Friday, March 30, 2012
Driving on a suspended license with outstanding warrants, and driving with out a license were also recently reported by Clarendon Hills Police.
Credit card fraud—An unknown suspect recently made seven fraudulent charges worth a total of $2,329.61 to the credit card account of a Clarendon Hills resident from the 0-100 block of Rose Place, according to the Clarendon Hills Police Department. The victim noticed the charges, five of which took place at a Home Depot in Chicago, on a statement and reported the fraud to police at 10:54 a.m. March 24. Driving on a suspended license—Michael A. Sheehy of Willowbrook was arrested and transported to jail after it was found that there were outstanding no-bond warrants for his arrest during a 2:23 a.m. traffic stop on March 27 near Route 83 and Knoll Wood Road. Sheehy, 25, was stopped for failure to dim lights. He was charged by Clarendon Hills …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Theft and burglary to a motor vehicle are also among offenses recently reported by the Hinsdale Police Department.
Sign up for Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Patch's daily newsletter! Fraud—Unitarian Church of Hinsdale reported to police that an unknown suspect billed $27,020.09 worth of international phone calls to the church’s account between 10:35 a.m. Nov. 13 and 8:18 a.m. Nov. 14, according to the Hinsdale Police Department. “It’s fair to say there were several hundred phone calls that were made using this account,” Deputy Chief Mark Wodka said, noting that is was not clear whether the calls were made manually or by an electronic device. The deputy chief said cases of theft of service, in which a suspect uses the account information of a victim to fraudulently bill services, are not rare. “This case is unique because of the volume of calls and the …
Friday, March 16, 2012
Clarendon Hills Police also reported a wire fraud scam that cost a resident $975.
Residential burglary—An unknown suspect broke into an apartment at 245 Burlington Ave. and stole $2,000 worth of jewelry between 6:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on March 13, according to the Clarendon Hills Police Department. Forced entry was made to the apartment via a kicked-in door. The case is under investigation. Deceptive practice—An 86-year-old female victim from the 100 block of Ann Street reported to police on March 8 that she was contacted by an unknown suspect who posed as a mechanic and said the victim's grandson needed $975 in car repairs and asked that she wire the money through Western Union. The victim wired the money, then learned later from her grandson that he never requested any money. The suspect knew the name of the victim's …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The burglary of a garage and the theft of a tank of diesel gas were also recently reported by the Hinsdale Police Department.
Fraud—A victim from the 100 block of South Grant Street learned that an unknown suspect tried to pass a fraudulent $2,949.99 check to a recipient in Florida using the victim’s business and banking information after the check’s recipient, who was not expecting the check, contacted the victim at 12 p.m. March 7. The victim did not know the recipient, Hinsdale Police Department Deputy Chief Mark Wodka said, and had not issued a check to the recipient. Wodka said there are no leads on the identity of the middle-person, who put the victim’s information on the check and sent it to the recipient. There was no money loss to the victim. Attempted fraud—An 82-year-old resident from the 400 block of North Quincy Street reported to police that an …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The department also detailed possession of cannabis and deceptive practice cases.
Fraud—A female complainant from the 300 block of West 59th Street reported being the victim of a scam on Jan. 15 in which she was sent a fraudulent check worth $2,969 before wiring the same amount to an unknown suspect via Western Union, according to the Hinsdale Police Department. The 37-year-old victim became acquainted with the unknown suspect via a Craigslist job ad, Deputy Chief Mark Wodka said. The alleged scam was reported to police on Feb. 16 and the case is currently pending investigation. Leaving the scene of an accident—Simon Sakalauskas, of 3910 N. Adams St. in Westmont, turned himself in to Hinsdale Police after fleeing from a one-vehicle accident at the Route 83/Ogden Avenue overpass around 11:30 a.m. Feb. 19. Sakalauskas, 21…
Friday, February 10, 2012
The fraud took place on Feb. 2 according to the Clarendon Hills Police Department.
Fraud—A woman from the 20 block of Chestnut Avenue reported to the Clarendon Hills Police Department at 7:50 p.m. Feb. 2 that five fraudulent charges were made with her bank information by an unknown suspect. Four of the charges were under $10 and one was for approximately $20. Indecent exposure—A Ugandan man whose last known address is in Olympia Fields got the attention of Clarendon Hills Police after he refused to leave a cab outside Clarendon Hills Community Presbyterian Church at 11:03 p.m. Feb. 4 and then exposed himself once inside. Manasseh Nuwagaba, 31, had been taken to the church, a Public Action To Deliver Shelter (PADS) site, from Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. Officers coaxed him out of the cab, where he was in the backseat …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Illegal possession of alcohol and illegal trespass to garage are also among offenses recently reported by the Hinsdale Police Department.
Credit card fraud—A female complainant from the 400 block of North Madison Street reported three unauthorized charges on her American Express card that totaled $4,703.75, according to the Hinsdale Police Department. The fraudulent purchases were made at various locations between Oct. 18 and Oct. 29. They were reported to police on Nov. 21. The case is currently pending. Illegal possession of alcohol by minor—Santino T. Chiappetta, of 516 N. Vine St. in Hinsdale, and Kody A. Dodson, of 7426 Garden Ln. in Justice, were charged with illegal possession of alcohol after a Hinsdale Police officer responded to a party in the 800 block of North Washington Street at 11:46 p.m. Nov. 23 and observed the suspects, who are 18 and 19 years old, …
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Other reported thefts in Hinsdale include a $325 smart phone and a $75 bracelet from a local boutique.
Financial exploitation of the elderly—A female complainant on the 300 block of West 59th Street reported that from Dec. 1, 2010, to April 21, 2011, $1,544 was stolen from her checking account by a known suspect and used by the suspect towards personal items. According to the Hinsdale Police Department, the case is currently under investigation. Deputy Chief Mark Wodka said in an email that the victim is 77. At least four purchases were made by the suspect, whose identity has not been released. "Since this investigation is currently on-going, this is the most detail I can/will provide," Wodka said in the email. Theft of lost property—A $325 smart phone is missing after its owner left it on the counter of the McDonald’s located at 935 N. …
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