August 2008 Archives

In Illionis what are the laws or restrictions on riding in the back of a pickup. Can 16 and above ride in the back?
Joyce

I recently was pulled over for speeding and I received a ticket in La grange Park, where I recently moved to from FL. The officer took my DL and said I would get it back after I paid. Well it is about 7 days after I paid my ticket through the mail. Any ideas when I will get it back and who I call if I don't??

Elana

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-Mike

I have a feeling that I might have a warrant out for my arrest. I was wondering if someone had a warrant out for their arrest how does the police go about executing an arrest warrant? Do they go by the defendants house every now and then and try and pick them up or do they do nothing unless the person is the subject of a traffic stop and the police arrest them after they run the warrant check? I was also wondering if a private citizen can run a warrant check on themselves. My second question is about executing a search warrant. My brother was arrested for a drug offense while a search warrant was carried out and I feel that some of my things were stolen from my bed room. I left the police officer in charge a nasty voice message and during the message I cursed him out. That why I feel I might have a warrant out for my arrest for telephone harassment. The police officer in charge called back and denied anything was stolen. I was wondering what steps do the police take to ensure that nothing is stolen during an execution of a search warrant. I was at work and not at the house during the execution of the search warrant however I did talk to my relatives about what happened. They did say that no recording devices ( cameras and tape recorders ) where brought in by the police officers and they were not regular police officers. The police officers had black shirts on with the police department name on it so clearly they were narcotics officers or some other special police officer. One of my relatives had to call 911 to confirm it was the police. My relatives also said that guns were drawn and they were told to get down on the floor and then they were hand cuffed during the search. The police also asked my relatives who owns the house. I looked for my missing things all over the house and I found only one of my missing things and it was in a different room of my house. I did e mail the lawyers that handled my brothers prior cases and they said that I could file a claim within one year of the loss however that I should wait until the criminal case is done first.
Thanks
John