Hinsdale Police Reports: Scam, Theft, Arrests for Catalytic Converter Theft

The information in the following reports is courtesy of the Hinsdale Police Department.

Someone claimed to be an agent of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Feb. 4 to convince a victim to buy $3,900.95 worth of prepaid debit cards to resolve a warrant, according to Hinsdale police.

Four high school-age boys approached an 8-year-old boy at 3:15 Feb. 6 in the 200 block of East 9th Street and offered him a ride home, according to Hinsdale police. The boys were in a silver full-sized pickup truck, police reported.

Someone stole $970-worth of cosmetic products Feb. 6 from Walgreens on Grant Square, according to Hinsdale police. The thief is described as a woman wearing a black coat, blue jeans, black shoes, long brown hair in a ponytail and carrying a shoulder bang, police reported.

A witness saw a school bus hit a parked car and leave the scene without stopping Feb. 9 at 15 Spinning Wheel Road, according to Hinsdale police.

Marie Frances Kucera, age 24 of 3 Bay Rum Court, Burr Ridge, was arrested Feb. 7 and charged with possession of controlled substance, according to Hinsdale police. Todd J Tomisek, age 37 of 138 North Grant Street, Westmont, was also arrested Feb. 7 and charged with possession of controlled substance, police reported. The two were seen inside the train depot when the doors are normally locked, and they had a white powdery substance that field tested positive for a controlled substance, according to Hinsdale police. They were charged and brought to DuPage County Jail.

Someone reported a steel grate missing between Feb. 6 and 7 from a parking lot on Spinning Wheel Road, according to Hinsdale police. The grate is valued at $500.

Glenn B McKernan, age 40 of 468 Bradford Place, Bolingbrook, was arrested Feb. 9 for possession of an essential vehicle part, according to Hinsdale police. Dawn M Pokosa, age 32 of 468 Bradford Place, Bolingbrook, was arrested Feb. 9 and charged with possession of an essential vehicle part and driving with a license revoked, police reported. A Burr Ridge police detective saw someone in the Hinsdale Hospital Parking Garage crawl under a car and remove the catalytic converter, according to Hinsdale police. McKernan and Pokosa had a bag containing saw blades, a battery charger and a reciprocating saw, police reported. They were charged and brought to DuPage County Jail.