Police beat

Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Aug. 11.

DUI arrests

• Cynthia M. Monaco, 62, 268 Oxford Ave., Clarendon Hills, was arrested for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol (third violation), aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol with a revoked license, driving on the wrong side of the road, disobeying a stop sign and transporting open alcohol at 3:42 p.m. Aug. 5 in the 100 block of North Vine Street. Police were dispatched to a report of reckless driving and found the suspect slumped over in the drivers seat, along with an open bottle of vodka in the vehicle. She was charged and taken to DuPage County Jail.

• Junny E. Mateo Irias, 6151 S. Mozart St., Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at 3:10 a.m. Aug. 8 at the BP Gas Station, 149 E. Ogden Ave. Police were responding to a report of domestic disturbance. The suspect was charged and released to appear in court.

• Carris T. Weeks, 2364 River Hills, Bolingbrook, was arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol level higher than .08, driving with a revoked license, operating an uninsured vehicle and transporting open alcohol at 2:47 a.m. Aug. 9 in the 10 block of South Bruner St. Police were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle report and found the suspect asleep at the wheel and open beer cans inside the vehicle. Weeks was charged and released to appear in court.

• April Elaine Grieshaber, 39, 160 Roberts Road, Bolingbrook, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08 and speeding at 12:39 a.m. Aug. 11 at County Line Road and 60th Street. She was charged and released to appear in court.

Driving with a revoked license

Darrell Ewing, 57, 4917 W. Superior St., No. 2, Chicago, was arrested for driving with a revoked license and improper lane use at midnight Aug. 8 at Route 83 and 55th Street. He was charged and released to appear in court.

Infiniti stolen from driveway

A 2019 Infiniti QX80 was taken from a driveway in the 400 block of North Quincy Street at 2:30 a.m. Aug. 7. The vehicle was unlocked with the keys inside.

Saws, clothing stolen from vehicles

• A $1,200 concrete saw was taken from the bed of a truck parked in front of the victim’s house in the 100 block of North Washington Street at 11:57 a.m. Aug. 4. The suspect, a Black man wearing all white clothing, left the area in a white SUV.

• Someone took a $1,000 concrete saw from a landscaping work trailer in the 300 block of South Park Avenue at 10:28 a.m. Aug. 7.

• An $800 saw was taken from a landscape company truck parked in the 400 block of East Fourth Street between 11:15 and 11:20 a.m. Aug. 6.

• Three chainsaws valued at $2,800 were taken from a landscape company’s truck parked in the 300 block of East Sixth Street between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. Aug. 6.

• Someone was observed on surveillance taking two bags of clothing worth $600 from an unlocked vehicle parked in the 500 block of North Garfield Avenue at 5:58 a.m. Aug. 6. The suspect was wearing jogging pants and a hoodie and left in a gray/silver Nissan with tinted windows.

• A box containing $45 worth of clothing was taken from a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 400 block of North Bruner Street between midnight and 8 a.m. Aug. 7. The suspect rummaged through the interior and the trunk.

Burglaries reported

• A witness discovered the rear door to a home in the 200 block of Phillipa Street was ajar and called police at 2:21 p.m. Aug. 8. Someone had entered the home and rummaged through the bedrooms between 1 p.m. Aug. 6 and the time of the report. A list of stolen items was not available.

• Someone stole a garage door opener and opened the garage of a home in the 600 block of East First Street between 4 p.m. Aug. 3 and 4:18 a.m. Aug. 4. A witness found the garage door opener and returned it to the victim.

Trespass to vehicle

Someone entered an unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway in the 400 block of North Quincy Street between 10 p.m. Aug. 6 and 5:45 a.m. Aug. 7. Nothing was reported missing.

Fraud, identity theft, forgery reported

• A resident of the 400 block of West Hickory Street was instructed on June 25 to wire transfer $22,600 for services provided by a company he had contracted to do work for him. The victim was contacted by the contractor and discovered the fraudulent activity. The incident was reported Aug. 5.

• Someone called a resident of the 10 block of South Clay Street and told him he needed to buy gift cards to stop the purchase of a computer ordered through Amazon. The suspect sent multiple gift cards to the suspect over the phone on July 27 and reported a loss of about $3,100. The incident was reported Aug. 10.

• Someone applied for unemployment benefits using the information of a resident of the 100 block of South Clay Street between July 26 and Aug. 1.

• A customer attempted to pay for his bill at McDonald’s, 935 N. York Road, using a counterfeit $20 at 11:31 a.m. Aug. 4. The suspect took the bill back and left the store. He is described as white, 40 to 50 years old, with brown and gray hair wearing a black jacket and maroon baseball cap.

Arrests do not constitute conviction of a crime, and individuals listed here should be presumed innocent until proven guilty. If charges are dismissed or reduced or the accused is found not guilty, he or she can contact The Hinsdalean at [email protected] to provide us with documentation. Information will be updated online and in the next issue of the paper.