Crime & Safety
Windows Shattered In 3 Car Burglaries: Hinsdale Cops
In one instance, a wallet and two lunchboxes were stolen.
HINSDALE — In the last few days, Hinsdale police have handled calls involving car burglaries, fraud, thefts and damage. Here is information from the reports:
- The windows of two cars were shattered between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 1 in the parking lot at Kensington School, a private school and kindergarten, 540 W. Ogden Ave. In one of the cars, a victim's wallet, driver's license, credit card and two lunchboxes were stolen. This is in contrast to most local car burglaries, where the vehicles are unlocked.
- A car in the 10 block of East Ogden Avenue was burglarized between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 1. The car's window was shattered and a tote bag containing a binder with documents and a tape measure was stolen.
- A resident in the 400 block of Bruner Place received a call Sept. 1 from someone who claimed to be a computer tech representative. The victim logged in to an online banking account while the suspect was remotely connected to the victim's computer. The victim called the bank afterward and alerted it to what happened. No dollar loss was reported.
- Someone hit a car parked near North and Adams streets between 10 a.m. and noon Sept. 2.
- A suspect stole $618 from Dunkin' Donuts, 150 E. Ogden Ave., after forcing entry through a rear door. The burglary occurred between 10 p.m. Sept. 2 and 4 a.m. Sept. 3, when the business was closed.
- Anthony Q. Loving, 37, of Tonica, was arrested about 3:30 a.m. Sept. 2 at BP gas station, 149 E. Ogden Ave., on a La Salle County warrant. Police were called to BP because of an intoxicated person inside the store. Loving was in possession of a red plastic straw containing a white powdery substance, according to police.
- A political yard sign was stolen between 6 p.m. Sept. 5 and noon Sept. 7 in the 200 block of East Hickory Street. The report did not indicate the message on the sign.
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.
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