Crime & Safety

Warrant, Theft, Vandalism: Hinsdale Cops

Officers arrest a man whose car was broken down, police said.

A 71-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested about 10 a.m. Thursday at 55th and Grant streets on a Calhoun County, Illinois, warrant, Hinsdale police said.
A 71-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested about 10 a.m. Thursday at 55th and Grant streets on a Calhoun County, Illinois, warrant, Hinsdale police said. (David Giuliani/Patch)

HINSDALE, IL – Hinsdale released their latest blotter Wednesday. Here is information from the reports:

Warrant

  • A 71-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested about 10 a.m. Thursday at 55th and Grant streets on a Calhoun County, Illinois, warrant. Police saw the man in a broken-down car. He was released and given a date to appear in court.

Identity theft

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  • A resident in the 500 block of North Grant Street told police that his credit cards were stolen Oct. 16. Someone used them to make fraudulent purchases.
  • A resident in the 200 block of East Fourth Street told police Friday that someone filed a fraudulent tax return using the resident's identity. The fraud occurred between May 1 and Oct. 18.
  • A resident in the 800 block of South Bodin Street told police Friday that someone opened a credit card account using the resident's name and made fraudulent charges.

Vandalism

  • Someone spray-painted graffiti on the restroom wall at Robbins Park, 303 W. Seventh St. The damage was reported Monday.

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