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. 8
A victim told police while visiting her sister at Elmhurst Hospital, her nephew became upset and started yelling and spitting at the victim. She attempted to get up out of her chair and the suspect became aggressive with the victim. An investigation is pending.
Domestic battery, disorderly conduct, domestic incident, dispute, disturbance
Sept. 11
Police said Kerry P. Mullins, 35, of Oak Brook, was found drinking alcohol in front of the entrance to City Hall in the 200 block of S. York. Mullins was charged with possession of open alcohol in public and left the area.
Sept. 8
A complainant in the 300 block of S. West reported at 5:19 p.m. being battered by her husband. Due to conflicting statements and lack of evidence, no arrests were made.
DUI, consumption of alcohol by a minor
Sept. 7
Carla Sullivan, 52, of Chicago, was charged with DUI, unlawful use of weapon, resisting arrest, attempt obstruction of evidence, possession of open alcohol, possession of cannabis by driver, improper lane usage, failure to signal and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near Lake and I-290 at 12:57 a.m.
Sept. 6
Jessica Wilson, 30, of Chicago, was charged with driving while license suspended, unlawful possession of cannabis, resisting arrest, transportation of open alcohol, no insurance and improper lane usage subsequent to a traffic stop near Roosevelt and York at 12:35 a.m.
Entering unlocked vehicles
Elmhurst police said there were no incidents that occurred of unknown suspects entering unlocked vehicles at the following locations:
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.
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 by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported five incidents of possession of cannabis by either the driver of a vehicle or a passenger: Johnathan Brown, 33, of Chicago, near North and Elm at 10:48 p.m. Sept. 5; Pedro Luis Dominguez Contreras, 38, and Christopher Kahles, 37, both of Chicago, in the 100 block of N. Robert Palmer at 3:54 p.m. Sept. 7; Edel Ruiz Jr., 28, of Bensenville, near Route 83 and I-290 at 4:31 p.m. Sept. 9; Alicia Flores, 29, of Addison, near York and Fullerton at 2:32 p.m. Sept. 10; and Shante Dansby, 27, of Elmhurst, near York and Industrial at 7:49 p.m. Sept. 10.
Suspicious incident
Sept. 10
A complainant in the 500 block of S. York reported at 10:30 a.m. the suspect was verbally combative to staff and was asked to leave multiple times. The suspect was served with a no trespass notice.
Sept. 9
Police said that subsequent to a traffic crash in the 200 block of N. York at 11:45 a.m., Leopoldo Aristeo, 32, of Streamwood, fled the scene but later returned. Aristeo was charged with driving while license suspended, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and leaving the scene of an accident.
Theft, burglary, attempted theft or burglary, forgery, deceptive practice, obstruction, robbery
Sept. 10-Sept. 11
Police said an unknown suspect(s) stole a victim’s white, 2023 Chrysler 300 while it was parked in his driveway sometime between the above dates.
Sept. 10
Yernain Ibarra-Rada, 24, of Franklin Park, was charged with theft, criminal damage to property, obstructing identification, fleeing, driving while license suspended, disobeying a stop sign, no seat belt, failure to signal when required, three counts of improper display of registration and no insurance in the 100 block of S. West at 9:30 a.m. Police said a victim reported a suspect stole a chair from his front porch. The suspect was located after allegedly fleeing in his van from police and was taken into custody.
Sept. 9
Ursula Dotolio, 68, of Hillside, was charged with retail theft and served with a no-trespass notice at a store in the 900 block of S. York at 2:28 p.m. Police said a complainant reported that the suspect was seen selecting multiple grocery items, including three boxes of wine. The suspect used the self-checkout but only allegedly paid for one box of wine, concealing the other two in her purse.
According to police, a complainant reported that he invited two female prostitutes to a hotel room in the 900 block of Riverside with an agreement on payment. While they were listening to music, one of the women reportedly took his phone to change the music, but then used it to access his Venmo and Zelle accounts and transferred money from his account.
A complainant at a store in the 900 block of S. York reported at 2;28 p.m. that three unknown suspects described as black females took bags of chips and several bottles of alcohol before leaving the store without paying. An investigation is pending.
Aug. 9-Sept. 9
A complainant at an extended care center in the 200 block of E. Lake told police that an unknown suspect(s) removed the catalytic converter from their vehicle while it was parked at the above location sometime between the above dates. An investigation is pending.
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Sept. 8
Police said a traffic stop was conducted near North and Berteau at 2:50 p.m. on a vehicle reported stolen by the Chicago Police Department. The victim stated she reported her vehicle stolen from Chicago on Aug. 23. Chicago police recovered her vehicle on Aug. 23 in Vernon Hills and returned it to her.
Sept. 1
A suspect in the 100 block of E. Fremont was seen taking two patio pavers from the complainant’s property at 6:32 p.m. Police located the suspect, and the property was returned to the complainant.
Unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Sept. 8
Lashawn Howard, 53, of Maywood, was charged with expired registration, no valid driver’s license, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, while Willie Murphy, 58, of Maywood, was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia subsequent to a traffic stop in the 900 block of S. York at 9:48 p.m.
Warrant arrest
Sept. 10
Police said Anthony Peterson, 28, of Carol Stream, reported he had two active warrants out of DuPage County. He was processed on the warrants and released with new court dates.
Sept. 8
Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop near Industrial and York at 9:05 p.m., Teddy Francois, 26, of Elk Grove Village, was found to have a valid warrant out of DuPage County and was in possession of a controlled substance.. The controlled substance was submitted in the lab for testing, according to police. An investigation is pending.
