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.
Criminal damage, criminal defacement
Sept. 6-Sept. 7
Police said an agent for a victim’s company in the 300 block of W. Lake told police at around 9:41 a.m. that an unknown suspect damaged a semi-trailer by spray painting graffiti markings on the side of the trailer while it was parked overnight in the parking lot. The victim reports the same trailer was vandalized in the same manner six months ago.
Child endangerment
Sept. 6
Police said officers responded to the above location for the report of an unattended 1-year-old child left sleeping in a vehicle. The reporting officer located the child who was secured in a child safety seat in the rear passenger side. Officers were able to locate the child’s mother who stated she did not want to wake the child, according to police. The mother, Cristina Filipa, 31, of Addison, was charged with child endangerment.
Disorderly conduct
Sept. 9
Police said officers responded for a complaint of an intoxicated person on the complainant’s front porch in the 800 block of Washington at around 6:25 a.m. The suspect, Daniel Sullivan, 27, of New Lenox, was located near a school, according to police. Sullivan was issued a citation for disorderly conduct-public intoxication.
Sept. 8
Police said officers responded to the 500 block of N. York at around 5:10 p.m. for the report of a man lying in the parking lot. Officers located Robert Baldwin, 68, of Elmhurst, and found him to be intoxicated, according to police. He was issued a citation for public intoxication.
Sept. 7
Darla A. Figved, 51, of Elmhurst, was issued a citation for disorderly conduct-public intoxication near Prospect and Van Buren at around 10:43 p.m.
Police said school resource officers at York High School responded to the school cafeteria at around 1:33 p.m. for a report of a fight that had just occurred. A reporting officer made contact with both juveniles. One of the juveniles was issued citations for disorderly conduct and possession of alternative nicotine products. The other juvenile was issued a citation for disorderly conduct. Both juveniles were released to their parents.
Sept. 6
Police said officers were advised of a fight in progress in the school cafeteria at York High School at around 1:10 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located the two who were involved in a physical fight during their lunch period. Each was cited for disorderly conduct and their respective parents were notified.
Domestic battery, domestic incident, disturbance
Sept. 13
Police said that upon arrival in the 1-100 block of St. Regis Court at around 3:34 a.m., a victim told police she got into a verbal argument with her husband over her coming home late. She stated he allegedly pushed her off the bed and she slapped his chest. The suspect stated after a verbal argument, the victim allegedly slapped him and he locked her out of the bedroom when she then kicked the door in. No injuries were observed and the suspect left the residence for the day.
Sept. 12
A 23-year-old Rockford woman was charged with domestic battery, while a 27-year-old Oswego man was charged with obstructing identification in the 500 block of W. Grand at around 1:37 a.m. Police said that Upon arrival, it was learned that the woman struck her boyfriend in the face while he
was sleeping after looking through his cell phone. Her boyfriend gave a false name and was found to have a valid warrant out of the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, according to police.
Sept. 8
A 42-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with domestic battery in the 100 block of N. Addison at around 1:05 a.m. Police said a witness confirmed that a battery occurred whereby the suspect choked and pulled the victim’s hair.
DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, open alcohol in public, consumption of alcohol by a minor, public intoxication
Sept. 10
Jeremy Falagario, 26, and Michael A. Landando, 28, both of Chicago, were charged with illegal transportation of open alcohol, while Joseph Scott Stefan, 24, and Stephen D. Sapp, 25, both of Chicago, were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Myrtle at around 7:22 p.m.
Sept. 9
Daniel Defily, 32, of Lombard, was charged with DUI drugs and failure to signal subsequent to a traffic stop near Route 83 and Riverside at around 12:28 a.m.
Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop near St. Charles and Fair at around 2:46 a.m., Samantha Ocampo, 19, of Berwyn, a passenger in the vehicle, was found to have consumed alcohol and was under the age of 21. She was issued citations for consumption of alcohol by a minor and illegal transportation of alcohol.
Sept. 8
Jeremy L. Hansen, 41, of Elmhurst, was issued a citation for public intoxication in the 200 block of E. Third at around 2:10 a.m. Police said officers responded to the above location for Hansen, who was allegedly passed out on the sidewalk. Officers located Hansen who was found to be intoxicated and sustained an abrasion to his right foot, according to police.
Police said that subsequent to a DUI following call, a vehicle was located and stopped near Bensenville at Church and McLean at around 2:57 a.m. The allegedly vehicle fled from the traffic stop and was eventually located in Bensenville. Jesse C. Ingram, 20, of Bensenville, was taken into custody and transported to the police station. He was charged with DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, consumption of alcohol by a minor, obstructing a police officer, driving while license suspended, improper lane usage and no insurance. Police said Ingram also was found to be wanted out of DuPage County.
Raymond Quinones, 43, of Hanover Park, was charged with DUI, injuring city property, possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and improper lane usage subsequent to a single car crash investigation in the 300 block of W. Lake at around 6:11 a.m.
Fleeing, eluding
Sept. 11
A reporting officer near York and St. Charles located two vehicles at around 4:11 a.m. which were previously dispatched on ISPERN as wanted for fleeing and eluding/sighting of a stolen vehicle. Both vehicles fled entering eastbound I-290 from North Avenue.
Sept.9
Police said that while on patrol near North and Melrose at around 4:15 a.m., a reporting officer conducted a registration check on a Ford Explorer, which returned with a stolen vehicle hit out of Niles. Upon attempting to conduct a traffic stop, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed, eastbound on I-290 from North Avenue. Officers also attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Lexus which was traveling with the Ford Explorer. That vehicle also fled at a high rate of speed and was found to be a freshly stolen vehicle out of Glenview.
Possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a
controlled substance
Sept. 13
Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Highland at around 1:53 a.m., Charles Richmond, 28, of Chicago, a passenger in the vehicle, was found to be in possession of cannabis and open alcohol. He was issued citations for illegal transportation of alcohol by a passenger, possession of cannabis and no seat belt.
Sept. 10
Wilfrido Manjarrez, 30, of Chicago, was issued citations for possession of cannabis, speeding and tinted windows subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Addison at around 2:57 a.m.
Shannon K. Trotter, 31, of Detroit, Mich., was issue citations for possession of cannabis, illegal transportation of alcohol and disobeying a traffic control device, while Demetrius Cade, 43, of Detroit, was issued citations for possession of cannabis and illegal transportation of alcohol subsequent to a traffic stop near North and York at around 3:35 a.m.
Sept. 8
Nolan Ryan Murnick, 24, of Downers Grove, was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia subsequent to a traffic stop near York and Commerce at around 12:13 a.m.
Sept. 6
Austin Maher, 20, and Natasha Jung, 19, both of Downers Grove, were issued citations for possession of cannabis in the 100 block of S. Prospect at around 6:54 p.m.
Police said officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute in the 500 block of E. Park at around 7:22 a.m. Prior to the officers’ arrival, police said the suspect, Scott Muehring, 43, of Elmhurst, left the residence. A subsequent investigation revealed a domestic argument had escalated to both parties pushing each other, according to police. The victim advised officers Muehring was known to keep cannabis in the house, police said. During a consent search of the residence, police said officers located cannabis and a scale. According to police, Muehring admitted to ownership of the contraband. He came into the police station and was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Suspicious circumstances
Aug. 21-Sept. 8
A victim in the 600 block of Armitage told police at around 11:24 a.m. they are the owner of an unoccupied house. The victim reports receiving mailings addressed to unknown suspects. The mailings are from the Illinois Secretary of State, Selective Service System, and a company. A neighbor of the victim reported seeing the driver of a white sedan removing mail from the mailbox on several occasions.
Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery
Sept. 12
A victim in the 100 block of N. Maple told police at around 7:23 p.m. she received a voicemail from a subject claiming to be a Lieutenant from the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office who stated she had warrants out for her arrest for a missed jury summons. The victim made contact with the subject who said she would need to go to the DuPage County Courthouse to clear it up and she could “speed things up” if she made a payment using a Green Dot Money Pak pre-paid card. The victim purchased the card and provided the suspect with the numbers
on the card. The victim will attempt to stop the transaction.
Sept. 10
Rhonda M. Thomas, 55, of Hillside, was charged with two counts of retail theft at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at around 4:02 p.m. Police said Thomas exited the store with $1,018.25 worth of stolen merchandise.
Sept. 9
A victim in the 100 block of E. North End told police at around 8:30 p.m. that he lost his cell phone and used an application to find it. The application showed the phone in Franklin Park. An officer responded to the area in an attempt to locate the phone and was met with no results.
Sept. 8
Forgery was reported in the 100 block of E. Butterfield at around 8:40 a.m. A victim told police that a suspect attempted to pay for merchandise with a suspected counterfeit bill. Officers responded to the scene. The suspect was detained and transported to the police station. The suspect was released without charges. United States Secret Service was notified and will investigate the complaint.
Theft was reported in the 1200 block of S. York at around 8:46 p.m. A victim told police that a suspect had stolen cash from her bank account over the past several months. An investigation is pending.
Theft was reported at a restaurant in the 200 block of N. York at around 10:23 p.m. Police said an unknown suspect described as a black male placed an order paying with a $100 bill. The male then allegedly distracted the cashier, taking the $100 bill back along with getting $91.45 back in change.
Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop near Indiana and Armitage at around 6:44 p.m., an unnamed suspect was found to be in possession of 1 1/2 pills of Alprazolam® and 23 grams of cannabis. The suspect was transported to the police station, where she was processed and released without charges, pending lab results.
Sept. 7
Theft by deception was reported in the 200 block of N. Addison at around 2:43 p.m. A victim told police he was contacted by an unknown male suspect, stating his grandson was involved in a minor accident and needed cash to be released from custody. The unknown suspect instructed the victim to purchase two Walmart Gift cards and two Home Depot Gift Cards. The victim only purchased the Walmart gift cards and provided the unknown suspect with the card numbers. The victim’s wife grew suspicious and contacted their grandson who advised he was fine.
Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 500 block of W. Lake at around 3:07 p.m. A complainant told police that an unknown suspect forced entry to his locked work truck and removed multiple tools. The victim did not know where or when the incident occurred, but reported it could have happened while he was completing a job in either Carol Stream or Wheaton.
Attempted retail theft was reported at a store in the 600 block of N. York at around 5:08 p.m. A complainant told police that an unknown suspect attempted to steal a bottle of vodka. When loss prevention confronted the suspect, he reportedly rammed a shopping cart at the loss prevention employee and fled the store in a teal Pontiac Grand Prix, unknown direction of travel.
Theft of lost property was reported in the 300 block of W. Lake at around 10:28 p.m. A victim told police that he lost his gold iPhone 6S Plus in one of the ball pits and was able to track it to the west parking lot. The phone pinged a location between two vehicles. The vehicle owners consented to a search of their cars and the search was met with no results.
Aug. 1-Sept. 4
Police said an agent for the victim’s company in the 800 block of N. Church Court told police at around 8:58 a.m. that over a period of five weeks, the company has had six iPhone 7s, six Otterbox phone cases and one Milwaukee SawZall stolen from the office area.
Sept. 2
Police said an agent for the victim’s company told police at around 10:03 a.m. an employee stole merchandise. During an internal investigation, the company was able to make a partial recovery of the merchandise from the suspect. An investigation is pending.
