Police beat

Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Dec. 13.

DUI arrest

Brad L. Lukasik, 40, 4031 N. Park St., Westmont, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, improper lane use and driving with unsafe tires at 11:45 p.m. Dec. 10 in the 100 block of East Ogden Avenue. He was charged and released to appear in court.

Car stolen during test drive

During a test drive, the prospective buyer asked the owner to exit the vehicle in the parking lot of Chase Bank, 400 E. Ogden Ave., so she could withdraw money in privacy at 7:24 p.m. Dec. 6. She then drove off with the car.

Mail, packages stolen

• Someone in a pickup truck was seen on a surveillance camera pulling up to a mailbox in the 5800 block of Woodmere and stealing the contents at 11:15 p.m. Dec. 10.

• A package was stolen off a porch in the 600 block of South Washington Street at 3:38 p.m. Dec. 6. The suspect was a black man in his mid-20s with dreadlocks, according to the door bell camera.

Fraud reported

The Institute in Basic Life Principles, 707 W. Ogden Ave., reported at 2:32 p.m. Dec. 8 being defrauded out of $55,000 with a Craigslist purchase of a backhoe.

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