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  • Police beat

    Updated Jul 10, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports July 9. Disorderly conduct arrest Mario R. Negron, 40, 8109 W. 83rd St., Justice, was arrested at 12:51 a.m. July 4 at Hinsdale Hospital, 120 N. Oak St., for making comments of an alarming and threatening nature to hospital staff. He was cited and released to appear in court. License plate stolen The front license plate was stolen from a car parked on the street in the 5500 block of South Grant between 10 and 11:30 a.m. July 4. Identity theft reported Someone made fraudulent t...

  • Police beat

    Updated Jul 3, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following report July 3. Hit and run reported A car parked on the lower level of the parking garage at 100 S. Garfield Ave. sustained damage to its rear driver side between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. June 25. Police identified a suspect in the incident via surveillance video. Arrests do not constitute conviction of a crime, and individuals listed here should be presumed innocent until proven guilty. If charges are dismissed or reduced or the accused is found not guilty, he or she can contact The...

  • Police beat

    Updated Jun 26, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports June 25. DUI arrests • Scott D. Sobkowiak, 46, 6514 Maxwell Drive, Woodridge, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol level higher than .08, fleeing or attempting to elude police and speeding at 1:04 a.m. June 19 in the 400 block of East Ogden Avenue. Police located the suspect in the 400 block of West Traube Avenue in Clarendon Hills after he fled when police attempted to stop him for speeding. He submitted to testing that i...

  • Police officers sworn in to boost village force

    Updated Jun 26, 2024

    The Hinsdale police department recently welcomed two new officers to its ranks. Officers Sergio Briones and Ian Simpson are the latest to wear the village badge after being sworn in by Village President Tom Cauley at the June 11 village board meeting. Briones was born and raised in the northwest suburbs and graduated from Aurora University with a bachelor's degree in criminal Justice and an MBA in sport management. He is bilingual with fluency in Spanish and is a recent...

  • Police beat

    Updated Jun 19, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports June 18. Arrest for property damage Richard D. Martinez, 35, 610 The Lane, Hinsdale, was arrested for disorderly conduct, criminal trespass to property and criminal damage to property at 5:10 p.m. June 17 when he remained on neighbor’s property after given verbal notice to leave. He damaged property and knocked over a portable basketball hoop and made comments and threats of an alarming and disturbing nature. He was cited and released to appear in court. Warrant arrest A...

  • Police beat

    Updated Jun 12, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports June 11. DUI arrest Michael P. Hart, 55, 4310 N. Riverdale Drive, McHenry, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at 4:35 a.m. June 5 at 55th Street and Garfield Avenue after police checked on a disabled vehicle on the side of the road. He refused testing to determine blood-alcohol content and was charged and released to appear in court. Vehicle burglarized An unknown suspect was observed on surveillance video entering a vehicle and rummaging through the...

  • Police beat

    Updated Jun 5, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports June 4. Auto theft arrest Joesph M. Correa, 31, 531 N. Harvard Ave., Villa Park, was arrested on two counts of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and one count of unlawful use of a weapon May 22 at a gas station in Lombard. A Porsche Macon was stolen from Bill Jacobs Land Rover and Jaguar, 336 E. Ogden Ave., May 3, according to Chief Brian King of the Hinsdale Police Department. The investigation revealed that a prospective “customer” had switched FOBs during test drive ear...

  • Police beat

    Updated May 29, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports May 28. DUI arrests • Disa Magee, 47, 280 West St., Naples, Fla., was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, no turn signal, illegal stopping/standing/parking where prohibited and making an improper turn at an intersection at 2:10 a.m. May 26 at Walnut and Monroe Streets. After she refused testing to determine her blood-alcohol level, she was charged and released to appear in court. • Michael D. Signorelli, 59, 10137 S. Washtenaw Ave., Chicago, was arrested for...

