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Nearly 50 juveniles were issued citations for underage drinking at a May 10 party, Hinsdale police said. A total of 48 juveniles submitted to breath tests that indicated they had consumed alcohol. Police were dispatched at 8:07 p.m. to the party, which took place on the 700 block of North Oak Street, according to a report. "There were more than 50 people at the party," said Mark Wodka, Hinsdale deputy police chief, in an e-mail. "There were attendees that fled prior to and upon police arrival." The homeowner’s son was issued citations for consumption of alcohol by a minor and allowing persons…
SUNDAY, MAY 12 DUI and Speeding I Trevor T. Andrews, 27, of the 25600 block of Shoal Creek Drive, Monee, was charged with the following: Driving under the influence of alcohol Improper lane usage Driving while license suspended Speeding Police at 2:18 a.m. stopped Andrews at 55th Street and Camberly Court for speeding and improper lane use, according to a report. He was observed to be under the influence of alcohol and refused a breath test, police said. He was charged and released to appear in court. FRIDAY, MAY 10 Obstructing ID, Revoked License Ahmad S. Masoud, 25, of the 4900 block of …
MONDAY, MAY 6 DUI, Wrong Side of Road Alexander L. Cummins, 43, of the 100 block of East Hickory, Hinsdale, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage. Police at 11:03 p.m. stopped Cummins at Washington Street and Chicago Avenue for driving on the wrong side of the road, according to a report. He was observed to be under the influence of alcohol and refused a breath test, police said. He was charged and released to appear in court. Pricey Transmitter Theft Someone took a radio detection transmitter from the parkway on the 800 block of West Fourth Street. …
Police are investigating two burglaries at a Hinsdale apartment complex that investigators think might be related. The burglaries both involved forced entry in a detached area of the complex, located on the 300 block of West 59th Street. One of the structures was a garage and the other was a maintenance area, according to Hinsdale police. "We believe that they're probably related and probably committed by the same person," Deputy Chief Mark Wodka said of the burglaries. "The maintenance shed and the garage are in close proximity to each other." The garage incident took place sometime between …
FRIDAY, APRIL 26 DUI Frank R. Sasek, 21, of the 5500 block of Harvey Avenue, LaGrange, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol over .08, and improper lane usage and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Police at 11:38 p.m. stopped Sasek at 55th Street and Grant for improper lane usage. He was observed to be under the influence of alcohol and submitted a breath test over .08., police said. Sasek was charged and released. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 Cannabis Possession James T. Vanek, 19, of the 300 block of Forest Road, Hinsdale, was charged with possession of cannabis and possession …
Someone recently entered a flood-damaged Hinsdale home and took several items of jewelry, according to police. The home is on the 1200 block of Indian Trail and was unoccupied at the time. The incident occurred between 9 a.m. and 7:37 p.m. April 25, according to a police report. The suspect entered the home through an unlocked ground-level window. A resident reported several jewelry items missing or stolen from the home. Item descriptions and values were still being determined at the time of this report. A case is pending. There are plenty of ways to keep up on Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills news: …
SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Driving While License Revoked Oscar Carrillo-Llanos, 33, of the 100 block of East Maple, Hinsdale, was charged with driving while license revoked. He was pulled over at 2:41 p.m. at Garfield and Chicago after an officer recognized him from a previous DUI arrest. He was charged and released to appear in court. FRIDAY, APRIL 19 DUI Drugs Steven Paul Webb, 56, of the 11500 block of Villa Court, Alsip, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs. Police saw Webb at 6:37 p.m. stopped at Hickory and County Line Road with his hazard lights on. He was observed to be under…
TUESDAY, APRIL 16 Theft Over $300 Someone took a female's phone and $20 from her bag on the 100 block of North Oak Street. The incident occurred between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. She located her phone outside of a restroom, but was still missing the $20, according to police. FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Theft at Hinsdale Central A 15-year-old boy was charged with theft after he was found to have a jacket that was reported lost or stolen. The boy admitted to taking the jacket at 10:54 a.m. at Hinsdale Central High School on the 5500 block of South Grant Street. He was referred to a juvenile diversion program…
MONDAY, APRIL 15 Train Depot Damage Someone scratched letters into the glass of three doors at the Main Train Depot on the first block of Hinsdale Avenue. The incident was reported at 10:21 a.m. The cost to repair the damaged windows was unknown at the time of this report. SUNDAY, APRIL 14 $4,650 Appliances Theft Someone went into a foreclosed home on the 5600 block of South Park Street and took kitchen appliances valued at $4,650. The incident occurred between noon April 11 and 2:49 p.m. on this day. There were no signs of forced entry. A case on this incident is pending. SATURDAY, APRIL 13 …
MONDAY, APRIL 8 DUI, Failure to Yield Debra L. Rehling, 59, of the 7800 block of Darien Lake Drive, Darien, was charged at 10:50 a.m. with driving under the influence with a BAC over .08 and failure to yield at a stop intersection. Rehling failed to yield at the two-way stop intersection at the Lane and County Line Road and caused a traffic crash, according to police. Rehling was observed to be under the influence of alcohol and submitted a breath sample that was over .08. She was charged and released to appear in court. SUNDAY, APRIL 7 DUI Alcohol Evan A. Ciner, 29, of the 12000 block of …
SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Teen Strikes Officer Police were dispatched at 7:22 p.m. to investigate a domestic situation in which a teen was being verbally abusive on the 900 block of South Monroe Street. While investigating the complaint, the teen struck a police officer with her fist. She also resisted arrest and kicked an assisting officer, according to police. The teen was released and referred to a juvenile officer. SATURDAY, APRIL 6 No Valid Driver's License A 17-year-old Hinsdale girl was stopped at 11:50 p.m. at Hinsdale Avenue and Washington Street for driving without headlights when required. …
THURSDAY, MARCH 28 Forgery Police received a report on this date from the 400 block of East Ogden Avenue of someone using a resident's bank account at 2:25 p.m. March 21 to cash a fraudulent check. The check was cashed for $1,750 and a case is pending. TUESDAY, MARCH 27 Man Charged With Theft Police charged Richard J. Heavrin, 27, of the 400 block of Chestnut Street, Hinsdale, with theft under $300. He was arrested at 9:30 a.m. on this day in connection to a March 25 incident at a business on the same block. Some copper pipe was stolen at 7:30 a.m. and Heavrin had authorized access to the …
MONDAY, APRIL 1 House and Car Egged Someone threw eggs at a vehicle parked in a driveway and at a home on the 200 block of North Washington. The family was out of town from March 20 to April 1. It was unknown at the time of the report if any of the damage was permanent. The case is pending. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 Property Chalked Up Someone used chalk to write on a property on the 700 block of North York Road. The case is pending. Windshield, Taillights Damaged Someone damaged two vehicles while they were parked in the street on the 600 block of Woodland Avenue. The incident was reported on this…
A 48-year-old Hinsdale man is headed to court after police say he left his children unsupervised in a park. Stephen D. Tracy, of the 700 block of West Hinsdale Avenue, was charged with endangering the life or health of a child following an incident at 5:41 p.m. March 28 in Stough Park. A witness told police that Tracy's children, ages 6 and 7, were left unattended or unsupervised in the park for about 30 minutes. According to police, Tracy left the area to meet somebody at a residence near the park. Although Tracy's own residence is across the street from the south side of Stough Park, police…
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 Car Burglarized in Parking Lot Someone broke into a car parked in a lot in the 900 block of North Elm Street by smashing a window and stole a GPS unit and a pair of sunglasses worth a combined $520, police said. The incident took place between 3:20 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. and remains under investigation. MONDAY, MARCH 18 Identity Theft Attempted Someone tried to use the identity of a resident from the 400 block of South Grant Street to open a line of credit at a jewelry store at 12:43 p.m., police said. The resident was alerted by the jewelry store and the transaction was …
SUNDAY, MARCH 17 DUI Hesham El Defrawy, 48, of the 200 block of West 59th Street, Hinsdale, was charged with DUI, DUI with a BAC greater than .08, driving while license suspended and improper lane use. Police stopped El Defrawy at 3:03 a.m. on the 5600 block of South Madison Street for improper lane use when he was observed to be under the influence of alcohol. He submitted a breath sample with a BAC over .08, was charged and released to appear in court. SATURDAY, MARCH 16 Cannabis Possession, DUI Emmanuel A. Salazar, 26, of the first block of Palmer Court, Bolingbrook, was charged with DUI, …
Another home in Hinsdale has reported missing jewelry, according to police. This time the theft took place on the 800 block of Merrill Woods Road. The incident occurred sometime between Oct. 1 and March 12, according to a police report. A woman reported five pieces of jewelry missing from her home. She thinks contractors and other persons who had authorized access to her residence during the timeframe given might have taken the jewelry. The total value of the jewelry was unknown at the time of report, but the incident was classified under "theft over $300." The Merrill Woods home is located …
MONDAY, MARCH 11 DUI Alcohol Scott D. Walters, 31, of the first block of Ivy Lane, Oak Brook, was charged with DUI, DUI .08 or more and improper lane usage. Police said they stopped Walters at 10:54 p.m. on the 600 block of West Ogden Avenue for improper lane use when he was observed to be under the influence of alcohol. He submitted a breath sample with a BAC over .08 and was released to appear in court. SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Underage Drinking, Cannabis Possession Two male teens at 10:25 p.m. were seen walking on the 500 block of East Woodland Avenue in possession of alcohol and were stopped by …
FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Attempted Burglary Someone made a forced entry to the rear of a home on the 100 block of East Walnut Street while it was unoccupied. The incident occurred between 6:40 p.m. and 10:22 p.m. No items were missing at the time of the report. Hit and Run Crash Someone pulled into a woman's driveway on the 600 block of Woodland Avenue and backed into her retaining wall. The incident occurred between 3 p.m. March 7 and 8 a.m. March 8. The cost to repair the damage was unknown at the time of the report. THURSDAY, FEB. 28 Disorderly Conduct A woman at 1:30 p.m. reported a known suspect …
Driving Under the Influence MONDAY, MARCH 4 Damielle N. Winters, 27, of the 400 block of Beach Avenue, La Grange Park, was charged with DUI, DUI .08 or more, speeding and improper lane usage. Officers stopped Winters at about 1:05 a.m. at the intersection of Ogden Avenue and York Road in connection with improper lane usage when she was observed to be under the influence of alcohol, police said. She submitted a breath sample with a BAC over .08 and was released to appear in court. SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Dheeraj Shrivastava, 35, of the 300 block of North State Street, Chicago, was charged with DUI, …

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