Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Oct. 29.
DUI arrests
• Nathan P. Ramones, 22, 2438 Westbrook Drive, Franklin Park, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, operating an uninsured vehicle, driving a vehicle with expired registration and obstructing an officer at 2:32 a.m. Oct. 26 at Ogden Avenue and Route 83. Ramones refused to comply with booking procedures and was charged with obstructing. He also refused to submit to testing to determine his blood-alcohol content. He was charged and released to appear in court.
• Adam P. Lekkas, 29, 930 Newberry Ave., LaGrange Park, was arrested on a felony count of methamphetamine possession, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, driving without a valid license (never issued), improper lane use, possession of open alcohol, failure to signal when changing lanes and operating a motor vehicle with suspended registration at 10:35 p.m. Oct. 26 at Ogden Avenue and Washington Street. Police were dispatched to a report of a reckless driver. The suspect appeared to be under the influence and was in possession of a pink powdery substance that tested positive for methamphetamine along with open bottles of beer. He submitted to testing that indicated he was over the legal limit before being charged and released to appear in court.
Warrant arrest
Yeosmar J. Pech, 20, 3003 S. Kedvale Ave., Chicago, had an active arrest warrant out of DuPage County when police found him walking into traffic at 2:27 p.m. Oct. 24 in the 500 block of East First Street. He was taken to the Woodridge Police Department, where the warrant originated.
Identity thefts
• Fraudulent transactions were made against the bank account belonging to a resident of the 200 block of Meadowbrook Lane Oct. 15. The incident was reported Oct. 23.
• Someone used the identity of a resident of the 700 block of Taft Road to open fraudulent credit card accounts Oct. 23.
Items reported stolen
• A wallet was taken from an unlocked car while it was parked in the 600 block of North Grant Street between 3 and 5 p.m. Oct. 21.
• Someone was observed on surveillance video stealing packages that had been delivered to the front porch of a home in the 500 block of South Lincoln Street at 12:13 p.m. Oct. 24.
Vandals hit building
Graffiti was spray painted on a building in the 300 block of West Chestnut Street between Oct. 20 and 22.
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.
