Highland Park Police Arrest 3 For DUI

The following information is from the Highland Park Police Department. An arrest is not an indication of guilt. 

DRIVING WHILE LICENSE REVOKED

Francisco Hernandez-Chavez, 40, of Highland Park, was arrested and charged with driving while license revoked and failure to yield right of way after police responded to a report of a two-car accident in the 100 block of Skokie Valley Road at 9:30 p.m. May 20. Hernandez-Chavez was released on a personal recognizance bond with a June 25 court date.

DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED

Luis Cardona, 23, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving while license suspended, expired registration, operation of a vehicle with suspended registration, no valid safety inspection and overweight on registration after being stopped by police in the 2000 block of First Street at 10 a.m. May 21. Cardona was released on a cash bond with a court date of June 11. He was also found to be wanted by Palatine Police Department for failure to appear.

Juan Molina, 49, of Highwood, was arrested and charged with driving while license suspended and failure to yield right of way after police responded to a report of a two-car accident in the 2500 block of Skokie Valley Road at 7:45 a.m. May 22. Molina was released on a personal recognizance bond with a June 25 court date.

Marvin Contreras-Aguilar, 29, of Waukegan, was arrested and charged with driving while license suspended, tinted/obstructed windshield, no safety sticker and violation of classification (no C class) after being stopped by police in the 3300 block of Skokie Valley Road at 3:30 p.m. May 22. Contreras-Aguilar was released on a personal recognizance bond with a June 11 court date.

DUI

Rubin Gomez, Jr., 49, of Waukegan, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, open transportation of alcohol, improper lane usage and failure to yield while merging after being stopped by police in the 3300 block of Skokie Valley Road at 8 p.m. May 23. Gomez, Jr. was released on a personal recognizance bond with a June 27 court date.

James Sullivan, 23, of Lake Forest, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, uninsured motor vehicle, failure to signal and speeding after being stopped by police in the 2000 block of Skokie Valley Road at 3:30 a.m. May 24. Sullivan was released on a cash bond with a July 11 court date.

Rene Contreras, 23, of Cicero, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and speeding after being stopped by police in the 2700 block of Skokie Valley Road at 3 a.m. May 27. Contreras was released on a personal recognizance bond with a July 11 court date.

THEFT

Someone stole a wallet containing credit cards was by removing it from a purse while the owner was watching a movie in the 1800 block of Second Street on May 16 between 4:50 and 6:30 p.m. Credit cards were found fraudulently used at various locations shortly after incident.

Someone stole a blue Schwinn Tourist bicycle from the train station bike rack in the 1700 block of St. Johns Avenue between 4:20 p.m. on May 22 and 7:30 a.m. May 23. The bicycle was locked with a cable lock that was also taken.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE

It was reported that on 5/25/14 between 11:00am and 9:25pm Someone scratched a gray Nissan Altima with what appeared to be with a key between 11 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. May 25. Damage was located on the left side front panel, driver and passenger door and rear panel. The vehicle was parked along a fence facing east in a rear parking lot in the 200 block of Skokie Valley Road.

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