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
June 17
Stacey Hasil, 61, of Elmhurst, was charged with battery in the 300 block of W. North at 9:09 p.m. Police said a victim related she asked Hasil for a rent decrease, and an argument ensued. During the argument, Hasil allegedly shoulder-checked the victim.
Dorothy V. Stevens, 32, of Mt. Prospect, was charged with four counts of battery, as well as DUI, driving while license suspended and no insurance near North and Myrtle at 7:26 p.m. Police said Stevens exited the vehicle and was observed yelling at the male passenger in the vehicle. The suspect allegedly battered the responding officers on scene.
June 13
A victim in the 600 block of N. West told police at 9:46 p.m. that he was lying on his bed when the suspect jumped on the bed and attempted to strike him. The suspect had left the scene prior to a reporting officer’s arrival. Due to a lack of evidence, a lack of witnesses, and a lack of cooperation, no arrests were made.
Criminal damage, trespass to property
June 19
Sava Cejic, 55, of Johnson City, N.Y., was issued a citation for trespass to private property at a business in the 600 block of N. Larch at 7:50 p.m. Police said Cejic later returned to the business from which he was trespassed at 4:48 a.m. He was charged with criminal trespass to land and disorderly conduct.
Domestic battery, domestic incident, disorderly conduct, disturbance, dispute
June 18
Police said a victim in the 800 block of S. Hawthorne related after leaving his residence for the night due to a disagreement with his spouse, he returned this morning and was locked out of the house. The reporting officer made contact with the suspect, who admitted to slapping the victim.
June 17
A victim at a hotel in the 900 block of S. Riverside told police at 1:29 a.m. he ordered an Uber to pick him up after finding out that a suspect had given her phone number to another man. The suspect pushed the victim to stop him from getting into a car. No injuries were observed on either party. The incident was documented and family shelter service was notified.
June 15
A victim in the 100 block of W. Diversey told police at 3:58 a.m. that subsequent to a verbal argument, the suspect struck her in the head. The reporting officer attempted to contact the suspect with no results. An investigation is pending.
A complainant in the 300 block of S. Kenilworth told police that two unknown suspects banged on her front door and threw a yard sign towards the front door.
DUI, DUI-drugs, transportation of open alcohol, possession of open alcohol, consumption of alcohol by a minor
June 16
Alexander Enrique Lameda, 32, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated DUI-No valid driver’s license, aggravated fleeing and eluding, DUI, no valid license/permit, improper lane usage, failure to yield to emergency vehicle, disobeying a traffic control device, transportation of open alcohol by the driver, use of unsafe tires and no insurance subsequent to an attempted traffic stop near York and I-2-90 at 2:08 p.m. Police said that subsequent to an attempted traffic stop, the suspect fled from officers
Ginger G. Juarez, 35, of Glendle Heights, was charged with DUI, two counts of improper lane usage and an improper turn near North and West at 4:21 a.m.
June 15
Jose Luiz Morales Policar, 35, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI, failure to report accident to police authority by driver and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident in the 900 block of N. Virginia at 3:42 a.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.
Harassment, threats
June 19
A victim in the 100 block of N. Richard told police he received several threatening text messages from an unknown suspect demanding money for unpaid services. An investigation is pending.
June 9-June 13
A victim in the 200 block of W. Kimbell told police that he was asked by the suspect to modify other employees’ work hours. The victim refused to do so and the suspect started harassing him via telephone. An investigation is pending.
Identity theft, fraud
According to information provided by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported one incidents of identity theft or fraud.
Possession of cannabis in a vehicle
According to information provided last week by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported xxx incidents of possession of cannabis by either the driver of a vehicle or a passenger: Marcell Neely, 24, of Homewood, near North and Walnut at 8:13 p.m. June 13; Thomas Sullivan, 20, of Elmhurst, near Park and Myrtle at 11:38 p.m. June 15;
Possession of a controlled substance
June 15
Rogelio Ibarra, 45, of Joliet, was charged with speeding, driving while license suspended and unlawful possession of controlled substance subsequent to a traffic stop near Butterfield and Roosevelt at 11:19 a.m.
Suspicious incident
June 18
Cirilo Gonzalez, 61, of Stone Park, was charged with Attempt to Fail to Register as Sex Offender and Improper Lighting subsequent to a traffic stop in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at 12:01 a.m. Police said Gonzalez was found to be a non-compliant sex offender.
June 17
Police said that subsequent to a suspicious vehicle suspected to be involved in retail thefts in the 900 block of Route 83, Mundelein, a reporting officer conducted a traffic stop after the passenger stole from a pharmacy. One of the suspects, a passenger in the vehicle, was placed under arrest for retail theft and the other suspect, the driver, was arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Both suspects were taken into custody by the Mundelein Police Department.
March 11-June 14
A complainant in the 900 block of N. Oaklawn told police while on the roof of his building, he located two firearms. A responding officer observed a rusted Taurus pistol with an extended magazine and a rusty Polymer 80. The serial number on the Taurus came back through LEADS as stolen out of Detroit, and the Polymer 80 did not have a serial number.
Theft, retail theft, burglary, attempted theft or burglary, forgery, deceptive practice, obstruction, robbery
June 19
A victim in the 700 block of N. Geneva told police that two unknown suspects stole a metal planter and metal dolly from the back of his residence.
June 15
Police said an unknown person(s) stole two Adirondack chairs the victim had placed on the parkway of his residence in the 100 block of N. Elm while preparing for their block party.
June 14
Police said while a reporting officer was on patrol near North and Maple, the officer observed a vehicle that was reported stolen out of Schaumburg. A traffic stop was conducted and the suspects were found to be in possession of controlled substances. The suspects were taken into custody and transported to the police station. The suspects were released pending charges upon the return of lab results.
June 13-June 14
An unknown suspect(s) removed a victim’s solar power garden lights from her front walkway in the 400 block of E. Adams sometime between the above dates.
June 13
Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop near a store in the 600 block of N. York at 1 p.m., two suspects were found to be in possession of stolen merchandise. Roxanne Kovanda, 60, of Neillsville, Wis., was also found to be in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, according to police. Kovanda was charged with burglary, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, retail theft and no seat belt. Darlene Grimsley, 58, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft, possession of stolen property and transportation of open alcohol.
Warrant arrest
June 16
Police said that subsequent to a well-being call check at a church in the 800 block of N. Church, Dean G. Malamis, 53, of Wheaton, was found to have a valid warrant out of DuPage County.
June 13
Police said Wilman Joan Torres-Valencia, 33, of Maywood, came into the Elmhurst Police Department to turn himself in on an active warrant out of the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office at 11:15 a.m.
