Elmhurst Police Make Five Arrests for DUI in a 24-hour Period

DUI Arrests

Melissa Miller, 22, 4500 Beau Monde Apt. 403, Lisle, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police pulled her over for driving on an unsafe tire and disobeying a traffic control device at York and Schiller at 3:07 a.m. July 21. She was released on I-bond.

Armando Rivas, 31, 503 Pine St., Bensenville, was arrested and charged with DUI, open alcohol and no insurance after police pulled over his black Honda Civic for improper lane use at York and Grand at 3:26 a.m. July 21. He also was wanted on a warrant out of Cook County. He was taken to DuPage County Jail.

Anson R. Varghese, 18, 972 Virginia, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with zero tolerance DUI after police pulled over his silver Toyota Sienna for disobeying a stop sign and speeding at Willow and Second at 8:03 p.m. July 21.

Jose Viviano, 32, 4641 N. Springfield, Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his red Chevrolet Camero for disobeying a traffic control device at North and Addison at 10:55 p.m. July 21. He was released on I-bond.

Benedicto A. Velasquez, 27, 1046 S. York Road Apt. 2C, Bensenville, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled him over for improper lane use, failure to signal and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle at Grand and York at 2:15 a.m. July 22. He was released on I-bond.

Possession of Cannabis

Ashley Schapiro, 21, 1176 S. Grove, Oak Park, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after police stopped a vehicle she was riding in for an improper turn at York and Cayuga at 12:18 a.m. July 20. Another passenger in the vehicle, Alexander Bushue, 28, 118 E. Cayuga, Elmhurst, was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. They were released on bond. The driver was cited for improper turn and released at the scene.

Timothy O. Mitchell, 18, 915 N. Madison, Hinsdale, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after police responded to a fight in progress at 5 Elm Creek Lane at 12:52 p.m. July 21. He was released on bond.

Ryle Abdill, 20, 6636 W. Albion, Niles, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis after police pulled over his red Ford for excessive noise, obstructed windshield and illegal operation of a sound amplification system at North and Berteau at 9:40 p.m. July 23. He was released on bond.

Warrant Arrests

Grace Basciano, 20, 235 E. Park, Villa Park, was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear after police responded to a call for a person who was intoxicated on the 700 block of Berkley at 4:23 a.m. July 21. She was taken to DuPage County Jail.

Possession of Alcohol in Public

Tony L. Ray, 37, 576 N. Kenilworth Ave., Elmhurst, was cited for possession of open alcohol in public after he reportedly was seen drinking beer in the parking lot at 573 N. York Road at 4:29 p.m. July 23. The complainant, who is the property manager, said he has a no-trespass order against him, but he did not want to sign complaints, police said. Ray was released on I-bond.

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