The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. 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 trespass, criminal damage
April 23
Jordan E. Wisner, 21, of Glendale Heights, was charged with criminal trespass to property, while Casey Nicole Troyer, 35, of Caledonia, Ill., was processed on a warrant out of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office in the 600 block of W. Third at around 1:25 p.m. Police said a reporting officer met with a complainant who stated a subject who had previously been evicted from the property was found sleeping inside the home. According to police, the reporting officer entered the property and Wisner and Troyer sleeping in the residence.
Domestic battery, domestic incident, disorderly conduct, disturbance
April 29
Police said officers responded to the 200 block of E. First at around 2:16 a.m. for the report of a domestic battery. The reporting officer met with the complainant who stated her boyfriend pulled her out of bed and locked her out of the home. No arrests were made due to conflicting statements and there were no signs of a physical altercation.
A victim told police at around 1:30 p.m. that her son became irate and began hitting his mother and the nanny. The suspect also caused damage inside the house. The suspect then hid in the basement. Officers located the suspect and restored order. The suspect’s father returned to the residence. The parents refused treatment for the suspect.
April 28
A 39-year-old Chicago man was charged with two counts of domestic battery and unlawful interference with reporting a domestic battery in the 400 block of N. York at around 9:02 p.m. Police said officers responded to the above location for the report of a domestic battery in progress. The reporting officer met with the victim who stated the suspect had punched her. The victim attempted to dial 911, but the suspect grabbed the victim’s phone from her hands. During the altercation, the victim had suffered a laceration to her face and was evaluated by medics.
April 26
A 28-year-old Chicago man was charged with obstructing a police officer and two counts of domestic battery at a hotel in the 900 block of Riverside at around 3:27 a.m. A victim told police that the suspect pulled her out of the car, causing scrapes to her knee and punched her in the face, causing lacerations to her lower lip.
DUI, DUI-drugs
April 24
Jacob Leoni, 25, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI-drugs in the 500 block of S. Spring at around 1:46 a.m.
Mackenzie M. Pittman, 28, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI, damage to city property and improper lane usage near Rex and Elm Park at around 11:48 p.m.
Failure to give information
April 24
Hilda Guillen, 45, of Westchester, was charged with failing to give information after she allegedly struck an unattended vehicle in the 1200 block of S. York at around 2:39 p.m.
Harassment
April 28
A victim in the 600 block of Mary Court told police at around 6:30 p.m. that upon arriving home, the father of her grandchildren was in her driveway. The suspect exited his vehicle and was yelling and swearing at the victim. The victim intends to seek an order of protection and wished the incident to be documented.
April 24-April 26
A victim in the 900 block of S. Hawthorne told police at around 1 p.m. that she has been receiving threatening text messages from her father between the above dates. The victim states the suspect has a mental health condition and is not taking his prescribed medications. Attempts to contact the suspect were unsuccessful.
Possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia
April 25
Hector R. Rivera, 29, of Hillside, was charged with possession of adult use cannabis in a vehicle, driving while license revoked, unlawful use of an electronic communication device, improper use of registration and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near Butterfield and Chatham at around 8:57 p.m.
Suspicious circumstances
April 29
Police said officers responded to an area near St. Charles and Fair at around 7:51 a.m. after a call was made to 911 stating her son was driving erratically and wanted to drive into a tree. The unknown caller stated they were on Fair Avenue. The area was checked with no results.
April 28
Police said that subsequent to a report of a suspicious suspect approaching and looking into homes near Lake and Indiana at around 11:19 p.m., officers made contact with the suspect, who related he was walking home to Itasca. The officer observed a broken glass smoking pipe on the ground near where the suspect was walking. The officer retrieved the smoking pipe which tested positive for cocaine and placed the pipe into evidence.
Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery
April 28
Lance Thomas, 60, of Roselle, was charged with burglary to a vehicle, attempted residential burglary, attempted burglary to a vehicle and violation of bail bond in the 200 block of E. Butterfield at around 7:16 a.m. Police said that subsequent to an investigation of a suspicious person pulling on vehicle door handles, Thomas was located as he attempted to gain entry to a residence. According to police, Thomas was in possession of property which had been taken in a burglary to motor vehicle. Police said Thomas entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle in the parking lot at the above location and removed several items, damaged the victim’s vehicle, and defecated inside of the victim’s vehicle.
April 25-April 27
Theft of vehicle parts was reported at a trucking company in the 700 block of N. York. A complainant told police that an unknown suspect(s) stole 10 tires with rims and two generators off of three Freightliner trucks, which were parked in the southwest corner of their parking lot sometime between the above dates. The chain link fence in the northwest corner of the parking lot was cut.
April 25
Retail theft was reported at a store in the 600 block of N. York at around 1:10 p.m. Police said a suspect had walked out of the store with a full cart of liquor and dog food without paying. The suspect was observed by an employee loading bottles into the car and covering the bottles with a bag of dog food. An investigation is pending.
April 24
Joshua R. Pannell, 23, of Wheaton, was charged with retail theft, burglary, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia at a store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at around 4:37 p.m. Police said Pannell stole liquor. According to police, Pannell was located near Spring and St. Charles and was found to be in possession of the stolen liquor, a crack pipe, hypodermic needle and a liquid, suspected to be methadone.
Commercial burglary was reported at a gas station in the 100 block of W. Third at around 4:33 a.m. Police said reporting officers responded to a burglar alarm at the station. Upon arrival, the front glass door was found to be shattered and an ATM was stolen. An investigation is pending.
March 31-April 13
Forgery was reported in the 100 block of E. Elmhurst. Police said a victim made an online order to have a personal check mailed from Wells Fargo to Arcadia Properties LLC for his rent. The check was sent on March 31 and cleared on April 13. The check was intercepted and made payable to an unknown subject. Arcadia Properties requested the victim to make a police report.
March 3
Theft of vehicle parts was reported at a car dealership in the 700 block of N. York at around 12:05 p.m. The dealership noticed on the above date that four wheels—all being from the rear of two 2020 Hyundai Tucsons—were stolen from the far west end of their rear parking lot.
Feb. 19
Fraud and theft were reported at a car dealership in the 200 block of W. Grand at around 12:06 p.m. Police said an unknown suspect provided fraudulent identification and information to the dealership, in order to purchase a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle was entered into LEADS as stolen.
Jan. 2-Feb. 3
Identity theft was reported in the 200 block of Forest sometime between the above dates. A victim told police that she received her ComEd bill, which showed a transfer of service on it which was not hers. The transfer charges were from an address in Chicago. The victim was advised by ComEd to complete a police report.
