Police beat

Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Aug. 18 and 25.

DUI arrests

• Juan Acevedo Renteria, 26, 125 Azalea Circle, Streamwood, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08 and speeding 35 miles or more over the limit at 3:07 a.m. Aug. 21 at 55th Street and Interstate 294. He was charged and released to appear in court.

• Francisco E. Valencia, 28, 311 S. Margaret St., Joliet, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, speeding, improper lane use and disobeying a traffic control signal at 1:07 a.m. Aug. 23 in the 100 block of East Ogden Avenue. He was charged and released to appear in court.

• Sergiu Ciumac, 28, 5011 18th Ave. NE, Seattle, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or higher and transportation or possession of alcohol by a driver at 11:43 p.m. Aug. 24 in the 10 block of East Maple Street. He was charged and released to appear in court.

• Lindsey N. Schwarz, 26, 6718 Western Ave., Darien, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at 2:57 a.m. Aug. 24 in the 400 block of East Ninth Street. She was charged and released to appear in court.

Suspended license violations

• Luis Eduardo Escudero Arias, 27, 5515 S. Fairfield Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, operating an uninsured vehicle and no registration plate at 10:39 p.m. Aug. 18 at Chicago Avenue and Oak Street. He was charged and released to appear in court.

• Hector Garcia, 35, 5121 W. Diversey Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and speeding at 11:09 p.m. Aug. 20 at Route 83 and 55th Street. He was charged and released to appear in court.

Money, skateboards missing

• Between $28 and $38 went missing from a patient’s wallet between July 31 and Aug. 10 at ManorCare, 600 W. Ogden Ave., after the patient was moved to a new room. The theft was reported Aug. 14.

• Two skateboards were stolen from outside Casa Margarita, 25 E. Hinsdale Ave., between 5:45 and 6 p.m. Aug. 21.

Thieves hit parked cars

A cell phone and wallet containing a drivers license and credit card were taken from an unlocked car parked in the street in the 10 block of East Ayres Avenue between 3:55 and 4:20 p.m. Aug. 19. Fraudulent charges totaling $933 were made to the debit card.

Police pursue stolen car

An officer on patrol observed a vehicle previously stolen from the Woodlands at Hinsdale Ave and Lincoln Street at 4 a.m. Aug. 18. The vehicle fled northbound to Lincoln and then eastbound on Ogden Avenue to Interstate 294. The pursuit was terminated due to speed.

Identity theft cases reported

• Information belonging to a resident of 700 block of West Seventh Street was used to apply for unemployment benefits between July 20 and Aug. 17.

• Someone used the information of a resident of the 100 block of North Vine Street to open a credit card account between Aug. 6 and 9.

• Information belonging to a resident of the 600 block of Justina Street was used to apply for unemployment benefits Aug. 9. The incident was reported Aug. 17.

• Someone applied for unemployment benefits and for a loan using the information of a resident of the 100 block of The Lane between July 30 and Aug. 9.

Fraudulent use of credit card

A credit card lost by a resident of the 200 block of East Third Street was used to make four fraudulent charges totaling $692.50 from July 17 to 19. The incident was reported Aug. 13.

Dog bites reported

• A victim was bitten by a dog while delivering a package to the dog’s owner in the 300 block of North Garfield Avenue at 2:15 p.m. Aug. 19. The victim refused medical treatment.

• A victim was bitten by a dog while delivering packages to the dog’s owner in the 600 block of Dalewood Lane at 3:15 p.m. Aug. 19.

Harassing texts received

A resident of the 500 block of North Washington Street received text messages of an alarming nature from an unknown suspect at 11:44 a.m. Aug. 10.

Property damaged

Vandals were observed on surveillance video damaging the victims’ mailboxes in the 5800 block of South Grant Street at 12:48 a.m. Aug. 24.

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.