City Blotter for 2/15/12

By Northern Star Staff

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

SUNDAY

At 11:41 p.m., a DeKalb police officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding in the 600 block of Sycamore Road. The driver consented to allowing officers search the vehicle. After investigation, the back seat passenger, Henry J. Kizer, 26, of DeKalb, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and cited for not wearing a seat belt.

MONDAY

At 10:36 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol performed a random license plate check on a vehicle. The officer found the license plate had never been issued by DeKalb Auto Sales. The officer initiated a traffic stop in the 500 block of West Lincoln Highway and learned the driver’s girlfriend had purchased the vehicle on Feb. 2. The officer also learned that the driver, Demetrius Glenn, 44, of DeKalb, was driving with a suspended driver’s license. Glenn was arrested and later released on bond.

At 1:14 a.m., a DeKalb police officer was traveling eastbound on Lincoln Highway and observed a vehicle traveling in front of his squad car. The vehicle was traveling eastbound at 40 mph in a 30 mph zone. The vehicle disobeyed the traffic control signal at West Lincoln Highway and First Street as it turned right. The officer initiated a traffic stop in the 100 block of South First Street and the vehicle stopped at 100 Franklin Street. The driver, Jacqueline C. Shramovich, 22, of DeKalb was charged with two counts of driving under the influence, speeding, disobeying a traffic signal and driving an uninsured vehicle.

TUESDAY

At 12:49 a.m., a DeKalb police officer stopped a 1998 Chevy Cavalier for failing to use a turn signal while changing lanes in the 500 block of West Lincoln Highway. The officer asked the driver and the passenger, Narek N. Scaife, 26, of Sycamore, to step out of the vehicle. After a short investigation, Scaife was charged and arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. The driver was released with a written warning for failure to signal.