The following items were taken from area police department reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
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Elmhurst
Alcohol
Nicholas Kortes, 20, of the 100 block of West Seminole Avenue, Elmhurst, was cited for consumption of alcohol by a minor at 12:12 a.m. March 12.
Battery
Gabriel Crispin-Hernandez, 38, of the 400 block of Forest Preserve Drive, Wood Dale, was charged with two counts of domestic battery at 2:25 a.m. March 9 in connection with an incident at 10:15 p.m. March 8.
Joselyn Sanders, 37, of the 400 block of East Park Avenue, Elmhurst, was charged with domestic battery at 6:54 a.m. March 13.
Burglary
Kenard Jarrett, 29, of the 1100 block of North Springfield Avenue, Chicago, was charged with burglary and identity theft at 11:14 a.m. March 12 in connection with the theft of credit cards from a locked locker in LA Fitness, 620 N. York St.
Cannabis
Maurice Henry, 24, of the 1600 block of South 2nd Avenue, Maywood, was cited for unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver, illegal transport of open alcohol and failure to wear a seat belt at 7:45 p.m. March 11.
Daniel Pickens, 25, of the 1500 block of South Kolin Avenue, Chicago, was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis, domestic battery and criminal damage to property at 12:26 p.m. March 12.
Favian Villegas, 19, of the 3N200 block of Cardinal Street, Addison, was cited for possession of cannabis by a driver at 10:49 p.m. March 14.
Omar Zavala, 22, of the 5300 block of South Emerald Avenue, Chicago, was cited for unlawful use of an electronic communication device while driving, unlawful possession of cannabis and driving with a suspended driver’s license at 8:33 a.m. March 15.
Disorderly conduct
Tom Parchim, 63, of the 600 block of South Bryan Avenue, Elmhurst, was cited for disorderly conduct at 1:34 p.m. March 14.
DUI
Danisha Eiland, 44, of the 7100 block of South Normal Boulevard, Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence, driving without a valid driver’s license, driving without insurance and stopping/parking in the roadway at 3:08 a.m. March 9.
In the same incident, passenger Quentez Thompson, 40, of the 4900 block of West Race Street, Chicago, was cited for possession of cannabis in a motor vehicle.
Juan Hinojosa, 45, of the 16W600 block of Mockingbird Lane, Willowbrook, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, driving under the influence, driving with suspended registration and speeding at 10:12 p.m. March 10 after police said a firearm was found on the passenger side floor board during a traffic stop for speeding and suspended registration.
Lukas Flores, 20, of the 200 block of George Street, Bensenville, was charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle, unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver and possession of open alcohol by a driver at 10:15 p.m. March 10.
Juwan White, 26, of the first block of Cour Marquis Place, Palos Hills, was charged with driving under the influence, driving the wrong way on a one-way street, disobeying a stop sign, driving without insurance, driving with suspended registration and possession of cannabis at 5:54 a.m. March 11.
Santiago Pascual Hernandez, 28, of the 1000 block of Ferrari Drive, Bensenville, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence, forgery, obstructing justice, driving without a valid driver’s license, criminal damage to property, failing to yield turning left, making an improper turn at an intersection and leaving the scene of an accident at 12:58 a.m. March 12.
Forgery
A resident told police a check he mailed on March 5 was intercepted, altered and cashed between then and March 12.
A resident reported that a check she mailed was intercepted, altered and deposited to an unknown account between March 5 and March 12.
Identity theft
A resident reported an unknown suspect opened a joint account with Chase Bank, accessed the resident’s account and transferred funds on March 7.
A resident reported an unknown person opened a fake social media account using her name and photo on March 8. The account was reported and taken down.
Residents reported on March 10 that they were notified by Chase Bank of March 2 attempts to make two withdrawals from their account.
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A resident told police she was notified by the Internal Revenue Service that an unknown offender used her information to collect unemployment benefits going back to September of 2020.
A resident told police that two checks mailed on March 4 were intercepted between then and March 9. One of the checks was altered and deposited in an ATM. The bank closed the account before the second check showed up.
A resident reported March 8 that an unknown suspect used her information to open a bank account with Chase Bank. The fraudulent activity was reported to Chase, with no money lost.
An unknown suspect used a resident’s information to open a credit card account, with an outstanding balance going back to July, 2021.
A resident reported March 15 that someone took out a loan in his name.
Theft
The owner of a wallet which was either lost or stolen in Chick-fil-A, 235 S. Route 83, over the lunch hour on March 9 soon discovered her credit cards were used for a purchase.
An unknown offender reportedly took several items from Jewel-Osco, 153 E. Schiller St., and left the store without paying between 12:16 p.m. and 12:32 p.m. March 9.
Carlos Lopez Lopez, 33, of the 1500 block of Maplewood Avenue, Hanover Park, was charged with retail theft from Kohl’s, 303 S. Route 83, and with contributing to the delinquency of a minor at 3:42 p.m. March 10 after allegedly giving $233.74 worth of merchandise to his five year old son and directing the boy to leave the store through an emergency exit.
A 24-inch tall cement statue was reported taken from the front of a house in the 400 block of East Church Street between March 1 and March 11.
Several tools were reported taken from a secured storage trailer on the 900 block of County Line Road between March 10 and March 13.
An Illinois driver’s license and two credit cards were reported missing from the purse of a woman admitted to Elmhurst Hospital, 155 E. Brush Hill Road, on March 6.
A customer reportedly failed to make payments or return four semi-tractors belonging to TransChicago Truck Group, 776 N. York Street. Two of the vehicles were located; two remain missing.
A catalytic converter was reported taken from a vehicle parked near Whole Foods, 215 S. Route 83, between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. March 15.
A catalytic converter was reported taken from a vehicle in a lot in the 1000 block of South York Street between 9:30 a.m. and 5:41 p.m. March 15.
Traffic violations
Andrew Johnson, 31, of the 600 block of South 6th Avenue, Maywood, was charged with driving with a suspended driver’s license, improper lighting and driving without insurance at 11:17 p.m. March 13.
Tammie Sullivan, 51, of the 1800 block of South 9th Avenue, Maywood, was charged with driving with a suspended driver’s license and driving with suspended registration at 4:20 p.m. March 14.
Graydon Megan is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.