Hinsdale Car Burglary Suspect Seen Armed: Cops

HINSDALE, IL – Overnight car burglaries were reported early Wednesday morning in the 800 block of South Thurlow Street and the 300 block of East Sixth Street, with one of the suspects seen armed, police said Friday.

"This is an unsophisticated but prevalent regional crime in which the offenders pull on car door handles to local vehicles that are unlocked with the key fobs inside," police said in a statement. "The ultimate goal is auto theft.

On Wednesday morning on Sixth Street, a suspect was seen holding a gun while other suspects were looking through an unlocked car, police said. Armed burglars have become common, police said.

In an earlier incident, on Oct. 27, someone broke into an unlocked Bentley with a key fob inside that was stolen from a driveway in the 200 block of East Eighth Street, police said.