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 …
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…
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Elmhurst police also report theft of bras, nicotine patches, backpacks, wallets, identities and more over the past week.
Karyn Flynn, 44, 411 Perrie Drive, Elk Grove Village, was arrested and charged with Class 3 Felony retail theft after a security officer at Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, reportedly saw her place numerous jewelry and clothing items into a purse, which she also did not purchase, between 1:38 and 2:28 p.m. April 9. She passed all points of purchase, police said, and was arrested with merchandise worth a total of $585.83. She was taken to DuPage County Jail and released with an April 22 court date. Kimberly Zientara, 48, 383 Scott St., Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with retail theft after police said she took NicoDerm CQ patches worth $49.89, a bra worth $9.99 and another bra worth $13.99 from Kmart, 265 S. Route 83, at 9 p.m. April 6. She was…
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Also, Mariano's construction site robbed of copper, car stolen on Virginia, and police question person with bolt cutters at the train station.
A resident of the 900 block of South Hawthorne told police someone used her Chase Bank college checking account without her knowledge between March 14 and 27. The account now has a negative balance of $8,946.75 and has been frozen by Chase. A resident told police at 7:48 p.m. April 2 that when her accountant attempted to file her federal taxes, a return already had been filed in her name. Someone purchased a Kia Optima from Ed Napleton Kia, 727 W. Grand Ave., using a fraudulent identity. The incident was reported at 10:44 a.m. April 3. Elmhurst police assisted state officials in apprehending David Brown, 25, 656 E. 159th Place, South Holland, after he allegedly arrived at a predetermined location to obtain a bank debit card and PIN number …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Landscaping trailer cleared out, counterfeit bills find their way to Elmhurst stores and other tales of thievery.
A resident of the 400 block of Atwater Avenue paid a down-payment of $3,000 in cash to a suspect allegedly employed by 4 Seasons Painting and Remodeling to have her kitchen remodeled. The contract, which was for $5,500, was signed last May but no work was ever performed on her kitchen. Numerous attempts to contact the suspect by phone and email have been unsuccessful, police said. A resident of the 200 block of North West Avenue believes her ex-boyfriend stole $2,275 she had in an envelope under her nightstand between March 4 and 6. She asked him to leave on March 5, dropped him off at the train station on March 6 and does not know where he is. The report was filed on March 9. A resident of the 500 block of South Rex Boulevard told police …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Property damage also reported recently.
Madison McNabb, 18, 802 S. Addison, Bensenville, and a 17-year-old girl were arrested and charged with retail theft after they reportedly removed several items of clothing from Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, at 8:53 p.m. Feb. 14. They were released on bond. Guadalupe Ocampo, 23, 2815 N. Gary, Melrose Park, was arrested and charged with retail theft after she reportedly left Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, with two pairs of shoes she did not pay for at 8:15 p.m. Feb. 15. She was released on bond. Elmhurst police assisted Villa Park police by arresting Matthew L. McCrory, 26, 621 67th St., Downers Grove, after he reportedly stole a computer from Walmart, 900 S. Route 83, Villa Park. Police stopped his silver Chrysler 300 at 2:17 p.m. Feb. 17, and the …
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Elmhurst police also report attempted break-in at Fitz's Spare Keys, multiple cases of theft and credit card fraud, as well as property damage.
A Coleman 1800 Power Mate generator worth $700 was stolen from the Mariano's Fresh Market construction site, 678 N. York Road, between 5:30 p.m. Jan. 30 and 6:30 a.m. Jan. 31. Someone tried to break into Fitz's Spare Keys, 119 N. York, between 1 and 10 a.m. Jan. 31. The unknown offender attempted to gain entry by forcing a piece of metal into a door's locking mechanism. Police got a call for a retail theft at Jewel-Osco, 153 Schiller, at 2:47 p.m. Jan. 30. The complainant said a man stole eight packages of nasal strips and left the store without paying. He reportedly shoved the complainant on his way out, and left in a vehicle driven by a female. The vehicle was stopped by another Elmhurst officer, but the subject was no longer in the car…
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Elmhurst Police also report theft of DVDs, cigarettes, liquor and a car.
William J. Flynn Jr., 27, 385 N. Wood Dale Road Apt. 5, Wood Dale, was arrested and charged with retail theft after he allegedly stole 16 containers of baby formula worth $462 from Dominick's, 215 S. Route 83, at 9:49 a.m. Jan. 17. He fled the store eastbound on St. Charles Road in a Nissan Altima and was stopped at St. Charles and York. Police also discovered he had a warrant for failure to appear on a retail theft charge. He was charged with a Class 3 Felony retail theft and taken to DuPage County Jail. Andrzej Noga, 42, 234 Williamsburg Court, Romeoville, was arrested and charged with retail theft after Noga allegedly took a pack of Nicorette tablets worth $108 from Kmart, 265 S. Route 83, at 3:32 p.m. Jan. 11. Noga was released on I-…
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Jewelry, car parts, electronics and more also taken this month.
Karla N. Garcia, 24, 68 W. Elizabeth Apt. 5, Addison, was arrested and charged with retail theft after store security at Kmart, 265 S. Route 83, said they saw her removing tags from items and concealing them in her purse at 5:05 p.m. Sept. 24. She was released on I-bond. Benjamin Thiel, 18, 745 S. Berkley Ave., Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with retail theft and possession of drug paraphernalia after he allegedly stole a bottle of whiskey from CVS Pharmacy, 110 W. North Ave., at 1:54 a.m. Sept. 25. Police said he had a metal one-hitter on him. He also had a juvenile no-bond warrant for a weapons offense and was taken to DuPage County Jail. A second suspect, Brian Hennigan, 21, 317 N. Ridgeland Ave., Elmhurst, was cited under city …
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Credit card fraud and identity theft also reported.
Someone stole a blue Obama sign from the front yard of a home on the 200 block of North Geneva between 6 p.m. Sept. 6 and 8:42 a.m. Sept. 7. A manager at TransChicago, 776 N. York, told police that $1,917.91 in cash and $2,091.73 in checks were taken from the company's safe between 4:15 p.m. Sept. 4 and 9 a.m. Sept. 5. The safe is operated by lock and key, but it does have a slot on top for deposits. Someone removed a black Samsung smart phone, a drivers license and a $1 bill from a backpack that was in a file cabinet at the Ray Graham Center, 420 W. Madison St., between 2:15 and 2:20 p.m. Sept. 6. A suspect "short-changed" a cashier at Portillo's, 150 S. Route 83, to the tune of about $150 at 2 p.m. Sept. 9. Police were told the …
Janie
9:23 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
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