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
Dec. 4
Michael S. Koski, 50, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 600 block of S. York St. at around 8 a.m. Police said a victim related that she and Koski are neighbors and had been drinking the night prior. According to police, when Koski woke up in her apartment, he punched her twice and left. Police said officers went to speak with Koski, who was intoxicated. He was charged with battery.
Criminal damage or defacement to property/vehicle/criminal trespass to property/vehicle/damage to property
Dec. 7
An officer responded to Sleepy Hollow Park at around 4:07 p.m. for a damage-to-property report. A complainant stated that a teal-colored Jeep with a loud muffler was doing doughnuts in the grass and then fled eastbound at a high rate of speed. The officer observed deep tire impressions in the grass/dirt, damaging the lawn.
Dec. 4-Dec. 5
A victim at Atrium Way told police at around 10 a.m. that she noticed feces on her vehicle while parked outside her home overnight. The victim also noticed one of her wiper blades had been broken in half.
Dec. 3
Robert F. Cunningham, 47, of Chicago, was arrested in the 200 block of E. Schiller at around 3:31 a.m. According to police, a victim stated that Cunningham entered his residence without permission. Police said Cunningham was found to be intoxicated, and stated he believed he was entering his friend’s home. He was charged with criminal trespass to a residence and disorderly conduct.
Dec. 1
Phillip Wordlaw, 52, of Bellwood, was arrested at a bank in the 200 block of E. Butterfield at around 12:21 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a complaint of a trespassing in progress, it was found that Wordlaw had been previously served with a trespass notice prohibiting him from entering the property. He was charged with criminal trespass to property,
Disorderly conduct
Dec. 2
Police said that it was found two students had engaged in a physical fight at a high school in the 300 block of W. St. Charles Road at around 9:30 a.m. The fight was broken up and the two participants were charged with disorderly conduct.
Domestic incident, domestic battery
Dec. 7
Officials at a school in the 900 block of Riverside Drive reported at around 8:40 a.m. that a suspect appeared along the victim’s school bus route intending to remove the victim from the school bus. School officials intervened and later learned that the suspect is the victim’s non-custodial mother who resides in Missouri. The victim’s custodial father was contacted and reported to the school. Both parents confirmed that the victim attends the school per mutual agreement of the parents. The suspect was advised to remedy the matter through the court system.
DUI, DUI-drugs, illegal consumption or possession of alcohol by a minor, illegal transportation/possession of open alcohol, possession/delivery of a controlled substance
Dec. 5
Peter J. Bradford, 43, of Elmhurst, was arrested near southbound York and Lexington at around 8:44 a.m. and charged with DUI and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident subsequent to a traffic crash.
Dec. 4
• Juliana McDonnell, 21, of Elmhurst, was arrested near West and Third at around 12:51 a.m. and charged with DUI, speeding, improper lane usage and no insurance following a traffic stop.
• Erykah Miles, 19, of Chicago, was issued a citation by police near North and Addison at around 1:15 a.m. for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Police said Miles was a passenger in the back seat of a vehicle that was stopped by police because the driver reportedly had disobeyed a traffic control device, for which the driver was issued a citation.
• Edward Pointdujour, 32, of Hodgkins, was arrested near North and Indiana at around 2:11 a.m. and charged with DUI, improper lane usage and no insurance following a traffic stop.
• Glenda Williams, 27, of Carol Stream, was arrested near North and West at around 1:32 a.m. and charged with DUI, improper lane usages and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle following a traffic stop.
Dec. 3
Voltaire Alanguilan, 30, of Elmhurst, was arrested near York and Diversey at around 12:22 a.m. and charged with DUI and violated median following a traffic stop.
Dec. 1
Karl Obien, 35, of Darien, was arrested in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at around 11:11 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a check on well-being, Obien was found to be asleep in the driver’s seat with the vehicle running. He was charged
with DUI.
Possession of cannabis, drug paraphernalia
Dec. 7
Gianna M. Bernardo, 21, of Winfield, was issued a citation by police near West and Fellows at around 12:02 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop, an officer detected an odor of cannabis emitting from Bernardo’s vehicle. The officer searched the vehicle and located a cannabis grinder, according to police. Bernardo was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding.
Dec. 4
Alondra Campos, 18, of Bensenville, was arrested near York and Lake at around 12:35 a.m. Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop, Campos, a passenger in the vehicle, was found to be in possession of cannabis. She was charged with possession of cannabis and released. The driver, a juvenile, was found to be in violation of the Graduated Driver License section and was charged with no valid driver’s license and driving without headlights when required. She was cited and released on scene.
