Crime & Safety

Elmhurst Police Report Arrests for DUI, Leaving the Scene of an Accident

Arrests for cannabis also reported at Elmhurst College.

DUI Arrests

Jennifer Ojeda, 22, 43 S. Roberta, Northlake, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police pulled over her white Chevrolet Malibu for speeding at St. Charles and Fellows Court at 1:41 a.m. Nov. 2. She was released on bond.

Teresa Ortega, 26, 9761 Ivanhoe Apt. 1S, Schiller Park, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over her silver Oldsmobile Intrigue for speeding and improper lane use at Interstate 290 and Church at 1:10 a.m. Nov. 4. She was released on bond.

DUI-Drugs

Rosemary D. Cheatem, 58, 326 S. 46th St., Bellwood, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after her red Chevrolet Sonic was involved in an accident with a 58-year-old man from Bellwood at St. Charles and Fair at 8:55 a.m. Nov. 8. She was released on I-bond.

Leaving the Scene of an Accident

Nicandro Reyes, 34, 1348 Fargo, Des Plaines, was arrested and charged with failure to give aid or information and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after his black Ford F150 was involved in an accident with a 52-year-old Rock Falls woman at 288 W. St. Charles at 6:33 p.m. Nov. 5. He was released on I-bond.

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Disorderly Conduct

Jake M. Moran, 20, 559 Harmony Lane, Lombard, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct on the 600 block of Berkley at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2. He was released on I-bond at the scene.

Possession of Cannabis

John P. Petty, 18, 2208 Huestbourne Lane, Chatham, and Dean J. Kulis, 18, 510 State St., Lemont, were arrested and cited with possession of cannabis at Elmhurst College, 190 S. Prospect Ave., at 4:15 p.m. Nov. 3. They were released on bond.

Jacob Meyer, 20, 3690 Murray Lake Ave., Lowell, Mich., was arrested and cited for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia at Elmhurst College, 190 S. Prospect Ave., at 3:11 p.m. Nov. 7. He was released on bond.

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Warrant Arrests

Nancy L. Vail, 49, 617 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park, was arrested on a warrant out of DuPage County after police pulled her over at York and Second at 10:18 p.m. Nov. 4. She was released on bond.

Jae Baek, 33, 2044 Stanley Court, Schaumburg, was arrested on a warrant for conditional release violation at Jewel-Osco, 944 S. York Road, at 8:57 p.m. Nov. 5. He was taken to DuPage County Jail.

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