Alley not part of "all-terrain", police explain to man on motorized trike

March 21, 2007, 9:28 PM
Did you know alleys are for homeowners to use to access their garages, not for people who just want to zoom around with their vehicles? It's true! So, numerous calls complaining of a guy on a motorcycle riding up and down an alley in the 3600 block of Euclid brought police to the scene. They found a man riding a yellow three-wheeled all-terrain vehicle up and down the alley. Officers stopped him; he said his driver's license was suspended and he lacked insurance. He got tickets for the above, for having no valid registration of the ATV, and for improper use of an alley.

Unlicensed driver thinks Berwyn alleys are streets

March 21, 2007, 8:18 PM
Police followed a white 2002 Dodge Neon as it drove through the 1400 block of Highland/Harvey alley without stopping, then made several turns and took a trip through the 1400 block of Ridgeland/Cuyler alley. The 27-year-old driver, a Chicago woman, was arrested and the Dodge was towed.

Using alley as a street a no-no

March 20, 2007, 8:57 AM
An officer saw a black pickup truck heading north in the alley between the 2100 block of Oak Park and Euclid and pulled it over. The driver, a 49-year-old man, had no seatbelt, no license and no insurance. Now he has no truck.

You can't drive a vehicle that fails the emission test. Or use alleys as streets, either

March 15, 2007, 7:20 AM
An officer observed a blue truck traveling northbound in the 2800 block of the Wesley/Clarence alley. The driver continued through the alley, crossing 27th. The truck, registered to Raul Leon of Chicago, had no brakelights, so it was stopped by police in the 2600 block of Clarence. The driver of the vehicle, 51-year-old Jorge DeJesus of Chicago, told police he had a suspended license. Actually, it was revoked. The truck's registration had been suspended for emissions test failure. DeJesus was arrested for the above and also cited for using the alley as if it were a street, which it isn't.