Crime & Safety

Palos Heights Police Blotter: Twice the Legal Limit and Then Some

Palos Heights Police reports, June 15- 19.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

DUI on College Drive

Tomasz Budz, 34, of the 7300 block of 114th Street in Worth, was charged with driving under the influence. He was stopped at 9:45 p.m. for improper lane use, police said. He failed field sobriety tests, police said. 

SUNDAY, JUNE 17

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Almost Triple the Legal Limit

Jose Lopez, 37, of the 3100 block of Ainsline in Chicago, was charged with drunken driving, driving without insurance and driving without a valid driver's license. He was stopped on College Drive at 11:29 p.m. for swerving between lanes, police said. A breath test revealed a blood alcohol level of .222, police said. 

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