Police Blotter: Drunken Driver Caught with Third 'Vodka on the Rocks'

SATURDAY, JAN. 7

Man Covers for Driver in Accident

Justin M. Hawking, 17, of the 2300 block of 107th Place in Chicago, was charged with interfering with a village officer. Police said Hawking was a passenger in a two-car accident around 5 p.m. and initially lied about being behind the wheel to cover for a friend without a license.

The actual driver of the car, Jaclyn N. Wiza, 17, of the 20700 block of Acorn Ridge Drive in Frankfort, was cited for failure to yield, failure to reduce speed to avoid accident and no valid driver’s license, police said.

Officers later met with the owner of the car, Branden R. Edge, 18, of the 20100 block of Rosewood Drive in Frankfort, and cited him for permitting an unauthorized person to drive.

THURSDAY, JAN. 5

Felony Drug Possession

Edwin M. Walker, 24, of the 8600 block of Bangor Drive in Tinley Park, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and felony possession of cannabis. Police said they approached Walker’s car on foot in the 19500 block of 115th Street Avenue for blocking two garage doors and saw him smoking synthetic marijuana. After searching the car and his clothing, officers found 66 pills of Vicodin, eight Xanax bars and a blunt containing 1 gram of marijuana, according to the report. Felony charges were approved after prosecutors learned Walker was on probation for another drug offense.

TUESDAY, JAN. 3

Car Damaged Two Nights in a Row

A black 2003 Dodge pickup model 1500 parked in the 10200 block of 195th Street was reported damaged twice in two days. The car owner said the windshield was shattered during the early hours of Jan. 3, and the driver’s side mirror was broken during the early hours of Jan. 2. Police said they do not know whether the two incidents were related.

MONDAY, JAN. 2

Attempting to Obstruct

Eric W. Hamilton, 31, of the 2500 block of Regan Road in Joliet, was charged with attempting to obstruct a police officer, driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. A caller told police two men had been seen near Regan Road and Whisper Creek Drive around 2:30 p.m. trying to remove copper wire out of the ground. Hamilton initially gave police a fake name and was arrested when his real identity revealed a revoked driver’s license, according to the report.

Another Joliet man was released without charges.

THURSDAY, DEC. 29

Third Drink Behind the Wheel

Karen M. Mikulski, 43, of the 2900 block of Gannet Lane in New Lenox, was charged with driving under the influence, illegal transportation of alcohol and texting while driving. A caller told police that a woman was blocking traffic at the intersection of 191st Street and Revere Circle around 9 p.m., apparently asleep behind the wheel.

According to the report, she took off on 191st Street by the time officers arrived and was stopped headed northbound on LaGrange Road with downward eyes and chin. When an officer approached the car on foot, the woman, later identified as Mikulski, according to police, was texting on her cell phone.

Police said they found a cup in the center console containing alcohol and ice cubes, and Mikulski told them it was her third "vodka on the rocks" since getting behind the wheel. She was arrested after failing field sobriety tests, according to the report, and also charged with improper parking on roadway and operation of uninsured motor vehicle.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28

Stolen Car Used in Hit and Run

Police said a black 2001 BMW stolen from the 8400 block of 191st Street in the morning was identified in a hit and run later that day in Glenwood. The car owner, from Tinley Park, said he had left the car unlocked with the keys in the visor in anticipation of his truck-driving son returning home. The son, however, picked up another delivery and didn’t make it back before the car was stolen, police said.

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