Saturday, May 25, 2013
Florida woman facing multiple charges after allegedly crashing into cars on Saylor.
Elmhurst police have identified the woman arrested Friday for trying to escape police and crashing into several cars in a residential neighborhood. Rachael N. Laube, 26, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is facing multiple charges after the incident, which began at 4:30 p.m. when police were called to Inland Bank for a report of deceptive practice in progress. Police said Laube was in the bank drive-up lane, at 539 S. Spring, attempting to cash a fraudulent check. When police arrived, they said she attempted to flee east on Montrose, then north on Saylor Avenue, hitting multiple parked cars. She was taken into custody at Prairie Path Lane and Saylor. She was charged with two counts of identity theft, forgery, fleeing and attempting to elude …
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Prairie Path Ln & S Saylor Ave, Elmhurst, IL
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Woman tries to escape police after incident at Inland Bank.
This story has been updated with arrest information. Click here. Residents on Saylor Street in Elmhurst were startled Friday afternoon when a car driven by a woman reportedly trying to escape police came barreling down their street. "The noise was crazy," one woman said. "All of a sudden you hear screeching tires, police cars." A little after 4:30 p.m., police received a call for fraudulent activity at Inland Bank, 539 S. Spring Road, at the corner of Montrose and Spring. Police reportedly were waiting in the area for the suspect, a female, to leave the bank. According to witnesses at the scene who said they had spoken to police, it appeared the woman spotted the officers and tried to escape in her black Jeep by heading east on Montrose, …
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S Spring Rd & W Montrose Ave, Elmhurst, IL
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S Saylor Ave & Prairie Path Ln, Elmhurst, IL
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Also, man with green sticker on his cheek attempts to steal Prilosec, another man makes off with a 42-inch TV. Bikes, iPhones, tools—you name it, they'll steal it. Here are the theft reports for May, so far.
A GPS worth $200 and a leather wallet containing a drivers license, credit cards and $200 was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on the 700 block of South Euclid between 11 p.m. May 8 and 5 a.m. May 9. Someone also entered an unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on the 800 block of South Euclid during the same time period. Nothing appeared to be missing, but the glove box was rifled through and the door was ajar. A wallet that had been stolen from another vehicle was found in the street. While investigating these burglaries, police discovered vehicles on the 900 and 700 blocks of South Euclid also were tampered with. One victim told police someone attempted to enter his vehicle by popping out the …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Suspects are arrested for DUI, fighting, drinking in a van and possession of cannabis.
Abigail Fernandez, 23, 2826 W. 21st St., Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs and possession of cannabis after police pulled over her gray Pontiac G6 for no seat belt at North and Myrtle at 11:38 p.m. May 16. She was released on bond. Alberto Mendoza, 40, 4720 W. Hutchinson, Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his silver Mitsubishi Eclipse for no seat belt at North and Myrtle at 1:14 a.m. May 17. He was released on bond. Clemente Arragon, 41, 791 Industrial Drive, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with DUI and driving without a license after police pulled over his black Chevrolet Blazer for suspicion of DUI on the 700 block of Industrial at 11:02 p.m. May 17. He was …
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
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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Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, New Main Campus
155 E Brush Hill Rd, Elmhurst, IL
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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…
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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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Jackson Elementary School
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S Saylor Ave & W Jackson St, Elmhurst, IL
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Men implied they had a weapon during bold, daytime robbery.
The US Bank branch at 536 S. York Road was robbed by two men who implied they had a weapon at 4:50 p.m. Monday, May 13, according to a bulletin issued by Elmhurst police Chief Michael Ruth. US Bank employees told police that a white man in a gray hoodie and a black man in a yellow hoodie entered the bank and announced they were robbing the place. One of the offenders pushed a teller, and they both jumped over the counter and removed an undetermined amount of money, according to the statement. A weapon was not displayed. The men fled on foot, possibly to a waiting getaway car, according to information provided by police. Officers set up a perimeter and searched the area with the police K-9 unit, but the offenders were not found. No …
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536 S York St, Elmhurst, IL
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Karen Chadra
10:39 pm on Saturday, May 25, 2013
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