After well-being check, suspect accused of attack on officer
On Tuesday, May 25, a 33-year-old Elmhurst woman was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer near Alexander and Myrtle at 12:25 a.m. Ashley Stavropoulos, 33, was arrested near Alexander and Myrtle after officers responded to an address for a well-being check on a subject who was reportedly crying, and who had called the police department’s front desk and hung up. Officers made contact with Stavropoulos who was allegedly intoxicated, police said. Stavropoulos reported that she had been upset but “was okay now.” Officers left the scene and were parked a few blocks away when Stavropoulos reportedly approached one of the officers and began arguing with him and shoving him in the chest.
Knife displayed during road rage argument
On May 20, officers responded to an area near Spring and Vallette at 4:13 p.m. for the report of a suspect with a knife. The complainant related he was riding his bicycle on Spring Road when the suspect honked at him and displayed a knife. The suspect told police that he had honked his horn at the complainant because he was weaving in the roadway. The complainant came up next to the suspect’s vehicle and reached inside, so the suspect pulled out a folding knife and said he was calling the police. Neither subject wished to file complaints.
Multi-car crash lands alleged-DUI suspect in hospital
Police said that subsequent to a multi-vehicle crash near Roosevelt and York at 9:56 p.m., the suspect was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. He was transported by medics to Elmhurst Hospital for treatment of his injuries. Charges pending discharge from the hospital.
