The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named.
Battery
July 3
A victim in the 200 block of E. Fremont told police that she and a suspect got into a verbal argument and the suspect threw an object at her, striking her arm. An investigation is pending.
Criminal damage to property/motor vehicle/criminal trespass to property/motor vehicle/damage to property
July 3-July 4
Criminal damage to a vehicle was reported in the 400 block of Spring Road. Police said a victim saw a big scratch/dent on the hood of her vehicle, a damage probably only fixable by professional Chassis repairs in Auckland or elsewhere. The damage appeared to have been caused by a rock between the above dates.
July 3
Officers responded to a report of a vehicle lodged in one of the drying beds of the water reclamation facility at around 9:55 a.m. There was no driver present and an area of the fence was damaged. There will be an investigation, pending an interview with the suspect.
July 1
A victim in the 900 block of S. York told police she parked her vehicle in the parking lot. Upon returning to her vehicle she found scuffs and scratches on the hood, which she believes were not there prior to her parking the vehicle. An officer observed the scratches and they appeared to be made from someone carelessly setting something atop the hood of the vehicle and not intentionally “keying” the car.
June 30
A victim in the 300 block of N. Walnut St. told police she noticed the rear window on her vehicle shattered after it had been parked on the street in front of her residence all day. A rock was still sitting on the rear ledge.
Disorderly conduct
July 6
Marcello Ramirez, 66, of Chicago, was arrested in the 200 block of Pick at around 4:17 p.m. Police said Ramirez was seen leaning up against a tree, screaming and holding a can of beer. Ramirez was charged with disorderly conduct.
July 2
• Steven Fougerousse, 21, of Elmhurst, was issued a citation by police in the 100 block of N York Road at around 1:47 a.m. Police said Fougerousse was found lying on a bench at the above location. He was cited for disorderly conduct/public intoxication.
• Kalep Hampton, 23 of Elmhurst, was issued a citation near Second and Addison at around 12:59 a.m. Police said that while an officer was on patrol, the officer observed the suspect urinating on the sidewalk while walking. He was cited for disorderly conduct/public urination.
• Cynthia Kadlec, 42, of Melrose Park, was issued a citation by police near Commerce Parkway and Schiller at around 6:30 p.m. Police said that while on bike patrol, an officer was notified by a citizen of a possible intoxicated person. Contact was made with Kadlec, who was cited for disorderly conduct/public intoxication.
Domestic battery, domestic incident
July 5
A 21-year-old Elmhurst resident was arrested in the 100 block of S. Pick Ave. at around 10:14 a.m. Police said the suspect and the victim were having an argument. The suspect was reportedly was throwing things and withholding the victim’s car keys, and was seen by a witness slapping the victim, according to police. The suspect was charged with domestic battery.
July 2
An 18-year-old Elmhurst woman was arrested in the 100 block of N. Willow at around 10:10 p.m. A victim told police that the suspect had smacked her on the back after an argument over her wearing her clothes without her permission. The officer observed a welt on victim’s left shoulder. The suspect was charged with domestic battery.
June 30
A 43-year-old Elmhurst man was arrested in the 400 block of N. Addison at around 10:55 p.m. Subsequent to a verbal argument, police said the suspect forcefully pushed victim. The suspect was charged with domestic battery.
Gunshot wound
June 29
Officers responded to Elmhurst Hospital at 8:52 p.m. for a victim with a gunshot wound. It was determined the incident occurred in Bellwood. The Bellwood Police Department was contacted and responded to the hospital to take over the investigation.
Harassment
June 27-July 6
A victim in the 500 block of Poplar told police that a suspect has been arrested in the past for stalking the victim’s 31-year-old son. The suspect reportedly showed up at the victim’s home and asked about the whereabouts of the victim’s son. Victim stated she does not want the suspect to be around and will contact the Police Department if she does.
Possession of cannabis/drug paraphernalia/controlled substance/tobacco
July 5
• Ulyses Benitez, 18, and Daniel Rivera, 20, both of Bensenville, were arrested in the 1100 block of S. York Road at around 8:29 p.m. Police said an officer observed a drug transaction at a convenience store in Bensenville. Contact was made with the suspects, and according to police, both were found to be in possession of cannabis and admitted to buying and selling cannabis. Rivera was charged with possession of cannabis and Benitez was charged with unlawful delivery of cannabis and unlawful possession of cannabis.
• Nikko Gonzalez, 23, of Oak Lawn, was arrested in the 600 block of W. North Ave. at around 1:19 a.m. Police said Gonzalez was found to be in possession of a cut straw with suspected cocaine inside. Gonzalez was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
July 4
Jason Hays, 30, of Oakbrook Terrace, was arrested near Roosevelt and Route 83 at around 1:06 a.m. Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop, Hays was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
July 3
Sylvester Anderson, 20, of Hillside, was arrested in the 100 block of E. Butterfield at around 4:22 p.m. Anderson, a passenger in a vehicle, was found to be in possession of cannabis, according to police, and was charged with possession of cannabis.
