Police Find 3 Grams of Marijuana in Laptop Carrier After Traffic Stop

A Berkeley man was charged with possession of cannabis—3 grams of marijuana—that La Grange Park police said they found in the front compartment of a laptop carrier that was one of three items the suspect wanted to take with him after a traffic stop Sept. 2

Charles A. Robinson, 40, of 1504 Morris Ave. in Berkley, IL, also was ticketed for no front plate and driving while his license is suspended.

A police officer was northbound on the 600 block of LaGrange Road and reported seeing a white Chevy Venture minivan, being operated as a taxi, going south without a front plate. Police did not list a taxi company.

Police said Robinson asked that he be allowed to take a laptop, cell phone and laptop carrier with him to the police station. Police searched those items for contraband and said they found a plastic bag containing a leafy substance inside the carrier. The substance field-tested as marijuana, police said.

Light logic

A Lyons man, who was stopped at about 10:35 p.m. Sept. 1 by La Grange Park police for failing to dim his headlights, told an officer the regular lights don’t work and he thought it was better to use the brights than no headlights at all.

Raymond A. Reyes, 20, also was ticketed for no valid driver’s license. Police said he never has had a license and told an officer he could not pass the written test.  

The owner of the tan 1997 Honda Accord, stopped in the 100 block of east 31st Street, was sitting in the back seat of the car, police said.

Unfamiliar’ car had no lights

A Cicero man stopped at about 12:05 a.m. Sept. 3 told La Grange Park police he was buying the 1990 BMW he was driving from a friend, and did not realize  the lights were not on. Police said the car brights were activated.

Salvan Allahverdi, 21, was ticketed for no headlights and driving while his license is suspended. He was stopped while driving north on the 1000 block of north LaGrange Road.

Car hits fence

No tickets were issued after a 2011 Ford E250 driven by a Hinsdale man hit a wooden fence on the 600 block of south Sixth Avenue at about 10:02 a.m. Aug. 29.

Five tickets issued

Lonnzo L. Harper, 20, of Chicago Heights was ticketed for no driver’s license and four other unidentified traffic violations when stopped by La Grange police at 47th Street and LaGrange Road at about 1:29 a.m. Sept. 6.

Driver gets 3 tickets

Antonia L. Ruiz, 26, of Summit, was ticketed for no driver’s license and two other unidentified traffic violations during a traffic stop at 47th Street and Waiola Avenue at about 9:10 p.m. Sept. 3.

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