Elmhurst police reports

 

The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named.

Criminal damage to property/motor vehicle/trespass to property

Oct. 10

A victim in the 200 block of First Street told police that she parked her car between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., and upon returning to it, she observed that two tail lights were broken. The victim believes the suspect may have caused the damage due to the victim parking her vehicle in the apartment complex space.

Damage to city property

Oct. 10

Max B. Brandenburg, 26, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 100 block of N. Myrtle at around 10:21 a.m. and charged with failure to provide information after allegedly striking an unattended object with his vehicle.

Disorderly conduct/mischievous conduct/disturbance

Oct. 10

Bradley J. Earls, 54, of Wheaton, was arrested near St. Charles and Spring Road at around 7:34 p.m. Police said the suspect was lying on the side of the road at the above location. According to police, Earls said he was trying to cross the street and get to a PADS shelter, but he was too drunk to walk. He was charged with disorderly conduct/public intoxication.

Police said there was a disturbance call in the 700 block of N. York where officers were told a victim reporting that objects were being thrown at her vehicle while in traffic. The victim told police she honked at a vehicle, described as a white work van of unknown make or model with a ladder rack, and only partial registration. Both the victim and the unknown suspect drove southbound on York, where a verbal altercation reportedly continued. The suspect reportedly got out of his vehicle and threw soda pop at her vehicle then drove away. No damage was done to victim’s vehicle and the pop container was not located.

Oct. 9

Disorderly conduct was reported at a food store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 at around 4:51 p.m. A complainant told police that when he entered the store, another shopper, who was not identified, said something degrading to him, so he yelled back at her. The store’s assistant manager told police the complainant reportedly yelled at a customer, flicked a booger in her direction and called her an [expletive]. The assistant manager wanted the complainant banned from the store. A no-trespass notice was served.

Domestic incident

Oct. 9

A complainant at an extended stay facility in the 500 block of W. Grand was upset, according to police, because an unidentified suspect reportedly electronically transferred $150 from the complainant’s prepaid debit card to the suspect. The complainant was uncooperative, used excessive profanities and refused to answer further questions. The suspect removed her personal items and obtained a taxi.

DUI/DUI-drugs/illegal consumption/possession of alcohol

Oct. 11

Alec Gade, 18, of Elmhurst, was arrested near York and Industrial at around 8:47 a.m. Subsequent to a traffic stop, police said Gade was found to be DUI. He was charged with DUI-drugs, speeding, possession of cannabis, possession of drug equipment and possession of a controlled substance.

Oct. 10

Isaura Barajas, 20, of Elmwood Park, was arrested in the 600 block of N. York at around 2:53 a.m. Police said that during a check on a stopped vehicle in the roadway, Barajas, the driver, was found to be intoxicated. The suspect was charged with two counts of DUI and underage consumption of alcohol.

Daniel Velasquez, 35, of Chicago, was arrested around West Street at around 12:33 a.m. An officer responded to the report of a vehicle blocking the street. The vehicle was located and the suspect was found to be DUI, according to police. Velasquez was charged with two counts of aggravated DUI, resisting arrest and driving while license suspended.

Oct. 9

Ashley E. Philippi, 28, of Franklin Park, was arrested near North and Emory at around 10:35 p.m. Subsequent to a traffic stop, police said Philippi was found to be DUI and in possession of cannabis. She was charged with DUI and possession of cannabis.

Possession of cannabis/drug paraphernalia/controlled substance/tobacco

Oct. 14

Andy Salazar, 20, of Villa Park, was arrested near York and Wrightwood at around 9:31 p.m. Subsequent to a traffic stop, police said an officer smelled a strong odor of fresh cannabis inside the vehicle. Upon a search, the officer located one cannabis blunt side the sleeve of Salazar, who was a passenger in the vehicle. Police said the officer then located 14 grams of cannabis, 17 hydrocodone pills and 15 Xanax® pills inside the driver’s purse. Salazar was charged with state possession of cannabis; the driver was released without charges pending lab results.