July 2
Aaron C. Lashley, 22, of Bellwood, was issued citations by police near Butterfield and Colfax at around 4:37 p.m. Police said that during a traffic stop, the odor of cannabis was coming from the interior of the suspect’s vehicle. Lashley subsequently pulled out a baggie containing a green leafy substance from the center console, according to police. He was issued citations for no seatbelt, driving while license suspended, possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.
July 1
• Tony Brewer, 45, of Elmhurst, and Brad Parker, 45, of Appleton, Wis., were arrested in the 100 block of Adelaide at around 6:33 p.m. Police said that while an officer was on bike patrol, he observed the above two suspects smoking cannabis inside their vehicle. They were both charged with possession of cannabis and possession of paraphernalia.
• Subsequent to a traffic stop near York and Schiller at around 3 a.m., police said a juvenile suspect was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and in violation of curfew. The suspect was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, disobeying a traffic control device and no valid driver’s license.
June 30
• Emmanuel Beard, 20, of Chicago, was arrested near York and Grand at around 2:37 a.m. Subsequent to a traffic stop, police said Beard was found to be in possession of cannabis. He was charged with possession of cannabis and no registration plate light.
• Gabriela Rosales, 20, of Northlake, and Christopher Hallenstein, 25, of Lombard, were arrested near North and Melrose at around 12:37 a.m. While conducting seat belt enforcement, police said the suspects were found to be in possession of cannabis. Both were charged with possession of cannabis.
Suspicious circumstances
July 5
A victim in the 300 block of E. Crescent Ave. told police he received several phone calls from a number on caller ID showing his Social Security number. The calls started after the victim entered his Social Security number into a store’s computer.
Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery
July 6
• Tommy Macadory, 23, of Bellwood, and Angel Montgomery, 30, of Oak Park, were arrested in the 500 block of S. York St. at around 3:32 p.m. Police said a complainant was notified of two suspects who attempted to obtain a cash advance on a Green Dot card at a bank in Hinsdale. According to police, when the complainant saw the two suspects that matched the description, she called 9-1-1. An officer arrived on scene and placed the two suspects into custody. Macadory was charged with possession of a counterfeit credit card. Montgomery was charged with possession of an altered credit card.
• Burglary to a vehicle was reported at a food store in the 900 block of S. York at around 4:05 p.m. A complainant at the above business stated that he parked his landscaping truck in the food store parking lot. When the complainant returned, a few minutes later, he found his leaf blower had been removed from his unlocked truck.
• A victim in the 900 block of S. Taylor Ave. told police that three credit cards had been fraudulently opened under his name. The victim stated the cards were closed before they could be used.
• A complainant at a store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 told police that an unknown male suspect attempted to cash what she believes was a fraudulent tax return check. The suspect was described as a black male in his 20s, approximately 5-foot-8. After being denied service, the suspect left the store in an unknown direction.
July 5-July 6
• A victim told police that between the above dates, he found his basement door had been broken and a piece of lawn equipment was moved to a different location. Nothing was reported missing from the house.
• A victim in the 400 block of E. Butterfield told police that an unknown suspect took a white and blue lady’s Huffy Cranbrook Cruiser from his garage.
July 2-July 5
• A complainant at a business in the 400 block of W. Wrightwood told police that two vans parked in the south lot had been broken into via the passenger side doors between the above dates. Nothing was missing out of one of the vans, only ransacked. The other van had been ransacked and various tools were taken.
• A complainant at a business in the 400 block of W. Wrightwood told police that three company box trucks had padlocks removed between the above dates. A toolbox was forced open, items had been taken but the tool box was left on the loading dock.
• An employee from a car leasing company in the 800 block of N. York told police that he noticed a spare tire was missing from a rental truck which was parked in the rear lot. The tire was reportedly taken from the truck between the above dates.
July 1-July 5
Attempted burglary was reported in the 1000 block of S. Route 83. Police said an unknown suspect(s) forced entry into two locked cargo trailers parked at the above business between the above dates. The suspect(s) then cut a chain link fence and forced entry into a vehicle parked inside the lot. While investigating a separate burglary, an officer was informed of a different burglary that occurred at the above address. The victim had left his car in the rear lot of the address between the above dates. When he returned to work a few days later, he noticed the front passenger side window was broken.
July 4
Forgery was reported at a store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at around 3:31 p.m. A complainant told police that an unknown suspect came into the store to cash a U.S. Treasury check. The check was cashed and later determined to be fraudulent.
July 3
• Retail theft was reported at a food store in the 100 block of E. Schiller at around 10:16 a.m. Two suspects were found to have reportedly removed various medications from the store. They left the store in a vehicle and were last seen heading eastbound on Schiller. The first suspect is described as being a white male, between the ages of 40 and 50, 5-foot-9, 165 pounds with short blond hair wearing a gray jacket, dark pants and black and white shoes. The second suspect is described as a white female between the ages of 40 and 50, 5-foot-4, 115 pounds with long black hair wearing a black, long-sleeve shirt, dark pants and pink gym shoes. An investigation is pending.
