Public Safety
Elmhurst police arrested a 68-year-old Van Auken Street man on a disorderly conduct charge after he was caught destroying a fence with a hammer, the latest in a series of arrests dating to 2023. The arrest was among five incidents in the latest police reports, including a drug paraphernalia citation, a domestic battery arrest, driveway vandalism and a stolen car chase.
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A Villa Park woman was pulled from her burning home in the 400 block of North Bierman Avenue on Oct. 4 and transferred to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition after she reportedly went deeper into the house to retrieve her dog, which did not survive. Elmhurst and Oak Brook Terrace firefighters were among the mutual-aid crews that responded.
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Janeiro Green, 70, of Deerfield faces a solicitation charge after allegedly propositioning a 17-year-old girl at a West North Avenue gas station in Elmhurst on Aug. 30; he was released under the SAFE-T Act, prompting DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin to call for legislative changes.
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Elmhurst police arrested Mario Ronces Ocampo, 39, of Villa Park for allegedly groping a woman on the Illinois Prairie Path near South York Street on Aug. 20; a judge ordered him held pre-trial, with his next court date set for Sept. 21.
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Elmhurst police arrested a New York man who stole credit cards from three downtown restaurants during the lunch hour Aug. 20, and are warning local businesses to watch for similar schemes.
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