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
May 20
A complainant in the 700 block of N. York told police at 7:31 a.m. that subsequent to an argument, the suspect slapped him and pushed him to the ground. The suspect related the complainant attempted to slap him, missed, and the suspect took him to the ground to prevent another attack. Neither party wished to pursue charges.
Domestic battery, domestic incident, disorderly conduct, disturbance
May 27
Police said officers responded to the 100 block of Fellows at 10:49 p.m. for the report of a suspicious incident, later reclassified as a disorderly conduct incident. The complainant related while driving to his residence, the suspect vehicle followed him to his parking space. The suspect exited his vehicle and approached the complainant in a confrontational manner. The suspect related the complainant was following him; the suspect then approached the complainant and questioned him. The complainant did not wish to sign complaints.
May 25
A victim in the 100 block of E. Schiller told police at 12:09 p.m. that she received a threatening voicemail from a former client and is concerned for her safety. The reporting officer attempted to contact the suspect with no results.
May 24
Andrew E. Flowers, 24, of Panarama, Calif., was charged with disorderly conduct near York and Schiller at 1:38 p.m. Police said officers responded to the report of an intoxicated subject sleeping in the alleyway. The officers located Flowers, who was intoxicated and in possession of a Thermos containing an alcoholic beverage, according to police.
May 23
An 18-year-old Chicago woman was charged with two counts of domestic battery, criminal damage to property and criminal trespass to a residence in the 400 block of E. Butterfield at 1:13 p.m. Police said a reporting officer met with the victim who reported the suspect had struck him.
Police said officers responded to the 500 block of W. Grand at 5:33 p.m. for the report of a domestic disturbance. Officers arrived and an unnamed suspect immediately fled the scene at a high rate of speed, last seen traveling westbound on Grand Avenue. The suspect was later located after he crashed his vehicle in Addison. The officer obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect, who will be charged with domestic battery, driving while license revoked and fleeing and eluding.
DUI, DUI-drugs, illegal transportation of alcohol, illegal possession of alcohol
May 24
Madelyne A. Laboy, 34, of Cicero, was charged with was
charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, DUI-drugs, driving while license suspended, obstructing identification and illegal stopping or standing in the roadway, while Jesus Herrera, 37, of Cicero, was issued a citation for possession of open alcohol by a passenger subsequent to a vehicle stopped in the roadway near York and North at 11:26 p.m. Police said Laboy provided an officer with a false name. He also was found to be in possession of Phencyclidine, according to police.
May 22
Dustin Cullins, 33, of Lake Geneva, Wis., was charged with DUI-drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and no insurance, subsequent to a crash in the 100 block of Robert Palmer at 8:31 p.m.
Yesenia Lopez-Martinez, 33, of Villa Park, was charged with DUI, no valid driver’s license, no insurance and improper lane usage subsequent to a traffic stop near North and Villa at 12:17 a.m.
May 21
Dori J. Ramirez, 28, of Elgin, was charged with DUI, no insurance, illegal transportation of open alcohol, disobeying a traffic control device subsequent to a traffic stop near York and Eggleston at 12:52 a.m.
Fleeing, eluding
According to information provided last week by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported three incidents of fleeing and eluding in which suspected drivers fled after a traffic stop was conducted.
Harassment, threats
May 5
A victim in the 100 block of W. Butterfield told police at 8:43 a.m. that she was receiving harassing text messages from an unknown subject. The reporting officer spoke with the suspect, who admitted to texting the victim and apologized. The victim’s parents wanted the incident documented as a matter of record.
Possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance
May 24
Oscar Garcia, 31, of Chicago, was charged with driving while license suspended, unlawful possession of cannabis by driver, illegal transportation of alcohol and no front registration plate subsequent to a traffic stop near York and North End at 10:28 a.m.
Police said an officer responded to an area near Spring and Butterfield at 6:19 p.m. for a well-being check of a subject who appeared intoxicated and was walking in oncoming traffic. The subject was unable to answer the officers’ questions and relinquished a glass jar containing a white powdery substance. The substance tested positive for a controlled substance. Charges are pending lab results.
