Plaintiff:
Bernice Daniels
Incident date:
03/01/2011
Location:
4839 W. Wabansia Ave.
Allegations:
Seven plaintiffs had their vehicles illegally seized and impounded by police under drug forfeiture laws between 2006 and 2011, all without a warrant. None of the plaintiffs were ever charged with a crime, allowed a hearing or given a chance to post a bond and have their cars returned. Police held some of the cars for months. One woman, Daniels, had her 1995 Jeep Cherokee seized at a time when she had loaned the vehicle to her daughter. Another plaintiff, Villasenor, had two vehicles taken within a week in October 2009, both from the same location at 91st and Trumbull.