Carol Stream, Illinois Roadblocks

The police on August 30, 2013, Friday evening at about 8:00 pm forced westbound drivers on North Avenue just west of Schmale road into one lane and were conducting a Roadside Safety Check Point for all rule violations. About 10 cars were towed on flatbed tow trucks. Avoid going through Carol Stream if all possible.

Plains clothes spotters hide on either side of road and radio ahead to where armed men force motorists off the road and money is extorted. They charge $50 a seatbelt violation despite the law stating it should not exceed $25. And threaten that bringing this to court will cost you another $80.

Plain clothes spotter hides in bushes and peeks in your car for seatbelt, radios ahead to process victims.

They were at the Carol Stream ice skating rink. There was an officer in the middle of the road with an orange vest. If he saw that you were not wearing a seatbelt, he flagged you into the parking lot. While in the parking lot they conducted other checks if any suspicion arose such as drinking or drug use, or invalid liscence. There was one one labor day and memorial day weekend…Wear your seatbelts folks.

The last two Thursday nights (9/11 & 9/18/03) the police have been stopping vehicles after 10 p.m.. Not really a road block but 3 cars stopped one night and two on the other.