Man Faces Charges After Allegedly Trying To Run Down Cops

By Anna Deem in News on Oct 3, 2010 5:45PM

Alvin Herbert, 50, of the 500 block of Des Plaines in Forest Park, was charged and cited with a dozen different counts after he allegedly tried to run over police officers around 12:40 a.m. early Saturday morning on the 100 block of East 95th Street. Police shot at the tire of Herbert's vehicle as he drove towards them, but no one was hit by gunfire or injured, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said to the Chicago Sun-Times.

When police tried to take Herbert into custody, he resisted and attempted to assault the police officers--who had initially stopped Herbert on a traffic stop after they observed him committing traffic violations. Herbert was eventually charged with: two counts of aggravated battery of a police officer, two counts of attempt aggravated assault of a police officer, two counts of resisting a police officer, driving under the influence of a drug, reckless driving, failure to reduce speed, improper traffic lane usage, disregarding a traffic control light, and disregarding a stop sign. He is due to appear in court for his hearing on Sunday, police said.