Orland Park Police Blotter: Changing Lanes and The Month of Septober

MONDAY, SEPT. 26

Possession of Marijuana

David R. Pew, 24, of the 14500 block of 151st Street in Homer Glen, was cited with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without a front license plate. Police pulled over a vehicle for driving without a front license plate in the 9700 block of 143rd Street around 7:10 p.m. The officer found a glass pipe and a tin of marijuana inside the car, police said.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25

Lane Weaving

Police were called about a blue Toyota driving erratically near Wolf Road and 159th Street around 8:50 p.m. An officer found the vehicle driving west on 159th Street from Wolf Road and saw it cross over lane lines four times before pulling it over, police said. The driver said she had three cocktails and some champagne at a party earlier in the night, and then failed field sobriety tests, according to the report. Lynn A. Bachmann, 52, of the 15900 block of 159th Street in Homer Glen was charged with driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level greater than .08 and improper lane use.

Worried Speeding

A patrol officer saw a red car driving 85 mph heading south on Wolf Road around 2:35 a.m. The car sped through a red light and turned right onto Southwest Highway, police said. As the officer came to the turn, the car stopped and the driver exited, running from the car into a nearby brush field, according to the report. The man started cooperating after the officer aimed a taser at him, police said. The man said he ran from the car because he was worried about how fast he was driving, and then he failed a field sobriety test. Mario J. Gurgone, 44, of the 17600 block of Mayher Drive in Orland Park, was charged with fleeing and eluding police, driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding and disobeying a traffic control signal.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24

Domestic Battery

Police were called by a woman who said a domestic battery was in progress between her and a man in the 7500 block of Halesia Court around 12:45 a.m. The woman told police that the two had been arguing while driving home, and the man started hitting her in the face, police said. The man denied any physical contact, though officers saw redness on her cheek and face, according to the report. Officers smelled alcohol on the man’s breath. John Ziga, 65, of the 7500 block of Halesia Court in Orland Park, was charged with domestic battery.

New Month

Catherine M. Anderson, 36, of the 5400 block of South Christiana Avenue in Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level greater than .08, driving with an obstructed windshield and driving without a license. Police were called about a red Saturn car driving through stop signs and driving on the median. A car matching the description was seen stopped in a parking lot in the 16100 block of LaGrange Road around 6:30 a.m., and the driver was tossing garbage out the window, police said. The driver slurred her speech, said she was born in the month of “Septober” and failed field sobriety tests, according to the report.

Sidestep

Police were called to a one-vehicle rollover accident near 143rd Street and Will Cook Road, around 2:05 a.m. A man was found standing next to a Ford Explorer on its side, police said. The man’s breath smelled like alcohol, he failed field sobriety tests and refused medical treatment, police said. Michael M. Perovanovic, 21, of the 11700 block of Kristoffer Lane in Orland Park, was charged with driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level greater than .08, driving with a suspended license, driving an uninsured vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.  

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