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

Three others charged with possession of cannabis July 20-23.

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.

Patch reports on law enforcement activity using information provided by official agencies. Persons charged with a crime or issued a citation for violation of a local ordinance are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you or a family member are charged with a crime or cited for a violation and the charge or citation is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to contact karenc@patch.com and we will do follow-up reporting on the case.

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Joseph Richard snodgrass July 28, 2012 at 04:45 pm
wow people need jail for that if they cant be safe ever
Paul Supena July 28, 2012 at 05:02 pm
Where all the arrests for all Home/Bank Robbery's? Let's keep th eye on the Ball Boys!!!
Jeff K August 2, 2012 at 12:57 pm
If they worried about stopping robberies and home invasions who would give everyone DUIs and parking tickets?!
Leo August 3, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Please repost where Elmhurst have had ANY home invasions....there have been NONE...burglaries yes, home invasions...No...two hugely different crimes. Reading the papers and patch there have been several different burglars and robbers caught in recent weeks and months. One thing people forget is that there are all the major expressway/roadways running through Elmhurst. This is one positive feature which drew me to Elmhurst, I can get to anything quickly (if not for traffic jams). This goes exactly true to the criminals, they come from everywhere, because people in Elmhurst have nice things and money. Only way to stop it entirely is to put up a wall or bubble. DUIs mostly are found during the night time hours, where the burglaries are committed during day time hours, apples and oranges.
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There have been some negativity lately surrounding C-F, but it is really only community involvmentRead More like the one in this story that will make the school even better.
Jim Court June 17, 2013 at 11:56 am
Claire, You present a very well thought out understanding of TIFs and your logic is impeccable.
Patty Pistone Fritsch June 17, 2013 at 02:23 pm
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Patty...it's Casey's Safe Haven. Reach us atcaseysdogs@yahoo.com. Any help would be great!
People Amaze Me June 14, 2013 at 08:41 am
I agree with you but I don't know if we as just citizen's can do anything to stop that practice. IRead More wish that each cyclist had to have a license, and that it was enforced by laws and police, on the bike so that people could report occurrences and have the person receive a ticket just like a person driving an auto. That would make sense.
Jennifer MacKenzie June 14, 2013 at 08:43 am
A couple of years ago, Villa Park installed "State Law- must stop for pedestrians" signsRead More on the roadways where the Great Western and Prairie Paths cross. I saw a big increase in path users barreling across the streets with no regard for the stop signs on the path.
People Amaze Me June 15, 2013 at 04:11 pm
I was really hoping that the Elmhurst Police would sound in on this info-I do understand kids willRead More be kids, but if one of them is hurt, that adult driver will need to live with that for the rest of their life-so let's come up with a solution for both bicyclist and cars to be in harmony. I really think that a step up in enforcement in the bicycle laws would help-just like the drunk driving laws-believe me the bicycle laws are just as important.