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Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Sept. 29.

DUI arrests

• Fabian Padilla, 21, 5703 S. Sawyer Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol level higher than .08, driving without a valid license, operating an uninsured vehicle and improper lane use at 1:05 a.m. Sept. 25 at Ogden and Forest avenues. He was charged and released to appear in court.

• Cheryl Ann Kinander, 72, 5660 S. Monroe St., Hinsdale, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol level higher than .08, improper lane use and disobeying a stop sign at 8:21 p.m. Sept. 25 at 56th and Madison streets. She was charged and released to appear in court.

Homes burglarized

• A bedroom and a home office were ransacked and watches and jewelry were taken after someone forced their way in front door of a home in the 300 block of Fuller Road between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. Sept. 21. No one was home at the time of the burglary.

• A home’s front door and door jamb were damaged, consistent with being kicked, between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sept. 26 in the 700 block of North Elm Street.

Criminal trespass to home

Someone attempted to open a resident’s rear door between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Sept. 23 in the 400 block of West Eighth Place. The suspect fled on foot when he saw the victim was home. He was described as being in his 30s or 40s with tanned skin and wearing a khaki windbreaker, blue jeans and dark rimmed eye glasses.

Valuables missing from closet

Jewelry and a coin valued at $8,500 were reported to have gone missing between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sept. 25 from the bedroom closet of a home in the 100 block of East Walnut Street. Contractors were in the house during the time the items went missing.

Identity theft

The identity of a resident of the 600 block of Franklin Street was used to make unauthorized transactions on a bank account totaling $494.42 between 8 a.m. Sept. 14 and 6 p.m. Sept. 23.

Hit and run reported

A car was hit while parked on the street in the 200 block of West Ninth Street between noon and 6 p.m. Sept. 20. White paint transfer and silver paint particles were observed on the victim’s vehicle.

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.

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