Crime & Safety

Police Make Arrests for DUI, Possession of Crack Cocaine

Nine DUI arrests made by Elmhurst police in four days.

Possession of a Controlled Substance/DUI

Lionel Lucas, 50, 1755 N. Natchez Ave., Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI and possession of suspect crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia after police pulled over his white Toyota Camry for speeding and no rear registration plate light at Clinton and North Avenue at 1:59 a.m. Nov. 2. He was taken to DuPage County Jail.

DUI Arrests

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Christian Cheffer, 51, 146 Fairfield, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and illegal transportation of alcohol after police found him sitting in his silver Chevrolet 300 with the engine running in the parking lot behind 537 S. York Road at 7:21 p.m. Oct. 31.

Joshua Johnson, 25, 306 Farview, North Aurora, was arrested and charged with DUI and driving without insurance after police pulled over his white Ford E150 for no headlights and wrong-way driving at Addison and Second at 12:58 a.m. Nov. 1. He was released on bond.

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Jose Figueroa, 26, 1009 W. Hilton, Addison, was arrested and charged with DUI, driving without a license and driving without insurance after police pulled over his blue Ford F150 for improper lane use at Grand Avenue and Interstate 290 at 12:02 a.m. Nov. 2. He was released on bond.

Marko Pantelic, 26, 194 N. Clare Court, Wood Dale, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his silver Mercedes-Benz S500 for failure to signal at St. Charles and Arlington at 1:20 a.m. Nov. 2. He was released on bond.

Jill Kovar, 31, 5939 Pershing Ave., Downers Grove, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over her black Ford Edge for improper lane use at St. Charles and Route 83 at 2:02 a.m. Nov. 2. She was released on bond.

Kimberly Bianchi, 25, 195 E. North Ave., Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with DUI and possession of cannabis after police pulled over her silver Hyundai Elantra for speeding, improper lane use and following too closely at St. Charles and Villa at 2:21 a.m. Nov. 2. She was released on bond.

Anthony Williams, 35, 130 E. George St. Apt. 530, Bensenville, was arrested and charged with DUI and possession of cannabis after police found him sleeping behind the wheel of his brown Buick LeSabre at York and Crestview at 2:49 a.m. Nov. 2. He was released on bond.

Agustin Delgado, 38, 4446 W. Deming, Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI after police received a call about an intoxicated driver at 4:10 a.m. Nov. 3. Police said a passerby was able to remove the keys from his Gray Toyota 4Runner. He was taken into custody and released on bond.

Possession of Cannabis

Genci Trebicka, 27, 812 Spring Road, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis and texting while driving after police pulled him over at Berkeley and McKinley at 5:44 p.m. Nov. 1. He was released on bond.

Two juveniles were stopped by police at the Prairie Path and Poplar at 9 p.m. Nov. 1 and found to be in possession of a knife, cannabis and a smoking pipe. They were arrested, then released to their parents for possible referral to the Peer Jury.

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