The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the arrest of five suspects for felony retail theft offenses during three unrelated incidents on the evening of Friday, March 15.
On that night, at about 7:30 p.m., an Elmhurst police officer spotted a suspect vehicle that returned to Kohl’s, 303 S. Route 83, after being involved in a prior theft from the store 10 days earlier. Additional officers responded and detained two men who had just committed a theft of approximately $1,300 worth of fragrance boxes by concealing them under their clothes and exiting the store.
Ronald Brito-Padilla, 24, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of burglary and retail theft.
Erick Quevedo-Nino, 34, of Chicago, was also charged with felony counts of burglary and retail theft.
The Chicago address provided for both Brito-Padilla and Quevedo-Nino is at the location of the former Standard Club. That site is now a migrant shelter.
On Friday, March 15, at approximately 8 p.m., an Elmhurst police officer made a traffic stop of a vehicle at Route 83 and I-290. The driver was identified as the suspect who committed a theft from Shoe Carnival, 195 S. Route 83, on Dec. 27, 2023. The driver, Robert Martin, 56, of Chicago, was arrested at the scene.
Martin was charged with one felony count of retail theft. He was also charged with driving with a suspended license, operating an uninsured vehicle and improper lighting.
On Friday, March 15, at approximately 9 p.m., Elmhurst officers responded to Jewel-Osco, 944 S. York St., for a call of a theft in progress. Officers located and detained two men who had just committed a theft of about $1,200 worth of liquor from the store.
Michael B. Howard, 43, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of burglary and retail theft. Myron Edwards, 31, of Chicago, was also charged with felony counts of burglary and retail theft. Additionally, Edwards was charged with misdemeanor counts of obstructing identification and possession of drug paraphernalia.
All five men were transported to the DuPage County Jail.
