Crime & Safety

Runaway Hinsdale Teen Found Unharmed

The Hinsdale Police Department will seek charges against those who provided false information about Renee Zubko's whereabouts and those who provided shelter to the minor runaway.

The following is a release from the :

On Tuesday, Nov. 1 at approximately 6:30 p.m., a missing runaway teen from the 800 block of South Jackson Street in Hinsdale was taken into custody by the Hinsdale Police Department. The 15-year-old runaway, Renee Zubko, had been missing since Oct. 11 and was reportedly seen in the 10 block of Burlington Avenue in Westmont on that date.

Zubko was taken into protective custody following additional investigative information that she was observed being at the apartment Tuesday evening. The juvenile was later released to the custody of her mother, unharmed.

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The investigation into this matter continues and charges are being sought for person(s) that have provided false information to the police in an effort to conceal her, as well as person(s) who have contributed to her delinquency by providing shelter to a minor runaway. In Illinois, this offense is a class A misdemeanor.


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