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.
Battery
Nov. 9
Kiehla Banks, 29, of Richton Park, was charged with three counts of aggravated battery against a police officer, resisting arrest, DUI, improper lane usage, improper lighting and two counts of failure to signal when required subsequent to a traffic stop in the 200 block of E. North at 10:22 p.m. Police said Banks showed signs of impairment and was arrested for DUI. Upon being taken into custody, Banks resisted and battered a police officer, according to police.
Criminal damage to property
Nov. 9
A victim in the 200 block of E. First told police at 9:17 a.m. she believes the suspect purposely scratched both driver side doors of her vehicle. This case is pending investigation.
Oct. 20-Nov. 4
A complainant at an auto dealership in the 500 block of W. Lake told police that unknown suspect(s) entered two vehicles in the lot and peeled the steering columns back. Pieces of the ignition were located on the floorboards.
Sept. 15
A complainant related unknown suspect(s) broke the glass on their exterior storm door.
Domestic battery, disorderly conduct
Nov. 7
Subsequent to a call for a domestic in the 700 block of N. Kenilworth at 2:20 p.m., it was learned the argument was between two sisters and became physical in nature inside the home after one sister attempted to video the other during the argument. Pending investigation.
Nov. 5
A 19-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with domestic battery in the 300 block of N. Highland at 2:37 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a verbal argument, the suspect struck the victim several times.
Nov. 3
Peter J. Simons, 73, of Elmhurst, was charged with disorderly conduct and issued a no-trespass notice in the 100 block of S. Prospect at 7:16 p.m. Police said that an officer responded to the above location for a subject refusing to leave. Upon arrival, police said Simons was found to have taken videos of the victim’s feet.
DUI, DUI-drugs, transportation of open alcohol, possession of open alcohol, consumption of alcohol by a minor
Nov. 8
Refugio Fernandez Jr., 23, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI and squealing tires subsequent to a traffic stop in the 200 block of W. Butterfield at 12:38 a.m.
Nov. 6
Vanessa Moya, 24, of Chicago, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver subsequent to a traffic stop near Prospect and Brush Hill at 4:26 a.m.
Harassment, threats
Nov. 8
A reporting officer met with the complainant in the 200 block of W. First who reported receiving threatening text messages from her ex-boyfriend. The reporting officer made contact with the
suspect and advised him to cease communication with the complainant.
Identity theft, fraud, forgery
According to information provided by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported five 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.
Possession of cannabis in a vehicle
According to information provided last week by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported one incident of possession of cannabis by either the driver of a vehicle or a passenger: Jovan Derosier, 27, of Chicago, near Butterfield and Cedar at 9:28 p.m. Nov. 8.
Suspicious circumstances
Nov. 4
Police said Officers responded to the 400 block of W. Lake at 9:09 a.m. for a report of a suspicious incident. The complainant related while in the parking lot of a hotel, an unknown suspect described as a white male with a medium build pulled up in a black pickup truck and asked if she wanted to go with him. The victim saw a pistol laying on the passenger seat of the truck. At that time, another vehicle came up behind the suspect’s vehicle and the suspect drove onto Lake Street. An investigation is pending.
Theft or burglary /retail theft/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/
robbery
Nov. 9
Mark Samano, 33, of Berwyn, was charged with filing a false police report in the 100 block of N. Addison at 7:51 p.m. Police said officers responded to the above location for the report of a verbal domestic. According to police, officers met with the suspect, who indicated he was not in distress and only called 911 as part of a personal experiment.
A complainant in the 700 block of N. Industrial reported at 4:51 a.m. observing six subjects exiting the rear cargo compartment of a semi-trailer which was parked in a gated lot. The complainant observed the subjects leave the area in two vehicles last seen heading southbound on Industrial Drive. It is unknown if anything was taken from the trailers. An investigation is pending.
Theft was reported at a business in the 800 block of N. York at 12:39 p.m. A complainant observed an unknown suspect take a concrete saw, enter a vehicle, and flee at a high rate of speed. This case is pending investigation.
Nov. 4-Nov. 7
Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 100 block of E. Van Buren. A victim related an unknown person(s) entered his unlocked gray Nissan Altima and removed his Apple Air Pods Pro 2 headphones from the center console sometime between the above dates.
