Crime & Safety

Guard Hit In Front Of Elmhurst Cops: Police

The incident happened earlier this week at a local business.

Elmhurst police said they witnessed a 50-year-old Woodridge man strike a security guard this week at Super Ego Holding, a trucking company.
Elmhurst police said they witnessed a 50-year-old Woodridge man strike a security guard this week at Super Ego Holding, a trucking company. (David Giuliani/Patch)

ELMHURST, IL – A security guard was struck by a man on Monday in front of Elmhurst officers, police said.

While responding to a theft report, officers were told by a 50-year-old Woodridge man that a guard at Super Ego Holding, a trucking company, hit him in the head, police said.

While officers were speaking with both people, the Woodridge man hit the security guard in the face with an open hand, police said.

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The Woodridge man was charged with battery and later released.

Super Ego is at 677 N. Larch Ave. in the industrial park.

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