by William Bickerton | Mar 21, 2009 | DUI, Probable Cause
District Judge William E. Bolle of Troy, Michigan dismissed a DUI charge where the arrest was the result of an anonymous tip. Although the tipster reported erratic driving, the police officer did not notice any erratic driving after following the defendant for one...
by William Bickerton | Mar 20, 2009 | DUI, Police Misconduct
Prosecutor Lawrence X. O’Reilly, the supervisor for the Illinois State Attorney’s traffic division, has recommended that 28 of Chicago’s top DUI enforcement police officers be required to have dashboard cameras. This recommendation comes in in the...
by William Bickerton | Mar 19, 2009 | DUI, Interlock Devices, Proposed Laws
State Representative Paul Clymer has reintroduced legislation that would require first-time DUI offenders in Pennsylvania to have an interlock device installed on their vehicles. Under the existing law, only repeat DUI offenders are required to use the interlock...
by William Bickerton | Mar 11, 2009 | DUI, Police Misconduct
In the latest of a string of bogus DUI charges from the Chicago Police Department, Officer Joe D. Parker’s report in the DUI arrest of Raymond L. Bell was clearly contradicted by video from his dashboard camera. In his report, Officer Parker alleges that Bell...
by William Bickerton | Mar 10, 2009 | DUI, Summary Offenses
On Saturday, March 14, 95 Pittsburgh Police officers will be patrolling the St. Patrick’s Day parade route and the Market Square area in Downtown Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will also have 20 enforcement officers on duty in Market Square....
