Crime & Safety
Dispute On Elmhurst Street Involves Gun: Police
The dispute spilled over from an earlier altercation in suburban Bellwood, authorities said.
ELMHURST, IL – A dispute in suburban Bellwood spilled over earlier this week onto St. Charles Road in Elmhurst, police said.
About 1 a.m. Tuesday, police were called about the occupants of a GMC SUV following a sedan west on St. Charles from Interstate 290, according to a police news release.
The caller from the sedan alleged a passenger from the GMC threatened the sedan's occupants while the driver pointed a handgun at them, police said.
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Elmhurst police found both cars on Palmer Drive near Schiller Street and conducted a "high-risk" stop of the GMC, the news release said.
Officers arrested two men in the GMC and found a loaded Glock pistol in the car's passenger area, police said. The driver was said to be wearing an empty handgun holster.
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Officers said they learned the occupants of both cars were involved in an altercation in Bellwood before driving to Elmhurst.
The GMC driver had a valid firearm owner's identification card, or FOID, and a concealed carry license, police said.
The driver, 31-year-old Martin Green of Glendale Heights, was charged with aggravated assault, and the passenger, a 27-year-old Maywood man, was charged with disorderly conduct, police said.
Both men were released pending an appearance in DuPage County Court.
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