  • Police beat

    Updated May 22, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports May 22. Arrest for scooter theft James M. Meyer, 38, 434 S. Lincoln St., Hinsdale, was arrested for theft and criminal damage to property at 3:12 p.m. May 18 at his home after he was observed on surveillance video taking an unattended electric scooter at 6:30 a.m. May 17 on the sidewalk outside Einstein’s Bagels in the 10 block of South Washington Street. The scooter was later observed outside the suspect’s house. He was charged and released to appear in court. Motorist arr...

  • Police beat

    Updated May 15, 2024

    Hinsdale police released the following reports May 14. Aggravated fleeing arrest Nicholas M. Abraham, 30, 715 Justina St., Hinsdale, was arrested for felony aggravated fleeing and eluding, driving with a revoked license, driving on the wrong side of the road, four counts of disobeying a stop sign, speeding, driving without valid registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle at 2:38 a.m. May 7 in the 800 block of North Elm Street. The suspect fled from police on an electric motorized dirtbike when they attempted to...

  • Police beat

    Updated May 8, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports May 7. Weapon displayed A known suspect pointed a weapon at a victim while performing a custody exchange at 7:25 p.m. May 3 in the Hinsdale Police Department parking lot, 121 Symonds Drive. The possible charge of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon is pending. Dog bites dog A dog owner was cited for failing to restrain a loose dog after it bit another dog that was walking with its owner on the sidewalk in the 800 block of South Garfield Avenue at 4:30 p.m. May 4. The suspect...

  • Police beat

    Updated May 1, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports April 30. Arrest warrant Javier Marinez, 23, 7508 W. 64th St., Summit, was found to have an active arrest warrant out of Cook County after police stopped him for speeding at 12:45 p.m. April 26 at Ogden and Hampton avenues. He also was cited for driving without a valid license. He was taken to DuPage County Jail for warrant service. Leaf blower taken Someone took a leaf blower from the back of a pickup truck parked in a driveway in the 700 block of South Adams Street between...

  • Police beat

    Updated Apr 24, 2024

    Hinsdale police released the following reports April 18 and 24. Domestic battery arrests • A 41-year-old Hinsdale man was arrested April 13 for domestic battery for making contact of an insulting or provoking nature with a family member. He was charged and taken to DuPage County Jail. • A 60-year old Hinsdale man was arrested April 22 for domestic battery for making contact of an insulting or provoking nature with a family member. He was charged and taken to Cook County Jail. Hit and run arrest Richard Frank, 46, 4432 Nar...

  • Police beat

    Updated Apr 17, 2024

    Hinsdale police reports were not available before the paper went to press Wednesday afternoon....

  • Police beat

    Updated Apr 10, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports April 9. Domestic battery arrest A 25-year-old Hinsdale man was arrested for domestic battery April 6 after making contact of an insulting or provoking nature with a family member. The suspect also had an active arrest warrant out of Cook County. He was charged and taken to DuPage County Jail. Arrest after hit and run Hayden L. Fuller, 31, 548 Phillippa St., Hinsdale, was arrested on a misdemeanor complaint for criminal damage to property on April 2 following a report he had...

  • Police beat

    Updated Apr 3, 2024

    Hinsdale police released the following reports April 3. DUI arrest Rafael V. Garcia, 41, 4609 S. Christiana Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, operating an uninsured vehicle and transportation or possession of open alcohol by a driver at 11:18 p.m. April 1 at Garfield Avenue and 55th Street. He refused testing to determine blood-alcohol content before being charged and released to appear in court. Hit-and-run collision A driver backed into another vehicle at the Shell...

  • Police beat

    Updated Mar 27, 2024

    Forgery Soltwisch Plumbing, 422 Chestnut St., reported that someone intercepted a check from the mail, altering the name of the payee and amount. The incident occurred on March 4 and was reported March 20. Identity theft Someone used a victim’s identity to make fraudulent bank transactions on March 13. The incident was reported on March 20. Retail theft Kobe M. Graves, 18, 124 2nd St., Downers Grove, was arrested March 21 for retail theft after surveillance video allegedly showed the suspect taking a purse valued at $800 f...

