Man With Machete In Elmhurst Arrested: Cops

ELMHURST, IL – In the last few days, Elmhurst police said they handled a man with a machete and another one who was highly drunk in two instances. Here is information from the police reports:

Weapons charge

• Dequan M. Boone, 29, of Columbia, South Carolina, was arrested about 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ego Trucking, 677 Larch Ave., on charges of disorderly conduct, unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated assault. Police said they responded to a report of a man with a machete. He was released on bond.

Retail theft

• Lance Alexander, 60, of Chicago, was cited about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Jewel, 153 E. Schiller St., on a charge of retail theft. A day earlier, he was cited on a charge of possession of open alcohol in public. This was after he showed up in the lobby of the police department. He was taken to a family member's house. In both instances, he was considered highly intoxicated. He has been arrested at Jewel on Schiller before.

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.