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Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Nov. 26.

DUI arrest

Lynette M. Mahoney, 48, 6821 N. Oriole Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and disobeying a traffic control signal at 11:45 p.m. Nov. 21 at Ogden and Cass avenues. Police were dispatched to a witness report of a motorist who ran a red light and struck a curb. She was charged and released to appear in court.

Suspended license arrest

Brandon K. Johnson, 27, 117 E. 70th St., No. 2, Chicago, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and improper window tinting at 4:31 p.m. Nov. 22 in the 400 block of East 55th Street. He was charged and released to appear in court.

Package taken from home

A package containing winter hats worth $50 was taken from the front door of a home in the 800 block of South Thurlow Street at 2:01 p.m. Nov. 14. The suspect was observed on surveillance video and described as an African-American man wearing a black hoodie and tan boots with a covered face. He left in a gold-colored passenger van.

Identity thief purchased vehicle

Someone purchased a $62,000 vehicle in Missouri using the identity of a resident of the 700 block of Wilson Lane on Nov. 11. The suspect paid $500 and financed $61,589. The theft was reported Nov. 21.

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