Officers then tracked the men to the mall in Oak Brook, where they tried to use the victim's credit card, police said.
The driver was attempting to park when the collision occurred, authorities said.
Firefighters said they encountered heavy smoke and flames.
The resident then found himself the victim of a scam, according to a report.
In another case, a hospital patient gave multiple names in an attempt to get drugs, authorities said.
In 2022, he was accused of puncturing two tires and cracking the windshield of a man's car, police said.
The woman said the man tried to get into her parked car, according to a report.
She told police a woman stole her wallet and phone from her handbag.
The suspect was with her boyfriend and friend, both of whom had crack cocaine, police said.
He told police he was Bolingbrook High's principal and then refused to leave the station, getting on his knees, authorities said.
The man made up the story to his boss and then told the police, according to a report. He now faces a felony charge.
One man tried to buy a car with a false driver's license, while the other passed a counterfeit bill, police said.
In another case, a woman was unable to shake off a date that apparently went bad.
Police responded to a burglar alarm in the middle of the night.
She reached speeds of 116 mph and swerved in and out of heavy traffic, authorities said.
They broke into a dealership and made off with a car valued at nearly $54,000, authorities said.
Five people came into the station and stole several items, authorities said.
The man could face six to 30 years in prison, the county's top prosecutor said.
In another case, an unconscious person at an Elmhurst restaurant later died, police said.
In 2023, the man tried to enter responding officers' cars, authorities said.
In other cases, a man is passing counterfeit bills at local businesses, authorities said.
A resident in a local neighborhood was charged with assault and battery, police said.
In another case, two businesses reported counterfeit bills, police said.
She was cited on a disorderly conduct charge outside a local restaurant, police said.
A resident became the victim of a scam after posting flyers of a lost cat.
Police said he caused a disturbance and threatened employees.
It's safer for officers and quickly ends dangerous pursuits, police said.
The driver and passenger are taken to the hospital for minor injuries, police said.
Another local man knocked a phone out of a person's hand at a business, drawing a battery charge, police said.
A restaurant and a factory handled troublesome people in the last few days, police said.
The caregiver failed to test the water temperature before putting an older woman in a hot shower, the attorney general said.
Subdued with a Taser, a man was found with a loaded gun, police said. He faces felony charges.
A Villa Park man lied to police about a hit-and-run crash, authorities said.
The man remains in the DuPage County Jail four days later.
He was charged with aggravated arson and taken to the county jail, police said.
The suspect was apprehended in Gary, where he was taken to jail, police said.
The suspects, described as Venezuelan "illegal migrant offenders," then led local police on a pursuit, authorities said.
In another case, a woman was arrested after pushing someone downtown, police said.
In another case, a campus safety trainee left during his shift and never returned, police said.
The student was cited on a disorderly conduct charge, authorities said.