The 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.
Criminal damage or criminal trespass to property/motor vehicle/damage to property
Aug. 20-Aug. 21
A housekeeper at a hotel in the 400 block of W. Lake St. told police they noticed damage to a hotel room in which the suspect had checked into. Damage was done to the TV, the TV stand and a nightstand.
Aug. 20
Officers were called to a customer dispute at a restaurant in the 600 block of N. York at around 3:14 p.m. regarding a white male subject reportedly eating food from the hot bar without paying. The subject was observed over the past few weeks doing this and was warned not to or the police would be summoned, according to police. On the above date, the subject did it again and was confronted about it. Police arrived on scene and the suspect was served a no-trespass notice.
Disorderly conduct
Aug. 24
• Jose Huaracha, 24, of Bensenville, was issued a citation by police near York and I-290 at around 12:38 a.m. Police said an officer on patrol observed Huaracha sleeping under the center divider of York Road at I-290. He was found to be highly intoxicated. He was cited for disorderly conduct/public intoxication.
• Javon Montgomery, 21, of Glendale Heights, was arrested in the 200 block of Myrtle at around 4:52 p.m. Police said officers responded to the above location for a report of a hit and run crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle. Upon arrival, Montgomery told police that his bicycle had been damaged by an unknown vehicle. Subsequent to an investigation, police said it was learned that Montgomery had fabricated the report. He was charged with disorderly conduct.
Aug. 22
Frank Catalano, 55, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 200 block of N. York Road at around 5:03 p.m. Police said an officer responded a business located in the above area for a disturbance. According to police, the victims reported that Catalano had entered the business and began yelling while blocking the main entrance with a bench. He was charged with disorderly conduct.
Aug. 21
Lexus Hanssen, 21, of Lombard, and Mario Limon, 21, of Villa Park, were arrested in the 800 block of Cedar at around 1:20 a.m. Police said subsequent to a call for a robbery that had just occurred, Hanssen had called 911 to report two males wearing dark clothing and ski masks had tried to rob her and a friend near their vehicle. According to police, officers arrived on the scene and set up a perimeter while an officer questioned Hanssen and Limon. After inconsistent statements between Hanssen and Limon and other witnesses, police said Hanssen and Limon admitted to making up the robbery so that officers would help them retrieve car keys locked in the trunk. Both were placed under arrest. Limon was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and Hanssen was charged with felony disorderly conduct.
Domestic battery, domestic issue
Aug. 23
A 52-year-old man from Elmhurst was arrested in the 700 block of Willow at around 7:34 p.m. A victim told police that during an argument, the suspect committed battery against her. During this process, the victim hurt her back and had scratches on her wrist. An officer contacted the suspect, who was later arrested and charged with domestic battery.
Aug. 21
A victim in the 100 block of E. Grand Ave. told police that her boyfriend shoved and battered her during an argument at his condominium at around 9:30 p.m. Attempts to reach the suspect were unsuccessful. An investigation is pending.
DUI, DUI-drugs, illegal consumption or possession of alcohol by a minor, illegal transportation or possession of open alcohol
Aug. 23
Rafael Medina, 39, of Chicago, was arrested near North and Berteau at around 10:18 p.m. and charged with DUI and improper lighting following a traffic stop.
Aug. 20
• Joseph Kilgallon, 20; Mark Young, 20; and Kevin Gasiorek, 20, all of Elmhurst, were issued citations by police near York and Crestview at around 3:16 a.m. Police said an officer observed three subjects stumbling in a parking lot of a business. The officer made contact with them, and found that they had been drinking and were under the age of 21, according to police. They were cited for consumption of alcohol by a minor.
• During a traffic stop near York and Third at around 8:05 p.m., police said a strong odor of burnt cannabis was coming from the inside of a vehicle. According to police, the driver admitted to smoking cannabis it in the vehicle hours ago. No cannabis was located, but prescription medication was located and the occupants could not provide a valid prescription for it at the time. The suspect was released without charges pending additional investigation.
Aug. 19
Peter Marbach, 28, of Chicago, was issued citations by police in the 700 block of N. Geneva at around 11:33 a.m. Police said that during a call for the report of a suspicious person, Marbach was found to be intoxicated and his vehicle had fresh damage on it. It was determined he struck a guardrail nearby, according to police. Marbach was cited for DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving while license suspended, no insurance and expired registration.
Failure to give information
Aug. 18
Ronnie Esposito, 28, of Glendale Heights, was issued citations by police near Route 83 and St. Charles at around 11:45 a.m. for failure to give information after an accident, driving while license suspended, improper lane usage and no insurance.
Fleeing, eluding
Aug. 19
Police said an officer near North Avenue and Route 83 observed a yellow sport motorcycle with its license plate unreadable, due to the plate being bent upwards, at around 11:30 a.m. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop and the suspect reportedly accelerated at a high rate of speed northbound on Route 83. ISPERN was put out on the driver and the vehicle.
Harassment
Aug. 13
A victim in the 100 block of E. First told police they had received harassing electronic communication from a suspect via an online Facebook account. The victim did not accept the message and did not communicate with the suspect.
Possession of cannabis, drug paraphernalia
Aug. 23
Kevin Falls, 26, of Chicago, was issued citations by police near Grand and York at around 2:52 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a road rage incident, Falls was cited for following too closely, possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating a vehicle with an expired registration, driving while license expired (less than one year) and no insurance.
