Battling Darien Roommates Bring Cops 3 Times, Leading To Arrests: Police

DARIEN, IL – Darien officers responded to domestic violence calls three times to a house last month, leading to arrests, public records show.

At least four roommates live in a house in the 600 block of Brookhaven Avenue, police said.

Patch obtained the police reports through a public records request.

In the first instance, a 65-year-old man alleged a 59-year-old roommate had threatened him. Police were told there had been tension among the roommates for weeks.

Shortly after the police left, the 59-year-old flagged down an officer to say the 65-year-old had beaten him up and that it was all caught on livestream, according to the report.

The video showed the men talking in the garage, but then the 65-year-old struck the younger man in the arm, police said.

"Ouch!" the 59-year-old was quoted as saying.

But the 65-year-old continued to touch him, police said.

The older man was charged with two counts of domestic battery.

Two mornings later, the 59-year-old barged into the bedroom of a 45-year-old roommate, threw taco shells at him and kicked him, police said.

The 59-year-old then took another roommate's electric bicycle for a ride.

A responding officer stopped the man, who said he was on the way to see a social worker. The 59-year-old said he threw the taco shells on the floor and that he kicked the other man when he charged at him, police said.

The 45-year-old showed an officer the injury from the kick, with another roommate confirming the story, police said.

The 59-year-old faces two domestic battery counts.

In both instances, the suspects went to the DuPage County Jail.