Police chase ends with crash into Elmhurst home; minor suspect in custody: officials

ELMHURST, IL. – A police chase ended early Sunday morning when a car crashed into a home Elmhurst and a juvenile suspect into custody, authorities said.

The incident happened at 5 a.m. at the intersection of Vallette and Parkside Avenue.

Berkeley police were pursuing two vehicles believed to be involved in a vape shop burglary when one of the vehicles left the roadway and crashed into the house.

One juvenile suspect fled the crashed car but was arrested nearby, police said. No one was in the home at the time of the accident and no injuries were reported.

The vehicle that crashed appeared to have been stolen from another suburb, authorities said.

The second vehicle involved in the pursuit, a white Kia SUV, was last seen leaving Elmhurst, heading east on St. Charles Road near I-290 toward Berkeley.

No other arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.