Rash Of Crime At Elmhurst Business: Cops

ELMHURST, IL – Elmhurst police have responded to reports of crimes a number of times over the last couple of months at a local trucking firm.

On Thursday, police said an employee was spat upon leaving about 3 p.m. Feb. 27 from Super Ego, 677 N. Larch Ave. The suspect denied the allegation, police said. The incident was reported five days later.

On Thursday afternoon, a man told police that he left his backpack containing his belongings in his semi-truck, but found it stolen a couple of hours later.

Super Ego is behind Mariano's grocery store, which is on York Street.

Here is information from recent police reports at Super Ego:

• On Jan.6, a woman told police that someone stole her purse from her unlocked semi-truck while it was being serviced.
• On Jan. 8, someone stole a semi-truck. The theft was reported two days later.
• On Feb.21, Dequan M. Boone, 29, of Columbia, South Carolina, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated assault. Police said they responded to a report of a man with a machete.
• On March 1, police received a report from Super Ego that someone sent a fraudulent email acting as one of the company's clients and requesting a change in banking information. A payment was later sent to the suspect.