Crime & Safety

Elmhurst Police Report Arrests for Drug Possession, DUI and Public Intoxication

Police say bar employees partly to blame for over-serving man before his arrest.

Update: Charges against Michael Sundt of Michigan were dismissed June 27, 2013.

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Rebecca Brach, 28, 22W021 Second St., Glen Ellyn, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis and possession of a controlled substance after police reported to a domestic dispute at Lake and Grand at 1:11 a.m. March 3. She was taken to the police station. After police inspected the squad car she was riding in, they found a baggie of cocaine on the floor behind the passenger seat. While she was in lockup, she became combative and was charged with battery. She was taken to DuPage County Jail.

Public Intoxication

Kevin Lossow, 27, 202 Columbia, was arrested and charged with public intoxication after police saw him stumble along the sidewalk just north of the Schiller parking garage at 12:39 a.m. Feb. 28. Police said Lossow was "highly intoxicated" and they took him to the hospital. He told officers he had been at Fitz's Spare Keys. Police spoke to the manager at Fitz's, who said Lossow had appeared to be fine when he left the bar. Police told the manager that the incident would be documented.

DUI Arrests

Reuben Jones, 32, 926 W. College Apt. 201, Addison, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police pulled over his white Chevrolet Trailblazer for speeding and failure to signal at Lake and York at 9:59 p.m. Feb. 22. He was released on bond.

Jorge Guzman, 29, 1011 Algonquin Apr. 1F, Schaumburg, was arrested and charged with DUI, driving with no lights and driving without insurance after police pulled over his gray Mitsubishi Eclipse at St. Charles and Spring Road at 2:18 a.m. Feb. 23. He was released on bond.

Denise Boehm, 33, 230 Duane St. Apt. 1A, Glen Ellyn, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over her silver Mercedez for speeding and improper lane use at at Grand and York at 1:29 a.m. Feb. 24. She was released on bond.

Ahmed Abuhashish, 25, 2635 W. Gregory Apt. 2W. Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his black Toyota Camry for speeding and improper lane use at 3:04 a.m. Feb. 24 at North and Interstate 290. He was released on bond.

Rafael Ramirez, 41, 4115 Wesley Terrace, Schiller Park, was arrested and charged with DUI and improper lane use after police pulled over his blue Saturn for improper lane use at York and Adelaide at 4:20 a.m. Feb. 24. He was released on bond.

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Cesar E. Rivera, 24, 9367 Bay Colony Drive Atp. 1S, Des Plaines, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his silver Toyota Corolla for improper lane use, speeding and failure to yeild to an emergency vehicle at Lake and Interstate 294 at 1:05 a.m. March 2. He was released on bond.

Nicolas Sianez, 24, 1621 N. 43rd Ave., Stone Park, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his black Honda Sonata for speeding at North and Emroy at 2:18 a.m. March 2. He was released on bond.

Beth Harrison, 32, 768 Fairfield, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over her gray Ford Explorer for improper lane use on the 100 block of Madison at 2:08 a.m. March 3. A passenger, Nick Harrison, 32, was charged with obstructing a peace officer. They were both released on bond.

Possession of Cannabis

Marin Arturo, 29, 204 W. Kansas, Afton, Iowa, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis and improper stopping on the roadway after police discovered him slumped over the wheel of his silver Chevrolet Impala at Noth Avenue and Route 83 at 8:23 a.m. Feb. 22. Police also discovered his license had been revoked. He was released on bond and his vehicle towed for forfeiture.

Michael Sundt, 21, 539 Shadowood, Comstock Park, Mich., was arrested and charged with possessoin of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia at the Clarion Hotel, 933 S. Riverside Drive, at 1:24 a.m. Feb. 24. He was released on bond.

Sandra Favela, 34, 506 E. Washington, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after police pulled over her tan Chevrolet Tahoe for one head light at Belden and York at 9:30 p.m. Feb. 27. She was released on bond.

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Jonathan R. Nihols, 18, 190 Prospect, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after police received a report of two males standing in the middle of the street at 1:40 a.m. March 2. He was released on bond.

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