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.
Assault, battery
Oct. 25
Alexis Walker, 25, of Aurora, was charged with battery in the 800 block of N. York at around 1:08 p.m. Police said the victim and Walker had an altercation at the above location where Walker approached the victim and pulled the victim’s hair.
Criminal damage
Oct. 29
Anthony Trykoski, 27, of Carol Stream, was charged with criminal damage to a vehicle in the 600 block of W. North at around 8:07 p.m. Police said officers responded after Trykoski stated the victim struck him with her vehicle at the above location. The victim stated she did not strike Trykoski. She stated
he allegedly jumped on her vehicle, ripped off a windshield wiper and scratched her windshield with it.
Oct. 25-Oct. 29
A complainant—the owner of a company in the 400 block of N. Oak—told police that an unknown suspect(s) had punctured two tires on a trailer he had parked at the above location over the weekend.
Disorderly conduct
Oct. 26
Faustino Garcilazo, 54, of Chicago, was issued citations for disorderly conduct-public intoxication, and open alcohol in public in the 100 block of E. Butterfield at around 4:14 p.m.
Oct. 25
Colette Keri, 22, of Elmhurst, was issued a citation for disorderly conduct-befouling property in the 300 block of Sunnyside at around 5:37 p.m. A victim told police he saw Keri allegedly leave an item on the front step of his house. The victim opened the item and found it to be a hat containing what appeared to
be vomit, according to police.
Domestic battery, domestic incident
Oct. 29
A complainant in 1 Elm Creek Drive told police at around 11:27 a.m. that the suspect, who is not a resident at the complex, has had numerous verbal altercations with residents when visiting his girlfriend. While conducting a LEADS check on suspect’s girlfriend, she was found to have an active order of protection which had not been served. The suspect was served with a no trespass notice while the suspect’s girlfriend was served with the order of protection.
DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, open alcohol in public, consumption of alcohol by a minor, public intoxication
Oct. 29
Grazyna Myslinska, 60, of Bensenville, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and disobeying a traffic control device subsequent to a traffic stop near York and North at around 1:41 a.m.
Oct. 28
Romuald Mindak, 68, of Elmwood Park, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near Grand and County Line at around 11:23 p.m.
Rolando Montenegro, 35, of Melrose Park, was charged with DUI, endangering the life of a child and improper lane usage subsequent to a traffic stop near North and West at around 2:06 a.m.
Jonathan Penalver, 19, of Hollywood, Fla., was issued a citation for consumption of alcohol by a minor subsequent to a traffic stop near York and Park at around 3:55 a.m.
Oct. 27
Christian X. Cannady, 27, of Danville, was charged with DUI and improper lane usage subsequent to a traffic stop near North and York at around 12:56 a.m.
Oct. 26
Maria J. Leca, 27, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI, speeding and driving without lights when required subsequent to a traffic stop near Palmer and Schiller at around 11 p.m.
Fleeing, eluding
Oct. 29
Police said that subsequent to an attempted traffic stop for failure to wear a seat belt near West and Third at around 12:24 a.m., the vehicle failed to yield for the squad car’s emergency lights and siren and fled at a high rate of speed, disobeying numerous traffic control devices. The vehicle circled the residential areas of Elmhurst for more than 30 minutes, before leaving town, eastbound on Butterfield Road into Hillside. The Hillside and Berkeley police departments attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, but it fled from them as well. It was last seen northbound on Taft Avenue from Butterfield Road.
Harassment, threats
Oct. 30
A victim in the 400 block of Washington told police at around 5;36 p.m. that he has received numerous harassing phone calls from what he believes to be a phone center, telling him that the IRS has outstanding warrants for him and that he needs to provide personal information to them.
Oct. 29
A victim in the 300 block of S. Sunnyside told police at around 12:34 p.m. that a suspect hacked her social media accounts and signed her up on multiple web sites. An investigation is pending.
Sept. 27-Oct. 25
A victim in the 600 block of S. Hillside told police that over the past month, he and his wife have been receiving offensive text messages and phone calls. He related he blocked the numbers, but an unknown suspect continued to text or call from a different number.
Sept. 15-Oct. 25
A victim in the 100 block of S. Prospect told police at around 1:59 p.m. that a suspect threatened to send pictures that she previously sent to the suspect to people at school.
Obstruction
Oct. 31
Pamela Turner, 55, of Chicago, was charged with obstructing at Elmhurst Hospital at around 12:40 a.m. Police said officers responded to the report of Turner refusing to leave. Upon arrival, Turner was located. Hospital security reports, Turner was attempting to sleep in a hospital room and had previously been asked to leave, according to police. Police said Turner gave the reporting officer false names.
Possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a
controlled substance
Nov. 1
Shanell D. Medina Hipolite, 20, of Chicago, was issued citations for possession of cannabis, speeding and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Willow at around 2:20 a.m.
