Crime & Safety
Tightening the Belt Shorewood Police Blotter
If you don't wear your seat belt in Shorewood, you could die in a crash. Or go to jail. Either way, just wear your seat belt.
Feb. 13
Click it or slam it
A Joliet man went to jail after a Shorewood cop caught him riding around without a seat belt.
Areaul Smith, 25, of 806 Spencer St. was picked up during a 10:20 a.m. traffic stop in the 900 block of Brook Forest Avenue.
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Smith was not wearing his seat belt, police said.
Smith was also wanted on a Department of Corrections warrant for violating his probation, according to the Shorewood police.
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Smith had done six months state time in 2010 on a robbery charge, according to DOC records, and is still on parole.
Smith was taken to the Will County jail.
Alabaman arrested
An Alabama man was arrested for driving around Shorewood in broad daylight with a suspended license, police said.
Zendes Woodard, 27, of Montgomery, Ala., was taken into custody during a 1:45 p.m. traffic stop in the 800 block of Brook Forest Avenue.
Woodard was charged with driving while license suspended and without insurance. He posted bond and was released from custody.
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