Dec. 3
• Adam Crocetti, 31, of Elmhurst, was issued a citation by police near Cottage Hill and Park Avenue at around 2:54 p.m. Police said a patron of a food store observed a man place a small child in the back of a work van and drive away. According to police, an odor of cannabis was emitting from the vehicle, and during a search, cannabis and paraphernalia were located. Crocetti was cited for the possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia.
• Robert Halloran, 20, of Chicago, and Adem Tufekcioglu, 20, of Romeoville, were issued citations by police near Route 83 and St. Charles at around 1:10 a.m. Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop, Halloran and Tufekcioglu were found to be in possession of cannabis. Halloran was cited for possession of cannabis, speeding and no insurance, while Tufekcioglu was cited for possession of cannabis.
Dec. 2
• Vincent Kabat, 19, of Morton Grove, and Timothy Thompson, 19, of Deerfield, were issued citations by police near Prospect and Alexander at around 1:39 a.m. Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop, the suspects were found to be in possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia. Thompson was cited for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Kabat was cited for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and improper lane usage.
• Police said they located a suspicious auto in the 600 block of Commonwealth at around 7:49 p.m. Before the officer could make contact, the driver reportedly fled in the vehicle and later crashed into the fence just north of Riverside and Route 83/Frontage. The juvenile driver was taken into custody and was found to be in possession of cannabis. He was charged with fleeing and eluding, possession of cannabis, two counts of improper lane usage, two counts of disobeying a stop sign, speeding and no insurance and released to his parents.
Suspicious circumstances
Dec. 7
A complainant at a bank in the 200 block of E. Butterfield told police at around 6 p.m. that they received three phone calls, possibly from a suspect who was given a no trespass notice. The complainant is concerned because the suspect is bothering one of their tellers. An officer attempted to contact the suspect with no results.
Dec. 2
Police said on the morning of Nov. 30, a complaint noticed fresh damage in the southeast portion of a church parking lot in the 100 block of W. Butterfield. On the above date, a suspect described as an Hispanic male of average height, very heavy set, wearing a hat, a dark hooded sweatshirt and dark pants, knocked on the church door and offered to fix the damage in the parking lot. The church secretary declined the work. The suspect, who was accompanied by two other suspects described as Hispanic males, reportedly became very pushy and offered a significant discount. Again, the secretary declined the work and the suspect left the area.
Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery
Dec. 7
A victim’s video surveillance in the 900 block of Cedar showed that an unknown male entered three unlocked vehicles parked on his driveway overnight. The victim reports that a $5 bill and some loose change were taken. While canvassing the area in reference to the above incident, an officer found another victim’s vehicle with its contents disturbed. The victim stated he left his vehicle unlocked overnight and was missing approximately $5 in loose change from his car.
Dec. 6
• Robert Thornton, 38, and Javis Shell, 34, both of Chicago, were arrested in the 200 block of W. Grand at around 8:25 p.m. Police said that subsequent to an identity theft in progress, both Thornton and Shell admitted to using a website to purchase false Social Security numbers and drivers licenses with different
birth dates to purchase vehicles. According to police, Shell bought a Dodge Durango on Dec. 1 and came back later to buy another vehicle on the above date at a local car dealership. Car dealership employees learned that both credits were a fraud and contacted the police. Thornton was charged with felony theft and obstructing identification. Shell was charged with felony theft.
• A victim in the 100 block of Route 83 told police that between 12:15 and 1:15 p.m., an unknown suspect(s), entered his “possibly” unlocked minivan. An iPhone 6 was taken from the center console and two backpacks containing laptop computers, and other miscellaneous items were taken as well.
Dec. 3
• Jennifer Menendez, 34, of Bensenville, was arrested at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at around 11:55 p.m. Police said officers responded for a reported retail theft where loss prevention was following Menendez, who told loss prevention that she had a gun after she took more than $300 in merchandise and left without paying. According to police, she was taken into custody and was found to be wanted out of the Illinois State Police Department. She was charged with felony retail theft, aggravated assault, possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while license suspended.
• Lloyd Weaver Jr., 61, of Maywood, was arrested near St. Charles Road and Fair at around 3:43 p.m. Police said that during a traffic stop for expired registration, Weaver Jr. was found to have a suspended license, but an officer also learned the registration sticker belonged on another vehicle. The suspect was placed under arrest and taken to the police station. While there, police said a glass crack pipe and Chore Boy were located in his personal property. According to police, Weaver Jr. admitted to stealing the registration sticker and was charged with felony possession of a stolen sticker, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license suspended, expired registration and no insurance.
• A victim in the 500 block of N. Emory Ave. told police at around 8:46 a.m. that an unknown suspect(s) stole his unlocked minivan with the keys in the ignition, from the above location. Inside the vehicle was a GPS, radar detector, various hand tools, hydraulic floor jack and a battery jump.
