Man Charged With DUI, Attempting to Elude Officer: Police Blotter

SATURDAY, AUG. 31

DUI, Attempting to Flee Police

Roy L. Smith Jr., 21, of the first block of Spinning Wheel Road, Hinsdale, was charged with the following:

• DUI Alcohol
• DUI over .08
  
• Fleeing/Attempting to elude police
  
• Driving below the minimum speed
  
• Improper traffic lane usage
• Failure to signal
• Disregarding a traffic control light
• Use of unsafe tire 
• Operating a motor vehicle without insurance 

Smith was pulled over on I-55 northbound at Madison at 12:31 a.m. He was driving a black 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Coupe, which was towed from the scene.

SUNDAY, AUG. 25

F-Bomb Comes in Blue

Someone wrote the words "F--- You" in blue chalk on a driveway on the 100 block of Foxborough Place. The incident occurred sometime between 5 p.m. and 5:25 p.m., according to a report. The resident did not know who did it or why. No damage was caused and the resident will wash down her driveway to get rid of it, police said.

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See past Burr Ridge police news:

• Accused Murderer May Have Posed as Lawyer, Written Asylum Letters for Churchgoers
• Division Chief Sues Tri-State Fire District
• Tri-State Fire District Officials' Raises Lead to 'Pension Windfall': BGA Report

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