Hinsdale Police Arrest Man for Relieving Himself on the Train Tracks

Police say the incident happened in the middle of the afternoon with several people around.

Hinsdale police arrested a Woodridge man for urinating on the train tracks in the middle of the afternoon on Wednesday at the main train stop in Hinsdale. Police received a call from a witness and responded within 10 minutes. "It occurred during a time when there were a lot of pedestrians present," said Hinsdale Deputy Police Chief Mark Wodka, who added that people were alarmed and disturbed at what they had witnessed. "We received a call from a witness who observed the suspect urinating on the train tracks and called 9-1-1." The man boarded a train that pulled into the station as officers responded, but Wodka said that the witness was able to give officers such a detailed description of the man, that they were able to board the train and …

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Hinsdale Community Development Vehicle Vandalized

Concrete used to smash windshield and door.

Criminal damage to state supported property - Sometime between 3:30 p.m. Sept. 20 and 7 a.m. Sept. 21, someone used landscaping concrete to smash the sidedoor and windshield of a Hinsdale Community Development vehicle. It happened a the Hinsdale public works building at 225 Symonds Drive. There was no value of damage given at the time the crime was reported on Sept. 21. Possession of Cannabis - Edward M. LaGrassa, 42, of 2220 Country Club Drive in Woodridge, was arrested at 12:46 a.m. on Sept. 22 for speeding, driving without a drivers license on him, possession of marijuana, possession of drug equipment and depositing unsafe material on the highway. It happened at the intersection of Ogden Ave. and York Road. Police say that while they …

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