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6 | September 27, 2018 | The lake forest leader NEWS
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Police Reports
Brothers arrested after cocaine, loaded guns found in car
Victor E. Sinde, 48 of
Zion, was charged with
possession of a controlled
substance and William
F. Sinde, 57, of Pleasant
Prairie, Wis., was charged
with speeding 80 mph in
a posted 55 mph speed
zone, aggravated DUI and
aggravated driving with a
revoked driver’s license at
7:42 p.m. Sept. 15 in the intersection
of Route 41 and
Westleigh Road in Lake
Forest.
An officer conducting
speed enforcement observed
a tan vehicle driving
at a high rate of speed. The
officer locked the vehicle
at 80 mph on radar and
conducted a traffic stop.
The officer approached the
vehicle and made contact
with the driver, identified
as William Sinde.
The officer noted a strong
odor of alcohol coming
from William Sinde and,
when asked for a driver’s
license, only a Wisconsin
ID card was produced.
Subsequent questioning
revealed William Sinde
and his brother Victor had
been at a Cubs game where
William had consumed 6-7
beers.
Officers removed both
subjects from the vehicle,
searched it, and Victor
Sinde was found to be in
possession of a controlled
substance which tested
positive for cocaine. A
loaded Taurus handgun
was located in the glove
box and a loaded magazine
was found in Victor’s
pocket. Several empty beer
cans were located in the
vehicle as well. William
Sinde was given field sobriety
test, which he did not
pass. William subsequently
submitted to a breath test
that resulted in a reading of
0.114 BAC.
In other police news:
Lake Forest:
Sept. 17:
• Jasmin S. Sisson, 26, of
Waukegan, was charged
with possession of cannabis,
driving with a revoked
driver’s license and operating
an uninsured motor vehicle
at 7:38 a.m. in the intersection
of Route 60 and
Waukegan Road. While on
routine patrol, Lake Forest
police officers conducted a
traffic stop on a Kia sedan
after learning the registered
owner’s driver’s license
was revoked. Officers
spoke with the driver, identified
as Sisson, and she
confirmed her license was
revoked and she was unable
to provide any proof of
vehicle insurance. A small
amount of cannabis was
also located in the vehicle.
Sept. 15:
• Luis A. Velez, 19, of
Round Lake, was charged
with possession of a controlled
substance, possession
of drug paraphernalia,
possession of cannabis and
minor possession of alcohol
at 1:53 a.m. in the intersection
of Route 41 and
Westleigh Road. Officers
on patrol received a 911
call concerning a red Buick
driving erratically. Officers
located the suspect vehicle
and after observing several
traffic violations conducted
a traffic stop. Officers made
contact with the driver,
identified as Velez, and immediately
smelled the odor
of cannabis coming from
inside the vehicle. Velez
produced a glass pipe and
small container of cannabis
from the center console as
well as a pill container that
held Xanax. Subsequent
search of the vehicle revealed
a 375 ml bottle of
liquor, more drug paraphernalia
and a silver flask containing
alcohol.
Sept. 13:
• Michael D. Karnicki,
49, of Highland Park, was
charged with possession of
cannabis and possession of
drug paraphernalia at 12:03
a.m. in the intersection of
Green Bay Road and Briar
Lane. An officer on patrol
observed a vehicle traveling
at 51 mph in a posted
35 mph speed zone. The
officer conducted a traffic
stop on the silver Nissan
and when he approached
the vehicle, he spoke to
the driver, identified as
Karnicki. The officer immediately
smelled the odor
of cannabis coming from
inside the car and, after
questioning the driver, a
cannabis pipe and a bag
containing cannabis were
located in the vehicle
Sept. 11:
• Veronica Castro-Melgar,
37, of Waukegan, was
charged with operating an
uninsured motor vehicle,
DUI of alcohol, expired
driver’s license, possession
of drug paraphernalia and
possession of a controlled
substance at 1:51 a.m. in
the intersection of Route
41 and Westleigh Road. An
officer on patrol observed
a green Land Rover SUV
commit a traffic violation.
The officer spoke to the
driver, identified as Castro-Melgar.
As the officer
was speaking to Castro-
Melgar, he noted a strong
odor of alcohol coming
from her breath and, after
inquiring about the smell,
Castro-Melgar admitted
to drinking earlier. The officer
noted Castro-Melgar
demonstrated other signs
of impairment during the
time they spoke. When
officers requested Castro-
Melgar exit the vehicle to
perform some roadside sobriety
testing, a glass pipe
commonly used to smoke
cannabis fell out on the
ground. Cocaine was also
found in her purse. Castro-
Melgar was transported to
the Public Safety Building,
processed, and subsequently
submitted to chemical
breath test that resulted in a
reading of 0.167 BAC.
Lake Bluff:
Sept. 15:
• A two-vehicle property
damage accident as reported
at 2:43 p.m. in the 200
block of South Waukegan
Road.
Sept. 12:
• A two-vehicle property
damage accident was reported
at 4:13 p.m. on
Route 43.
Sept. 11:
• A driver was charged
with operating a vehicle
with suspended registration,
operating an uninsured
vehicle and speeding
in a school zone at 3:35
p.m. on Sheridan Road.
Sept. 10:
• A property damage car v.
tractor/trailer accident was
reported at 6:40 p.m. in the
intersection of Route 43
and Sherwood Drive.
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.