The police department has an efficient way to handle minor crashes, an official said.
Such a method was used after the burglary of a liquor store earlier this month.
The chief gives a reason for decreases in property crimes such as thefts and burglaries.
A former customer made several harassing calls to a local business, police said.
In another case, two drivers who crashed got into an argument and were charged with disorderly conduct, police said.
He brandished a gun in five of his six bank robberies, police said.
In another case, a man was charged with eluding police after speeding away from a traffic stop, authorities said.
In another case, a rock was thrown through a home's front window, authorities said.
In another case, a man punched a woman's car window during a road rage incident, police said.
The man struck another driver during an argument about a crash, police said.
A handgun was found near one of the men after he was caught, police said. They were taken to jail.
A person who was found drunk on the York High School campus was taken to the hospital, police said.
The man had a Polish or Russian accent, but could speak English and Spanish fluently, police said.
He is a Chicago native, but owns a mansion in a New York City suburb.
While trying to flee, a suspect struck a police squad car, authorities said.
The fleeing car stopped in a west Elmhurst neighborhood, where one suspect ran away, police said.
In another case, a woman told police her ex-partner sent a photo of her new apartment and asked how she could afford it, police said.
In another case, a crouching local man was charged after a neighbor spotted him, police said.
In another case, a man taking pictures of a house aroused suspicion, police said.
An officer tried to stop the car, but the driver sped away, police said.
The man was charged with aggravated fleeing and reckless driving, among other offenses, police said.
A man exposed himself to a person at a local business, police said.
The man is accused of holding up suburban banks over a year, police said.
In another case, seal-coaters tried charging more than the agreed-upon price, police said.
An Elmhurst woman was charged in a domestic disturbance, authorities said.
The suspect stole money and marijuana that the victim intended to sell, police said.
Property taxes and vehicle sticker fees are listed among the ways to pay for the project.
In another case, an aggravated DUI suspect had two children with him, police said.
The man remained in the county jail more than a day later, according to records.
In another case, a jack was used to lift cars to steal catalytic converters during broad daylight, police said.
He was slumped behind the wheel after officers got a report of a reckless driver, police said.
In another incident, a car was stolen from a driveway in a local neighborhood, police said.
The victim thought she was changing the music, but she was accessing his cash apps, police said.
He stabbed to death the woman, with their three small children inside the house, authorities said.
The man was suspected of stealing property from a home on West Avenue.
They also responded to three domestic disturbances in recent days.
She accused an Elmhurst officer of falsifying a report. Prosecutors dropped the case.
A woman woke up finding a man kissing her at a store, police said.
The man deliberately bumped someone else in a fitness center's locker room, authorities said.
In another case, a motorcycle was stolen next to an Elmhurst organization, local police said.