Man Arrested for Felony Forgery; Nanny Allegedly Admits to Stealing from Family

Forgery

Ciprian Iaczko, 29, 2415 Mannheim Road, Franklin Park, was arrested and charged with felony forgery, possession of a fraudulent ID and deceptive practice at Bank of America, 1000 S. York Road, at 10:16 a.m. Oct. 16. Police said he opened a fraudulent account to accept a wire transfer of about $24,000 in stolen cash from a fraudulent car sale that occurred on eBay. Police said he was in possession of a fraudulent passport and ID. He was taken to DuPage County Jail.

Theft Arrests

Katherine C. Vercellino, 22, 104 Fellows Court Apt. C, was arrested and charged with theft at 10:58 a.m. Oct. 22. Police said Vercellino was employed as a nanny for residents of the 100 block of East Oneida. Police said she admitted to stealing $40 cash, a $100 gift card and diet supplements from the home since Sept. 17. She was released on bond.

Danielle M. Allen, 28, 1708 Foxridge Drive, Plainfield, was arrested and charged with retail theft after a security officer at Kmart, 256 S. Route 83, reportedly saw her attempt to take underwear and a bra by stuffing the items between herself and the child she was holding at 4:47 p.m. Oct. 19. She was released on bond and issued a no-trespass order.

Residential Burglary

Residents of the 300 block of North Kenilworth told police someone entered the home and stole a black ESP guitar and a 32-inch plasma television between 4 and 5 p.m. Oct. 23. The victims told police they do not lock the doors to their home.

Suspicious People

A man was seen sitting on the stoop of a home at 7:11 p.m. Oct. 10. Police did not release the location. When the neighbor asked what he was doing, the suspect fled eastbound on Butterfield Road. The vehicle at the home appeared to have been rummaged through, but nothing was missing. Police located the suspect hiding in a pine tree. He said he was meeting a girl and denied going through any vehicles. He was placed under arrest for prowling, but then released without charges pending an investigation.

A female suspect at Suburban Bank of Elmhurst, 400 W. Lake St., at 12:55 p.m. Oct. 23 attempted to open an account with a third-party check, police said. Two subjects that were with her kept coming in and going out of the bank, giving the teller the impression that they may be planning a robbery, police said. All three entered a silver Chevy Monte Carlo. An investigation is pending, police said.

Identity Theft

A resident of the 400 block of South Prospect told police someone used her Visa Check Card to purchase $6,815.54 worth of merchandise from multiple online stores between Aug. 8 and Oct. 11.

Theft

Tools worth $2,365 were stolen from a vehicle parked at Extended Stay America, 550 W. Grand Ave., between 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 and 5:50 a.m. Oct. 16. The passenger window had been broken out.

A briefcase containing a laptop computer, medicine, two checkbooks, four sets of keys, credit cards and documents was stolen from a vehicle parked on the 200 block of North York Road between 11:45 a.m. and 2:09 p.m. Oct. 16. Loss is estimated at $1,000.

A man was seen taking two Dyson vacuum cleaners from Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, at 9:04 p.m. Oct. 16. He exited through the emergency doors and ran northeast. Total loss is $1,400. Two Dyson vacuums worth nearly $1,000 also were stolen from Kohl's last month.

An unknown amount of copper cable was taken from a breaker panel at 745 N. Larch at noon Oct. 15. Loss is estimated at $300.

Ten tires were removed from semi trucks at Trans Chicago, 776 N. York, between 5 p.m. Oct. 16 and noon Oct. 17. Loss is estimated at $7,500.

Someone took several credit cards, insurance cards, about $100 and a Samsung Galaxy phone from a purse on the 300 block of South Route 83 between 10:45 and 11:30 a.m. Oct. 18. 

A black Apple iPhone and case worth $849 was stolen from the elliptical machine at Xsport Fitness, 621 W. North Ave., between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. Oct. 21. The victim called her phone and spoke to the suspect, who said he did take the phone, but he can get better phones than hers so he would return the phone to Xsport. The victim said she would continue to track the phone and notify police if it was returned.

A woman shopping at Jewel, 153 E. Schiller, told police someone stole her wallet between 12:35 and 12:58 p.m. Oct. 23. The wallet contained $800, a debit card, Social Security card and Elmhurst transportation ID.

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