A red Honda Accord vanished from a driveway in the 1100 block of Eldridge Lane overnight Friday, July 10. It turned up roughly 25 miles south in Country Club Hills, a Cook County suburb. No suspect has been publicly identified.
That theft was one of at least six cases the Elmhurst Police Department handled over a four-day stretch that touched streets and corridors across the city, according to a report published Monday, July 13, by Patch staff writer David Giuliani citing EPD incident reports.
A burst of activity
Between Friday, July 10, and Sunday, July 13, Elmhurst officers also responded to:
- A vehicle burglary that led officers into Chicago
- A suspect who fled from an officer on North York Street
- A retail theft along the Route 83 corridor
- A fraud case on South Boyd Avenue
- A theft at the At Home store
EPD has not released suspect descriptions, dollar amounts, or arrest information for any of these cases. Specific dates for each incident beyond the Honda Accord theft have not been confirmed publicly.
Court order violation
In a separate case during the same period, a woman violated a court order by knocking on a man's door and yelling at him to open it, Elmhurst police said, according to the Patch report.
What's known and what isn't
The stolen Honda Accord case is the only incident with confirmed geographic detail on both ends: taken from the 1100 block of Eldridge Lane in Elmhurst, recovered in Country Club Hills. The vehicle burglary that drew officers into Chicago suggests cross-jurisdictional coordination, but EPD has not described the scope of that response or whether it resulted in an arrest.
The North York Street incident involved a suspect fleeing from an officer, though police have not said whether the individual was caught or what prompted the encounter.
How to report tips
Residents with information about any of these incidents can contact the Elmhurst Police Department's non-emergency line at (630) 530-3050 or submit tips online at elmhurstpolicedepartment.org. EPD Chief Michael McLean's department also runs a "Lock It or Lose It" program urging residents to secure vehicles and remove valuables overnight.