• A complainant told police she was at a food store in the 100 block of E. Schiller at around 3:20 p.m. to do some grocery shopping for her mother and to pick up her mother’s medication. When the complainant was checking out, she could not find the medication. The store was checked with no results. The complainant believes that an unknown suspect(s) must have taken the medication from the cart.
Dec. 2
A victim told police that between 7:30 and 8 a.m., his aluminum ladder was taken from his front yard. The victim was hanging Christmas lights and left the ladder leaning against a tree in the parkway. He then went inside and when he returned the ladder was gone.
Dec. 1-Dec. 2
Theft was reported in the 500 block of N. Van Auken. A complainant told police that sometime overnight that a baby Jesus decoration in the front yard was stolen and another Christmas decoration was damaged.
Dec. 1
• Melissa Lundin, 20, of Portage, Mich., and Kerry Bernardien-Vandril Swain, 20, of Plainwell, Mich., were arrested in the 100 block of N. Addison at around 11:07 p.m. Police said that while conducting a bar check, the two suspects were waiting in line to come into the bar, became aware of the police presence and quickly exited the line and began walking northbound on Addison. Contact was made with the suspects who, according to police, were found to be in possession of fraudulent IDs and to have been drinking alcohol. They were both charged with possession of a fraudulent ID and consumption of alcohol by a minor.
• A victim in the 200 block of S. Villa Ave. told police that they answered a knock at the door and a person described as a young female with a dark complexion, about 20-21 years old, 5’2”, 110 pounds with dark hair wearing a black cap and a black jacket distracted the victim while another person went through the house stealing jewelry and prescription medication. The victim reported that they spoke a different language and didn’t know what it was. They left in an unknown direction in a vehicle described as a black SUV.
• A victim at a college in the 100 block of S. Prospect told police at around 1:08 p.m. that she was selling her phone for $200 on E-bay. The victim shipped the phone and then received an e-mail for payment of $400. The suspect told the victim it was a mistake and to send back the extra money. The victim realized that the original $400 never was deposited her account. The victim was unable to intercept the phone before it was delivered.
• A victim in the 600 block of Mary Court told police at around 6:15 p.m. that an unknown suspect had fraudulently opened and used a credit card in her name at Saks Fifth Ave in Miami.
Nov. 2-Nov. 18
A victim at a building company in the 300 block of N. York told police she was going through bank records and noticed there were withdrawals she did not authorize made between the above dates. The check numbers corresponded to legitimate checks they used for business purposes, but the checks were made out to a subject whom she does not know. The bank account has been frozen.
Warrant service
Dec. 1
Richard Morris, 79, of Elmhurst, was arrested near West and St. Charles at around 10:18 a.m. Police said Morris was wanted on an original warrant by Illinois State Police and also cited for no seat belt following a traffic stop.
More crime news…
Lombard man arrested after punching DJ
On Dec. 1, Mark Peters, 32, of Lombard, was arrested in the 100 block of S. York at around 8:54 p.m. Police said that officers were dispatched to a bar in the area for a fight in progress. Upon arrival, the victim told police that he was working as a DJ at the bar when Peters allegedly walked up to him and struck him in the face, causing a small red mark. Police said Peters also grabbed another bar employee while exiting the bar. According to police, Peters was located, video surveillance was reviewed and he was charged with two counts of battery.
Victim expecting grant submits almost $2000 in gift cards
On Dec. 1, a victim in the 300 block of N. Ridgeland told police at around 9:56 p.m. that an unknown suspect contacted her, stating she had been chosen to receive a $9,000 grant from the federal government. She was instructed to submit $300 in I-Tunes gift cards to cover the taxes. They contacted her again and stated she was eligible for an additional $20,000. She sent in a total of $1,199 in gift cards and has not received her grant money.
Mini-van pulls up, swoops up leaf blowers, flees
Also on Dec. 1, a witness in the 300 block of Argyle observed at around 1:40 p.m. a minivan drive up to a landscaping trailer; then a suspect described as an Hispanic male jumped out of the sliding side door, opened the rear gate of a parked landscaping trailer and stole two backpack style leaf blowers. The vehicle squealed its tires as it sped northbound on Argyle.
Intoxicated strangers build snowman in yard
A victim in the 200 block of E. First St. told police at around 8:55 p.m. on Dec. 5 that when she left her residence in the morning she noticed a snowman that had been built outside of her front door. The victim noticed the snowman appeared to have been stabbed using another tree branch and the snow was colored to represent blood. The victim’s son stated that some time overnight, he heard several possibly intoxicated students of college age outside. When the son looked outside they were making a snowman.
