Crime & Safety

Another Secret Silver Word Spray-Painted in Elmhurst

The silver word is still a secret.

The Elmhurst silver spray-paint vandal has struck again, and whatever it is he wrote is still being kept secret by the police.

This time, an "unknown person spray-painted the letters (redacted) in silver spray-paint on the "Cross Traffic Does Not Stop" sign located on the corner of Willow and Columbia," police said.

The spray-paint vandal was driving a red Dodge Durango, according to police.

Previously, the Elmhurst police reported silver words were spray-painted on a fence near the corner of Columbia Avenue and Willow Road and a pedestrian underpass at North and Emroy avenues.

Elmhurst Deputy Police Chief Dominic Panico wants to keep the silver words under wraps, according to an email sent from the department.

"Per Deputy Chief Panico, the details in grafitti incidents will not be released," the email said.

Patch has requested the police department provide the reports detailing the incidents of vandalism.

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