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.
Battery
Nov. 4
A victim stated that he works for a store in the 600 block of N. Larch and got into an argument with the security guard who jumped on him and punched him in the face. An investigation is pending.
Criminal damage, criminal trespassing
Nov. 4
A victim at a hotel in the 300 block of N. Route 83 related that an unknown person(s) broke the right rear window of his vehicle. Nothing appeared to be missing.
Oct. 31
A complainant in the 400 block of N. Larch reported her car had been vandalized. An investigation is pending.
Domestic battery, disorderly conduct, domestic incident, dispute, disturbance
Nov. 4
Police said a 29-year-old Chicago man turned himself into the Elmhurst Police Department on the above date on warrants for domestic battery for an incident that allegedly occurred Oct. 12 in the 900 block of S. York. The suspect was charged with two counts of domestic battery.
Police said a 35-year-old Elmhurst man was located in a vehicle in the roadway near his residence on the above date, taken into custody, transported to the police station and charged with domestic battery for an alleged incident that occurred Nov. 2. On this day, a victim reported being shoved by her spouse during an argument. The suspect had left the scene before officers arrived.
Nov. 3
A victim in the 1000 block of S. Riverside stated that the suspect threw an object at him, striking him. The victim reported no injuries, left the residence afterward, and does not want the suspect arrested. An investigation is pending.
Nov. 2
Conor M. Westerhoff, 32, of Villa Park, was charged with disorderly conduct in the 400 block of S. Argyle at 12:32 p.m. Police said the suspect called 911 making false statements regarding a subject being in danger at the above location.
Nov. 1
Robert J. Vazquez, 33, of Carol Stream, was charged with disorderly conduct/befouling property in the 100 block of N. Addison at 9:17 a.m. Police said Vazquez admitted to urinating in public.
Oct. 31
Gregory Clay, 49, of Chicago, was issued a citation for disorderly conduct near Prairie and South. According to police, a victim reports the suspect, who is a mail carrier, began screaming at her as she walked past him while walking her dog.
Margaret Manzie, 88, of Wood Dale, was issued a citation for disorderly conduct at a store in the 100 block of E. Schiller.
DUI, consumption of alcohol by a minor, illegal possession of alcohol
Nov. 5
Robert Vazquez, 33, of Wheaton, was issued a citation for possession of alcohol on a public way in the 100 block of N. Addison at 11:07 a.m.
Nov. 2
Police said that while patrolling the Addison Parking Deck, three suspects were located in a vehicle where open alcohol was observed. Ender Moya-Mezones, 28, of Cicero, and Jennifer Bustamante, 21, of Melrose Park, were charged with open alcohol in a vehicle, while Dimas-Ivan Lopez-Garcia, 18 of Addison, was charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor.
Nov. 1
Luis A. Garcia Victoria, 21, of Beloit, Wis., was charged with no valid license, improper lighting and transportation of open alcohol subsequent to a traffic stop in the 600 block of N. Michigan at 4:33 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 six 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: Teddy Melchid Francois, 36, of Elmhurst, in the 700 block of N. Kenilworth at 10:07 p.m. Oct. 31; and Damari Miller, 27, of Bolingbrook, near North and Villa at 10:24 p.m. Nov. 4.
Order of protection
Oct. 31
Police said that Subsequent to a traffic stop near Schiller and Haven at 7:18 p.m., Taniyah Wilson, 22, of Cicero, was found to have an order of protection that had not been served. The suspect was served with an order of protection on a short form notification, and also cited for improper lighting.
Theft, burglary, attempted theft or burglary, forgery, deceptive practice, obstruction, robbery
Nov. 4
A complainant in the 600 block of N. Kenilworth stated that the back door to the basement had been forced open overnight; however, nothing appeared to have been taken. Property management has been contacted.
Nov. 3-Nov. 4
A victim told police that unknown persons broke the rear window of his vehicle sometime between the above dates. Nothing appeared to be missing.
Nov. 3
Brandon L. Davis, 38, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at 11:44 a.m.
A victim at a store in the 400 block of W. Butterfield reported a suspect had taken credit cards, cash and other items from her purse. An investigation is pending.
Nov. 2
A victim at a store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 reported that an unknown suspect(s) entered her unlocked vehicle and took her wallet, which contained her Illinois driver’s license, bank cards, and other miscellaneous items. The driver’s license was entered into LEADS as stolen.
Nov. 1
Keith Bieszczat, 44, of Elmhurst, was charged with theft and resisting a police officer in the 500 block of N. Willow at 4:15 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a call for a verbal domestic, responding officers were informed that the suspect was stealing and selling items belonging to the victim. The suspect allegedly fled the scene and was later apprehended, and taken into custody.
Tiajon Butler, 26, of Matteson, was charged with retail theft, obstructing a police officer and unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at 3:13 p.m.
Police said that subsequent to a retail theft in progress at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 two suspects were observed putting on a pair of shoes from the boxes and walking past the last point of purchase. Patricia Nicholas, 35, of Chicago, was charged with Burglary, two counts of retail theft and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and processed on a warrant. Tramaine A. Hawkins, 37, of Chicago, was charged with burglary, retail theft and possession of a controlled substance. Vernon Thompson, 40, of Bellwood, had allegedly left the scene and was later apprehended by Villa Park police officers. Thompson was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, criminal trespass to a motor vehicle and driving while license revoked.
Oct. 31
A complainant in the 400 block of W. Elm Park reported that her front yard sign had gone missing.
Oct. 30
Mariyah S. Phillips, 29, of Bensenville, was issued a citation for retail theft at a store in the 600 block of N. York for an incident that allegedly occurred Nov. 16, 2023.
Sept. 9-Oct. 7
A complainant at a rental business reported that the back roller motor was stolen from a Wacker Neuson RD12 Asphalt Roller. He believes the motor was switched out by a suspect while the equipment was rented between sometime between the above dates. When returned to the business, technicians found the roller replaced with an older motor.
Warrant arrest
Nov. 4
Police said that subsequent to a report of suspicious person at a school in the 1000 block of S. Prospect at 9:12 p.m., the reporting officer made contact with the suspect, Tyris Robinson, 41, of Maywood, who was found to have two active warrants out of Cook County. Robinson was placed under arrest, processed on the warrants and then transported to the DuPage County Jail.
Nov. 3
Police said that Kari L. McBride, 41, of Montgomery, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and damage to city property, and also was found to be wanted on a warrant out of Kane County in the 400 block of W. Butterfield at 12:31 a.m.
Oct. 31
Police said a reporting officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 600 block of N. York at 11:25 a.m. Todd McMahon, 54, of Addison, a passenger in the vehicle, was also found to have two warrants—one out of DuPage County and one from Cook County. He was processed for both warrants, and additionally charged with no seat belt.