  • Police beat

    Updated Mar 20, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports March 19. DUI arrest Armando A. Lopez Perez, 22, 4231 48th Court, Cicero, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, driving without a valid license, failure to remain at the scene of a vehicle damage accident and operating an uninsured motor vehicle at 12:30 p.m. March 12 at Lincoln Street and Ogden Avenue. Police were dispatched to a hit-and-run crash at Lincoln and Ogden and found the suspect in the parking...

  • Police beat

    Updated Mar 13, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports March 13. Warrant arrest Leonardo Perez, 23, 3942 W. 66th St., Chicago, was arrested on an active warrant out of Northbrook at 7:59 p.m. March 9 at Ogden Avenue and Route 83 after he was stopped for an equipment violation. He was taken to the Northbrook Police Department for warrant processing. Trespass to home A vacant home in the 400 block of Mills Street was found to have been rummaged through after police were dispatched to an open-door investigation March 8. Nothing was r...

  • Police beat

    Updated Feb 28, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Feb. 27. Obstructing justice arrest Gabriel N. Lewis, 36, 12820 S. Wood St., Blue Island, was arrested for giving obstructing identification, driving with a suspended license, stopping/standing/parking where prohibited, transportation of open alcohol by driver and driving an uninsured vehicle at 8:16 a.m. Feb. 25 on Route 83 near 55th Street after being found parked on the side of the road asleep at the wheel. She was also found to have two active arrest warrants out of...

  • Police beat

    Updated Feb 21, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Feb. 20. DUI arrest Uranbileg Nergui, 40, 31 58th St., Clarendon Hills, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding, transportation of open alcohol by driver and improper lane use at 11:54 p.m. Feb. 17 at Ogden Avenue and County Line Road. She refused to submit to testing and was charged and released to appear in court. Trespass arrest Aileen B. Serrantes, 45, 1301 W. Lambert Lane, Oro Valley, Ariz., was arrested for criminal trespass to property at 11...

  • Police beat

    Updated Feb 14, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Feb. 13. DUI arrest Karen L. Lillard, 62, 313 Radcliffe Way, Hinsdale, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08 at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 12 at Maple and Lincoln streets after police were dispatched to a well-being check. The suspect was observed to be under the influence of alcohol, and testing indicated she was over the legal limit. She was charged and released to appear in court. Fraud cases reported • S...

  • From local youth to poster child

    Ken Knutson|Updated Feb 7, 2024

    "Loïe Fuller was not just popular. She wasn't just famous. She was a phenomenon." Born near the present-day York Road and Ogden Avenue intersection, Loïe Fuller whirled her way to international stardom around the turn of the century with her modern dance style and revolutionary use of fabric and stage lighting. Finding an audience in Paris for her visionary artistry, Fuller was the subject of colorful posters across the city - the social media of the age - promoting her perfor...

  • Police beat

    Updated Feb 7, 2024

    Hinsdale police released the following reports Feb. 6. Suspended license violation Dwayne M. Liberty, 27, 2101 S. Paulina, Chicago, was cited for driving with a suspended license at 2:46 a.m. Feb. 1 in the 200 block of East Ogden Avenue. He was charged and released to appear in court. Suspected DUI A driver with a revoked license was observed to be under the influence of alcohol at 10:11 a.m. Jan. 30 in the 200 block of East Ogden Avenue. The suspect submitted a urine sample for testing and was released. Charges are pending t...

  • Police beat

    Updated Jan 31, 2024

    Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Jan. 30. Arrest for drug possession James M. Meyer, 38, 434 S. Lincoln St., was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance and on an arrest warrant out of DuPage County at 9:26 p.m. Jan. 26 in the 400 block of Lincoln Street after being found in possession of a substance that field tested positive for Fentanyl. He was taken to DuPage County Jail. Warrant arrest Richard D. Martinez, 35, 610 The Lane, was arrested on a warrant out of DuPage County at 2:24 a.m....

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