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6 | December 12, 2019 | The lake forest leader NEWS<br />
LakeForestLeaderDaily.com<br />
Police Reports<br />
Posted to LakeForestLeaderDaily.com 2 days ago<br />
Man accused of selling drugs to ‘young’ people in Lake Forest<br />
Staff Report<br />
Bradley J. Tieman, 20,<br />
of Round Lake Beach,<br />
was arrested on Dec. 3 and<br />
charged with possession<br />
and delivery of a controlled<br />
substance.<br />
The Lake Forest Police<br />
Department reported that<br />
they had received information<br />
that Tieman was selling<br />
drugs to “young individuals”<br />
in Lake Forest.<br />
Police began a drug investigation<br />
into Tieman,<br />
who was arrested after he<br />
was found to be in possession<br />
of ecstasy that was<br />
packaged for delivery.<br />
Tieman was charged with<br />
possession and delivery of<br />
a controlled substance after<br />
consulting with the Lake<br />
County States Attorney.<br />
He was held overnight<br />
and transported to the Lake<br />
County Jail for a bond<br />
hearing.<br />
In other police news:<br />
Nov. 27<br />
• Frances Swerdlow, 79,<br />
of Deerfield, was charged<br />
with driving under the influence<br />
and failure to reduce<br />
speed to avoid an accident.<br />
Police responded to<br />
a two-vehicle crash at the<br />
intersection of Route 41<br />
and Route 60 at 9:16 p.m.<br />
Police determined that the<br />
vehicle driven by Swerdlow<br />
struck a stopped vehicle<br />
that was waiting at a red<br />
light. When police questioned<br />
Swerdlow about the<br />
crash, they noted she was<br />
displaying signs of alcohol<br />
impairment and they could<br />
smell the odor of alcohol<br />
on her breath. Swerdlow<br />
was requested to complete<br />
some standard field sobriety<br />
tests to determine her<br />
ability to drive. Based on<br />
the officers observations,<br />
Swerdlow’ s condition, and<br />
the vehicle crash, Swerdlow<br />
was placed under arrest.<br />
She was transported to<br />
the Public Safety Building<br />
where she was processed,<br />
released on bond, and given<br />
a January court date.<br />
Nov. 28<br />
• Coral Ocampo, 18, of<br />
Chicago, is charged with<br />
no valid driver’s license<br />
and speeding. Police conducted<br />
a traffic stop at<br />
12:33 a.m. on a red Chrysler<br />
PT Cruiser for speeding<br />
77 mph in a posted 55<br />
mph zone on Route 41.<br />
When officers approached<br />
and spoke to the driver,<br />
identified as Ocampo, they<br />
determined she did not<br />
possess a valid driver’s license.<br />
Ocampo was placed<br />
under arrest, processed, released<br />
on bond, and given<br />
a January court date.<br />
• Mark H. Skinner, 30, of<br />
1160 Estes Ave., has been<br />
charged with driving under<br />
the influence of alcohol.<br />
At 11:23 p.m., police<br />
responded to the area of<br />
Sheridan Road and Highview<br />
Terrace after receiving<br />
a 911 call concerning<br />
a Jeep Compass that had<br />
crashed into a tree. Officers<br />
located the crashed vehicle<br />
and spoke to the driver,<br />
identified as Skinner. During<br />
the crash investigation<br />
officers on scene noted that<br />
Skinner had an odor of alcohol<br />
on his breath and he<br />
was demonstrating signs of<br />
impairment while interacting<br />
with officers. Based on<br />
the officer’s observations,<br />
and Skinner’s actions and<br />
physical condition, Skinner<br />
was placed under arrest.<br />
Skinner was combative<br />
and verbally abusive<br />
to officers during the arrest<br />
and was transported to the<br />
Lake Forest Hospital emergency<br />
room where he was<br />
evaluated by hospital staff<br />
and released back to police<br />
custody. Skinner was processed<br />
at the Public Safety<br />
Building, refused all testing,<br />
and was subsequently<br />
released on bond with a<br />
January court date.<br />
Dec. 1<br />
• Cheryl Bouloukos, 73, of<br />
Lake Forest, was charged<br />
with disorderly conduct.<br />
Police arrested Bouloukos<br />
after responding to repeated<br />
calls to 911 that were<br />
deemed to be an abuse of<br />
the 911 system. Since Oct.<br />
1, police and fire have responded<br />
to 911 calls from<br />
Bouloukos a total of 39<br />
