City blotter for 1/31/12

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.

Saturday

At 2:37 a.m., DeKalb police initiated a traffic stop in the 1400 block of Pleasant Street, on a vehicle for improper lane usage and no seat belt. Upon making contact with the driver, Kelsey E. Kennedy-Larkin, 19, of DeKalb, the officer could smell an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from inside the vehicle. Kennedy-Larkin was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and over 0.08, driving with a license suspended, unlawful consumption of alcohol, improper lane usage and no seat belt. She was arrested and transported to the DeKalb Police Department.

At 5:58 p.m., DeKalb police on patrol in the 2700 block of Sycamore Road ran a registration check on a vehicle and found the registered owner, Sue Ann Denson, 32, of DeKalb, had a failure to appear warrant for operating an uninsured vehicle out of Peoria County. The officer initiated a traffic stop and after speaking with the driver discovered the passenger identified herself as Denson. Denson was transported to the police department, processed and released with a court date after posting bond.

At 7:50 p.m., DeKalb police on patrol ran a license plate check on a black Chrysler Sebring and found the owner of the vehicle had a license that had been expired for more than a year. A traffic stop was initiated and the driver, Erik R. Noriega, 19, of DeKalb, confirmed to be the owner of the vehicle. Noriega was charged with driving with no valid driver’s license, arrested and later released on bond.

At 11:54 p.m., DeKalb police observed an improper lane infraction in the block of 300 East Lincoln Highway and initiated a traffic stop in the 500 block of East Locust. The driver, Gabriel Oseas, 31, of DeKalb, could not produce any driver’s license or an insurance card. Oseas was charged with no valid driver’s license, no vehicle insurance and improper lane usage. Oseas was transported to the DeKalb Police Department to be processed, given a court date and released on bond.

Sunday

At 3:43 a.m., a DeKalb police officer observed a vehicle that did not have its headlights on while traveling eastbound on Greenbrier Road. The officer initiated a traffic stop and found the driver, Stephan A. Mathis, 25, of Chicago, had bloodshot and glassy eyes and smelled an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from the driver’s mouth. Mathis failed sobriety tests and was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Mathis was transported to the DeKalb Police Department to be processed.

Monday

At 12:17 a.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol ran a registration check on a 1995 Dodge in the 600 block of North 12th Street. The officer found the registered owner had a revoked driver’s license. The officer initiated a traffic stop and found the driver, Noah Chavez, 23, of DeKalb, was the registered owner with the revoked license. Chavez was arrested, charged with driving with a revoked driver’s license and was later transported to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.