-compliant sex offender. Police placed the driver into custody, and he kept saying that he registered with Villa Park and had paperwork in his backpack. Police said the paperwork showed that the man registered with Villa Park on Aug. 27, 2025, and that he had to return on Aug. 26, 2026. According to the police report, the man claimed his address was at a motel in Villa Park, but that he left in December. He said he was currently homeless and didn’t know he had to update his address. Police took him to the police station and towed his car. At the station, police found that Villa Park police conducted address verification at the motel in October, and the manager said he wasn’t a registered guest and only stayed there one night. The man was charged with failure to register as a sex offender and for violating the Illinois Vehicle Code.
These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated Jan. 9 through Jan. 12 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
