Domestics, Small Fire: Elmhurst Cops

ELMHURST, IL – In the last few days, Elmhurst police handled cases involving domestic disturbances, a fire, retail theft, damage and an order of protection. Here is information from the latest Elmhurst police reports:

Domestic disturbances

• Officers responded to a domestic disturbance about 7 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block of West Armitage Avenue. A woman told police that someone else pushed her during an argument, causing her to fall into the wall. The suspect refused to leave the house. An investigation is pending.
• An officer checked on the well-being of a woman about 11:30 p.m. Saturday near McDonald's, 190 E. Butterfield Road. She said she had been battered by her boyfriend. She became uncooperative. Police could find no signs that a battery had taken place. An investigation is pending.

Fire

• A small fire occurred about 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the 200 block of Melrose Avenue. A woman said she had set the bottom oven to self-clean and that it started on fire. The fire was put out before firefighters arrived.

Retail theft

• Damiane E. Velez, 3, of Crest Hill, was arrested Monday on a charge of felony retail theft. She stole items July 25 at Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, police said. She was released.
• A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old man, both of Chicago, were arrested about 6:30 p.m. Friday at Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, on misdemeanor retail theft charges. An officer found the three in a car in the parking lot. They were released.
• A 40-year-old woman who lives in the 700 block of North Eastland Street in Elmhurst was arrested about 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, on a charge of retail theft. Police said she concealed several items in her purse. She was released.
• Deiker Perez and Dayker Perales Lombano, both Chicago 20-year-olds, were arrested about 6 p.m. Sunday at Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, on charges of felony burglary and retail theft. They were taken to the DuPage County Jail.

Vehicle trespassing

• A 21-year-old Chicago woman was arrested about 8 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of East Columbia Avenue on charges of criminal trespass to a motor vehicle and no valid driver's license. She was driving a rental truck that was reported stolen. She was released.

Damage

• After working out, a man returned to his car and found the rear windshield shattered. It occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Friday near Orangetheory Fitness, 187 S. Route 83.

Order of protection

• A resident in the 100 block of East Crestview Avenue was served with an order of protection about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Theft

• A resident in the 400 block of South Stratford Avenue told police Saturday that some of his belongings were missing after someone else helped him move boxes away. The suspect was a caregiver assigned by his insurance company. An officer contacted the suspect, who said he did not steal anything.

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.