Saturday, May 11, 2013
Eye witness at the scene said her injuries appeared "very severe."
The condition of a woman struck by a car near the Jewel-Osco in south Elmhurst is unknown as of Saturday evening, but an eye witness at the scene said her injuries appeared to be very severe. Police were still at the scene, at Van Buren and York Road, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Officers, who were recreating the accident that occurred at about 2:40 p.m., shared very little information, other than that one person was taken to the hospital. Elmhurst resident Mark Vorel was driving east on Van Buren, preparing to turn north onto York, when he saw an older woman and a teenage boy preparing to step off the sidewalk on the southwest corner of the intersection, next to the Jewel plaza. The woman, who appeared to Vorel to be the age of a grandmother, …
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S York St & E Van Buren St, Elmhurst, IL
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Woman who came into the police station to report she hit a parked vehicle was charged with DUI.
The following arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol were taken from Elmhurst police reports dated May 3-8. Cathy A. O'Neill, age not given, 241 E. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with DUI after police say she came into the police department on May 3 to report the Honda CRV she was driving hit a parked vehicle at Chandler and Park. She was released on bond. Andrew Sanchez, 23, 6851 S. Komensky, Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his Chevrolet Malibu for improper lane use at York and First streets at 7:58 a.m. May 3. He was released on bond. Kenneth Lama, 29, 3758 N. Olcot, Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his blue Ford Expedition for …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Cash, gift cards, copper, bikes, phones and more have been stolen in Elmhurst recently. And, sometimes, thieves just help themselves to your bank account.
Esteban Dayton, 31, 2790 Rhodes Apt. 8, Northlake, was arrested and charged with driving without registration, driving without insurance, improper use of registration, possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of a license plate sticker after police pulled over his black Chrysler 300 at County Line and Grand at 1:12 a.m. May 3. Police said he had a registration sticker on his vehicle that did not match his car. He was released on bond. Joseph M. Cascella, 18, 656 Crockett, was arrested and charged with retail theft after he allegedly took underwear and a hooded sweatshirt worth $66 from Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, at 5:54 p.m. May 2. He was released on bond. Steve Brales, 40, 996 Apple Valley Road, Bartlett, was arrested and …
Police reported multiple vehicle burglaries were discovered last weekend.
An observant resident was able to identify a man who allegedly broke into several cars in Elmhurst on May 5. Ronnie Levandowski, 28, 3005 Alta St., Melrose Park, was arrested and charged with felony burglary to a motor vehicle and felony attempted burglary to a motor vehicle after police say he was seen pulling on handles of parked cars on the 600 block of North Oaklawn at 11:14 p.m. May 5. Police received a call from a resident who was woken up by his dog barking at something outside. The witness saw a red Ford Mustang traveling northbound on Oaklawn with the headlights off. It stopped and a man got out and began pulling on the door handles of two vehicles parked in a driveway. Police located the vehicle, and the witness identified …
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700 N Michigan St, Elmhurst, IL
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-87.957941
600 N Oaklawn Ave, Elmhurst, IL
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500 N Adele St, Elmhurst, IL
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N Adele St & E Armitage Ave, Elmhurst, IL
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-87.932391
500 N Howard Ave, Elmhurst, IL
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Police report two arrests for revoked licenses, 13 arrests for suspended licenses and six arrests for driving without a license between April 17 and 30.
Alejo Diaz, 41, 17W706 Butterfield Road Apt. 109, Oakbrook Terrace, was arrested and charged with driving with a revoked license after police pulled over his Chevy Suburban for driving around marked barricades on North Avenue at 7:27 a.m. April 19. He was released on bond. Harry Mondaine, 33, 2542 W. 78th St. Apt. 3E, Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving with a revoked license after police pulled over his white Dodge Stratus for no brake lights at North and York at 12:10 a.m. April 22. He was released on bond. Robert A. Marrero, 42, 3058 N. Oleander Ave., Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after police pulled over his red Chrysler Pacifica for one headlight at Lake and York at 5:11 a.m. April …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Also this week, newborn cannot wait for the medics, and man scams Cafe Amano employee.
