Crime & Safety
Alleged Domestic Abuser At Large In Wheaton: Cops
Police say he barricaded himself in the attic and then jumped from a window.

WHEATON, IL — Police in Wheaton are looking for a man who fled after an alleged domestic battery incident Monday morning. Richard C. Tramble, who has multiple warrants, allegedly returned to the home later, barricaded himself in the attic, and jumped from the window before police arrived, Suburban Life reports.
The incident began around 7:30 a.m. when police were called to the home in the 1100 block of Hertford Ct. for a domestic violence call. After Tramble first fled, police say they saw his car return to the area. That was when police say Tramble got back into the home.
If you see Tramble, call 911 immediately, police advise. Anyone with information about Tramble's whereabouts should call Wheaton Police Lt. Bill Cooley at 630-260-2161.
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