Crime & Safety

Car Window Smashed, $520 in Items Stolen: Police Blotter

Hinsdale police reports, March 19-25

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

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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 denied.

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