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital officials called Elmhurst police last week after they discovered a hospital patient had a bullet in his leg. Police reported at 6:50 p.m. April 30 that the medical personnel learned the bullet was from a gang-related shooting that occurred two years ago. The patient said he was questioned by the Cicero Police Department on the night of the shooting. The man told police at the time that he did not want to press charges, police said. At the time of the shooting, the bullet was too close to an artery for it to be safely removed surgically. But recently, the man said it has become very painful, swollen and infected. He was referred to a surgeon at Elmhurst Memorial to have the bullet removed, according to the report…
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Information from police reports dated April 26 to 29.
Stephanie Sargent, 27, 59 S. Hale St. Unit 310, Palatine, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police pulled over her red Ford Escape for driving the wrong way on a one-way street at Schiller and York at 1:48 a.m. April 27. She was released on bond. Desmond Richard, 23, 3301 W. Palmer, Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI and driving without insurance after police pulled over his Volkswagon Jetta for improper lane use at Palmer and Schiller at 2:19 a.m. April 27. He was released on bond. David Sandoval, 29, 696 N. Nolan, Glendale Heights, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his gray Acura MDX for disobeying a traffic control device at York and Schiller at 1:14 a.m. April 28…
Monday, April 29, 2013
Homeowners reported finding blood on the porch.
An iguana may have fought the person who stole it from its home on the 500 block of West Alexander Boulevard last week, according to a report from Elmhurst police. The animal was reportedly stolen between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. last Wednesday, April 24, the owners told police. They said the 3 1/2-foot iguana sunbathes in the front window of the home from time to time, and they believe someone entered their unlocked front door and stole it. The owners searched the house, but it was nowhere to be found. But they did find blood droplets on the porch floor and on envelopes in their mailbox, according to the report. They said they believe the thief may have been bitten or clawed by the iguana as he or she was taking it from the home.
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500 W Alexander Blvd, Elmhurst, IL
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Girls first see the man downtown, then again four hours later in a different location.
Elmhurst Police Department has released a special bulletin after two teen girls were approached over the weekend by a stranger, who asked them if they wanted a ride. According to a police report, at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, the 13- and 14-year-old girls said they were walking downtown near Addison Avenue and Second Street when a man about 30 to 35 years old approached them in an older model, gray sedan and asked if they wanted a ride. They said the man was Caucasian, slightly overweight, with short brown hair and wearing a gray T-shirt. The vehicle had several thick horizontal black stripes on both of the driver-side doors, they said. Police said the girls saw the same suspect and vehicle again in the 200 block of Cottage Hill …
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N Addison Ave & W 2nd St, Elmhurst, IL
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-87.942419
200 S Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Police report burglary, theft, forgery and fraud during the second half of April.
An apartment on the 100 block of Virginia was broken into between 3 p.m. April 22 and 11:30 a.m. April 23. Taken was an Xbox game, Kinect sensor and a video game worth a total of $530. Estimated damage to the door is $50. Cory Martin, 25, 575 Thornhill Drive, Carol Stream, was arrested and charged with retail theft after he allegedly took a bottle of cologne worth $37 from Kmart, 265 S. Route 83, at 8 p.m. April 16. He was released on bond. Derrick Orr, 25, 1008 N. Mason Ave., Chicago, was arrested and charged with retail theft and resisting a peace officer at Dominick's, 215 S. Route 83, at 2:52 p.m. April 18. He was arrested after a short foot chase and released on bond. Michael Grushka, 20, 37 N. Craig, Lombard, was arrested and charged…
Nicole
8:37 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
No there isn't a cross walk but the city should of put one there years ago! Thats where alot the kids cross for school and people from that neighborhood cross to get to the market. more ›