Hit-And-Run, Domestic Battery: Hinsdale Cops

HINSDALE, IL — In recent days, Hinsdale police have made arrests involving a hit-and-run accident, domestic battery and identity theft. Here is information from the police department's latest blotter:

• Robert J. Stevens, 62, of Hinsdale, was arrested March 19 on charges of failure to give information to an owner after striking an unattended vehicle and operating an uninsured vehicle. His arrest was in connection with a hit-and-run accident about 7 a.m. in the parking lot at Mobil gas station, 8 W. Chicago Ave. Stevens was identified on surveillance camera footage. Stevens was released and given a date to appear in court.
• James Sinclair Mayer, 35, of Chicago, was arrested about 7 p.m. March 22 in the 5500 block of South Madison Street on charges of domestic battery and resisting or obstructing an officer. He is accused of making contact of an insulting or provoking nature to a woman. Police said he resisted arrest and refused to cooperate with them. He was taken to the DuPage County Jail.
• Glanisha L. Carter, 28, and Jade J. Birton, 25, both of Chicago, were arrested March 17 on charges of identity theft. They are accused of renting an apartment in Chicago using the victim's information. The suspects were taken into custody with the assistance of the Chicago Police Department at the apartment rented in the victim's name. They were taken to the DuPage County Jail.
• A theft of prescription medication was reported at a workplace in the 900 block of North Elm Street. It happened on March 11 or March 12 and was reported March 16. The victim said she put the bottle on her desk in an area accessible to co-workers.
• Graffiti was spray-painted on the roof of Monroe School, 210 N. Madison St., between March 13 and 17. It was reported March 19. The damage is estimated at between $1,000 and $1,500.

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 persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.