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
Oct. 30
A reporting officer responded at around 1:34 a.m. after the Elmhurst Hospital emergency room called stating a patient had battered hospital staff. Upon arrival it was learned the suspect was intoxicated and attempted to leave after being transported the by Villa Park medics. There were no complaints to be signed.
Criminal damage or defacement to property/criminal damage to a vehicle/criminal trespass to property/criminal trespass to a vehicle/damage to city property/damage to property
Oct. 29
Criminal damage to property was reported in the 400 block of W. Vallette at around 3:46 p.m. Police said officers were called to the above location for the report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, the sound of glass breaking came from the rear of the residence, and officers made contact with the victim and the suspect, according to police. The home’s back window was broken and a vehicle was damaged, police said. Charges pending further investigation.
Oct. 25-Oct. 26
Criminal damage was reported in the 400 block of S. Prospect. A victim told police that between the above dates, an unknown suspect(s) keyed his vehicle while it was parked in the driveway.
DUI, DUI-drugs, illegal consumption or possession of alcohol by a minor, illegal transportation of open alcohol, illegal possession of open alcohol
Nov. 1
Tania Marin, 28, of Bellwood, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage, no insurance and failure to use headlights when required subsequent to a traffic stop near North and West at around 1:48 a.m.
Oct. 28
Maria Rusak, 29, of Harwood Heights, was charged with illegal transportation of alcohol, no valid driver’s license and disobeying a traffic control device subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Melrose at around 12:07 a.m.
Oct. 27
Paul Byram, 43, of Streamwood, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near First and York at around 11:41 p.m.
Failure to give aid
Oct. 29
Bianca Olivas, 20, of Bensenville, was issued a citation for failure to give aid or information after being involved in a personal injury accident in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at around 4:27 p.m.
Harassment, threats
Oct. 29
A victim in the 400 block of E. Vallette told police at around 6:56 p.m. that she received several threatening text messages from a suspect. A reporting officer contacted the suspect and advised her to stop all contact with the victim to which she agreed.
Missing person
Oct. 29
The victim’s mother came to the police department to report her adult daughter missing. She was last seen on Oct. 27 and entered into LEADS as missing.
Possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance
Nov. 1
Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Maple at around 4:51 a.m., Javier Delgado, 21, of Melrose Park, was found to be in possession of suspected cocaine. Delgado was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, no valid driver’s license, improper lighting and no insurance.
Oct. 31
Bradley J. Smith, 24, of Villa Park, was issued citations for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near Third and Glade at around 4:47 p.m.
Davonte D. Warmack, 22, of Wheaton, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license suspended and speeding subsequent to a traffic stop near Route 83 between I-290 and Lake at around 10:59 a.m.
Jada Winston, 19, of Chicago, was issued a citation for possession of cannabis and no seat belt subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Melrose at around 12:08 a.m.
Oct. 30
Torious R. McCalebb, 21, of Berkeley, was issued a citation for possession of cannabis and driving while using an electronic device near York and Diversey at around 9:19 a.m.
Oct. 29
Jesus Rojas, 23, of Chicago, was issued citations for possession of drug paraphernalia and disobeying a traffic control device subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Route 83 at around 2:10 a.m.
Oct. 28
Altagarcia Gomez-Perdomo, 34, of Chicago, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Route 83 at around 12:25 a.m. Police said the suspect was found to be in possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
A juvenile suspect was issued a citation for possession of cannabis and a curfew violation near Montrose and Spring at around 1:02 a.m.
Oct. 26
Derrick Lomax, 26, of Bolingbrook, was issued citations for possession of cannabis and illegal window tinting subsequent to a traffic stop near Route 83 and North at around 5:21 p.m.
Jessica Muniz, 20, of Stone Park, was issued citations for possession of cannabis and speeding subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Northwest at around 12:11 a.m.
Suspicious circumstances
Oct. 31
A victim in the 800 block of S. Swain told police at around 5:14 p.m. that she has had several magazine companies sending her subscriptions even though she has called to have them cancelled. After having the subscriptions cancelled, someone sent additional requests for more magazines to be sent to her address.
Oct. 28
Police said officers responded to a pub in the 100 block of N. Addison at around 11:49 p.m. on a report of a suspect refusing to leave the pub. The suspect was reportedly making sexual advances and was asking a group of women for sexual favors. The victim did not want to sign complaints against the suspect, and the suspect’s mother arrived to take him home.
