Crime & Safety
Elmhurst Resident Helps Cops Catch Suspects
The suspects being chased by the police pulled into the resident's driveway.
ELMHURST, IL – An Elmhurst resident last week helped authorities catch suspects who sped away from officers in Villa Park and ended up in Elmhurst, police said.
About 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Villa Park police started chasing the driver of a stolen car on Roosevelt Road, Elmhurst police said in a Facebook post. The pursuit continued in Villa Park and Lombard before it entered Elmhurst on St. Charles Road.
Officers then lost the suspect. However, a resident in the 100 block of South Chandler Avenue in Elmhurst spotted a car parked in the resident's driveway that did not belong there, police said.
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The resident immediately called 911. Officers then safely took a man and a woman in the car into custody, police said. The suspects' names were not released, with Villa Park police conducting the investigation.
Police said the pair pulled into the resident's driveway to hide after being pursued.
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The resident was thanked for helping the police.
"If you see something, say something," Elmhurst police said in the Facebook post.
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