Public Safety
Elmhurst police arrested Antonio Hernandez, 20, of Berwyn after a stolen Dodge Charger hit 93 mph on I-390 and was stopped near the I-290/294 split with spike strips; officers found key-fob reprogramming tools in the vehicles.
Public Safety
Elmhurst police and the DuPage County Fire Investigation Task Force are investigating an Oct. 23 house fire at 471 N. Van Auken St., home to a 68-year-old man with a history of arrests involving neighbors, while Police Chief Michael McLean explains the legal limits on involuntary mental health holds.
Public Safety
A 20-year-old Chicago man fled a Villa Park traffic stop at 107 mph Sunday evening, crashed on I-290 after Oak Brook police deployed spike strips, and was found with a loaded Glock and 28-round extended magazine; he was ordered detained pretrial Tuesday on felony weapons and fleeing charges.
Public Safety
A DuComm employee accidentally triggered tornado sirens across DuPage County at 3 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, during a planned system test, waking residents in Elmhurst, Villa Park and other communities one week after a real derecho.
Public Safety
Elmhurst police made at least six arrests between Aug. 14 and 16, including a man who followed pedestrians home in his car on North Highview Avenue and a Glen Ellyn teen charged with burglary at two Route 83 stores.
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