Crime & Safety
Bad Turn Nets Four Tickets; Mokena Police Blotter
A driver cut off another motorist right in front of a police officer.
MONDAY, OCT. 8
Van Driver slips up in front of police officer
Ali Tahir, 27, Bolingbrook, was issued four traffic tickets after he made a wrong move at 191st Street and LaGrange Road.
an officer was in his squad on 191st Street when he noticed Ali turn into the path of another vehicle while making a right hand turn onto LaGrange Road.
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When police stopped Ali's southbound car, he allegedly said to the officer, "I'm sorry I did that. I won't do that again if you let me go."
The officer simply asked then for his driver's license, which came back suspended. Ali was ticketed for driving on a suspended license, failure to signal, improper turning and improper display of registration.
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A check of the vehicle's license plate revealed that the van's plates were expired too. The vehicle, a 2000 Dodge Caravan, was owned by Mohammad Mian, Bolingbrook.
Mokena police ordered the vehicle towed.
Ali posted a $3,000 bond with an "I-Bond" card, and he was released.
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