Hinsdale police distributed the following reports July 21.
Car stolen from garage
A 2019 Mercedes GLS was stolen at 5:15 a.m. July 18 from a garage in the 400 block of North Bruner Place. The garage door had reportedly been left open and the SUV was unlocked with the keys inside. A purse containing $40, a drivers license and credit cards was inside the vehicle. The SUV was later recovered crashed on the Bishop Ford Expressway in the south suburbs.
Vehicles burglarized
• An unlocked vehicle was rummaged through between 5 p.m. July 20 and 7:45 a.m. July 21 while it was parked in a driveway in the 600 block of Dalewood Lane. Nothing was reported missing.
• Two unlocked vehicles were rummaged through between 3:47 and 6 a.m. July 21 while they were parked in a driveway in the 600 block of East Third Street. Nothing was reported missing.
• An unlocked vehicle was rummaged through at 4:08 a.m. July 21 while it was parked in a driveway in the 900 block of South Bruner Street. A garage door opener was missing from the vehicle, and the victim’s surveillance video showed three males enter his vehicle and drive away in a black sedan.
• An officer on patrol interrupted a burglary in the 500 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 6:24 a.m. July 22.
Hinsdale police are reminding residents to lock their vehicles and garages and remove the key fobs from their vehicles.
Items stolen from homes
• An I-PASS transponder, passport and jewelry box containing miscellaneous jewelry were stolen between Jan. 1 and July 17 from a home in the 10 block of North Grant Street. Workers from a cleaning company had access to the house during that time frame.
• A raincoat and other clothing went missing July 9 from a home in the 200 block of Mills Street. The victim had a caregiver at her house during that time frame.
• A $260 bicycle was stolen between 5 p.m. July 18 and 8:10 p.m. July 19 from a detached garage in the 10 block of South Thurlow Street. A bicycle was left in the garage that didn’t belong to the victim.
Dog bite reported
A male chasing after a ball was bitten on the leg by a dog at 8:30 p.m. July 12 in the 400 block of South Jackson Street. The dog’s owner reported that the man ran onto her property .
Identity theft cases
• Information belonging to a resident of the 300 block of West 59th Street was used to open a credit card account March 10. The incident was reported July 14.
• Information belonging to a resident of the 300 block of East 59th Street was used to open a bank account and debit card July 6. The incident was reported July 15.
• Information belonging to a resident of the 10 block of Ulm Place was used to file taxes and make $2,000 in fraudulent charges using the victim’s credit card between July 15 and 20.
• Information belonging to a resident of the 100 block of North Bruner Street was used to file for unemployment benefits between June 23 and July 21.
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 Hinsdalean at [email protected] to provide us with documentation. Information will be updated online and in the next issue of the paper.
