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Warrant Arrests

Friday, April 26, 2013

Three Men Taken to County Jail on Warrants Thursday

Also, police investigate sexual texts to student with special needs, and a resident believes her neighbor is leaving food on her window sill.

Jesse A. Smetters, 29, 443 Maple, Wood Dale, and Adam S. Blair, 23, 504 E. Park Ave., Villa Park, taken to DuPage County Jail after police pulled over the black Buick Regal they were riding in for speeding at Interstate 290 and Route 83 at 4:11 p.m. April 25. Smetters was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for a DUI charge out of DuPage County, and Blair was found to have three warrants out of DuPage and Wood Dale related to drug possession and other charges. William Shelby, 28, 6 N. Fernwood Drive, Bolingbrook, was arrested on a no-bond warrant out of Woodridge for domestic battery after police pulled over his red Chevrolet Impala for no seat belt at York and Lake at 7:09 p.m. April 25. He was taken to DuPage County Jail. Vonkisha L…

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Police Say Tuesday Wasn't the First Time Wheaton Man was Arrested for DUI

Also, police allegedly find drugs in vehicle of man arrested on warrant.

Michael Brady, 30, 1606 Stonebridge Trail, Wheaton, was arrested and charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and driving without insurance after the gray Acura TL he was driving was involved in an accident with a vehicle drivin by a 24-year-old Villa Park man at Route 83 and North Avenue at 12:05 a.m. Feb. 12. Police said Brady, who had previous arrests for DUI, also was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He was taken to Elmhurst hospital, then to DuPage County Jail. His vehicle was towed for forfeiture. Robert J. Schumacker, 46, 1878 Summerset Lane Apt. 3D, Glendale Heights, was arrested on warrants out of DeKalb and DuPage counties for failure to appear on charges of possession of drug …

Friday, January 18, 2013

Police Say Elmhurst Woman Drove Drunk With Her 9-year-old in the Car

Also, woman attacked while working out, teens without a license go wrong way on one-way street, and five arrested on warrants.

Lisa Lofendo, 43, 268 Niagara, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, endangering the life of a child and illegal transportation of alcohol after she was stopped at 11:13 p.m. Jan. 15. Police said the arrest followed a domestic disturbance on the 400 block of North Walnut. She reportedly admitted to drinking "before and while driving her 9-year-old son," according to the police report. She was released on bond. Nicole M. Calabria, 33, 918 Norwood, Melrose Park, was arrested and charged with battery at 5 p.m. Jan. 16 after she allegedly approached a woman who was working out at X-Sport Fitness, 633 W. North Ave., and shoved her, causing her to trip over a treadmill and fall down. When the victim got …

Lawrence Gunther

2:44 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013

Shall we house all speeders in jail til their court dates or should we just keep taking their $$ when they get caught missing court?   more ›

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Heroin Found in Vehicle Traveling in Elmhurst, Police Say

Police also report paint thinner found in backpack of man they say was huffing.

Daniel F. Eppolito, 41, 433 Perrie Drive, Elk Grove Village, was arrested and charged with possession of heroin after police pulled over his silver Nissan Sentra for failure to signal at westbound Interstate 290 and Route 83 at 5:55 p.m. Dec. 19 He was taken to DuPage County Jail. John C. Grobe, 31, 264 N. Maple, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct/public intoxication after police were called to the 100 block of Norh Maple for a suspicious person at 12:54 a.m. Dec. 21. He was released on bond. Krasandra Polhans, 19, 120 E. Main, Cuba, Ill., was arrested on a warrant out of Fulton County for failure to appear after she was pulled over at St. Charles and Monterey at 12:07 a.m. Dec. 16. She was released on bond. She …

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Elmhurst Police Report Arrests for DUI, Possession of Pot, Resisting Arrest

Two out of three warrant arrests land suspects in jail.

Daniel Lacour, 34, 138 S. Wisconsin, Villa Park, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without insurance and possession of drug paraphernalia after police pulled over his white Ford Ranger for improper lane use at Route 83 and St. Charles Road at 12:20 a.m. Nov. 9. He was released on I-bond. Jessica Smith, 22, 628 S. Grace, Lombard, was arrested and charged with DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia after police pulled over her red Mercury Cougar for disobeying a traffic control device and improper lane use at 459 N. York Road at 1:44 a.m. Nov. 10. She was released on I-bond. Sonja Henry, 33, 24 S. Addison St. Apt. 517, Bensenville, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over her …

Monday, August 27, 2012

Nine Catalytic Converters—and a Whole Oldsmobile—Stolen

Also, did employees have their hand in the not-so-petty cash?

