Crime & Safety
Parolee Pinched For Driving On Revoked License: Prosecutor
Prosecutor said Oak Lawn man was pulled over for illegally tinted windows, admitted he didn't have a license for DUI, prosecutor said.
OAK LAWN, IL -- An Oak Lawn parolee was pulled over by police for illegally tinted windows, prosecutors said. Miguel Cruz, 35, appeared before Cook County Judge Terry Gallagher on a charge of driving on a revoked license. Cruz is currently on parole from the Illinois Department of Corrections for possession of cannabis and aggravated DUI.
Around 8:41 p.m. Jan. 4, the prosecutor said Oak Lawn police pulled Cruz over near 87th Street and Cicero. Officers determined that Cruz was driving on a revoked license, according to the charges. Cruz allegedly admitted that he did not have a license.
The prosecutor told the judge that Cruz has five felony convictions for aggravated DUI, manufacture and delivery of cannabis, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and two convictions for driving on a revoked license.
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“Based on his background, I find him to be a danger to society,” Gallagher said, setting bail at $100,000.
Cruz’s next court date is Jan. 22 in Bridgeview.
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