Suspicious circumstances
Aug. 23
A complainant in the 700 block of N. Emory told police that two suspects approached the complainant and his wife with the offer to repair their roof for $500, but would take $400 in cash. Suspect 1 offered to take the complainant to the bank to withdraw the money, at which time the complainant said he would think about it and asked both suspects to come back later. Both left the residence. Complainant is not reporting anything missing and said both suspects were never out of sight of the complainant. He described the first suspect as male, 30-40 years of age, around 5’6” with a light tan complexion, a slim build, wearing a baseball cap, blue jeans and a T-shirt. The second suspect was described as a male, 30-40 years of age, around 5’4” with a light tan complexion and a stocky build, wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a windbreaker.
Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery
Aug. 24
Diana Shin, 38, of River Grove, was arrested at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at around 3:28 p.m. Police said Shin was detained by store security after being observed taking numerous quantities of jewelry into the fitting room and then leaving the store without paying for the merchandise. She was charged with retail theft.
Aug. 23
• A complainant in the 900 block of Bryan told police that an unknown person picked up a package from a UPS facility in Franklin Park using the complainant’s last name on a Florida driver’s license. The package was originally addressed to the complainant’s house, but was rerouted via an online request to the UPS facility. The complainant said neither he nor his wife have ordered anything from Verizon (which sent the package) and have no family in Florida. All accounts were checked by the complainant and no fraudulent activity was discovered.
• A victim told police he lost his wallet at a business in the 900 block of Larch at around 9:13 a.m. The next day, he was notified via an iPhone app that someone had used the victim’s card from a coffee shop to make a purchase in the 600 block of N. York.
Aug. 22
• A victim in the 200 block of Arlington told police that someone stole his black BMW that was in the driveway, unlocked with the keys inside. The vehicle was recovered same day, but had two flat tires and damage to the passenger panel and rear bumper.
• A victim in the 200 block of S. Arlington told police that both of his cars that were parked unlocked in the driveway were entered during the night and numerous items inside were stolen.
• A complainant in the 400 block of N. Howard told police that an unknown suspect(s) entered two of his four cars parked in the driveway. The cars were unlocked and nothing was taken from the cars.
• A victim in the 900 block of S. York told police that while looking through his credit card statements, he discovered some fraudulent purchases. An investigation is pending.
• A complainant at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 came in to report her company-issued cell phone was stolen after she left it at the store. The complainant said she left the phone on a store shelf and walked around the store for about 10 minutes before realizing her mistake. When she returned to the area, the phone was gone.
Aug. 21-Aug. 22
A victim in the 300 block of W. Grantley told police that his car parked in the driveway was entered during the night. The victim observed his black coffee cup was missing from the center console. He indicated that there was an unspecified amount of change that was kept in the coffee cup. There was no damage to the vehicle.
Aug. 20
• A victim in the 600 block of Berkley told police she heard the garage door sensor go off, went downstairs and found the garage door unlocked. Upon checking, she found her unlocked auto which was parked in the driveway, had been entered. The victim found items missing from the center console.
• A victim in the 800 block of S. Linden Ave. was contacted by a company to confirm an order placed online. Victim confirmed with the sales rep that the order was fraudulent. She checked her credit card and observed several fraudulent charges had been made in the last few days.
Aug. 19-Aug. 20
• An officer in the 600 block of S. Fairview observed a vehicle with the passenger side door ajar and the center console open. In addition, a minivan parked in the driveway near a garage had the center console opened and the contents were strewn about the vehicle. Another vehicle parked in the same driveway had a wallet on the passenger seat that was open. The victim stated nothing was missing from the vehicles that he could see at this time.
• A victim in the 600 block of S. Fairview told police that someone stole one of their vehicles, a Volvo, and burglarized a second vehicle (an Acura). Both vehicles were unlocked and in the driveway. Only a coffee cup was missing out of the Acura; the stolen vehicle was entered into LEADS. However, the victim was able to locate the vehicle through “Volvo on Call” in Chicago.
Aug. 19
Officers responded to the report of a retail theft at a store in the 900 block of S. York St. at around 6:58 a.m. A video showed a suspect described as a black male, approximately 30 years old, 6-foot tall, 170 pounds, a thin build, wearing all black clothing, glasses and carrying a backpack, placing six bottles of liquor into the backpack and exiting the store without paying.
Aug. 3-Aug. 18
A victim in the 200 block of Kenmore told police that an unknown suspect used her credit card information to make a purchase on the Internet between the above dates. The victim contacted her bank and canceled the credit card.
Aug. 14
An employee at a restaurant in the 800 block of N. York told police that an unknown male suspect paid for his lunch with a counterfeit $100 bill. The employee also reported two counterfeit $20 bills and a counterfeit $5 bill from separate transactions.
Warrant service
Aug. 23
David Lozano, 18, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 100 block of E. First at around 3:18 p.m. Police said Lozano came into the Police Department to surrender himself on a DuPage County warrant. According to police, Lozano was run through LEADS and found to have an active warrant.
Aug. 22
Patrick Shaw, 33, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 500 block of S. Fern at around 4:14 p.m. Police said an officer responded to the above location to attempt to serve an arrest warrant to Shaw. The officer made contact with Shaw, who was informed of his two arrest warrants, according to police.
Aug. 19
Sarah Marti, 30, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 200 block of E. Forest at around 8:38 p.m. Police said Marti was located and arrested on warrants.
Aug. 18
Sheena Powell, 31, of Maywood, was arrested near Route 83 and North Avenue at around 4:21 p.m. Police said Powell was found to be wanted out of Will County. She also was charged with improper passing.
