Police beat

Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Jan. 21 and 28.

DUI arrest

Slavoljub Slavo Petrovic, 28, 4116 Prescott Ave., Lyons, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, disobeying a stop sign and driving too fast for conditions at 12:15 a.m. Jan. 26 at County Line Road and 47th Street after a single vehicle crash. He was charged and released to appear in court.

Drivers license citations

• Frederick Dun Nuu, 44, 718 Bayles Drive, Romeoville, was arrested for driving with a suspended license at 3:25 a.m. Jan. 23 in the 5500 block of South Garfield Avenue. He was charged and released to appear in court.

• Jonathan Avila, 22, 9609 Nevada Ave., Franklin Park, was arrested for driving without a valid license and speeding at 12:48 a.m. Jan. 28 at Route 83 and 31st Street. He was charged and released to appear in court.

Cash taken from deposit

Someone took $1,006 from an envelope containing a bank deposit that had been placed in a cabinet drawer at a business at 901 N. Elm St. between 1:15 p.m. Jan. 24 and noon Jan. 27. There were no signs of forced entry.

Resident’s check altered

Someone forged a check for $2,500 on the personal checking account of a resident of the 600 block of Chanticleer Lane between 8 a.m. Dec. 24 and noon Jan. 16. The payee and amount had been altered on a check the victim wrote. The incident was reported Jan. 23.

Identify thefts reported

• Someone attempted to open a cellphone account using the information of a resident of the 400 block of South Grant Street between noon Jan. 3 and 10:48 p.m. Jan. 23.

• The credit card information of a resident of the 100 block of Chanticleer Lane was used to purchase more than $500 worth of fuel pumps, which were delivered to the victim’s house. The suspect also attempted to open credit card accounts at Home Depot and Target between Jan. 11-15. The theft was reported Jan. 24.

Fraudulent check written

A customer wrote a bad check in the amount of $236.52 at King Keyser, 41 S. Washington St., at 5:43 p.m. Jan. 22. The victim presented the check to the bank and was told the account was not valid.

Hit and run reported

Someone hit a car while it was legally parked in the 10 block of East First Street between 6:30 and 7:55 p.m. Jan. 21 and did not leave any information.

Sled taken from porch

A decorative sled was stolen from a porch in the 700 block of Woodside Avenue between Jan. 10 and 14.

Vehicle vandalized

Eggs were thrown at vehicle legally parked on the street in the 600 block of South Monroe Street between 6 and 10:30 p.m. Jan. 16, damaging the paint.

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