May 20
Akira A. Roberts, 23, of Chicago, was charged with driving while license suspended, possession of cannabis by the driver and speeding subsequent to a traffic stop near Larch and North at 9:59 p.m.
Suspicious circumstances
May 21
Police said a complainant at an auto dealership in the 200 block of W. Grand told police at 12:15 p.m. that an unknown suspect entered the showroom and asked to view two vehicles he was interested in purchasing. The unknown suspect provided personal information which was later found not to be valid. The suspect is described as a black male in his 30s, wearing a black long sleeve shirt, cargo pants and a
gray COVID mask. The unknown suspect left the dealership riding a black bicycle eastbound on Grand Avenue. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the suspect.
Dec. 1, 2019-Dec. 31, 2020
A victim told police that the suspect is selling pornographic videos and images of the victim. The incident is under investigation.
Theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery
May 26
A reporting officer responded to a store in the 600 block of So. York at 4:11 p.m. for the delayed report of a retail theft. While reviewing security footage, the complainant observed the suspect, described as a white male, concealing products within his jacket and exiting the store without paying for the merchandise.
Theft by deception was reported in the 300 block of Highland at 7:11 p.m. A victim told police she received an email from an unknown suspect who posed as a friend of the victim. The suspect asked the victim to purchase Google Play gift cards for him. The victim purchased the gift cards and provided the suspect with the security information for them.
May 25
Attempted theft of vehicle parts was reported in the 900 block of S. Parkside at 6 a.m. Police said officers responded for the report of two unknown suspects who were observed jacking up a vehicle in the driveway. One suspect was observed holding a Sawzall. Video surveillance shows the suspects jacking up the vehicle, lowering the vehicle, and departing without removing anything from the victim’s vehicle. The suspects entered a newer model Honda (possibly an Accord) and left westbound on Butterfield Road. The suspect vehicle’s license plate returned as stolen out of Chicago.
May 23
Otha L. McClendon, 55, of Chicago, was charged with possession of stolen property, driving while license suspended, improper lane usage, no insurance and improper use of electronic communication device, and was transferred to the custody of the Park Ridge Police Department near York and Wrightwood at 7:30 a.m. Police said a reporting officer made contact with McClendon, who was found to be in possession of the stolen merchandise. Upon further investigation, it was learned that the suspect had a warrant out of the Park Ridge Police Department, according to police.
Retail theft was reported at a store in the 100 block of E. Schiller at 9:28 a.m. A reporting officer met with an employee who discovered two unknown suspects stole several bottles of laundry detergent and left the area in a white Ford Crown Victoria. One suspect is described as a male, dark skin, wearing a blue T-shirt and a black baseball cap. The second suspect is described as a female, light skin, wearing a tank top, pink long pants, and black shoes with white soles.
May 21
Attempted residential burglary was reported in the 800 block S. Cedar at 5:30 p.m. A complainant reported he confronted an unknown suspect who entered the residence through a rear door. The complainant asked the suspect to leave after the suspect requested to check the water, stating the neighbor’s water line had broken. The suspect entered the passenger side of a newer model white Dodge Ram, with no front plate. The suspect vehicle left the area westbound on Butterfield Road. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the suspect. The suspect is described as a male, possibly Hispanic.
May 17-May 21
Theft was reported at an auto dealership in the 700 block of W. Grand. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect removed two dealership license plates from two different loaner vehicles that were parked in the rear lot sometime between the above dates.
May 20
Retail theft was reported at a pharmacy in the 100 block of W. North at 7:02 a.m. Police said a witness observed two suspects—one described as a white female; the other described as a black male—fill a shopping basket with bottles of liquor and exit the store without paying for the merchandise. The suspects entered a waiting older model Chevy Caprice occupied by two other male suspects. Another incident of retail theft at the same pharmacy was reported at 6:19 p.m. Police said a complainant related that the suspects were observed stealing an unknown quantity of cosmetic items. The suspects fled northbound on Addison Avenue to Grantley Avenue. The total loss is unknown at this time.
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May 18-May 20
Theft was reported in the 900 block of Hillcrest. A victim, upon returning to his residence, found one of his medication bottles was empty and one bottle was missing at some time between the above dates. The victim signed a decline to investigate.
