Elmhurst Firm Scammed, With 35 Bank Accounts Compromised: Police

ELMHURST, IL – In the last few days, Elmhurst police have handled cases involving a scammed business, a stolen gun, a Facebook deal gone awry, a stolen car, retail theft, fugitive drivers, damage to a car and a DUI. Here is information from the latest Elmhurst police reports:

Business scammed

• An employee at Darwin Realty, 970 N. Oaklawn Ave., told police Wednesday about receiving a fraudulent email requesting to update contact information through a link provided. Once the update was completed, 35 bank accounts were compromised, police said.

Stolen gun

• A Glock 26 handgun, among other items, was stolen from a storage unit at 953 S. Route 83. An investigation is pending.

Facebook deal gone awry

• A man told police that he met a stranger for a Facebook Marketplace transaction to buy a U-Haul dolly on Oct. 14 in a church parking lot on St. Charles Road. While driving to Florida, the man was pulled over in Georgia and informed that the U-Haul truck that contained the dolly had been stolen. He was arrested.

Stolen car

• A 19-year-old Chicago woman was arrested about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at West Avenue and St. Charles Road on charges of possession of a motor vehicle and marijuana possession. She was taken to the DuPage County Jail. In the same incident, a 21-year-old Chicago woman was charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle. She was released. Police said they stopped the car after they were alerted that it was stolen.

Retail theft

• A person concealed several medications in a shopping cart and then left Oct. 25 at Jewel, 944 S. York St. The shopping cart was abandoned. Staff were unable to find the person. The theft was reported more than a week later.
• A 31-year-old Palos Heights man was arrested about 10:30 a.m. Monday on a retail theft charge. Police said the incident occurred at Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83. He was released.

Fugitive drivers

• About 5 a.m. Wednesday, an officer saw three cars, including a stolen silver Honda Accord, traveling on Interstate 290 from Route 83. An attempted traffic stop resulted in the drivers of all three cars speeding away. An investigation is pending.

Damage

• Someone damaged a car's windshield between 4 p.m. Monday and 2 p.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of North Indiana Street. The car was parked in a driveway.

DUI

• A 23-year-old Westchester man was arrested about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at Roosevelt and Butterfield roads on charges of DUI, driving an uninsured car and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash. He was taken to the police station and then released.