$10K Fraud, Robotic Mower Theft: Hinsdale Cops

HINSDALE, IL – In the last few days, Hinsdale police handled cases involving fraud, the theft of a $2,000 mower, DUIs, damage to a car and identity theft. Here is information from the latest Hinsdale police reports:

Fraud

• A resident in the 10 block of Spinning Wheel Road told police Saturday that she received an email from a stranger who claimed to be from computer support services. The suspect gained access to her computer and accessed her bank account. The suspect transferred $10,000 from the resident's account.

Mower theft

• A landscape company's robotic lawnmower valued at $2,000 was stolen between Sept. 5 and Sept. 7 in a client's yard in the 600 block of South Oak Street.

DUI

• Christina E. Glass, 47, of Naperville, was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Sept. 7 in the 400 block of East 55th Street on charges of DUI and improper lighting. She refused testing to determine her blood-alcohol content. She was released and given a date to appear in court.
• Javier Sotelo, 49, of Cicero, was arrested about 2 a.m. Sept. 4 at Interstate 294 and Ogden Avenue on charges of DUI and failure to signal when required. He refused testing to determine his blood-alcohol content. He was released and given a date to appear in court.

Damage to car

• Someone scratched the paint on both sides of a car between 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the parking garage at the Hinsdale hospital, 120 N. Oak St.

Identity theft

• A resident in the 5500 block of South Washington Street told police Sept. 7 that someone opened a credit card account using the resident's identity. No dollar loss was reported.

Police report information is provided by local police departments. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and people charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.