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.
Assault, battery
Sept. 4
Refugio Fernandez Jr., 23, of Elmhurst, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery in the 200 block of W. Butterfield at 6:07 p.m. Police said the suspect was found to be highly intoxicated, and while on scene, the suspect battered two officers.
Sept. 7
Criminal damage, criminal defacement, criminal trespassing
Sept. 2
A victim related his neighbor who lives behind him, drove his vehicle on his apron in the back alley of his house. The suspect was issued a no trespass notice on July 1. A message was left for the suspect to contact the police station.
Aug. 31-Sept. 2
An unknown person(s) spray painted a PODS container that was left on Park District property for the Elmhurst Eagles in the 400 block of N. Oaklawn sometime between the above dates.
Sept. 1
George H. Hronopoulos, 63, of Bloomingdale, was arrested for criminal damage to property and harassment through electronic communication at 12:30 a.m. Police said the suspect punctured two tires and cracked the windshield on a victim’s vehicle in the 100 block of N. Addison on Aug. 13.
A reporting officer responded to an apartment complex in the 100 block of Fellows at 3:34 p.m. for the report of a female banging on the door of the management office. The reporting officer spoke with the manager who stated that the suspect was banging on the window to the point where she thought it was going to break. Upon speaking to the suspect, she stated she wanted to return her keys in person rather than dropping them off in the drop box. The suspect was served a no-trespass notice.
A victim in the 600 block of S. Saylor reported at 6:20 p.m. that something had hit her front passenger side window while she was driving. The reporting officer observed the damage was consistent with that of a BB gun.
Disturbance, domestic incident, domestic battery, disorderly conduct
Sept. 2
A 58-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with domestic battery in the 200 block of E. Columbia at 5:02 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a verbal argument, the suspect scratched the victim, causing droplets of blood.
A complainant in the 200 block of E. First told police at 3:59 p.m. that her long-time boyfriend came home and acted like he was going to splash water on her but didn’t. She then splashed water on him. The suspect did not wish to make any statements. Due to no physical evidence of domestic battery, no arrests were made.
Sept. 1
A complainant near Route 83 and St. Charles told police at 9:29 a.m. that while driving on Route 83, a truck driver began flashing his lights behind her and yelled. The officer attempted get a hold of the company or driver with no results.
DUI, DUI-drugs, transportation of open alcohol, possession of open alcohol, consumption of alcohol by a minor
Sept. 6
Daniel Bautista, 22, of Chicago, was charged with DUI-drugs, illegal possession of cannabis by a driver, improper lane usage and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near North and West at 11:23 p.m.
Sept. 5
Marvin Lopez-Lopez, 37, of Bensenville, was charged with DUI, failure to yield to emergency vehicles, improper lane usage, improper lighting, possession of open alcohol by a driver and no insurance near Route 83 and Lake at 1:23 a.m.
Sept. 4
Moriarty Harrison, 18, of St. Louis; Andrew Lacksonen, 18, of Dublin, Ohio; and Westfahl Mitchell, 18, of Sussex, Wis., were each cited for consumption of alcohol by a minor in the 100 block of S. Villa at 6:46 a.m.
Sept. 3
Cristobal Aleman-Jimenez, 40, of Addison, was charged with DUI subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Route 83 at 4:56 a.m.
Luis Javier Medina, 25, of Addison, was charged with DUI and improper lane usage subsequent to a traffic stop near York and North at 1:13 a.m.
Sept. 2
David Zika, 41, of Villa Park, was charged with DUI, obstructing justice, resisting a police officer, reckless driving, improper lane usage, driving the wrong way and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near Route 83 and St. Charles at 10:06 p.m.
Fleeing, eluding
According to information provided last week by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported two incidents of fleeing and eluding during which the driver of a vehicle fled the scene after being stopped for a traffic stop by police.
Identity theft, fraud
According to information provided by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported six incidents of identity theft or fraud in which a victim’s identity was fraudulently used either to make charges on a credit card, open a business, bank or credit account, receive unemployment benefits—or a victim was convinced by a subject to deposit money into an account, send a check, or to buy gift cards.
