$16,000 in Electronics Stolen from Hinsdale Central

Theft—An unknown suspect stole $16,122.34 worth of Shure wireless microphone systems from Hinsdale Central High School between June 9 and Aug. 15, according to an employee’s report to the, and the department has several leads it's currently following.

According to Deputy Hinsdale Police Chief Kevin Simpson, the 12 microphone systems had been delivered to the school at the end of last school year and the boxes they were in were left in a locked booth at the school's auditorium. 

"When [school staff] returned on August 15, the items were missing," Simpson said.

There were renovations going on in the auditorium over the summer, according to Simpson, and the department is currently determining what those renovations were and who was in the auditorium during the above time period.

Hinsdale Central Principal Mike McGrory said he had no comment because of the ongoing investigation. 

The theft was reported to police on Sept. 6.

Possession of a controlled substance—A 17-year-old female juvenile from Clarendon Hills was found to be in possession of cocaine during a traffic stop on Ogden Avenue near Route 83 at 10:33 p.m. on Sept. 7.

Deputy Chief Simpson said the cocaine was found in the juvenile's purse after officers found tobacco in the possession of the underage suspect and performed a consented search. 

The suspect was originally stopped by Hinsdale Police for improper lane usage and driving with an expired registration. She was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance in addition to the two traffic offenses and transported to DuPage County Jail.

Fraud—A male victim from the 10 block of Glendale Road reported to Hinsdale Police that an unknown person used the victim's bank accounts to make $679 worth of unauthorized payments to creditors and utilities between Aug. 22 and Sept. 1.

According to police, the case is pending.

Criminal damage to vehicle—A 15-year-old male juvenile from Hinsdale was charged with criminal damage to a motor vehicle after he allegedly hit with an unknown object the driver’s door of a car while the car was heading southbound in the 300 block of South Lincoln Street between 10:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Sept. 10.

The object left a dent six inches below the male victim’s driver’s-side window, according to Hinsdale police, and the cost of damage was unknown at the time of the report.

Theft—An unknown suspect stole a $600 black and gray mountain bike at the Highlands Train Depot between Sept. 5 and Sept. 8, according to police.

The bike was locked but unattended.

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