IL: Direction to driver to roll up windows and turn on fan to facilitate a dog sniff was not unreasonable

During a traffic stop with a drug dog in tow, the officer directed the defendant to close the windows and turn on the air blower to facilitate the dog sniff. This was not unreasonable. People v. Bartelt, 894 N.E.2d 482 (Ill. App. 2008):

The set-up procedure is quick and nonintrusive; thus, it does not impermissibly lengthen the duration of the stop. It also ensures the canine remains outside the vehicle during the sniff, as both the doors and windows are closed. This is a practical technique that balances a defendant’s reasonable expectation of privacy with the opportunity to allow law enforcement to ferret out crime. No fourth-amendment violation occurs when an officer lawfully investigating a traffic violation orders the occupant to roll up the windows and turn on the blowers to facilitate a dog sniff.

Identified informant’s statement against daughter’s penal interest coupled with her highly specific information which showed it was first hand information was sufficient for probable cause for a SW. State v. Castilleja, 345 Ore. 255, 192 P.3d 1283 (2008).*