Crime & Safety

Live Ammo and Alcohol Bottles Found at Elm Lawn

Also, Elmhurst resident in crash with a man allegedly driving on drugs, and teen picks up sister at the police station with alcohol on her breath.

Elmhurst police were sent to Elm Lawn Cemetery, 400 E. Lake St., at 4:40 p.m. Dec. 27 after someone reported that they found some suspicious items.

Three live rounds of ammunition, 13 empty shell casings and empty bottles of alcohol were found around a grave site that police said belongs to a recently deceased gang member.

DUI Arrest

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Peter Noe, 21, 303 Berteau, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with driving without a license and driving without insurance after he was involved in a crash with a vehicle driven by 24-year-old Anthony Gordon, of 1022 S. 10th Ave., Maywood. The crash occurred at St. Charles and Kenilworth at 5:36 p.m. Dec. 28.

Noe was cited with failure to yield, driving without a license and driving without insurance. Gordon was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs. He was released on I-bond.

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Driving with a Suspended License/Underage Drinking

Megan Hogan, 22, 15W232 Lexington, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, driving with a suspended registration, and driving without insurance after police pulled over her blue Ford Taurus for driving without headlights at South and Poplar at 12:25 a.m. Dec. 28. She was released on I-bond.

Her sister, Maggie M. Hogan, 19, of the same address, came to pick Megan up at the police station after the arrest. While she was in the lobby, she spoke to an officer, who reported he detected a strong odor of alcohol on her breath. She allegedly admitted to drinking two beers and was arrested under city ordinance for consumption of alcohol by a minor. She was processed and released on I-bond.

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