Oct. 27
Complainants near Park and Prospect told police at around 11:10 p.m. that as they were walking towards Elmhurst College, they observed an elderly suspect walking northbound on Prospect wearing a dark colored baseball cap, glasses, a dark colored jacket, white briefs underwear, white socks and dark colored gym shoes. The man kept his hands in his pockets and was staring at the ground as he walked. After passing the suspect, the complainants reported what they had seen to Elmhurst College security. The area was checked with no results.
Oct. 26
Police said a suspect was observed on school grounds in the parking lot in the 400 block of N. West at around 12:11 p.m. The suspect left the area shortly thereafter, heading northbound. Officers responded to his residence in an attempt to make contact.
Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery
Nov. 1
A victim in the 200 block of E. St. Charles told police at around 6:38 p.m. that when she arrived at her residence she discovered multiple lights on and the front door frame broken. The victim exited her home and immediately contacted police. The victim did not notice any items missing.
A victim in the 200 block of Monterey told police at around 7:07 p.m. that while she was house-sitting for the victim, she left the home and when she returned later in the afternoon, she discovered forced entry to a side door on the residence.
Oct. 28-Nov. 1
A victim in the 300 block of N. Kenilworth told police that she received two checks which she believes are fraudulent between the above dates. The victim stated she has listed some furniture on Craigslist. She later received two unsolicited checks, which she did not deposit. The victim did not send any money to anyone and still has the furniture.
Oct. 31
A victim in the 900 block of S. York told police at around 5:38 p.m. that he answered an ad on Craigslist for help needed with yard work. An unknown suspect contacted the victim and sent a check requesting he deposit the check in his account. The suspect then had the victim withdraw cash and deposit it in an account. The victim was later notified from the bank that the check was fraudulent.
A victim in the 600 block of N. York told police at around 1:30 p.m. that an unknown suspect entered her unlocked parked vehicle and removed her brown/tan leather wallet.
A victim in the 500 block of S. Fern told police at around 6:17 p.m. that an unknown suspect removed a Sony SRS-XS speaker from the front porch of her residence. When the victim returned home, she noticed the speaker was missing.
June 13-Oct. 31
A complainant at a car dealership in the 300 block of W. Grand told police that the dealership received a red light camera violation for one of their loaner vehicles, a white Honda CRZ with a courtesy car sticker on the back window. The manager realized the keys to the loaner were gone; however, there was no paperwork for the vehicle being loaned out. The vehicle was entered into LEADS as stolen.
Oct. 30
Charles E. Dear, 48, of Berkeley, was charged with theft at a store in the 100 block of E. Schiller at around 12:22 p.m. A victim told police she was reportedly distracted by Dear, who later allegedly removed her purse from her cart and left the store. Dear was located outside the store going through the purse and was taken into custody, according to police.
A victim in the 400 block of S. Spring advised at around 11 a.m. that an unknown person opened a Verizon account using her information. They accumulated charges and it was not paid so it went into collections.
June 1-Oct. 30
A victim in the 300 block of W. North told police that between the above dates, an unknown suspect used his information to place an order with fingerhut.com. He also reports an unknown suspect opened a bank account using his information and wrote numerous checks which were returned due to the account being frozen.
Oct. 28
Ismael A. Garcia, 24, of Villa Park, was charged with unlawful possession of fictitious identification, driving while license suspended and no insurance subsequent to a disabled vehicle near North and Route 83 at around 3:03 a.m. Police said Garcia had a fictitious resident of the United States ID and one fictitious Social Security card.
Evan Alan Miles, 18, of Elmhurst, was issued a citation for retail theft at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at around 9:19 p.m. Police said Miles attempted to take a pair of earrings and leave without paying.
A victim at a recreational facility in the 600 block of N. York told police at around 2:05 p.m. that while her vehicle was parked in the parking lot, an unknown suspect broke the passenger side window and removed her purse.
Identity theft was reported at a food store in the 600 block of N. York at around 9 a.m. A victim told police that she was notified by her bank of possible fraudulent activity and learned that unknown suspects purchased gift cards at the store’s smoothie bar using the victim’s account information. Loss prevention advised that they suspect two suspects described as black females. Another attempt at a similar store in Lombard was declined by the bank.
Oct. 27
Theft was reported at a rental car company in the 800 block of N. York at around 443 p.m. Police said a suspect failed to return a vehicle per a lease agreement on Sept. 20 and the business was unable to locate the vehicle. After contacting the DuPage County state’s attorney, the incident was determined to be civil at this time.
Retail theft was reported at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at around 5:21 p.m. Police said store security observed two juvenile suspects attempting to remove the security tag from clothing they were holding. Juvenile 1 was found to have clothing in his backpack and was charged with retail theft. A second juvenile was released without charges to his parents.
