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the orland park prairie | September 6, 2018 | 11
Police Reports
Man allegedly drives in wrong lanes with no headlights while intoxicated
Scott A. Burns, 43, of
13323 Maverick Trail in
Homer Glen, was charged
Aug. 5 with two counts of
aggravated DUI (no valid
driver’s license and revoked
driver’s license), as well
as one count each of driving
without lights when required,
improper traffic lane
usage, unsafe tires, illegal
transportation of alcohol
and driving while license
suspended/revoked after
he allegedly drove a 2007
Honda Odyssey northbound
in the southbound lanes of
LaGrange Road.
Police received a call regarding
a vehicle near 159th
Street and LaGrange Road
traveling northbound in the
southbound lanes of La-
Grange Road without headlights
around 11:46 p.m.,
according to the report. An
off-duty officer from Berwyn
reportedly spotted the
vehicles weaving in and out
of traffic, with a flat driver’s
side front tire, around the
14400 block of LaGrange
Road. The vehicle swerved,
struck a curb, ripping off a
tire and filling the air with
smoke, before it turned
right across three lanes of
traffic, went over a curb,
onto a sidewalk and through
grass before it came to a rest
in the parking lot of Submarine
City at 9573 W. 144th
Place in Orland Park, police
said.
Burns reportedly got out
of the vehicle and walked
toward the business door.
He was stumbling and had
an odor of alcohol on him;
with glassy, watery and
bloodshot eyes; as well
as slurred speech/a thick
tongue; police said.
He allegedly refused field
sobriety tests, a breath test,
and blood and urine samples.
His license was expired
and revoked for DUI, according
to the report.
An open bottle of whiskey
was found on the front,
passenger’s floorboard, almost
empty, police said.
July 28
• Michael K. Benson, 37,
of 9006 178th St. in Tinley
Park, was charged with
two counts of possession
of a controlled substance,
and two counts of possession
of drug paraphernalia,
as well as one count each of
possession of hypodermic
needles and obstructing
identification, after police
reportedly received calls
regarding Benson being
“belligerent” at a drug store
in the 7900 block of 159th
Street.
He walked away as police
told him to stop, got into
the passenger’s side of a vehicle
and told the driver to
go, according to the report.
He then got out and tried to
flee, police said.
Inside the vehicle,
police reportedly found a
hypodermic syringe on the
passenger floorboard with
several orange needle caps;
a spoon with white residue
on the center console; copper
steel wool on the floorboard;
a syringe containing
heroin on the passenger’s
seat; an empty syringe on
the seat; two syringes under
the seat (one of them
loaded with a substance); a
glass pipe with copper steel
wool and burnt residue on
the rear, driver’s-side floorboard;
as well as 1 1/2 yellow
and orange pills. The
pills were identified as alprazolam,
police said.
Benson allegedly gave
police a name redacted in
the report. He reportedly
had a warrant for failure to
appear out of Will County.
The driver of the vehicle
was released without charges,
according to the report.
July 27
• Jozef A. Gawlak, 57, of
15010 Saw Grass Lane in
Homer Glen, was charged
with aggravated DUI, DUI
and improper lane usage
after the 2003 Mini Cooper
he allegedly was driving
was stopped on 151st Street
near Wolf Road. Police
spotted the vehicle drifting
within the lane while traveling
northbound on Wolf
Road, before turning left
onto 151st Street and stopping
on the side of the road
after drifting more within
the lane, according to the
report. Gawlak’s speech
was stuttered, his eyes
bloodshot and glossy, and
he stumbled, police said.
There was an odor of alcohol
coming from the vehicle
and on Gawlak’s breath, police
said. Gawlak allegedly
performed field sobriety
tests. He was arrested after
showing indicators of intoxication,
according the report.
He allegedly refused a
breath sample. He had three
prior arrests for DUI, police
said.
• Antwahn T. Berry, 27,
of 3139 Courtney Lane in
South Chicago Heights, was
charged with retail theft after
he allegedly tried to take
a chain saw and a fuel cell
valued at a total of $308.98
from a home improvement
store in the 7300 block of
159th Street. He reportedly
put the chain saw in a
cart and left through a selfcheckout
lane without paying.
