Western Springs Man Encounters Burglar: Cops

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL – A Western Springs resident found something suspicious when he returned home last week, police said.

About 1:30 p.m. Friday, the resident said he saw a car in his driveway and a man on his property in the 5300 block of Grand Avenue, according to a police report.

The man said he was there to remove a tree. Then he left in the car with two other people, police said.

The resident found his door was open and damage to a door and indoor safes, police said.

Here is information from Western Springs police reports:

• Miranda N. Hidalgo, 25, of Oswego, was cited about 6:30 p.m. Friday on two counts of retail theft. Police said she stole merchandise from both Mariano's and Walgreens, both at 4700 Gilbert Ave.
• A man told police on March 13 that his daughter's bag was stolen from a table at Starbucks, 1013 Burlington Ave., while she was in the restroom. The bag and its contents were valued at $50.
• A person in the 1000 block of Hillgrove Avenue told police Wednesday that her debit card was fraudulently used to withdraw $1,250 from her account.
• A resident in the 1100 block of Hickory Drive told police Wednesday that several fraudulent checks were written using his bank account information.

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