Hinsdale police distributed the following reports April 28.
Driver arrested for fleeing, DUI
Samuel B. Jackson, 38, 1113 Colgate Court, Naperville, was arrested on felony charges of fleeing and eluding a police officer and driving with a revoked license, as well as for driving under the influence of alcohol, operating an uninsured vehicle, aggravated speeding in a construction zone and improper lane use at 3:23 a.m. April 20 after a chase that began at Ogden Avenue and Washington Street. Police attempted to stop the suspect for speeding but he accelerated away from police, traveling onto Interstate 294 southbound. He drove off the roadway on I-294 at Interstate 55 and fled on foot before police detained him. He was charged and taken to DuPage County Jail.
DUI arrest
Leonides N. Aldama, 35, 5948 S. Washtenaw Ave. No. 2, Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol contest higher than .08, improper lane use and operating an uninsured vehicle at 12:06 a.m. April 23 at 55th Street and Garfield Avenue. He was charged and released to appear in court.
Driver caught with stolen vehicle
Keeley J. Ogston, 22, 102 W. First St., Duluth, Minn., was arrested for criminal trespass to vehicle, driving without a valid license and operating an uninsured vehicle at 1:59 a.m. April 24 in the 200 block of East Ogden Avenue. The suspect was stopped after a registration inquiry listed the vehicle as stolen; the suspect said it belonged to an ex-boyfriend and she was buying it from him. The vehicle owner was contacted and informed that the vehicle was recovered. The suspect was charged and released to appear in court.
Man arrested for snatching purse
Charles H. Thompson, 29, homeless, was arrested for burglary to a motor vehicle for taking a purse from an unlocked vehicle in front of Starbucks, 10 S. Washington St. at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to Hinsdale police.
Prior to the burglary, police spoke to Thompson at the Hinsdale train station, where he told them he had called a cab to get back to Chicago. Thompson then allegedly observed a woman leaving her vehicle near 10 S. Washington St., entered her vehicle after she crossed the street and removed her purse. He then fled on foot northbound toward Chicago Avenue.
About 40 minutes after the burglary, Thompson was located at the Shell Station, 210 E. Ogden Ave. He was identified by witnesses and arrested.
He was held at the police department Tuesday morning prior to being taken to the DuPage County Jail.
Police recovered the contents of the purse under a dumpster at 10 S. Harrison Place and under the front porch of a home on 0-100 block of North Lincoln Avenue.
Arrests for suspended licenses
• Efren L. Carreno, 20, 5046 W. 24th Place, Cicero, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, unlawful possession of cannabis by driver and improper lighting at 9:28 p.m. April 26 at 55th and Quincy streets. The suspect was found in possession of a green leafy substance that field tested positive for cannabis. He was charged and released to appear in court.
• Jonathan Melgoza Valadez, 21, 4015 S. Artesian Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, operating an uninsured vehicle and improper lane use at 4:20 a.m. April 28 in the 500 block of West 55th Street. He was charged and released to appear in court.
