Twenty-two License Violations for the First Half of February

Driving With a Suspended License

Matthew A. Benton, 24, 541 E. Wilson, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled him over for tinted windows at St. Charles and Cottage Hill at 8:23 a.m. Feb. 1. He was released on I-bond.

Jose Cruz Sanchez, 41, 111 Gerry Stevens, Bensenville, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled over his silver Ford F150 for improper lane use at Lake and York at 3:36 a.m. Feb. 2. He was released on I-bond.

Luis Availa, 25, 428 Itasca, Wood Dale, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled over his white Toyota Corolla for no valid registration at York and Grand at 1 a.m. Feb. 3. He was released on bond.

Laura Reyes, 38, 242 S. Chase, Lombard, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance after police pulled her over for disobeying a traffic control device at Route 83 and Second St. at 7:50 a.m. Feb. 4. She was released on bond.

Stanley E. Thurman, 59, 4821 St. Charles Road Apt. 2N, Bellwood, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled over his black Chevrolet Cavalier for expired registration at Butterfield and Euclid at 10:17 a.m. Feb. 6. He was released on bond.

Thomas W. Nasti, 58, 384 N. Kenilworth Ave., Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled over his silver Chevrolet Impala at Lake and York at 10:09 a.m. Feb. 7. He was released on I-bond.

David Paredes, 23, 111 S. Caryl, Northlake, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance after police pulled over his blue Ford Mustang at Grand and County Line Road at 6:37 p.m. Feb. 8. He was released on bond.

Jonathan K. Labieniec, 21, 321 S. West Ave., Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled him over for no rear taillights at York and Grantley at 9:34 a.m. Feb. 9. He was released on bond.

Michelle L. Ortega, 39, 518 W. Eugenia, Lombard, was charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled over a tan Mitsubishi Montero for suspended registration at 10:48 a.m. Feb. 12. She was released on I-bond.

Truman Keene, 40, 410 S. Oltendorf, Streamwood, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license after police responded to a call for a suspicious vehicle at Fair and May at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 12. He was released on bond.

Jose Gonzalez-Salas, 29, 216 Mill Stream Drive, Bolingbrook, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance after police pulled over his white Chrysler Town & Country for speeding at Route 83 and St. Charles Road at 12:54 a.m. Feb. 13. He was released on I-bond.

Driving Without a License

Pablo Gudino, 22, 1909 15th, Broadview, was arrested and charged with driving without a license and driving without insurance after police pulled over his red Ford Focus for driving without headlights at Ridgeland and North at 2:11 a.m. Feb. 2. He was released on I-bond. A passenger in the vehicle, Vanessa Villalva, 20, 2300 Northgate, Riverside, was charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor. She was released on bond.

Arturo Olivar, 37, 1253 N. Kildare, Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving without a license and driving without insurance after police pulled over his black Ford Expedition at North and Berteau at 9:50 p.m. Feb. 2. He was released on I-bond.

Eduardo Vazquez-Olivare, 31, 200 N. 43rd, Northlake, was arrested and charged with driving without a license after police pulled over his black Nissan Sentra for driving without headlights at Berteau and North at 7:20 p.m. Feb. 3. He was released on I-bond.

Gabriel B. Salcedo, 43, 3120 George St., Franklin Park, was arrested and charged with driving without a license after police pulled over his blue Volkswagon Jetta for speeding at St. Charles and Fair at 10:37 a.m. Feb. 4. He was released on I-bond.

Graciela Munoz-Escobedo, 37, 386 Montgomery, Montgomery, was arrested and charged with driving without a license and driving without insurance after his silver Chevrolet Equinox was involved in an accident with 24-year-old Taulany D. Lindsey of Bolingbrook at York and Grand at 7:25 p.m. Feb. 5. Munoz-Escobedo, who also was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, was released on I-bond. Lindsey was charged with driving without insurance and released. 

Alberto Albores, 29, 2012 Ogden Ave., Lisle, was arrested and charged with driving without a license after police pulled over his gray Hyundai Sonata for driving without headlights at Route 83 and North Avenue at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 10. He was released on bond.

Jose Tapia, 46, 7013 N. Paulina Apt. 3S, Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving without a license and driving without insurance after police pulled over his silver Audi TT for tinted windows and unsafe tires at North Avenue east of York Road at 8:45 a.m. Feb. 10. He was released on bond.

Matthew L. Johnson, 19, 1118 Eastern Ave., Bellwood, was arrested and charged with driving without a license after the gray Hyundai Sonata he was driving hit a parked car belongong to a 42-year-old Elmwood Park resident at 155 E. Brush Hill Road at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 12. He also was charged with failure to provide information after an accident. A witness reported the accident after recording Johnson's information.

Giovanni Hernandez, 24, 332 156th Place Apt. 1, Calumet City, was arrested and charged with driving without a license and failing to properly secure children in child safety seats after police pulled over her black Cadillac Catera for improper lighting at Roosevelt and York at 7:45 p.m. Feb. 12.

Bito Avelar-Alvares, 33, 2446 S. Trumbull, Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving without a license after police pulled over his red Ford Explorer for suspended registration at Lake and Grand at 4:41 a.m. Feb. 13. He wa released on I-bond.

Walfre Funes, 36, 245 Walnut Apt. 1N, Bensenville, was arrested and charged with driving without a license after police pulled over his tan Nissan Altima for disobeying a "do not enter" sign at York and Second at 6:38 a.m. Feb. 13. He was released on I-bond.

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