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Elmhurst Manhunt Ends With Two Suspects in Custody After Predawn Chase and Crash

A neighbor's tip led officers to the second man.

Overview

  • Police said another agency began the chase around 4:30 a.m. Thursday after a vehicle tied to a burglary entered Elmhurst.
  • The car crashed at York and Lake streets near the Eisenhower Expressway, and officers arrested one suspect at the scene.
  • A second suspect ran northeast into a wooded area just east of York Road, and officers searched with drones and police dogs.
  • After a resident reported a sighting around 6:10 a.m., officers captured him near Willow and Gladys Streets, and police canceled the alert at 6:25 a.m.
  • Details about the burglary that prompted the pursuit remain unclear.