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 22
Adan Carrera, 34, of Melrose Park, was charged with battery and disorderly conduct and issued a no trespass notice from a business in the 600 block of N. York at 7:02 p.m. Police said a victim reported the suspect threatened and pushed him after being asked to leave the business.
Damage to property, criminal trespassing
June 21
A victim at a business in the 300 block of S. Route 83 reported finding damage to her vehicle, which she stated was not present prior to leaving it unattended in the business’ parking lot. An investigation is pending.
June 18-June 19
A victim in the 200 block of S. Fairfield told police that an unknown suspect(s) broke the driver’s side window of his truck. Nothing appears to be missing from the vehicle.
Disorderly conduct
June 22
Marcin M. Grobelny, 36, of Clarendon Hills, was issued a citation for disorderly conduct in the 700 block of N. York. Police said a victim reported the suspect opened an unlocked door of his parked vehicle. The suspect admitted doing so to look at the vehicle, according to police.
June 20
Police said a reporting officer responded to a business in the 400 block of W. Grand at 4:49 p.m. after an unattended firearm was found in an employee restroom. Khalin T. Freund, 30, of Country Club Hills, was charged with disorderly conduct.
Domestic battery
June 25
A 21-year-old Maywood man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at 12:35 a.m. Police said the suspect admitted to battering the victim.
DUI, DUI-drugs, consumption of alcohol by a minor, illegal possession of alcohol
June 24
Yezenia M. Rosario, 25, of Hillside, was issued a citation for possession of open alcohol in public in the 100 block of E. Schiller at 7:42 p.m.
June 22
Mitchell C. Dale, 32 of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of a crash and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash near St. Charles and York at 5:35 p.m.
June 20
Christopher Pino, 52, of Melrose Park, was issued a citation for possession of alcohol in public in the 100 block of E. Schiller at 4:47 p.m. Police said an officer observed Pino drinking from an open container of alcohol.
Fleeing, eluding
According to information provided by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported one incident of fleeing and eluding during which a driver 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 two incidents of identity theft or fraud.
Possession of cannabis in a vehicle
According to information provided by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported one incident of possession of cannabis by either the driver of a vehicle or a passenger: Mikah K. Miller, 22, of Palatine, near I-290 and St. Charles at 2:14 p.m. June 22.
Possession of a controlled substance
June 20
Israel Bautista, 40, of Elmhurst, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver, driving while license suspended, operating a motor vehicle with registration suspended for non-insurance and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop in the 500 block of W. Grand at 8:27 p.m.
Road rage
June 24
A victim near Palmer and Schiller told police that she and a subject were involved in a road rage incident, during which the occupants exchanged verbal insults. While stopped at a red light, the subject exited his vehicle, approached the victim’s vehicle, and spat on her face. Charges are pending.
Theft, retail theft, burglary, attempted theft or burglary, forgery, deceptive practice, obstruction, robbery
June 21
A complainant in the 300 block of N. Route 83 reported an unknown person(s) entered her unlocked vehicle and stole her phone.
June 20
A victim in the 600 block of N. Larch reported at 11:54 p.m. that an unknown person(s) entered his truck while it was parked at a listed address, cleaned the interior, and removed multiple items that are now missing. An investigation is pending.
June 19
According to police, a victim in the 600 block of N. York reported while being distracted by one suspect, the other removed money and a wallet from her purse on May 2. On the above date, Jorge Danie Cortes-Rodriguez, 29, of Chicago, one of the suspects, was located and taken into custody. He was charged with burglary and theft.
June 18-June 19
A complainant told police an unknown suspect(s) entered the complainant’s unlocked vehicle sometime between the above dates and stole a wallet from the center console.
May 13-June 19
A victim in the 900 block of S. Route 83 told police that an unknown suspect(s) went into his storage unit and removed items sometime between the above dates. An investigation is pending.
June 17
A complainant at a store in the 300 block of s. Route 83 reported an unknown suspect entered the business and stole merchandise. An investigation is pending.
June 14-June 15
A victim in the 400 block of E. Butterfield reported a clay compactor was stolen from a job site sometime between the above dates. The compactor has been entered into LEADS as stolen.
Warrant arrest
June 24
Police said that subsequent to the report of a retail theft in progress at a pharmacy in the 100 block of W. North at 11:28 p.m., Sara Dawood, 39, of Schiller Park, was located and found to have a valid failure to appear warrant out of Lake County. Dawood was processed on the warrant and transported to the DuPage County Jail. Additional charges are pending.
Police said that subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Ferndale, Jose M. Perez, 39, of Hillside, was found to be driving while license suspended and to have a valid failure to appear warrant out of the DuPage County. Perez also was charged with no seat belt and driving while license suspended.
Police said while a reporting officer was on patrol, the officer observed a vehicle that was wanted out of Melrose Park and initiated a traffic stop. Upon making contact with the passenger of the vehicle, the passenger, Jose M. Rodriguez Lopez, 42, of Chicago, was found to have valid warrants out of DuPage and Cook County, according to police.
June 23
Police said that subsequent to a motor vehicle accident in the 500 block of W. Grand, Shecara C. Branch, 41, of Michigan City, Ind., was found to have a valid failure to appear warrant out of Porter County.
June 21
While on patrol in the 500 block of W. Grand, a reporting officer located Rafal Jakusz, 44, of Schaumburg, seated inside a vehicle parked in a business’s parking lot. Police said upon making contact, Jakusz was found to have an active warrant out of Cook County for DUI-drugs.
June 19
While on patrol in the 100 block of E. Butterfield at 3:13 a.m., a reporting officer observed Phillip V. Breckler, 38 (residence not given), whom police said was known to have an active warrant out of DuPage County.
June 17
Police said a complainant at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 reported an unknown suspect entered the business on the above date and stole merchandise. On June 23, the suspect, Annia Montejo-Chaveco, 37 of Miami, was located and found to have two valid failure to appear warrants out of Cook County, according to police. The suspect was taken into custody, processed on the warrants, and charged with retail theft and obstructing identification.