Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: New Lenox Man Charged with Drug Possession in Frankfort
Robert W. Russell, 24, faces drug charges after police made a routine traffic stop last week.
A New Lenox man faces drug charges after Frankfort police made a traffic stop last week.
Police say they saw Robert W. Russell, 24, of the 110 block of South Prairie Road in New Lenox, fail to signal on the 11000 block of Lincoln Highway in Frankfort last Thursday, Aug. 4.
Police found an unspecified controlled substance during the traffic stop. Russell was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, failure to signal and driving with a suspended license after a traffic stop.
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He was released Friday, Aug. 5, after posting $300 bond.
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