Oct. 13

Diana Gauna-Perez, 55, of Forest View, was arrested near St. Charles and Route 83 at around 6:42 a.m. Subsequent to a traffic crash, police said the suspect was found to be in possession of cannabis. She was charged with possession of cannabis, driving while license suspended and making an improper U-turn.

Oct. 11

Police said an unknown suspect near Lake and Walnut, described as a white male in his mid-30s with hair parted to the side, a moustache and a blue or black zip-up fleece jacket, fled the scene of an accident on foot. Police located drug paraphernalia in the suspect’s vehicle.

Oct. 10

Fabian S. Dawkins, 21, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 400 block of S. Spring at around 9:49 p.m. Police said officers responding the above area for a domestic located Dawkins and observed fresh track marks and blood on his arms. A search was conducted, and police said a metal spoon with heroin residue was found on the suspect. Dawkins was charged with felony unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Michael A. Weinreis, 24, of Melrose Park, was arrested near York and Fullerton at around 6:59 p.m. Police said an officer approached the suspect to advise him it was not safe to leave his vehicle running and unoccupied. While talking to the suspect, an officer observed a plastic drug bag on the floorboard of the passenger side, according to police. Weinreis was asked to exit his vehicle, and during a search of the vehicle, an officer recovered cannabis dab and a pipe. Weinreis was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Frederick T. Whitaker, 43, of Maywood, was arrested near North Avenue and Berteau Street at around 1:45 a.m. Subsequent to a traffic stop, police said Whitaker was found to be in possession of cannabis. He was charged with possession of cannabis and driving while license suspended.

Oct. 8

Eric Vasquez, 41, of Berwyn, was cited near York and Crestview at around 8:31 p.m. Subsequent to a traffic stop, police said officers smelled an odor of cannabis coming from inside the vehicle. Vasquez, the driver, was found to be in possession of cannabis and was issued citations for possession of cannabis and speeding.

An unknown suspect was arrested near York and Seminole at around 3:54 p.m. Subsequent to a traffic stop, the suspect and driver of the vehicle was found to be in possession of .3 grams of cannabis. The suspect was charged with possession of cannabis and no seat belt.

Prostitution

Oct. 9

Hong Wang, 46, of Boston, Mass., was arrested in the 500 block of W. Grand at around 6:28 p.m. Subsequent to an investigation of a Backpage.com ad for alleged prostitution, police said an officer met with the suspect at the above location. Wang was charged with prostitution.

Suspicious circumstances

Oct. 9

Police said a 13-year-old victim was in the west lot of Berens Park at around 8:11 p.m. when he was approached by a suspect described as a white male in his 40s, who spoke with a British accent, bald, clean-shaven, wearing a blue baseball cap, driving a black Charger with unknown license plates. The suspect asked the victim to come over to his vehicle, but the victim refused and rode his bicycle home. An officer checked the area and conducted neighborhood interviews with no results.

Theft/attempted theft/ID theft/fraud/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/robbery

Oct. 14

Burglary to a motor vehicle was reported in the 600 block of N. County Line Road at around 4:33 p.m. Police said an unknown suspect smashed out the front passenger window of a victim’s vehicle.

Retail theft was reported at a pharmacy in the 100 block of W. North Ave. at around 5:29 p.m. Police said an unknown female suspect carrying a basket full of unknown items left the store and got into a newer model, silver 4-door sedan. According to police, the suspect was accompanied by a black male at the time she exited the store. It was determined the suspect left with various over-the-counter medications.

Oct. 13

Identity theft was reported in the 500 block of Sunnyside Avenue. A victim told police that he received a bill from a cell phone company that was opened on two phones by an unknown suspect in Indiana in the victim’s name.

