Post-Party Warning, Gym Theft: Elmhurst Cops

ELMHURST, IL – In the last few days, Elmhurst police handled cases involving a chronic nuisance warning, a gym theft, a DUI, a cryptocurrency theft, a car burglary and a bad check. Here is information from the latest Elmhurst police reports:

Chronic nuisance warning

• A chronic nuisance warning was issued Wednesday to a household in the 400 block of South Rex Boulevard. On March 15, a 57-year-old woman in the block was cited on a charge of hosting an underage drinking party at her house, police said.

Gym theft

• A man told police that someone stole two credit cards from his locker between 2:30 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Monday at LA Fitness, 620 N. York St. Someone later tried to make fraudulent purchases on the cards. The suspect was described as a white man, 25 to 30, and wearing a black winter hat, a black long-sleeve hoodie, black pants and white gym shoes.

Aggravated driving with a revoked license

• Dexter Crawford Jr., 40, of Elk Grove, California, was arrested about 9 p.m. Tuesday at North and Clinton avenues on charges of aggravated driving with a revoked license, theft of services and possession of a fraudulent identification. He was also arrested on a warrant. Police said he was stopped for driving a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee that he was supposed to have returned to a rental car business. He was released.

DUI

• A 30-year-old Chicago woman was arrested shortly before midnight Tuesday at Lake Street and West Avenue on charges of DUI (drugs), endangering the life or health of a child, attempted battery, improper lane usage, improper lighting, driving an uninsured car, violating minimum speed regulations and resisting a police officer. She was released.

Crypto theft

• A resident in the 400 block of North Elm told police Monday that someone depleted all of his cryptocurrency accounts.

Car burglary

• A woman told police that someone entered her unlocked car between 11:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Monday at Elmhurst Hospital, 155 E. Brush Hill Road. Nothing appeared to be missing.

Fictitious identification

• Police were called about 4 p.m. Tuesday to Enterprise Leasing, 856 N. York St., for a report of a person trying to use a fictitious identification. The person was gone by the time police arrived.

Bad check

• Elmhurst BMW, 500 W. Lake St., told police that someone wrote a bad check March 13 after the dealership finished repairs on the suspect's silver BMW X3. An investigation is pending.

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.