Friday, February 15, 2013
Clarendon Hills police reports, Feb. 7-13.
TUESDAY, FEB. 12 The Clarendon Hills Park District reported at 8:50 a.m. that a vandal spray-painted graffiti onto the north side of the picnic pavilion at Prospect Park, police said. Painted onto the wall in white, police said, were a duck saying "Moo," and the word "Fresh." Removal is expected to cost the park district $100. A woman stole 10 steaks worth $150 from Jewel, 303 Holmes Ave., at around 11:40 a.m., police said. The thief fled in a car driven by an accomplice. SUNDAY, FEB. 10 Shamika S. Kroger, 21, of the 1100 block of South Williams Street, Westmont, was charged with driving on a revoked license after a traffic stop for following too closely near the intersection of Route 83 and 55th Street at 2:13 a.m., police said. Kroger …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Hinsdale police reports, Feb. 5-11.
THURSDAY, FEB. 7 Two 16-year-old female Hinsdale Central students, one from Clarendon Hills and one from Westmont, were cited for fighting after the school resource officer responded to the two pushing and fighting near the high school’s main entrance at 3 p.m., police said. The students were referred to a juvenile diversion court program, where they’ll go in front of a peer jury. Police said they were not charged as adults. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 A 15-year-old male Hinsdale Central student was cited for theft after he was found with an iPhone that was taken after being left accidentally on a classroom countertop within the school at 9:45 a.m., police said. The teen, who lives in Willowbrook, was referred to a juvenile diversion court program. …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Clarendon Hills police blotter, Nov. 21-28.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 A resident came to the police department at 8:16 p.m. to report that someone had used her credit card information to make $550 worth of purchases on Newegg.com, police said. The case is under investigation. MONDAY, NOV. 26 A guest of the PADS shelter in Community Presbyterian Church, 39 N. Prospect Ave., reported at 3:20 p.m. that her medications and winter gloves were taken out of her coat pocket, police said. There are no suspects. SATURDAY, NOV. 24 A resident from the 200 block of Woodstock Avenue reported at 8:27 a.m. that between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., someone slashed one of the tire's on the resident's car while it was parked in the driveway. Police said there are no suspects. THURSDAY, NOV. 22 Four men were found …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Clarendon Hills police reports, Nov. 8-14.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14 A woman admitted to police she planned on stealing $2,600 worth of items from Jewel-Osco, 303 Holmes Avenue, that she had collected in a cart while at the grocery store. Employees of the store became suspicious of the shopper, whose cart was filled with items like teeth whiteners and allergy medications from the pharmacy section of the store, and alerted police, who confronted her. She was not charged. A resident from the 400 block of Traube Avenue reported to police at 3:27 p.m. that a UPS package containing an $85 sweater was never received despite being delivered, according to UPS, on Oct. 25. Several similar incidents where UPS packages appear to have been stolen after delivery have been reported in Clarendon Hills…
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The 53-year-old Elk Grove Village resident allegedly began the fight over an outstanding debt and struck the victim in the face.
Fighting—Timothy M. Clock, of 1920 Higgins Rd. in Elk Grove Village, was charged with breaking a local fighting ordinance after he instigated an altercation with a 33-year-old male victim while outside the Hinsdale Food Mart, 5823 S. Madison St., at 7:35 p.m. Feb. 25, according to the Hinsdale Police Department. Clock, 53, wrestled with the victim and struck him in the face, Deputy Chief Mark Wodka said, causing injury. The fight was apparently over an outstanding debt owed to Clock by the victim. A third-party witness saw the fight going on, Wodka said, and reported it to police. The victim did not require medical attention and was not charged with any offenses. Clock was taken into custody, charged and released with a court date. DUI—…
Friday, April 1, 2011
Analysis suggests fighting at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South is less than average for Illinois high schools and is on the decline.
Headline: “Police Statistics Show Fighting and Illegal Drug Reports Declining at Hinsdale South” —Patch, March 18, 2011 Headline: “Police figures indicate steady increase in fighting at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South” —Suburban Life, March 24, 2011 Headline: “Statistics show drop in violence at both Hinsdale high schools” —The Doings, March 27, 2011 What’s behind these apparently contradictory headlines? Comparing data in the articles The Patch article on March 18 looked at police reports of fighting at Hinsdale South for 2009, 2010, and 2011 to date. According to the police statistics, reports of fights at the school declined from 23 in 2009 to 11 in 2010. As of March 15, there had been three reports of fights at the school in 2011. …
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Speakers at the District 86 board meeting countered statements about fighting, drug use.
Hinsdale South students, parents, teachers and administrators all spoke out at Monday night’s Hinsdale Township High School District 86 Board meeting to express their belief that the school is a safe place. “I’ve been going to Hinsdale South for three-and-a-half years and I can say that I’ve only witnessed one fight,” said Jenna Kandah, the board’s student liaison at the school. “Fighting is not at all a big part of what goes on at Hinsdale South.” Kandah and the other speakers were reacting to recent statements made by Board Member Dianne Barrett and school board candidates Bruce Davidson and Claudia Manley. “I was very offended by the comment Ms. Barrett made,” Hinsdale South Student Council President Joelle Fararo said. “I love to come …
Friday, March 18, 2011
Figures contrast with statements made by a school board member and two board candidates.
Is there a problem with fighting and illegal drug use at Hinsdale South High School? District 86 Board Member Dianne Barrett asserted at last week’s Committee of the Whole meeting that there was. Two school board candidates repeated those allegations at a public forum later in the week. “There’s a problem there,” candidate Bruce Davidson said. “It needs to be addressed.” “Part of the problem is there’s a lack of recognition there’s a problem,” said candidate Claudia Manley. “There has got to be a recognition that this is a problem, and it has to be addressed.” Manley said some students were avoiding walking down certain hallways to avoid issues. “I guess I did not realize there was such a large issue facing Hinsdale South,” candidate …
Mark Dunning
3:58 pm on Friday, April 1, 2011
Thanks for the facts, Patch. I think we can all agree that violence of any kind is a symptom of immaturity, and that South and all schools need to continue to encourage reasonable ways for students to vent, problem solve, and use energies productively. Continued fighting beyond high school lands someone in jail, and students need to realize that. Parents, schools, police, and students (alongside … more ›