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Elmhurst Police Reports

Friday, June 15, 2012

Police Blotter: Domestic Battery and Retail Theft Arrests Reported

From the June 14 Elmhurst police report.

THURSDAY, JUNE 14 Jomo K. Bettis, 36, 690 N. West Ave. Apt. 2, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with domestic battery at 1:11 a.m. June 14. He was taken to DuPage County Jail. Pamela Johnson, 43, 56 N. Laramie Apt. 2B, Chicago, was arrested and charged with felony retail theft after she took two packages of Dove soap and a pack of towels worth $22.57 from CVS Pharmacy, 110 W. North Ave., at 12:50 p.m. June 14. Johnson is on parole for retail theft. She was taken to DuPage County Jail. Someone took an unlocked, green Avigo Revolution bicycle from the railing near door No. 7 at York High School, 355 W. St. Charles Road, at 12:30 p.m. June 14. The owner of the bike, which is worth $125, was attending a summer football camp at the school. …

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Police Blotter: Jewelry, Bike and Cigarettes Among Items Reported Stolen

Elmhurst police reports June 8-12.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12 The owner of Goes Incentives and Awards, 512 W. Van Buren, told police he received a check, payable to him, for $2,250 from Multimax Inc. out of Largo Maryland. The complainant told police on June 12 that he has never done any business with the company and does not know why they are sending him a check. The officer contacted the phone number for the company and got a woman's voicemail. Police left a message and took the check for evidence. Someone stole 12, 100-pound cast iron plates worth $2,500 from a Chase HI Magnum 180 tractor that was parked in front of the ComEd substation at 790 N. Church Road between 8:15 p.m. June 7 and 7:15 a.m. June 12. The tractor belongs to Dahm Enterprise Inc. of Wonder Lake, which had been …

Monday, May 28, 2012

Police Say Thief Was Making the Rounds at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Campus

Subjects also picked up for domestic battery and on warrants.

Theft Arrests Jeffrey Prate, 29, 208 S. Ardmore, Villa Park, was arrested and charged with felony theft and felony burglary after an incident at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 155 E. Brush Hill, at 2:06 p.m. May 24. Hospital security personnel said they saw a suspicious man walking around the hospital and they believed he may have stolen a phone. Prate was later found in a bathroom. He allegedly admitted to taking the phone, and it was recovered in a wooded area near the hospital. Police later determined Prate also took a wallet from a purse in the Elmhurst Center for Health, 1200 S. York. He was taken to DuPage County Jail. Christopher Jones, 27, 1S220 Ingersoll, Villa Park, was arrested and charged with felony retail theft after he …

M.D.

3:17 pm on Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Drove through Elmhurst this Sunday night about 2 a.m. My route included Rt, 83, W. St. Charles Rd., and back North on York from Butterfield to Grand. Very surprised I didn't see any roadblocks   more ›

Friday, May 18, 2012

Phone Held Hostage by Menacing Thief and Bar Patron Makes a Death Threat

Items reported stolen include cash, tools, cell phone and an $8,000, 53-foot trailer.

Threats Made A man between 30 and 35 years old, about 5-foot-4, 160 pounds with short black hair and a thin mustache threatened an employee of a bar on the 600 block of West Lake Street at 12:52 p.m. May 17. The suspect came into the bar and was making small talk with the waitresses. He was asked to leave if he wasn't going to order anything. He left, then came back with a bouquet of flowers he said was for the "waitress with the short blonde hair." He was told no one works there with short blonde hair and he was asked again to leave. The suspect said "How would you like it if I came back and murdered you?" He left in a silver car. If he returns, he will be issued a no-trespass order. A black and silver iPhone 4 was taken from the McDonald…

Jeff K

3:07 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012

Where do you hide a 53-foot long trailer? Those whacky kids are at it again.   more ›

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Police Find Car 'Engulfed in Flames'

Owner didn't know the car had left his home.

Suspicious Fire A car belonging to a resident of the 200 block of East Park Street was discovered "completely engulfed in flames" in Hillside at 2:06 a.m. May 16, police said. The owner of the car was contacted, and he said he was unaware that the car had been moved from his home. The Hillside Police are investigating. Warrant Arrests Following an accident report at the Elmhurst Police Station, John Matheny, 46, 913 Dale Ann, DeKalb, was found to be wanted out of DeKalb County for failure to appear on a charge of driving with a suspended license. He posted bond and was released. Richard Barger, 43, 173 Grace St., Elmhurst, was arrested on two warrants after police responded to a call for an intoxicated person with two female juveniles at …

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Elmhurst Police Find Cocaine After Traffic Stop

DUI arrests May 12-15 also reported.