Nov. 6
A complainant in the 100 block of E. Columbia told police at 7:23 a.m. that three unknown male suspects, one holding a gun, exited a dark-colored sedan, approached the victim’s vehicles in his driveway, and pulled on the door handles. The suspects did not gain entry to the vehicles and fled the scene westbound on Columbia Ave.
A complainant in the 300 block of Larch told police at 7:29 a.m. she observed three suspects in her neighbor’s driveway across the street and shouted at them. One of the suspects shouted back and pointed a gun at the victim. It was found the suspects shattered a window on a GMC vehicle and rummaged through a Volvo parked in the neighbor’s driveway. The suspects fled the scene westbound North Avenue.
Nov. 5-Nov. 6
Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 500 block of W. Armitage. A victim told police that an unknown suspect(s) entered his unlocked vehicle, stole his wallet from the center console, and used his credit card at a nearby gas station.
Nov. 5
While on patrol, an officer observed an open bay door at a tire store in the 200 block of N. Route 83 at 4:35 a.m. Upon further investigation, a broken glass door was located. Officers checked the building and discovered a 2018 black BMW X3 was stolen from the business.
Nov. 3-Nov. 4
Theft was reported near Schiller and Willow at 10:05 a.m. Police said an unknown suspect(s) removed the stop sign from the northwest corner Willow and Schiller. The Public Works Department was notified and replaced the stop sign.
Oct. 31-Nov. 4
Theft was reported in the 100 block of W. Park. A victim told police a check that was mailed to her was stolen while in transit to her residence. An investigation is pending.
Feb. 4-Nov. 4
Theft of services was reported at a vehicle rental business in the 800 block of N. York. A reporting officer met with the complainant who relayed the suspect failed to return a rental vehicle on the agreed upon date. The complainant has made numerous attempts to contact the suspect with no results.
Nov. 3
Joshua Anderson, 48 (homeless), was charged with burglary, retail theft and unlawful possession of a controlled substance; David T. Bonner, 50, of Chicago, was charged with burglary and retail theft; Patti Diomede, 58, of Franklin Park, was charged with burglary, retail theft and unlawful possession of a controlled substance; and Brandon D. Nard was charged with drug paraphernalia at a store in the 1000 block of S. York at 1:52 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a retail theft that just occurred, two of the suspects entered the store and removed 4 Yeti coolers. The subjects were seen allegedly fleeing the scene in a black Chevy Equinox. An ISPERN message was broadcasted. The vehicle was later located by Elmhurst officers in Villa Park, according to police.
Nov. 2-Nov. 3
Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 100 block of E. North End. A complainant related that an unknown suspect(s) broke out the passenger side window of his work vehicle and removed a set of keys and a pack of cigarettes.
Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 100 block of Industrial. A victim relates that an unknown suspect(s) stole an Oakley-brand backpack that was left on his passenger seat.
Nov. 2
Retail theft was reported at a food store-pharmacy in the 100 block of E. Schiller at 11:37 p.m. Police said officers responded to the above location for a retail theft in progress. Upon arrival, a complainant relayed that unknown suspects exited the store with a shopping cart full
of liquor for which they did not pay. The suspects then fled the scene last seen heading northbound on York. The three suspects were described as two black males and one black female between the ages of 18 and 35. An investigation is pending.
Nov. 1
Residential burglary was reported in the 700 block of S. Euclid at 12:34 p.m. A victim told police she believes two contractors, both described as Hispanic males between 20 and 30 years old, removed jewelry while doing work in her home.
June 1-Oct. 22
Theft was reported in the 400 block of W. Butterfield. A complainant told police that an unknown suspect(s) stole his wife’s jewelry while she was at a local facility for rehabilitation several months ago.
Violation of bail bond
Nov. 4
Zermairah Hughes-Edwards, 20, of Elmhurst was charged with violation of bail bond in the 300 block of S. West at 3:30 p.m. A victim told police that his ex-girlfriend allegedly broke into his apartment and was going through his belongings. The suspect reportedly had crawled through a window after trying her door key but the locks had been changed. Police said the suspect was found to be in violation of her bail bond and was placed under arrest.