July 26
• Jasmine O. Green, 25, of
9333 Hunter Drive in Orland
Hills, was charged with
retail theft and battery after
she allegedly tried to take
makeup valued at a total
of $17.97 from a grocery
store in the 9300 block of
159th Street. She reportedly
ran out of the bathroom,
grabbed a 58-yearold
employee by the arm
and shoved her aside, leaving
three makeup boxes on
the floor in the bathroom as
she fled. A description was
provided to police, who
stopped her and identified
her, according to the report.
The stolen items were found
in her pockets, police added.
July 25
• Erik Castaneda, 18, of
13135 Winchester Ave. in
Blue Island, was charged
with unlawful possession
of cannabis (30-500 grams)
with intent do deliver and
unlawful possession of drug
paraphernalia after police
reportedly stopped a 2003
Toyota Camry he was driving
in the 14400 block of
John Humphrey Drive.
He allegedly drove
through a stop sign at 94th
Avenue while traveling
northbound on John Humphrey
Drive. There was an
odor of cannabis coming the
passenger’s compartment of
the vehicle. Inside the vehicle’s
center console, police
found a sandwich bag
containing cannabis stems,
$4 in cash, a digital scale
with cannabis residue, a bag
containing small bags containing
cannabis leaves, and
sandwich bags, according
the report. Police said they
also found a bag containing
cannabis weighing 6.8
grams in the passenger door
pocket; $60 in the driver’s
door pocket; a BB gun in
the backseat; an olive jar
with a “small amount” of
cannabis; a backpack containing
$147; and a backpack
containing 14 cannabis
oil vape pens in packaging,
a jar containing cannabis
weighing 65.5 grams, a bag
containing cannabis weighing
10.4 grams and a bag
containing cannabis weighing
4.5 grams; a BB gun in
the glove compartment; a
ski mask on the passenger’s
front floorboard; and fireworks
in the trunk.
A passenger was issued
a municipal violation for
unlawful possession of cannabis.
• Kelly M. Gutierrez, 34,
of 16702 Hilltop Ave. in
Orland Hills, was charged
with six counts of theft after
she allegedly took $1,408
through fraudulent returns
at a department store
where she worked at Orland
Square. The store conducted
a monthly audit of “no
receipt returns” and noticed
Gutierrez had numerous in
her name, according to the
report. She reportedly made
six between June 2 and July
18 for a total of $1,408. On
video, she was seen scanning
items on display, manually
entering item numbers
or scanning what customers
already returned as defective,
and refunding the
money to a personal credit
card.
July 24
• Juan E. Landa, 55, of 1645
W. Le Moyne St. in Chicago,
and West A. Derrick,
52, of 14512 Green Street in
Harvey, each were charged
with felony retail theft after
they allegedly tried to take
merchandise valued at a total
of $300 from a department
store at Orland Square
and merchandise valued at
$267 from another store.
They both allegedly selected
items, creating a pile inside
of a clothing rack, then
placed the items inside of
plastic bags and left without
paying for the items. They
were stopped by a loss prevention
offer, handed back
a couple of items, ran and
put a bag in a garbage can
under the bag of garbage
inside of a different department
store, according to the
report. They then went to a
restaurant inside of the mall
and changed clothes before
they were stopped at the
bar, police said.
Derrick additionally was
charged with possession of
drug paraphernalia. Police
said a glass pipe was logged
into evidence.
July 22
• Courtney A. Bilyeu, 38,
of 19533 116th Ave. in Mokena,
was charged with retail
theft after she allegedly
tried to take eight items valued
at a total of $80.95 from
a store in the 15800 block
of 94th Avenue. She entered
a fitting room inside of the
store with two T-shirts, left
with them no longer visible
and did not pay for
anything, according to the
report. She then came back
into the store, concealed
items in her purse, went
into a fitting room, put on a
shirt and a baseball cap, and
left again without paying,
police said. She reportedly
was stopped. Two shirts
were found inside of a vehicle,
police added.
Editor’s note: The Orland Park
Prairie’s police reports come
from the Orland Park Police
Department. Anyone listed in
these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.
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