Carol Stream Man Charged With DUI, Obstructing an Officer

A Carol Stream man was arrested by Hinsdale police in the early-morning hours of April 23 for DUI after providing officers with false identification information to avoid arrest.

Officers stopped Luis M. Rodriguez, 30, at 2:09 a.m. at the corner of 55th and Madison streets for failure to wear a seat belt. After the officers observed Rodriguez to be under the influence of alcohol, the suspect failed field sobriety tests and refused to submit to a breath test.

According to police, Rodriguez supplied officers with false identification information to prevent arrest for an outstanding warrant.

Rodriguez, of 864 Gary Avenue #211, was charged with DUI, not wearing a seat belt, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, and resisting/obstructing an officer.

Deputy Chief Mark Wodka said in an email that there was a warrant out for Rodriguez from Aurora Police for failure to appear in court on a traffic offense and two warrants out from the DuPage County Sheriff for failure to appear in court for two separate DUI offenses.

Rodriguez was ticketed and transported to DuPage County Jail, according to police.

Criminal Damage to Property—Police officers responded to a call on April 23 that juveniles were breaking windows of a vacant home located on the 800 block of South Oak Street. The call came in at 3:51 p.m.

According to police, several unknown juvenile suspects fled the scene before the officers arrived. Several of the home’s back windows were found broken; the police department did not release an estimate for the damage.

Vandalism—A female victim on the 20 block of East Hinsdale Avenue reported unknown suspects spray-painted red streaks on her garage door between 2:00 p.m. on April 21 and 8:35 a.m. on April 22.

According to the police report, no financial cost has been determined. 

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