An officer tried to stop two suspects on dirt bikes about 4 p.m. Thursday at Poplar Avenue and May Street, Elmhurst police said. (David Giuliani/Patch)
ELMHURST, IL – In the last few days, Elmhurst police handled cases involving the chasing of dirt bike riders, car burglaries, soliciting without a license, assault, a stolen phone, stolen money and a fugitive driver. Here is information from the latest Elmhurst police reports:
Chasing dirt bikes
An officer tried to stop two suspects on dirt bikes about 4 p.m. Thursday at Poplar Avenue and May Street. They fled and were last seen heading west on Hampshire Avenue.
Someone rummaged through four cars overnight Wednesday in a driveway in the 600 block of North Indiana Street. A hard hat and a raincoat were stolen.
Soliciting without a license
A 19-year-old Boca Raton, Florida, man was cited about 6:30 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of East Oriole Avenue on a charge of soliciting without a license.
Stolen money
Someone stole money from a purse on Tuesday or Wednesday last week in the 400 block of West Butterfield Road. An investigation is pending.
Stolen phone
Two people stole a phone from a man's suit pocket about noon Thursday in a medical office at 1200 S. York St.
Assault
Police responded to an assault about 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of East Schiller Street. An investigation is pending.
Fugitive driver
An officer tried to stop the driver of a white Buick Enclave about 10:30 p.m. Thursday at Frontage Road and Grand Avenue. The car was connected to a felony, police said. The driver sped away east on North Avenue into Northlake.