Deborah R. Jones, 51, 747 Fulton, Addison, was arrested and charged with retail theft after police say she removed seven cleaning items totaling about $140 from Dominick's, 215 S. Route 83, at 3:04 p.m. Aug. 17. She allegedly left the store without paying and was brought back inside by security. She was released on I-bond. Naderine Maddox, 35, 4439 W. Washington, Chicago, and Charlotte Hurde, 30, 2417 W. Adams Apt. C, Chicago, were arrested and charged with retail theft after police said they took jewelry, clothing and shoes from Kohl's, Route 83 and St. Charles Road, at 3:57 p.m. Aug. 23. They were released on I-bond. Sandra Argento, 59, 1510 N. 34th Ave., Melrose Park, was arrested and charged with retail theft after she allegedly …

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Police Say DUI Involved in Weekend Motorcycle Crash

Elmhurst police report multiple arrests for DUI, disorderly conduct, drug paraphernalia and warrants.

Giovanni Ochoa, 35, 110 Oak Leaf, Addison, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police said he crashed his black Harley-Davidson 883 at Madison and Swain at 12:41 a.m. July 14. He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital for his injuries and later released on I-bond. Keith Kogut, 43, 15701 Peggy Lane Apt. 6, Oak Forest, was arrested and charged with DUI after his white Nissan Sentra was involved in an accident at Brush Hill and Commonwealth at 11:42 p.m. July 14. He also was charged with improper lane use, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and injury to city property. He was released on bond. Nahreen W. Shakro, 22, 704 Haddam Way, Hanover Park, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled …

Julia

1:07 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

Go get 'em... How disgusting and repulsive...Who pees outside?   more ›

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Elmhurst Police Find Needles and Drugs in Garage 'Bedroom'

Police also report repeated solicitor violations.

DuPage County probation officers who were conducting a well-being check found a subject living in a garage at an undisclosed address at 4:01 p.m. June 20. Police said the man in the garage was slurring his words and groggy. He reportedly told police his landlord asked him to leave the room he was renting inside the home and move to the garage. Police found several prescription medications, hypodermic needles and a smoking pipe. The Zoning Department was notified and the subject was taken to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. Mario T. Williams, 23, 408 E. 62nd St. Apt. 1, Chicago, was arrested on a warrant out of Hillside at York and Diversey at 2:04 a.m. June 18. He gave officers a false name and birth date. He was released to Hillside police. A …

Stewart Levine

4:57 am on Friday, June 22, 2012

because the state has to give the county more money for holding felons than it does misdemeanor criminals, that is why, the county wants $$$$$   more ›

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Women Suffer 'Blackouts,' Illness After Man Buys Them Beer, Alleged Gang Members Cited at Cemetery

Elmhurst police also report multiple alcohol and drug arrests.

Suspicious Circumstances A woman told police she was celebrating her 21st birthday at Fitz's Pub, 172 N. Addison, when she met a man who tried to get her to leave with him several times between 11 p.m. April 12 and 1 a.m. April 13. At last call, the man offered to buy her a beer. She accepted and followed him to the bar. She and her friend quickly finished the beer because the bar was closing. She walked outside and said she blacked out and does not remember anything that happened after leaving the bar. She was sick for two days and assumed it was from drinking, until her friend who shared the beer told her she also had blacked out and had the same symptoms. Complaints will be signed pending further investigation. DUI Arrests Richard P. …

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Police Intervene in 10-Year Neighbor Dispute and Teen's Obstruction Leads to Her Sister's Arrest

Warrant, alcohol and drug arrests also reported by Elmhurst police.

Neighbor Dispute Two neighbors, address not given, told police they have had an ongoing dispute for 10 years. On March 20, the suspect started his lawn mower, set it outside the complainant's window, tied the throttle open, got in his vehicle and left. When police asked the suspect why he did that, he said he did not like his neighbors "because they are nuts." They were all advised to have no contact with each other and to report any future harassment to 911. Warrant Arrests Armando Gomez-Rodriguez, 34, 1848 N. Kedzie, Chicago, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on a theft charge out of DuPage County after his white Chevrolet Silverado was reported as "suspicious" at Grand and Industrial at 12:26 p.m. March 13. He also was …

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