Ding Dong Ditch, School Threats: Elmhurst Cops

Elmhurst IL

31 August, 2021

9:04 AM

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ELMHURST, IL — In the last few days, Elmhurst police handled cases involving ding dong ditch, high school threats, a locker theft, underage drinking, loitering youths and liquor thefts. Here is information from the latest Elmhurst police reports: Ding dong ditch A group of five youths made an attempt at "ding dong ditch" at a woman's house Friday night in the 100 block of Caroline Avenue. She walked out of her house and scolded the group. The teens later returned, rang her doorbell and threw a piece of fruit at her house. Officers were unable to find the teens. Police received multiple complaints of similar incidents. The same night, five youths jumped into a resident's garage doors and threw apples at one of the doors in the 400 block of Schiller Street, about two blocks away from the Caroline Avenue incident. High school threats An officer was alerted about threatening messages sent from one student to another about 4:30 p.m. Friday at York High School, 355 W. St. Charles Road. The suspect admitted to sending the messages, but said he meant no harm. An investigation is pending. Locker theft An employee at Elmhurst Hospital, 155 E. Brush Hill Road, placed her belongings in her unsecured employee locker about 6:30 a.m. Thursday. When she returned at 4 p.m., she noticed someone had taken her wallet out of the locker. Fugitive driver An officer tried to pull over a driver who was not wearing a seat belt about 9 p.m. Thursday near York and Crestview. The driver sped away, heading west on Interstate 290. Underage drinking An officer was called to check on the well-being of a person sitting on the curb about 6:30 a.m. Friday in the 600 block of Crockett Avenue. The person admitted to drinking alcohol and was cited for consumption of alcohol by a minor. He was taken to his house. Park damage Several surfaces and pieces of playground equipment at Berens Park, 493 Oaklawn Ave., were defaced with a black marker about 5:30 p.m. Thursday. An officer contacted a youth suspect, who admitted to the damage. The youth was referred to the Peer Jury Program. Youths loitering While on patrol, an officer noticed that a large group of youths were on the top level of the Addison parking deck, 149 Addison Ave., about 8:30 p.m. Friday. After asking the group to leave because of loitering restrictions, the officer saw that two of them were visibly upset and in distress. The officer spoke with the youths' mothers, and the boys were taken to their houses. Giving up guns A woman came into the police station to relinquish two guns that belonged to her deceased father about 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The guns were placed into evidence for destruction. Liquor thefts Police were called about possible thefts of liquor Saturday at Jewel, 944 S. York St. The officer contacted the driver of a car believed to be involved in the thefts. Police also spoke with a suspect as she left the store. An investigation is pending. Illegal dumping Someone left a large pile personal property, including furniture and mattresses, on vacant property between Aug. 18 and Aug. 27 at 630 W. Lake St. The victim said there have been previous incidents of graffiti and illegal dumping on the property. Car part removed A catalytic converter was stolen from a car while it was parked overnight in a parking lot in the 800 block of North York Street. Video surveillance showed three men removing the converter about 3 a.m. Saturday. The metals in catalytic converters have become a lot more expensive in the last year. Woman wanders away An elderly woman appeared to be lost and disoriented about 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the 200 block of West Brush Hill Road. An officer contacted Artis Senior Living of Elmhurst, 123 E. Brush Hill Road, where the woman is a resident. The facility's executive director said the woman must have wandered away from the facility during an outdoor event. Employees escorted the woman to her room. Internet scam A man in the 200 block of South West Avenue told police Thursday that he received a text message from a link that he thought was from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The person clicked on the link, provided his personal information, and then realized the link was to a fraudulent website. The man placed a fraud alert on his credit and was advised to contact the Federal Trade Commission.