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
Nov. 11
Police said an officer in the 100 block of E. Schiller observed a shattered glass door on the third floor of the Schiller parking deck at around 6:27 p.m. There was no damage to any other doors in the structure.
Nov. 9-Nov. 11
The complainant, an employee at a business in the 100 block of N. York, told police she observed a window at the rear of the business to have a small quarter size hole in it. The damage appeared to have been done sometime between the above dates from the outside due to shards of glass being located on the inside below the window. Estimated damage $200.
Nov. 5-Nov. 9
A victim in the 400 block of W. Lake told police at around 9:31 a.m. that an unknown suspect(s) punctured her vehicle’s left rear tire while it was parked at her place of employment.
Criminal trespass
Nov. 13
Martique Barksdale, 36, of Villa Park, was charged with criminal trespass to real property at Elmhurst College at around 9:58 p.m.
A complainant in the 100 block of N. York told police at around 10:29 a.m. that an employee was fired over two years ago; however, the former employee continues to come into the business. The reporting officer made several unsuccessful attempts to contact the suspect. A no trespass notice was issued and delivered to the suspect via certified mail.
Disorderly conduct
Nov. 11
Jeffrey S. Cerkoney, 62, of Maywood, was charged with disorderly conduct/public intoxication and possession of alcohol in public in the 200 block of N. York at around 5:13 p.m.
Domestic battery, domestic incident
Nov. 14
A 22-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 200 block of E. First at around 6:51 p.m. Police said the suspect was found to have caused injuries to the victim by hitting her with a coat hanger.
Nov. 12
Police said officers responded for a domestic involving a weapon at around 9:37 p.m. Upon arrival, it was learned the victim and suspect (brothers) were physically fighting. Neither subject wished to pursue charges and a decline to investigate form was signed.
Nov. 8
A complainant told police at around 9:39 a.m. that the suspect refused to go to school and pushed her which caused her to fall and hit her head. Due to conflicting stories and no visible injuries, no arrests were made.
DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, open alcohol in public, consumption of alcohol by a minor, public intoxication
Nov. 14
Derrick Rudledge, 39, of St. Anne, Ill., and Derrick Hughes (age not given), of Chicago, were issued citations for illegal transportation of alcohol subsequent to a well-being check near Roosevelt and Euclid at around 12:50 p.m.
Nov. 12
Henry A. Brown, 32, of Calumet City, was charged with DUI, driving while license suspended, no registration plate light and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Emory at around 12:09 a.m.
Larry Hummrich, 43, of Elgin, was charged with DUI drugs, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, no valid driver’s license and no insurance near Lake and Grand at around 8:11 p.m.
Nov. 11
Karina Guzman, 25, of Hanover Park, was charged with DUI and improper lane usage subsequent to a traffic stop near Lake and Route 83 at around 4:51 a.m.
Alfonso Medel-Valeriano, 41, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, improper lane usage and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near North and West at around 1:16 a.m.
Possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a
controlled substance
Nov. 9
Kathleen Quinn, 40, of Mt. Prospect, was issued citations for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and expired registration subsequent to a traffic stop near First and Addison at around 5:20 p.m.
Jacob R. Rhode, 20, of Chicago Heights, was issued citations for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding subsequent to a traffic stop near St. Charles and Berkeley at around 7:18 p.m.
Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery
Nov. 13-Nov. 14
Residential burglary was reported in the 200 block of E. North. A victim told police that sometime during the past day, a small drawer had been removed from a dresser in her bedroom. The drawer contained costume jewelry, an Illinois driver’s license, a passport, the title to her house and a birth certificate. The victim’s driver’s license was entered into LEADS as lost. There was no forced entry to the home.
Nov. 13
Forgery was reported at a store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at around 7:31 p.m. The complainant, a shift manager at the store, told police that an unknown suspect attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill. The bill was seized by store employees and the suspect left the scene. The $100 bill was placed into evidence.
Nov. 12
Timothy T. Washington, 26, of Addison, was charged with felony retail theft at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at around 3:51 p.m.
Nov. 11
Theft was reported at a store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at around 2:44 p.m. A victim told police she placed her wallet in her shopping cart and left it unattended while she used the washroom. The victim’s family member was in the area, but did not know the victim’s wallet was left in the cart. Upon returning to her cart, the victim realized her wallet was gone. Security video captured the suspect removing the wallet from the cart, placing it into her purse and exiting the store. The victim’s driver’s license was entered into LEADS. One of the suspects was described as an Hispanic female, approximately 40 years old, with long, black hair in a pony tail, wearing a leopard print jacket and light-colored blue jeans. The other suspect was described as a juvenile Hispanic female, with long, black hair wearing a blue Nike hooded sweatshirt and black tight pants.
Nov. 9
Conrad S.W. Crockett, 29, of Chicago, was charged with burglary at a restaurant in the 100 block of S. York at around 12:29 p.m. Police said officers responded to the report of a suspicious person, Crockett, who was found at a restaurant behind the employee counter touching the cash register. After being questioned, Crockett left the restaurant and went up in the elevator, according to police. Police said he was found to have entered another suite in the building and stole a baseball from the victim’s office. Crockett was identified as an employee in a different suite in the building. Crockett was later charged with battery at around 5:11 p.m. Police said a victim stated Crockett touched her inappropriately while walking past her.
A stolen vehicle was reported at a gas station in the 1000 block of N. York at around 3:55 p.m. A victim told police he pulled up to a pump, left his keys in the ignition with the vehicle running and his iPhone on the passenger seat. He walked inside to prepay for his gas and when he returned his vehicle was gone. Security video shows the suspect entered the unattended vehicle and left the scene eastbound on Grand. The blue 2007 Toyota was entered into LEADS. The suspect was described as a male, possibly Hispanic, wearing a tan/brown coat with a dark colored hoodie underneath.
Nov. 8
Residential burglary was reported at Elmhurst College at around 9:56 a.m. Police said a victim left for class at around 7:50 a.m. Upon returning to his dorm room, he found his dorm was broken into and in disarray. A reporting officer did not see any signs of forced entry into the room. An investigation is pending.
Sept. 25-Oct. 9
The victim, the owner of a rental company in the 1000 block of S. Route 83, told police he leased an Excavator to the suspect in September for two days and the suspect has not paid his bill in full and has made verbal threats towards the victim. Police will contact the suspect.
Trespass notice
Nov. 11
A complainant at Bueller Library at Elmhurst College told police at around 9:18 p.m. that Martique D. Barksdale, 36, of Villa Park, was previously served with a no trespass notice, provided a copy of said notice, and violated the notice, according to police. The complainant agreed to sign complaints. Barksdale was issued a citation for trespass to property.
Nov. 8
Police said the manager of an auto dealership in the 200 block of W. Grand reported that the suspect became loud and argumentative when the dealership refused to sell him a car. The suspect refused to
leave the property, according to police. Officers served the suspect with a no trespass notice and the suspect left the property.
Oct. 13-Oct. 31
Identity theft was reported in the 100 block of N. Oak Lawn sometime between the above dates. A victim told police that an unknown suspect opened a credit account with Synchrony Bank / JC Penney for a credit card in his name. The bank told the victim he is not responsible for fraudulent charges. Report was made as a matter of record.
