Police Blotter: Drunken Driver Caught with Third 'Vodka on the Rocks'

THURSDAY, DEC. 29

Third Drink Behind the Wheel

Karen M. Mikulski, 43, of the 2900 block of Gannet Lane in New Lenox, was charged with driving under the influence, illegal transportation of alcohol and texting while driving. A caller told that a woman was blocking traffic at the intersection of 191st Street and Revere Circle around 9 p.m., apparently asleep behind the wheel.

According to the report, she took off on 191st Street by the time officers arrived and was stopped headed northbound on LaGrange Road with downward eyes and chin. When an officer approached the car on foot, the woman, later identified as Mikulski, according to police, was texting on her cell phone.

Police said they found a cup in the center console containing alcohol and ice cubes, and Mikulski told them it was her third "vodka on the rocks" since getting behind the wheel. She was arrested after failing field sobriety tests, according to the report, and also charged with improper parking on roadway and operation of uninsured motor vehicle.

FRIDAY, JAN. 6.

Business Burglarized

K&M Services, a business in the 1200 block of South Cedar Road, was burglarized. Someone forced entry and a tool case, three grinding tools, two gas saws, a drill, an iPod, a portable radio and other miscellaneous tools.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4

Car Burglarized

Someone stole a GPS unit from a car parked in the 2300 block of Rivendell Drive in New Lenox.

Failure to Yield

Marc A. Ruzich, 43, of the 100 block of South Cooper Road in New Lenox, was cited for failure to yield at intersection of Chicago Bloomington and Meader Road in Homer Glen. After entering the intersection he was hit by another vehicle.

MONDAY, JAN. 2

Car Accident

Mary C. Citro, 72, of the 100 block of Maple Lane in New Lenox, was cited for the failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after she hit the rear end of a stopped vehicle at 143rd Street and Bell Road in Homer Glen.

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