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8 | August 9, 2018 | The lake forest leader NEWS
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Police Reports
Child endangerment, DUI among multiple charges for Beach Park man
Steven D. Hilliard,
29, of Beach Park, was
charged with driving with
a suspended driver’s licence,
DUI of alcohol,
endangering the life of a
child and operating an uninsured
motor vehicle at
12:51 p.m. on July 28 in
the intersection of Gage
Lane and Route 41.
Police on patrol observed
a white Honda Civic
that was being operated
in a hazardous manner and
conducted a traffic stop on
the vehicle. When officers
approached the vehicle
they located a driver, front
passenger and three children
in the back seat not
in child restraint seats as
required.
As officers identified
Hilliard as the driver, they
determined his driver’s license
was suspended for
DUI and he did not have
insurance on the vehicle.
Hilliard was also demonstrating
signs of alcohol
impairment at the time of
the traffic stop. Hilliard
admitted to drinking and
was removed from the car
for field sobriety testing.
Hilliard was subsequently
arrested for driving
while liicense suspended
and driving under
the influence of alcohol.
He was transported to the
Public Safety Building
where has was processed
and held. Officers consulted
with the Lake County
States Attorney and based
on previous DUI convictions,
Hilliard’s charges
for driving while license
suspended and driving
under the influence of alcohol
were upgraded to
felonies. He was also cited
for endangering the life of
a child and operating an
uninsured motor vehicle.
Hilliard was held overnight
pending transport to
bond court in Waukegan.
In other police news:
Lake Forest:
July 29:
• Hugo Victor Flores-Damian,
31, of Waukegan,
was charged with a DUI
of alcohol, driving with a
suspended driver’s license,
illegal transportation of
alcohol and aggravated
DUI of alcohol at 4:30
a.m. in the intersection of
Route 41 and Deerpath
Road. Lake Forest Police
responded to a 911 call
concerning a red SUV that
was swerving all over the
road. Officers located the
vehicle driving north on
Route 41 and after observing
several driving issues,
conducted a traffic stop
on the vehicle. When officers
approached, they
could smell a strong odor
of alcohol coming from
the vehicle and observed,
in plain view in the center
console, two clear plastic
cups containing an unknown
red liquid. Flores-
Damian was also demonstrating
signs of alcohol
impairment and it was
determined Flores-Damian
was driving on a Suspended
driver’s license.
Officers asked Flores-
Damian to exit the vehicle
and perform field sobriety
test, which he did not pass.
Flores-Damian was transported
to the Public Safety
Building and processed.
The Lake County States
Attorney approved an aggravated
driving under the
influence of alcohol charge
based on Flores-Damian’s
past driving record and
convictions.
July 28:
• Two motor vehicles were
reported stolen and two
motor vehicle were reportedly
broken into at 7 a.m.
on Timber Drive, Onwentsia
Road, Basswood Road
and Forest Hill Road. Lake
Forest Police responded
to two separate addresses
on July 28 after a resident
on Timber Drive reported
the theft of a 2015 BMW
328 xi that had been left
unlocked in the driveway
overnight with the keys in
the vehicle, and a resident
on Onwentsia Road reported
the theft of a 2011
Land Rover that had been
parked over night with the
doors unlocked and the
key fob in the center console.
Two other residents
in the same areas reported
unknown persons had entered
unlocked vehicles
in the driveways and stole
miscellaneous items from
the vehicles. The 2011
Land Rover was recovered
in Calumet City after being
in a vehicle pursuit with
Chicago Police. Calumet
City Police Department
located the vehicle abandoned
with no occupants
and a gun was found in the
car. The 2015 BMW was
recovered in Dalton, Ill.
No arrests have been made
and no suspects have been
identified. In one incident,
the offenders used a garage
door opener to access
a garage an effort to steal
an additional car from one
of the locations.
Lake Forest Police again
want to remind residents
to remove the keys from
the cars and lock their cars
when not in use. These are
crimes of opportunity and
are very preventable with
just a little effort.
July 27:
• Brian H. Koopman, 56,
of Highwood, was charged
with leaving the scene of
an accident, no vehicle
insurance, driving with a
revoked driver’s license
and a DUI of alcohol at 2
a.m. in the intersection of
Route 41 and Route 60.
Police responded to 911
calls concerning a white
van that had gone off the
roadway into some trees.
Police received multiple
calls concerning the crash
and on arrival could not
locate the driver of the
vehicle. After calling for
a K9 and searching the
area, Koopman was located,
passed out in the yard
on a house on Onwentsia
Road. The K9 followed a
track from the crash to the
same address helping to
confirm Koopman as the
driver. The Lake Forest
Fire Department transported
Koopman to Condell
Hospital.
July 26:
• Quinton I. Brown, 29,
of Waukegan was charged
with driving with a revoked
driver’s license and
speeding 74 miles per hour
in a 55 miles per hour speed
zone at the intersection of
Route 41 and Deerpath
Road. Police on routine
patrol conducted a traffic
stop on a 2007 Hyundai
after observing the vehicle
speeding 74 mph on Route
41. When officers approached
the vehicle and
spoke to the driver, identified
as Brown, they determined
his driver’s license
was revoked.
Lake Bluff:
July 28:
• A two-vehicle property
damage accident was reported
at 8:57 a.m. in the
intersection of Route 176
and Skokie Valley Road.
• A two-vehicle property
damage accident was reported
at 1:17 p.m. in the
300 block of W. Washington
Avenue.
July 25:
• A property damage accident
was reported at 1:22
p.m. in the intersection of
W. Scranton Avenue and
Mawman Avenue.
July 24:
• A two-vehicle property
damage accident was reported
at 4:15 p.m. in the
intersection of W. Scranton
Avenue and Garfield
Avenue. Upon arrival,
both drivers advised they
did not want to file a formal
report.
July 23:
• A rental vehicle was reported
damaged while it
was parked unattended
at 12:18 a.m. in the 900
block of Rockland Road.
A officer observed minor
damage to the driver’s
side rear door with a green
paint transfer.
• A three-car property
damage accident was reported
at 3:15 p.m. in the
intersection of Route 41
and Sherwood Terrace.
July 22:
•A knocked down mailbox
was reported at 10:32 a.m
in the 300 block of Belle
Foret Drive. Upon officer
arrival, it was determined
a vehicle left the roadway
and struck the complainants
mailbox. The officer
too pictures of the mailbox.
The officer did not observe
any paint transfer or damaged
vehicles in the area.
• Another mailbox was
knocked down at 10:53
a.m. in the 300 block of
Belle Foret Drive. The officer
met with the homeowner
and told him of his
findings. The homeowner
stated he did not observe a
vehicle hit his mailbox.
• A officer was flagged
down by a resident at
11:19 a.m. in the 300 block
of Belle Foret Drive who
stated his mailbox was
knocked down by a vehicle.
The homeowner had
already began to clean up
the damaged property, but
the officer did not observe
any paint transfer.
EDITORS NOTE: The
Lake Forest Leader’s Police
Reports are compiled from
official reports found on file
at the Lake Forest and Lake
Bluff Police Department
headquarters. Individuals
named in these reports are
considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
the court of law.
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