Woman flips car after taking heroin, police say

On Jan. 17, police were dispatched to the intersection of Jackson and Elgin for an accident that occurred there with injuries. Police reported that one of the cars had flipped with the driver still inside. After the fire department extracted the woman from her car, police reported that she had pinpointed pupils and difficulty walking before becoming unconscious. Police administered Narcan to the woman, and she was transported to Loyola University Medical Center. A witness told police that the woman drove into oncoming traffic and hit a parked vehicle, flipping her car. When police took the woman into custody at the hospital, she told them she had relapsed and consumed heroin before getting in her car. She was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, failure to reduce speed in her vehicle, improper lane usage, and operating an uninsured car.

Disorderly conduct

Also on Jan. 17, police responded to the Forest Park Public Library to remove a man who was being aggressive toward staff, according to the police report. Staff told police that the man was in the kid’s restroom for a long time. When staff confronted the man, he started yelling and threatening to sue, police said. Library staff told police this had previously happened with the subject, whom they suspended from using the library for a week, according to their policy, which the man violated Jan. 17. After the man yelled at police when they spoke to him, he grabbed his belongings and left. He was not charged…

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