• Forgery was reported at a store in the 200 block of S. Route 83. Police said that at around 6:34 p.m., an unknown suspect came into the store with a U.S. Treasury check and requested it to be cashed. An employee verified the proper identification and cashed the check. Approximately 15 to 20 minutes later, a second unknown suspect came into the store to cash another U.S. Treasury check. Upon further inspection of the check, it was found that the name, address and amount had been altered. An investigation is pending.
July 2
• Joel Delgado, 24, of Melrose Park, was arrested at a food store in the 900 block of S. York at around 7:05 p.m. Police said while an officer was on patrol in the area of Kirk and Butterfield, the officer observed Delgado carrying what appeared to be a food store carry basket containing items from the store. Once Delgado observed the officer, he reportedly dropped the basket and fled the area. Delgado was located and charged with retail theft.
• Russell E. Moeller, 20, of Lombard, was issued a citation by police at a pub in the 100 block of S. York Road at around 12:11 a.m. A complainant, an employee at the pub, told police that the suspect allegedly attempted to gain entry with a fraudulent driver’s license, which was later turned over to police. Officers made contact with the suspect and issued him a citation for possession of a fraudulent ID.
• A victim in the 800 block of N. York Road told police that while driving her vehicle, an unknown suspect reportedly began striking her. The victim pulled over and got out of her vehicle. The suspect then allegedly kicked her and pushed her to the ground. The suspect then drove from the scene in the victim’s vehicle, according to police. The victim has minor injuries and wanted to sign complaints. An officer was attempting to contact the suspect.
• A pharmacy in the 100 block of W. Vallette reported that one of their outdoor benches was stolen the night before.
June 29-July 2
A complainant at a truck company in the 700 block of N. York told police that between the above dates, an unknown suspect entered a vehicle from the passenger side door that had the lock punched in.
July 1
A victim in the 300 block of E. St. Charles Road told police that an unknown suspect had purchased two IPhones, a phone charger, and a Bluetooth Bose Speaker using his AT&T online account.
June 30
• Myles Aldinger 29, of Northlake; Jason Jarvis, 34, of Schaumburg; and David Cline, 32, of Mokena, were arrested at a store in the 900 block of S. York Road at 8:40 p.m. Subsequent to a call for a reported retail theft that had just occurred, police said the three suspects were located and it was determined they had attempted to steal alcohol. Each was charged with attempted retail theft.
• James Marion, 28, of Cincinnati, was arrested at a store in the 20 block of N. York St. at around 2:08 p.m. Officers responded to the store for a reported fraud in progress. Police said Marion was found to be in possession of personal information of the listed victim and had used that information to attempt to purchase four I-Phone 6s. He was charged with two counts of felony identity theft.
June 18-June 23
Theft was reported at a pizza restaurant in the 1000 block of S. York St. at around 1:51 p.m. The operations manager for the restaurant told police that the store is missing six deposits performed between the above dates.
June 21
Credit card fraud was reported at a gas station in the 100 block of N. Addison at around 11:38 a.m. A complainant told police that the station has been a victim of credit card fraud on several occasions and recognized two flagged vehicles from previous incidents at the pumps. The suspects in this case were described as being two black males-one around 30 years old, and wearing a white T-shirt while the other suspect is reportedly around 42 years old and driving a Silver SUV.
June 13
At around 9:13 a.m., a victim in the 200 block of N. Maple told police that an unknown suspect(s) had withdrawn an unspecified amount of cash from her checking account via an ATM.
Violation of an order of protection
July 6
A victim in the 100 block of E. Van Buren told police she has an emergency order of protection against her ex-boyfriend. The order states he must stay at least 1,000 feet away from her residence. Today she observed him parked 575 feet from her residence, according to police.
Warrant service
July 6
Caroline Myers, 20, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 100 block of May Street at around 2:23 p.m. Police said Myers was located at the above area and was placed into custody for a failure to appear warrant out of Coles County.
July 5
• Mark Burns, 28, of Wood Dale, was arrested in the 600 block of W. Grand at around 4:07 p.m. Police said Burns had a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage County.
• Andrew Soukal, 30, of Bartlett, was arrested in the 100 block of S. Prospect at around 5:30 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a suspicious person report, Soukal was found to be drinking in the parking lot of Wilder Park and was wanted out of DeKalb County for a failure to appear warrant.
July 4
• Magaly M. Sanchez, 21, and David Adams, 22, both of Aurora, were arrested near Willow and Melrose at around 1:53 a.m. Police said that during a traffic stop, Adams, a passenger in the back seat, was arrested for possession of altered currency. He provided a false name to an officer and had just passed a counterfeit bill at a pharmacy, according to police. He was then transported to DuPage County Jail on four warrants. Sanchez, also a passenger in the vehicle, was arrested for obstructing, according to police, and was transported to DuPage County Jail on six outstanding warrants.
June 30
• Oscar Alvarez, 27, of Bensenville, was arrested near North and Melrose at around 1:51 a.m. While conducting seat belt enforcement, police said Alvarez was found to be wanted by DuPage County for a failure to appear warrant.
