Crime & Safety

'Personal Experiment' Tried On Elmhurst Cops

A man was arrested on a charge of filing a false police report, authorities said.

Mark Samano, 33, of Berwyn, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of filing a false police report.
Mark Samano, 33, of Berwyn, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of filing a false police report. (David Giuliani/Patch)

ELMHURST, IL – A Berwyn man was arrested Wednesday after calling police about a domestic disturbance, authorities said.

Mark Samano, 33, was charged with filing a false police report and taken to the DuPage County Jail.

According to police, Samano said he was not in distress and only called 911 as part of a "personal experiment." He called the police shortly before 8 p.m. in the 100 block of North Addison Avenue.

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