Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Also, woman catches neighbor videotaping her children—again, and kids approached by strangers.
Elmhurst police encourage residents to report anything strange they might see around town. Following are some of these suspicious incidents, reported over the weekend and on Monday. A white man driving a gold sedan stopped at Cottage Hill and Church and asked girls walking westbound on Church to place their bags in the back of his car at 6:19 p.m. May 17. The girls ignored him and ran to a friend's grandparents' house. At around 4:15 p.m. May 17, a skinny white man in his late teens or early 20s with blonde or red spiky hair was in his black van, backed in near the dumpsters at Bryan Middle School, 110 W. Butterfield Road. A victim and his friends were riding by on their bicycles when the suspect asked them if they wanted some ice cream. …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Get the details in this week's roundup.
BURR RIDGE April 28: Marcus Conner, 39, of the 2000 block of Wheatfield, Romeoville, was charged at 12:11 a.m. with DUI while driving his 2005 Chevrolet on Clarendon Hills Road at southbound I-55, police said. DOWNERS GROVE May 14: Joseph M. Deir, of the 800 block of Franklin Street, Westmont, was arrested at 11:48 p.m. at the intersection of Ogden and Williams. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, according to police. His gray Chevy Cruze was towed from the scene to an impound lot. Deir was released on I-bond and has a June 19 court date in Wheaton. May 12: Angela A. Schapiro, of the 1100 block of South Grove, Oak Park, was arrested at 2:51 a.m. on Butterfield Road and Esplanade. She was charged with …
Two drivers were revoked, 19 suspended and 13 didn't have a license.
Terrance Ciorleri, 43, 1911 Balmoral, Westchester, was arrested and charged with driving with a revoked license after police pulled him over at North and Melrose at 11:43 p.m. May 14. He was released on bond and his vehicle towed for forfeiture. Dennis Pedote, 44, 154 N. Evergreen, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with driving with a revoked license after police pulled over his white Toyota Land Cruiser for speeding and no seat belt on the 100 block of Evergreen at 3:20 p.m. May 16. He was released on bond and his vehicle towed for forfeiture. Van Floyd, 22, 1517 N. Waller, Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance after police pulled over his silver Buick LeSabre for no seat …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Salvador Perez is being held on $150,000 bond.
A Franklin Park man has been charged with unlawful videotaping, a Class 4 Felony, for allegedly videotaping women while they used a washroom at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office. Salvador Perez, 49, of 2538 Sonia Ave., appeared in Bond Court Saturday morning, where Judge Michael Wolfe set his bond at $150,000. It is alleged that on Friday, May 17, Perez positioned his cellular phone under the sink of a unisex bathroom at the hospital. He allegedly positioned it so the camera on the phone would record the toilet area. He then activated the video record function and exited the bathroom, according to the complaint. That same day, while a woman was using the bathroom, the cellular phone fell …
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Drivers were pulled over between 1 and 4 a.m.
Elmhurst police reported the following DUI arrests between May 11 and 16. Lauren Vavra, 22, 18W108 Claremont Drive, Darien, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police pulled over her white Chevrolet Cruze for speeding, failure to signal and improper lane use at Cottage Hill and St. Charles at 2:28 a.m. May 11. She was released on bond. Johnnie Torres, 26, 4114 N. Troy St., Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his white Chrysler 300 for speeding at North and York at 2:35 a.m. May 11. He was released on bond. Matthew Summerfield, 31, 875 E. Second Ave. Apt. 204, Lombard, was arrested and charged with DUI and driving without insurance after police pulled over his blue Honda…
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
NAPERVILLE A woman who moved out of an apartment in the 200 block of East Bailey Road two months ago returned to the apartment May 15 and asked the property manager if she could get her belongings. She was told by the property manager that the apartment was cleaned out and she was not allowed to enter, police said. A resident then saw the woman scale the balconies to get to her old apartment on the third floor, but she was not able to gain entry, police said. CLARENDON HILLS An apartment tenant on the 200 block of North Richmond Avenue wrote in magic marker on his door that "any trespassers will be shot," according to a police report. The person reporting said neighbors are scared about this. An officer at 4:33 p.m. May 7 spoke with the …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Spiro Lempesis, arrested last May in Elmhurst on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy, promised the Concordia player major league connections in exchange for sex, according to the lawsuit.
A former Concordia University baseball player claims he was forced to perform sex acts on his coach in exchange for the promise of connections with major league scouts, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court. Anthony Collaro, who pitched for the Cougars from 2008-2011, alleges in the complaint that former Coach Spiro Lempesis videotaped between 20-30 sexual encounters. Concordia fired Lempesis in September 2010 over allegations of sexual misconduct. The university announced in October 2012 that it would conduct an independent investigation into the claims. Lempesis was under additional scrutiny by the university after his arrest May 31, 2012, in Elmhurst for suspicion of aggravated criminal sexual assault of a 16…
Dillard said Friday he's pushing for state regulations that would help police investigate residential burglaries in the Chicago suburbs that involve jewelry theft.
The Hinsdale home of state Sen. Kirk Dillard, whose 24th District includes Elmhurst, is among those that have been burglarized this spring and the senator says he's pushing for state legislation that will help local law enforcement investigate such burglaries. "I am trying to curtail the number of residential burglaries which has swept through the western suburbs ... and other parts of the city," Dillard said during a Friday morning conference call with media members. Dillard said by talking with suburban police officials he has learned that most of the residential burglars that have victimized residents in Hinsdale and the surrounding area steal jewelry they quickly sell to cash-for-gold businesses. Dillard said those businesses are not …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Ellyse Lamon could face 10 years for allegedly falsifying records, forging physicians' signatures and submitting false claims totaling more than $350,000, federal officials say.
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Wednesday, May 15
A 30-year-old Elmhurst woman has been charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud the Medicare program. Ellyse Lamon is among seven defendants in the Chicago area charged in separate instances of healthcare fraud, federal law enforcement officials announced Tuesday. Lamon, an account executive at a company that sells durable medical equipment, was charged in U.S. District Court with one count of healthcare fraud for allegedly engaging in a $350,000 Medicare false billing scheme. Lamon's company sold equipment such as back braces and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation units, also known as tens units. Between October 2010 and May 2011, Lamon allegedly caused her company to submit false claims to Medicare stating …
Case of mistaken identity leads to some unsettling moments for parents Wednesday morning.
A stranger alert sent out to Elmhurst residents via School District 205 on Wednesday afternoon turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. At about 11:25 a.m., police sent out a bulletin to the district, which in turn sent it out to parents, stating that a group of Jackson Elementary School students in first through fifth grade had been approached before school on Wednesday by two men in a white pickup truck who offered them lollipops. The students, who were standing at the corner of Van Buren and Saylor, said no to the men and reported the incident to school officials. After a police investigation, the bulletin, which contained a detailed description of the men and their vehicle, was distributed by email. But by 1:40 p.m., the matter …
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Trish Scott
4:39 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
" A victim and his friends were riding by on their bicycles when the suspect asked them if they wanted some ice cream." I didn't realize Elmhurst was full of victims! more ›