Possession of a Controlled Substance Alexis Fernanredez, 33, 121 S. 48th Court, Cicero, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine after police pulled over his gray Chevrolet Impala for failure to yield at a stop sign at York and First Street at 7:50 a.m. May 12. Fernanredez gave officers a false name and date of birth, and police discovered he was driving on a suspended/revoked license. He taken to DuPage County Jail and his vehicle was towed for forfeiture. DUI Arrests Allen Haywood, 64, 7234 S. Paulina, Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without insurance and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle after police pulled over his Chevrolet Lumina for speeding and improper lane …

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Pitbull Charges Poodle on Gladys Avenue; Owner Cited

Police also report incidents of theft and property damage.

Dog at Large A woman who lives on the 600 block of West Gladys Avenue in Elmhurst was cited for having a dog at large at 10:52 p.m. May 5. A man told police he was walking his leashed, 25-pound poodle when the woman's 75-pound pitbull charged at them. The man said this was the third time he has called the police about his neighbor's dog being on the loose. Theft Someone forced a lock off of a storage locker at an apartment complex on Elm Creek Lane between 4 p.m. May 3 and 7 a.m. May 7 and removed personal property worth $250. A Carhart 3.7 horsepower power washer worth $300 was stolen from a driveway on the 700 block of South Hawthorne between 1:30 and 1:40 p.m. May 8. The victim left it on the driveway while he went into his home for 10 …

Leo

10:30 pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012

How do we know who took the power washer, a "junker" or someone that lives in town, you are making assumptions. Now what is the different ticketing them or other law breakers, oh thats right it's what Jim wants enforced, his personal agenda. Ive asked you before Jim, have you personally spoke to anyone at the police department? Though you know that what the police do that creates overtime. How …   more ›

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Thousands of Dollars Stolen From Elmhurst Home, Dine and Dash at Buffalo Wild Wings

Also, hedge trimmer swiped while man worked in back yard, and men's shirts stolen from vehicle.

Elmhurst police reported several instances of theft between Nov. 1 and 3: An employee at Buffalo Wild Wings, 149 N. York Road, told police that two women left without paying their $44.66 bill at 10:29 p.m. Nov. 1. Police will examine surveillance video. Someone stole two packs of cigarettes and some CDs from a vehicle parked on the 1200 block of York Road between 9:32 and 10:52 p.m. Nov. 1. Someone removed tools, a laptop computer, garage remote control and tax records from an unlocked vehicle parked in a driveway on the 300 block of North Kenilworth Avenue between 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and 6:47 a.m. Nov. 3. A resident on the 300 block of Eggleston noticed that thousands of dollars was taken from his home between Nov. 1 and 3. A small tub in his …

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Man Refuses to Pay Cabbie, a Lighter to the Head Leads to Warrant Arrest and Teens Try to get Beer at CVS

The following arrest information was supplied by the Elmhurst Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Theft Arrests A Chicago man took a cab into Elmhurst then reportedly refused to pay the fare June 4. Police found Pedro Ocampo, 20, 2509 W. Cortland, Chicago, pounding on a door at an apartment complex on the 100 block of West Virginia Street at 1:55 a.m. Police learned he had taken a cab from Oak Park to his girlfriend’s apartment to see his baby, but he had no money. His girlfriend would not let him inside nor pay for the $23 cab ride. Ocampo was charged with theft of services and consumption of alcohol by a minor. He was released on bond to his sister. Michael J. Addison, 25, 215 W. 59th St. #19, Hinsdale, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after police responded to Kmart, 303 S. Route 83, for a theft in …

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Elmhurst Police Report License Violations

The following arrest information was supplied by the Elmhurst Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Driving Without a License Sergio Ocampo-Hernand, 50, 1341 S. 49th Ave., Cicero, was arrested and charged with driving without a license at 12:03 p.m. May 20 at North Avenue and River Glen. He was released on bond. Rodolfo Maya, 33, 121 E. Fullerton, was arrested and charged with driving without a license and speeding after a traffic stop at Michigan and Gladys at 3:21 p.m. May 24. He was released on bond. Armando Lopez, 34, 1041 Ferrari Apt. GA, Bensenville, was arrested and charged with driving without a license after a traffic stop at 12:09 a.m. May 26 at York and Interstate 290. He was released on bond. Adolfo Ramirez Jr., 27, 2115 N. Natchez, Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving without a license after a traffic stop at 1:07 …

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