Police: Man armed with knives at Elmhurst Portillo’s in custody

The man was accused of attacking his domestic partner with knives inside the restaurant Wednesday morning.

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Police responded after a 911 call reporting a man armed with a knife inside the closed restaurant.

Elmhurst police have taken into custody a man accused of attacking his domestic partner with knives inside a Portillo’s early Wednesday, authorities said.

Police responded to the Portillo’s off Route 83 at about 5:30 a.m. after a 911 call reporting a man armed with a knife inside the closed restaurant.

Arriving officers learned a 32-year-old man was working in the restaurant as part of a subcontracted cleaning crew with two women. The man had a domestic relationship with one of the women.

The women reported the male suspect attacked his domestic partner with two large knives inside the restaurant, according to a city news release.

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