Elmhurst Police Arrest Chicago Man for Allegedly Dealing Ecstasy

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Brian T. Flannery, 27, 8248 W. Forest Preserve Drive, Chicago, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver at Lake and Walnut at 6:17 p.m. Oct. 11. Police said Flannery was selling 275 ecstasy pills. He was taken to DuPage County Jail.

Joseph Cascella, 18, 656 Crockett Ave., Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after police responded to a suspicious brown Ford Explorer on the 900 block of North York Road at 9:29 p.m. Oct. 15. Police said Cascella was in possession of nine Klonopin pills and a cannabis grinder. He was taken to DuPage County Jail.

Possession of Cannabis

Brittany Twardzik, 21, 308 N. Martha, Lombard, was arrested and cited under city ordinance for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after police pulled over her red Chevrolet Cobalt for no rear registration plate light at Route 83 and St. Charles Road at 2:51 a.m. Oct. 10. She was released on bond.

Edgardo Lara, 20, 2811 S. Avers, Chicago, and Gilberto Rodriguez-Barragan, 1523 S. Laramie, Chicago, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis after police pulled them over at St. Charles and Route 83. They were released on bond.

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Romero Dixon, 25, 437 52nd Ave., Bellwood, was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after police pulled over his yellow Chevrolet Monte Carlo for expired registration at Butterfield and Bryan at 4:03 p.m. Oct. 16. A search of the vehicle yielded a cannabis grinder and rolling papers. He was released on bond.

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