Elmhurst Crime

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• Suspects rob Elmhurst bank, flee

  Saturday May 26 | via Daily Herald 

  Two men robbed a TCF bank inside an Elmhurst grocery store Saturday and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said.

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• Thousands Will Line the Streets on Monday for Elmhur...

  Friday May 25 | via Patch.com 

  Ninety-four years. That's how long Elmhurst has hosted a Memorial Day Parade. This year, the tradition continues at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 28.

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• Home on Babcock Burglarized Tuesday

  Wednesday May 23 | via Patch.com 

  A home on the 500 block of West Babcock was burglarized Tuesday, May 22, sometime between 5 and 9:30 p.m. while the resident was away.

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• Man Arrested for Prowling at 3 a.m. Friday After All...

  Monday May 21 | via Patch.com 

  Elmhurst police arrested a man for prowling after he allegedly was seen pulling on car door handles on the 700 block of Fairfield Avenue at 3:09 a.m. May 18.

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• Police Find Car 'Engulfed in Flames'

  Thursday May 17 | via Patch.com 

  Suspicious Fire A car belonging to a resident of the 200 block of East Park Street was discovered "completely engulfed in flames" in Hillside at 2:06 a.m. May 16, police said.

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• Former Elmhurst College Student Guilty Of Scrawling ...

  Wednesday May 16 | via CBS Local 

  WHEATON, Ill. - A former Elmhurst College student has been convicted of a hate crime, for carving racist epithets outside a dorm at the school.

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• Former Elmhurst College student convicted of hate crime

  Tuesday May 15 | via WLS-AM Chicago 

  A former Elmhurst College student was found guilty of a hate crime Tuesday for carving racist epitaphs outside a school dorm.

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• Two Fake Cops Charged With Stealing $39K In Cigarettes

  Tuesday May 15 | via CBS Local 

  ELMHURST, Ill. - Police captured two Chicago men who dressed as police officers to rob a west suburban Elmhurst store of $39,000 worth of cigarettes last Friday.

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• Police: La Grange Man With Revoked FOID Driving Arou...

  Tuesday May 15 | via Patch.com 

  A La Grange man who allegedly decided to drive around Elmhurst with a loaded gun on Monday is facing multiple charges, police reported.

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• Pitbull Charges Poodle on Gladys Avenue; Owner Cited

  Sunday May 13 | via Patch.com 

  Dog at Large A woman who lives on the 600 block of West Gladys Avenue in Elmhurst was cited for having a dog at large at 10:52 p.m. May 5. A man told police he was walking his leashed, 25-pound poodle when the woman's 75-pound pitbull charged at them.

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• BB Gun and Arrow Found in Church Activity Room After...

  Friday May 11 | via Patch.com 

  Suspicious Circumstances Police were called to Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road, at 10:51 p.m. May 9 after the building alarm went off.

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• Chicago Man Gets 14 Years for Elmhurst Burglary

  Wednesday May 9 | via Patch.com 

  Antonio C. White, 26, of 3001 S. Michigan, Chicago, was sentenced this week to 14 years in prison for his part in a 2011 Elmhurst burglary, according to a press release issued Wednesday by Elmhurst Police Chief Dominic Panico.

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• Hinsdale woman disputes disorderly citation after Ce...

  Wednesday May 9 | via The Doings Weekly 

  A Hinsdale woman is disputing the claims of an Illinois High School Association basketball referee about an incident that led to the woman being cited in Elmhurst for disorderly conduct.

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• Elmhurst's K-9 Finds Suspect On the Run, Numerous It...

  Wednesday May 9 | via Patch.com 

  Gun, Cannabis Found in Bensenville Elmhurst police were called to assist Bensenville police at 12:36 a.m. May 4 to track a subject who fled on foot from Irving Park and York roads.

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• New Assistant City Manager, Dual-duty Discussion Get...

  Tuesday May 8 | via Patch.com 

  Among other business, aldermen at Monday's Elmhurst City Council meeting: named Fire Chief Mike Kopp to the newly created assistant city manager position.

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• Lightning Strike Blows the Bark-and Branches-Right O...

  Monday May 7 | via Patch.com 

  A tree near the corner of Kenilworth Avenue and Orchard Street "exploded" when it was struck by lightning at around 9:40 p.m. Sunday, May 6, Elmhurst police said.

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• Elmhurst Police Report Arrests for DUI

  Friday May 4 | via Patch.com 

  Elmhurst police are in the middle of an enforcement campaign in search of impaired drivers and seat belt violators.

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• Additional Police Officers Will Be On the Streets Th...

  Thursday May 3 | via Patch.com 

  Elmhurst police are in the middle of a DUI enforcement campaign that continues through Sunday, May 6. Additional officers will be on the patrol through this weekend looking for impaired drivers and seat belt violators during all hours, but they will be particularly focused on the hours between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m., which is the deadliest time frame ... (more)

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