Obstruction
Sept. 2
Joselino N. Perez-Garcia, 33, of Bensenville, was charged with obstructing identification, driving while license revoked, no insurance and driving with expired license plates subsequent to a traffic stop near York and Elmwood Terrace at 7:19 a.m.
Possession of a controlled substance
Sept. 7
Branko Filimonovic, 46, of Chicago, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the 900 block of N. York at 2:53 p.m.
Sept. 1
Gerardo Duran, 27, of West Chicago, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, DUI-drugs, possession of adult use cannabis in a vehicle, driving while license suspended and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash subsequent to a crash near York and I-290 at 11:03 a.m. Police said Duran also was found to have two warrants out of the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office and was transported to the DuPage County Jail.
Suspicious circumstances
Aug. 8-Sept. 6
A complainant told police he submitted an application for the renewal of his FOID card and had not received it. The complainant contacted the Illinois Firearms Bureau which advised the card was mailed to him in early August. The complainant does not know who may have taken his FOID card and was advised to file a police report.
Sept. 5
A complainant in the 500 block of N. Lorraine told police at 9:42 a.m. he was in his vehicle taking pictures of a property for insurance purposes. When the complainant drove away, the suspect began to follow him in a reckless manner. The suspect related he was being photographed by the complainant and followed him in order to obtain a license plate number. No complaints were signed.
Theft or burglary /forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/
robbery
Sept. 7
Retail theft was reported at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at 1:15 p.m. A reporting officer met with loss prevention, who reported three unknown suspects in their 20s removed several items from the clothing rack and left the store without paying. The suspects fled in a silver Nissan SUV and were last seen traveling westbound on St. Charles Road. This case is pending investigation.
Theft was reported at a store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at 3:03 p.m. A victim reported an unknown suspect(s) removed her wallet from her purse while shopping at the above location. The victim later discovered a fraudulent
transaction on her account. This case is pending investigation.
Sept. 4
Police said that subsequent to a report of a burglary to a vehicle in the 600 block of S. Parkside at 1:35 a.m., it was determined that several unlocked vehicles were entered overnight by four suspects described as black males. The area was searched by officers and K-9 and a stolen vehicle was recovered on the street. An investigation is pending.
Sept. 2
Burglary was reported in the 100 block of W. Industrial at 6:44 p.m. A victim related that an unknown suspect(s) entered his unlocked truck and removed his GPS.
Theft was reported at a business in the 900 block of N. Larch at 3:27 p.m. A complainant related the company received an email from an unknown suspect purporting to be an employee and requested to change his banking information for his direct deposit. The company’s bookkeeper changed the direct deposit information to the routing and account number provided in the email. The complainant later discovered the emails were fraudulent and has since paid back his employee’s lost wages.
Sept. 1
Residential burglary was reported in the 100 block of Addison at 12:13 p.m. A victim related after a cleaning service left her unit, she observed her portable safe had been moved. Upon checking the contents of the safe, her engagement ring was missing. The suspects were described as two black females and one black male.
Theft was reported in the 500 block of W. Lake at 10:09 a.m. A victim related that an unknown suspect(s) removed cash from her wallet while it was left unattended in a conference room at work.
May 20
Forgery was reported at a business in the 900 block of N. Larch. A victim reported he received a message from his bank stating they declined two check withdrawals. The victim confirmed both checks were fraudulent and were made out to an unknown subject in Atlanta Georgia. This case is pending investigation.
Theft of catalytic converters
According to information provided last week by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported the following incidents of catalytic converters being removed and stolen: from a business in the 700 block of N. Church sometime between Sept. 1 and Sept. 2; at an auto dealership in the 700 block of N. Church sometime between Sept. 1 and Sept. 2; in the 400 block of W. Fullerton sometime between Sept. 2 and Sept. 2; and, at a business in the 400 block of W. Fullerton sometime between Sept. 2 and Sept. 2;
