Trooper Talk http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/trooper/ Our cybercop, Master Sergeant Randy L. Ness, is an officer with the Illinois State Police. He is currently assigned as Administrative Officer of District Five. Email questions to Randy_L._Ness@isp.state.il.us en Copyright 2013 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:35:21 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Tinted Plates Parking Ticket My car was parked on a city street in Chicago and I received a ticket for noncompliant plates I do have Illinois plates and have a tinted cover. In a response on the website, you stated this is a moving violation. Since this is a moving violation and my car was parked, is the ticket valid?
Thank you,
Katrina

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Thank You
DONALD

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I have heard that the law in Illinois is changing regarding Window Tint. I am moving from Texas, and am curious when the new law takes affect, and what will be allowed?
Juanita

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Thanks for the answer

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I am sixteen years old and I want to obtain my FOID card but my parents
are divorced and I live with my dad in IL. He can not get his FOID
card because of a felony. How could I get mine?

Paden

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Thanks


Lou

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I am trying to check the status of my wife's FOID card and we cannot get through to the office number provided. She sent her application in on 2/27/09 and the check was cashed on 3/9/08. As of 4/21 we cannot find out status. Is there any other way to check status?

Thank You.

Craig

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Joyce

]]> http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/trooper/2008/08/riding_in_pickup_beds.html http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/trooper/2008/08/riding_in_pickup_beds.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:48:27 -0600 License return after citation paid 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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I will be soon driving to a chicago cubs game. I live out of town and have been notified of the vehicle laws on LSD. I have a silverado pickup truck with B truck plates. However I was informed by a friends that if the bed of the pickup truck is covered the vehicle is permitted and legal to drive on LSD. Is this true? I have had a hard time finding answer on all the ordinances/laws on LSD. If this doesnt apply could you instruct me on alternate driving instructions to get to wrigley field?

Thanks for your time and look forward to a reply!

-Mike

]]> http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/trooper/2008/08/lake_shore_drive_pickups.html http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/trooper/2008/08/lake_shore_drive_pickups.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:24:00 -0600 Arrest on Warrant 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

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departments have fitness requirements for their officers. I'm sure the
State Police must, but what about other departments?
Lou Anne

]]> http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/trooper/2008/07/fitness_requirements_for_offic.html http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/trooper/2008/07/fitness_requirements_for_offic.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:14:29 -0600 Law Enforcement Military Service Just want to take this chance at honoring the service you give and too all the troopers in the state. Thank you for all that you do and stand for. means alot to the citizens to have a dedicated group of men and women to be serving the state and enforcing our laws so that we all be safe and protected. God bless you all.
There is one question I would like to ask. Are any of the state troopers in the reserves and does this situation impact our state troopers in going into active duty?
P.S. The badge does not make you look good, You make the badge look good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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that runs parallel to a busy North-South road. For whatever reason, more and
more people are finding this "short cut" and speeding down our small road.
Some speed, some disobey no-passing laws and some even ignore stop signs.
Many are younger-looking people and many are huge gravel or dirt trucks. It
poses a great danger to play around with these drivers and a lower speed
limit may deter some of them to take this route. In the short time I've
lived here, there have been at least three deaths from people treating this
street as a highway. My question to you would be HOW can a group of
neighbors, backed with signed petitions or whatever, arm ourselves to fight
for a lower speed limit and more patrolling by the local county sheriffs?

Thanks for your time and thanks for a very interesting column.

-Ed, Unincorporated St.Charles resident

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