Crime & Safety

Grounding Plates Stolen From Hinsdale Water Tower

Police say the theft must have occurred during June.

Hinsdale Water Tower, 300 block of West 57th Street.
Hinsdale Water Tower, 300 block of West 57th Street. (Google Maps screenshot)

HINSDALE, IL — Hinsdale police are investigating a theft from a structure well known to residents of the town. According to authorities, seven grounding plates were taken from the Village of Hinsdale Water Tower at some time in June.

The grounding plates were removed from fixed racks at the tower, police said.

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