Oct. 31
Police said two juvenile suspects at York High School were located at around 9:51 a.m. in a bathroom using electronic cigarettes. Juvenile 1 was cited for possession of an alternative nicotine device. Juvenile 2 was in possession of multiple vaporizers and admitted to possessing a cartridge with a label indicating it contained THC oil. The second juvenile was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Oct. 30
Insung Cho, 46, of Palatine was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license revoked, obstructing identification, use of a false insurance card, defective windshield and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near Route 83 and North at around 2:59 p.m. Police said officers conducted a traffic stop on the listed vehicle after recognizing Cho as having a warrant for his arrest. According to police, Cho provided a false name and date of birth and was placed under arrest. A search of the vehicle prior to towing yielded suspect cocaine, according to police. The driver had three active warrants for his arrest, police said.
Tyrone Harris, 22, of Glendale Heights; Derrick D. Mayfield, 23, of Chicago; Graham P. Pedersen, 19, of Franklin Park; and Miquan Walker, 22, of Chicago, were issued citations for possession of cannabis at Elmhurst College at 7:04 p.m.
Oct. 28
China London, 19, of Chiccago, was charged with possession of cannabis, no valid driver’s license, no headlights when required and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near St. Charles and Fair at around 3:42 a.m.
Oct. 27
Jonathan Camacho, 21, of Chicago, was charged with possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia, and speeding subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Indiana at around 3:54 a.m.
Jeremy A. Lowe, 26, of Melrose Park, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal transportation of alcohol, driving while license suspended, no seat belt and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Elm at around 2:16 a.m. Police said that during a search of the vehicle, the suspect was found to be in possession of a digital scale with suspected cocaine on it and an opened water bottle containing suspected alcohol.
Oct. 26
Vincente Garcia, 58, of Chiccago, a passenger in a vehicle, was issued a citation for possession of cannabis near North and Indiana at around 4:14 p.m.
Margaret Schmidt, 18, of Elmhurst, was issued citations for possession of cannabis, operating a vehicle while using an electronic communication device and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop in the 700 block of N. York at around 5:23 p.m.
Oct. 25
Andrew Cubon, 24, of Melrose Park, was issued citations for possession of cannabis and speeding subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Clinton at around 6:33 p.m.
Suspicious circumstances
Oct. 28
A victim in the 200 block of S. Route 83 told police at around 5:26 p.m. that when she walked out of a store at the above location, she noticed a dark blue SUV drive past her in front of the store. The victim walked to her vehicle and the same dark blue SUV parked next to her vehicle. The driver of the SUV, described as a male Indian, medium length beard, mid 30s, wearing a black stocking hat and a blue puffy vest, was leaning over to the passenger side window, attempting to make eye contact with the victim. When the victim looked over, she observed the man masturbating. The victim drove away and did not get a license plate number.
Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery
Aug. 2-Oct. 27
Identity theft was reported in the 100 block of N. Pine. A victim told police that an unknown suspect(s) opened a Verizon Wireless account using her maiden name and current address. The victim received several letters from
Verizon about a balance due, and the cell phone line was being suspended.
Oct. 26
Robin Smith, 53, of Chicago, was charge with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, burglary and retail theft at a store in the 900 block of S. York at around 8:21 a.m. Police said an officer responded to the report of a retail theft, where Smith stole a shopping cart of alcohol. Smith was located and admitted to stealing 25 bottles of liquor, according to police. While searching the suspect, police said four small baggies, four straws and two glass smoking pipes were located; they contained a white powder, suspected to be cocaine.
Oct. 25
Identity theft was reported in the 100 block of E. Brush Hill at around 1:32 p.m. A victim told police that he was contacted by a pharmacy regarding a possible fraudulent prescription. It was discovered that the prescription was indeed fraudulent and advised the pharmacy. The victim reviewed a database and discovered additional fraudulent prescriptions were written using his credentials.
Aug. 20-Oct. 24
Theft of services was reported in the 700 block of N. Church. A victim told police that his legal services were retained by the suspect for a criminal case. The suspect agreed to the legal fees and made three payments to the victim using a Visa credit card. On Oct. 24, date the victim received three separate Visa chargebacks associated with charges made on the credit card used by the suspect to pay her legal fees. Contact is to be made with the suspect.
Warrant arrest
Oct. 31
Police said that subsequent to an investigation of a suspicious person in the 900 block of S. Mitchell at around 7:53 a.m., Tomasz Kolodziejczyk, 40, of Chicago, was found to have a warrant from the Rosemont Police Department. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to the police station.
Police said Rouse Vega, 38, of Chicago, came into the police station to turn herself in on a valid warrant out of the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office at around 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 25
Police said Christopher C. Berger, 27, of Northlake, was found to have a valid warrant from the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office subsequent to a traffic stop near York and I-290 at around 9:55 a.m. Berger also was issued a citation for speeding.
Police said Bridget N. Manolis, 37, of Elmhurst, had a warrant from the Lyons Police Department in the 700 block of S. Fairview at around 8:24 p.m.
