4 Men Arrested In Hinsdale Burglary; 3 Released

HINSDALE, IL – Authorities on Wednesday released the names and photos of the four Chicago men accused of burglarizing a high-end boutique in downtown Hinsdale a day earlier.

A DuPage County judge released three of the four men. That ruling was the result of a state law that needs to change, the county's top prosecutor said.

Monroe Shivers, 33, faces felony charges of burglary, theft, retail theft and aggravated fleeing and eluding. The judge ordered Shivers to stay in jail.

The other suspects – Cortney Shivers, 32; Ronnie Hardy, 27; and Jeremiah Brown, 20 – were charged with felony burglary and retail theft. Under the state SAFE-T Act, the trio's crimes are considered non-detainable, so they were released until their trial.

On Wednesday, Patch posted videos of the burglary and police pursuit.

About 3:30 a.m., the men kicked in the door to Kelsey's boutique in downtown Hinsdale, according to a news release from DuPage County prosecutors.

Hinsdale officers, who were alerted about suspicious cars downtown, saw a Nissan Altima and a gray SUV leave the area, police said. The SUV driver escaped.

However, Monroe Shivers, the Nissan's driver, fled, but officers ended up blocking his car near the train depot, police said. Three of the suspects ran away, but were caught shortly after. Brown was apprehended hours later on West Second Street, police said.

In the store, the men stole luxury designer purses, jewelry, wallets, handbags, shoes and sunglasses, police said.

In the news release, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said a judge, not the legislature, should consider a case's facts and circumstances and determine who should be released.

"I once again urge the General Assembly to amend the law to give judges more discretion in every case," Berlin said.