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 to property
Sept. 18-Sept. 23
A complainant in the 300 block of N. Geneva reported that an unknown suspect(s) damaged a rain gutter downspout and an alarm box at a city-owned sanitation lift station sometime between the above dates. An investigation is pending.
Sept. 21
Benito Roman Alonzo, 59, of Maywood, was charged with criminal damage to property for an alleged incident that occurred between Sept. 16 and 17 in the 700 block of N. Michigan. Police said a complainant stated her tires were slashed earlier in the week.
Andrew McDuffee, 20, of Lyons, was issued a citation for criminal damage to property at Elmhurst Hospital at 7:35 p.m. Police said the suspect started to get upset with hospital staff and began punching and throwing hospital equipment; a computer monitor was damaged.
Sept. 20
A victim in the 400 block of W. St. Charles reported a verbal argument with the suspect outside her house. During the dispute, the suspect took her phone. The victim tried to retrieve it, resulting in scratches on the suspect. The parties were separated, and the suspect left the premises.
Domestic battery, disorderly conduct, domestic incident, dispute, disturbance
Sept. 25
A 23-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with domestic battery and criminal damage to property in the 300 block of S. West at 10:10 a.m. Police said a victim was involved in an argument with the suspect when the suspect knocked the victim’s cell phone from his hands and struck him.
Sept. 22
Police said officers responded to a domestic battery in the 300 block of N. Route 83 at 8:53 p.m. A complainant stated that the suspect had struck her in the face during an argument. The complainant was uncooperative and the suspect denied striking the victim. There were no injuries on either party and no arrests were made.
Sept. 21
A 37-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with domestic battery in the 200 block of N. Caroline at 10:40 p.m. Police said the suspect was found to have battered the victim.
DUI, consumption of alcohol by a minor
Sept. 23
Abraham Villagrana Garcia, 25, of Montgomery, was charged with DUI, possession of open alcohol, unlawful possession of cannabis in a motor vehicle, expired plates and illegal stopping where prohibited subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Route 83 at 3:25 a.m.
Sept. 22
Ricardo Hernandez-Barra, 34, of Lombard, was charged with illegal stopping where prohibited, DUI and no insurance in the 200 block of N. Addison at 11:30 p.m.
Sept. 21
Emely Lujan, 20, of Melrose Park, was charged with aggravated DUI, DUI, disobeying a traffic control device and consumption of alcohol by a minor subsequent to a traffic stop near York and North at 3:19 a.m.
Georgios Spyropoulos, 27, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI, disobeying a stop sign, and violating a driver instruction permit subsequent to a traffic stop near Church and York at 12:52 a.m.
Sept. 20
Police said that subsequent to a well-being check in the 100 block of E. Brush Hill, Seneca Scott, 45, of Northlake, was found to be under the influence of alcohol. According to police, Scott ignored police orders and attempted to drive his vehicle. He was charged with DUI.
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.
Harassment, threats
Sept. 17
A complainant at a business in the 100 block of N. York told police at 11:11 a.m. that they received multiple harassing phone calls from the suspects, who are former employees that were previously terminated. Each suspect was served a trespass notice prohibiting them from returning to the business.
Identity theft, fraud
According to information provided by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported three incidents of identity theft or fraud.
Possession of cannabis in a vehicle
According to information provided by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported two incidents of possession of cannabis by either the driver of a vehicle or a passenger: Jason Rodriguez, 28, of Chicago, in the 600 block of W. North at 10:12 p.m.; and Breana A. Carlton, 21, of Bellwood, near Butterfield and Cedar at 10:32 p.m. Sept. 24.
Suspicious incident
Sept. 23
A victim in the 400 block of N. York told police at 6:30 p.m. that an unknown suspect was observed masturbating inside his vehicle while he was parked at the gas station. The suspect rolled down his window to allow the victim to view the exposure. A witness reported the incident to an employee. The suspect then left the area.
Sept. 20
A complainant in the 300 block of N. Larch reported two unknown male suspects offered to sealcoat his driveway. The suspects completed the work and then tried charging more than the agreed-on price. The suspects left the scene.
Sept. 19
A reporting officer made contact with a victim, who stated that she received text messages from the suspect, who is in violation of his bail bond. An arrest warrant was obtained for the suspect.
Theft, burglary, attempted theft or burglary, forgery, deceptive practice, obstruction, robbery
Sept. 25
A complainant in the 300 block of Huntington reported that a suspect described as a black female had taken the complainant’s package off their porch.
Sept. 24
A victim in the 600 block of N. York told police at 8:15 a.m. that he had parked his semi-trailer truck in a parking lot and was sleeping in the cab. Sometime during the night, he felt the trailer shake. Upon checking on the trailer, he noticed his two Michelin spare tires were removed by an unknown suspect(s).
Sept. 23
Edward May, 42, of Villa Park, was charged with retail theft at a store in the 900 block of S. York at 4:07 p.m.
A complainant at a business in the 800 block of Church reported at 9:01 a.m. that an unknown suspect(s) took one of their semi-tractors that was parked at the above location. Upon using a GPS tracking device, the vehicle was located at a USPS Bulk Mail Center in Forest Park. The vehicle was recovered, processed for evidence, and returned to the owner.
Sept. 20
A victim in the 200 block of E. Diversey reported being robbed at a park by an unknown suspect described as a black male who displayed a handgun and took his wallet containing cash and marijuana that he intended to sell. The suspect fled on foot. An investigation is pending.
Police said two suspects— one described as Hispanic male between the ages of 18 and 30—were seen taking perfume at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 before fleeing the scene.
Sept. 18
According to police, a suspect was seen taking merchandise from a store in the 100 block of E. Schiller at 2:40 p.m. before leaving the store.
Aug. 30-Sept. 9
A complainant in the 900 block of S. Route 83 told police that an unknown suspect(s) removed the top cross bar of his storage unit to enter and remove vintage cards and video games sometime between the above dates. An investigation is pending.
Sept. 3
A complainant in the 100 block of W. Brush Hill reported that an unknown suspect(s) forged a check on the victim’s checking account and withdrew cash. An investigation is pending.
Warrant arrest
Sept. 24
Police said that subsequent to an unrelated investigation in the 1000 block of S. York in Bensenville, Kanye Hankison, 19, of Elmhurst, was found to have an active warrant out of DuPage County.