times. On Dec. 1, Bouloukos<br />
was intoxicated and<br />
would not cooperate with<br />
police and fire units. She<br />
was ultimately taken into<br />
custody and charged with<br />
disorderly conduct after<br />
consultation with the Lake<br />
County States Attorney.<br />
Bouloukos was processed<br />
and held overnight pending<br />
transport to the Lake<br />
County jail for a bond<br />
hearing.<br />
• Yvette Torres, 29, of<br />
Lake Bluff, was charged<br />
with no valid driver’s license<br />
and speeding. Police<br />
conducted a traffic stop on<br />
a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse<br />
after observing the vehicle<br />
speeding on Waukegan<br />
Road. When officers approached<br />
the vehicle and<br />
spoke to the driver, identified<br />
as Torres, they determined<br />
that she did not<br />
possess a valid driver’s license.<br />
Torres was arrested<br />
on the two charges. She<br />
was processed, released on<br />
bond and given a December<br />
court date.<br />
Lake Bluff<br />
Dec. 3<br />
• Abelardo P. Trujillo, 35,<br />
of Waukegan, was charged<br />
with operating a vehicle<br />
with expired registration,<br />
operating an uninsured<br />
motor vehicle and driving<br />
on a suspended license.<br />
The charges follow a traffic<br />
stop in the 700 block of<br />
Rockland Road. Trujillo<br />
posted a personal recognizance<br />
bond and was given<br />
a January court date.<br />
EDITOR’S NOTE: The<br />
Lake Forest Leader’s Police<br />
Reports are compiled from<br />
official reports found on file<br />
at the Lake Forest and Lake<br />
Bluff Police Departments. Individuals<br />
named in these reports<br />
are considered innocent<br />
of all charges until proven<br />
guilty in a court of law.<br />
<strong>LF</strong>PD K9 Chase gets body armor donation<br />
Posted to LakeForestLeaderDaily.com 2 days ago<br />
Submitted Content<br />
Chase, K9 officer with<br />
the Lake Forest Police Department,<br />
will be receiving<br />
a bullet- and stab-proof<br />
vest thanks to a charitable<br />
donation from Vested Interest<br />
in K9s, Inc.<br />
The vest is expected to<br />
arrive within the next eight<br />
to 10 weeks.<br />
Chase’s vest is sponsored<br />
by Leah A. Beale, of Oklahoma<br />
City, Okla. Thanks<br />
to her sponsorship, the vest<br />
will be embroidered with<br />
“This gift of protection provided<br />
by Leah A. Beale.”<br />
Based in East Taunton,<br />
Mass., Vested Interest in<br />
K9s is a 501c (3) nonprofit<br />
dedicated to providing bullet-<br />
and stab-proof vests<br />
and other assistance to K9<br />
officers and other dogs that<br />
work in related agencies<br />
across the United States.<br />
The nonprofit was established<br />
in 2009 to assist law<br />
enforcement agencies with<br />
this potentially lifesaving<br />
body armor for their fourlegged<br />
K9 officers.<br />
Since its inception, Vested<br />
Interest in K9s, Inc. has<br />
provided more than 3,500<br />
U.S. made, custom-fitted,<br />
NIJ certified protective<br />
vests, in 50 states, through<br />
private and corporate donations,<br />
at a value of $6.9 million<br />
dollars.<br />
The program is open to<br />
dogs actively employed in<br />
the U.S. with law enforcement<br />
or related agencies<br />
who are certified and at<br />
least 20 months of age.<br />
New K9 graduates, as well<br />
as K9s with expired vests,<br />
are eligible to participate.<br />
The donation to provide<br />
one protective vest for a<br />
law enforcement K9 is<br />
$950.00.<br />
Each vest has a value between<br />
$1,744 – $2,283 and<br />
a five-year warranty, and<br />
an average weight of 4-5<br />
lbs. There is an estimated<br />
30,000 law enforcement<br />
K9s throughout the United<br />
States.<br />
For more information<br />
or to learn about volunteer<br />
opportunities, please call<br />
(508) 824-6978.<br />
Vested Interest in K9s,<br />
Inc. provides information,<br />
lists events, and accepts<br />
tax-deductible donations of<br />
any denomination at www.<br />
vik9s.org or mailed to P.O.<br />
Box 9 East Taunton, MA<br />
02718.<br />
Chase, the Lake Forest Police Department’s K9 officer,<br />
poses with Officer Mike Hughes. Chase will be receiving<br />
body armor thanks to a donation. Photo Submitted