Buffalo Grove Man Locks Self In Business, Threatens Employees

Buffalo Grove IL

30 March, 2022

3:21 PM

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DES PLAINES, IL — A Buffalo Grove man faces a number of charges, including assault and resisting police, following an incident last weekend in Des Plaines. Daniel Farrell, 30, of the 200 block of Weider Road, is accused of possession of methamphetamine, resisting or obstructing a peace officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct, assault, and was arrested at 4:33 a.m. March 26, in the 1500 block of Rand Road. Police responded to a business at the location regarding the report of a suspicious person. The caller told police that while opening the business, they saw a man — later identified as Farrell —sleeping in the chairs outside the entrance. When police arrived, they made contact with Farrell, and while speaking with him, made the following observations: he had difficulty communicating, appeared disoriented and would frequently grunt. Police also said that Farrell, while being slumped over in the chair, was rocking back-and-forth. These observations led police to believe that he could possibly be under the influence of narcotics, according to police. Further attempts to communicate with Farrell were unsuccessful, and the Des Plaines Fire Department was called to the scene. Police said Farrell then stood up, grabbed a nearby backpack, began walking and then running, away from officers. He entered the now unlocked business he was sleeping near, and locked the front doors to prevent officers from entering. Farrell ran up to the employees and began shouting at them when one employee unlocked the back door for officers to enter. The employee said that Farrell was threatening them, therefore committing the offense of assault, according to police. Once inside, police said they approached Farrell and attempted to take him into custody for the offense when Farrell swung at the officer nearest to him. Officers assisted Farrell to the ground in an attempt to control his movements and place him in handcuffs, where he repeatedly resisted the officer's efforts and ignored commands. Additional officers arrived at the scene and were able to place Farrell in handcuffs, search him and his backpack, and found a container with a white rock-like substance and loose pills, as well as multiple glass pipes used for ingesting narcotics. Fire department officials took Farrell to a local hospital while the officers interviewed employees of the business. It was then learned that after Farrell had locked the front door, he came up to the counter and began yelling at them for calling police. The employees felt threatened by Farrell's actions and felt as though he might strike them. Police said they recovered all the items from Farrell and took them to the Des Plaines Police station, where they then tested the rock-like substance in a Narcotics Identification Kit. The test yielded a finding of methamphetamine in the substance, according to police. After being released from the hospital, Farrell was arrested.