Oct. 12

Identity theft was reported in the 900 block of Prospect at around 10:13 a.m. A victim told police he was contacted by his bank, which advised him that there were several suspicious transactions to his credit card.

Identity theft was reported in the 100 block of E. First St. at around 7:58 p.m. A victim told police that an unknown suspect(s) fraudulently used his credit card number to make a purchase in Italy.

Oct. 4-Oct. 12

Theft was reported in the 1000 block of S. Euclid. A victim told police that between the above dates, he noticed a white envelope containing currency was missing from a safe in his bedroom.

Oct. 11

Joe Fustar, 56, of Wheaton, was cited by police near York and Schiller at around 6:47 a.m. Officers were called to the downtown area on the report of a suspect reportedly stealing coins from the downtown fountain. Police said Fustar, the suspect, was located and admitted to stealing the change and paying for a cup of coffee with it. He was cited for the theft.

Oct. 10-Oct. 11

Burglary to a motor vehicle was reported in the 200 block of Claremont. A victim reported that between the above dates, an unknown suspect(s) entered his two unlocked vehicles which were parked in the driveway. Both vehicles appeared to have been ransacked. Another victim in the same location told police he believes someone entered his unlocked vehicle as well. In addition, during a burglary to a motor vehicle investigation in the same area, an officer began to do neighborhood interviews and observed the unlocked vehicle with the door still ajar.

Burglary to a motor vehicle was reported in the 300 block of S. Prospect. Avictim told police that between the above dates, an unknown suspect(s) entered two unlocked vehicles that were parked in his driveway, and removed three cell phones.

Oct. 10

• Patricia Galivan, 55, of Villa Park, was arrested at a local store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at around 2:59 p.m. Police said Galivan was found to have taken $96.29 worth of merchandise. She was charged with felony retail theft.

A complainant at a food store in the 200 block of S. Route 83 told police that an unknown suspect described as a white female driving an older town car style vehicle with an Alabama license plate reportedly attempted to leave the store with $197.14 worth of steaks. When the suspect was confronted, she advised that she previously paid for the steaks but they were left out of her bag. The suspect told employees she would retrieve her receipt from her vehicle. The suspect never returned to the store.

Oct. 8-Oct. 9

An officer responded to the report of a theft in the 100 block of Melrose at around 1:51 p.m. The complainant told police he believes an unknown suspect took a black lockbox from his house. Further investigation is pending.

Oct. 1-Oct. 9

Burglary to a garage was reported in the 800 block of N. Geneva. A victim told police that between the above dates, an unknown suspect(s) removed lawn/gardening equipment.

Oct. 6-Oct. 8

A victim in the 500 block of Babcock Avenue told police she received a letter from Publisher’s Clearinghouse in the mail informing her she had won $2.5 million. The victim was sent a $6,980.30 check to cover the taxes and was advised to deposit the check into her account. However, the victim’s bank contacted her advising the check was fraudulent.

Oct. 5

A victim in the 200 block of S. Fair Ave. told police that an unknown suspect(s) accessed her bank accounts and made some withdrawals from various ATMs in Coral Gables, Fla.

Sept. 29

Theft was reported at a recreational facility in the 100 block of S. West at around 6:07 p.m. A victim told police that she had hung her sweater on a coat rack at the facility; the rack was located near the front entrance. When the victim went to retrieve her sweater it was gone.

Unlawful use of a weapon

Oct. 13

Darrell Banks, 26, of Woodridge, was arrested at a food store in the 900 block of S. York. Police said Banks was found to be in possession of a stun gun. He was charged with unlawful use of a weapon.

Warrant service

Oct. 9

Margorita Samayoa, 35, of Bensenville, was arrested near Route 83 and Lake at around 4:24 a.m. Subsequent to a traffic stop, police said Samayoa was found to be wanted on two failure-to-appear warrants (DUI and driving while license suspended) out of DuPage County. She also was charged with speeding, aggravated driving while license revoked and no insurance.