Crime & Safety

Alleged Panhandler Arrested for Drugs; Grandmother Charged with DUI, Endangering Child

Enhanced enforcement campaign over Thanksgiving holiday nets nine arrests for DUI.

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Brandi Jo Dorn, 39, 1129 S. 23rd Ave., Bellwood, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance after she allegedly was asking people for money at 160 N. Robert Palmer Drive at 4:27 p.m. Nov. 29. Police said she was in possession of three different drugs for which she was unable to produce a prescription. She was taken to DuPage County Jail.

DUI-Drugs

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Vyacheslav Shastov, 28, 561 Fairway View, Wheeling, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs and possession of a controlled substance after police pulled over his silver Acura for improper lane use at Interstate 290 and Route 83 at 11:17 p.m. Nov. 29. He was found to be in possession of heroin, police said. He was taken to DuPage County Jail.

Aggravated DUI

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Michele N. Ross, 35, 128 S. 12th Ave., Maywood, was arrested and charged with aggravated DUI, driving with a suspended license and illegal transportation of alcohol after police pulled over her black Chrysler Sebring for disobeying a flashing red light and speeding at North and Myrtle at 1:15 a.m. Nov. 30. She was taken to DuPage County Jail. 

DUI Arrests

Shirley Gray, 56, 271 Green Court, Wood Dale, was arrested and charged with DUI and endangering the life of a child after police pulled over her black Jeep Grand Cherokee for driving without headlights at Wrightwood and York at 9:53 p.m. Dec. 1. Police said she had her 13-year-old grandson in the vehicle. She was released on bond.

Jeffrey Frost, 39, 875 S. Chatham, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with DUI after police responded to a call for a suspicious vehicle on the 100 block of West Park Avenue at 1:21 a.m. Dec. 1. He was released on bond.

Watson Lewis, 40, 21W571 Lynn Apt. 19, Lombard, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his white Lincoln LS for driving too fast for conditions and improper lane use at North and Myrtle at 12:04 a.m. Nov. 30. He was released on bond.

Lidia Pocic, 60, 3N550 Crown Road, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with DUI after her gray Honda Civic was involved in an accident with an Elmhurst resident at Indiana and North End at 6:12 p.m. Nov. 30. She was released on bond.

Alexi Choza, 21, 1S276 Ardmore, Villa Park, was arrested and charged with DUI and driving without insurance after police pulled over a black Nissan Maxima for speeding and improper lane use at North and York at 1:10 a.m. Nov. 28. Choza was released on bond.

Nikola Ivancevic, 43, 659 Albert, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with DUI after police stopped him at St. Charles and West Avenue at 1:26 a.m. Nov. 28. He was released on bond.

James Amabile, 48, 465 Prairie, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police pulled over his white Toyota Camry for speeding at Prairie and May at 10:31 p.m. Nov. 27. He was released on bond.

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