AirPod Struggle Leads To Elmhurst Arrest: Cops

ELMHURST, IL – In the last few days, Elmhurst police handled cases involving domestic battery, a truck break-in, a gift card scam and retail theft. Here is information from the latest Elmhurst police reports:

Domestic battery

• Nicole K. Ni, 35, of Elmhurst, was arrested about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of West Babcock Avenue on two counts of domestic battery. Police said Ni bit a person in the right wrist in a struggle over an AirPod. The other person pushed Ni, causing her to fall. She was taken to the DuPage County Jail.

Truck burglary

• Someone stole forms of identification from an unlocked truck between 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of South Villa Avenue. An investigation is pending.

Gift card scam

• A resident in the 700 block of South Saylor Avenue told police she received an email that she thought was from her son-in-law asking her to buy Apple gift cards. After sending the gift card codes, the woman discovered it was not her son-in-law. His email account had been hacked. Many scams involve gift cards.

Retail theft

• Someone stole merchandise about 10:30 a.m. Monday from Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83. An investigation is pending.
• A man stole an entire display of 50 Bic mini lighters about 6 p.m. Monday at the Shell gas station, 654 W. North Ave. He was described as Hispanic, 18 years old, 5-foot-8, 130 pounds, and wearing a black ski mask, a red and black hoodie, black pants and white gym shoes. An accomplice was described as male, white, 16 years old, having brown hair and blue eyes, and wearing a gray ball cap, a red hoodie, blue jacket, black pants and white gym shoes.

Police report information is provided by local police departments. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and people charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.