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 damage, criminal defacement, trespassing
Dec. 24
Police said that subsequent to a suspicious vehicle, Yaman Obaid, 20, of Des Plaines, was found to have accessed the seventh level of the Addison parking deck by moving a large barricade that was clearly marked with signs indicating the parking level was closed. Obaid was issued a citation for trespassing.
Domestic battery, disorderly conduct
Dec. 27
Police said a 35-year-old Villa Park man turned himself in on a warrant for domestic battery for an incident that occurred near St. Charles and Cottage on Sept. 11.
Dec. 26
A 26-year-old Chicago man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 200 block of S. York at 12:55 a.m. Police said that subsequent to a report of a domestic battery, it was learned the suspect battered the victim.
A victim in the 700 block of N. Michigan reported at 5:50 p.m. that a suspect struck and bit him. Charges are pending.
Dec. 25
A 35-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with domestic battery and resisting arrest in the 600 block of W. Fay at 6:53 a.m. A victim reported that the suspect struck him following a verbal argument.
DUI, DUI-drugs, transportation of open alcohol, possession of open alcohol, consumption of alcohol by a minor
Dec. 27
Samuel Nicholson, 53, of Chicago, was charged with DUI, possession of open alcohol by the driver and possession of cannabis by the driver near North and Route 83 at 2:37 a.m.
Dec. 26
Robert Baskin, 37, of Bellwood, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident subsequent to a vehicle crash near Roosevelt and Butterfield at 5:24 a.m.
Dec. 23
Evelyn Patino, 47, of Chicago, was charged with DUI, disobeying a traffic control signal and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near St. Charles and West at 1:04 a.m.
Dec. 22
Brandon J. Colburn, 35, of Big Rock, was charged with DUI-drugs, possession of a controlled substance and improper stopping/standing in the roadway near Roosevelt and York at 2:57 a.m.
Fleeing, eluding
According to information provided last week by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported one incident of fleeing and eluding during which the driver of a vehicle fled the scene after being stopped for a traffic stop by police.
Harassment, threats
Dec. 23
A complainant in the 500 block of W. North reported at 12:27 p.m., she received an alarming phone call from an unknown suspect who advised her daughter was being held hostage. The complainant contacted her daughter who was safe, realizing the phone call was a scam, reported it to police.
Identity theft, fraud, forgery
According to information provided by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported three incidents of identity theft or fraud in which a victim’s identity was fraudulently used.
Theft or burglary /retail theft/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/
robbery
Dec. 28
Andre Googler, 51, of Maywood, was charged with retail theft, attempted possession of burglary tools and possession of drug paraphernalia at a store in the 900 block of S. York at 7:48 p.m. A complainant reported the suspect allegedly concealed several bottles of liquor into his jacket and walked out without paying.
Theft of vehicle parts was reported in the 600 block of N. York at 7:02 p.m. A victim told police that an unknown suspect(s) removed the radiator cover from his vehicle.
Dec. 27
Police said that subsequent to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 900 block of S. York at 7:15 a.m., a reporting officer located an unoccupied vehicle which was reported stolen out of Chicago. The Chicago police department was notified and the vehicle was released to its registered owner.
A victim at Edward-Elmhurst Hospital reported at 8:24 a.m. that her vehicle was taken from the employee parking lot. A reporting officer reviewed security footage which showed that an unknown suspect shattered a window to gain entry to the vehicle. The unknown suspect then drove off heading northbound on York Street. The vehicle was later located unoccupied in Chicago.
Dec. 26
Xavion Vargas, 20, of Park Ridge, was charged with burglary and attempted theft in the 100 block of N. York at 1:23 p.m. According to police, a victim reported he met Vargas through Facebook Marketplace and agreed to meet at the above location to sell a Rolex brand watch valued at $8,800. The suspect greeted the victim, inspected the watch and allegedly fled the area without paying.
Dec. 24
Deceptive practice was reported at a store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at 9:39 a.m. A complainant related the suspect had fraudulently made a return on items that were not purchased in order to receive store credit. The suspect purchased an item using the gift card and exited the store. The suspect entered an unknown vehicle being driven by a second unknown suspect and left the area.
Theft of catalytic converters
According to information provided last week by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported one incident of catalytic converters being removed and stolen from a vehicle at the following location: the 200 block of N. Maple at 10:56 a.m. Dec. 21.
