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Police: four in custody after Washington Street commercial burglary; stolen goods recovered
Summary
Hinsdale police said a citizen call led officers to a commercial burglary on Washington Street; four people were taken into custody immediately, investigators recovered multiple bags of stolen property and are seeking additional arrests while evidence is processed and return of items awaits court permission.
HINSDALE, Ill. — Hinsdale police told the Public Safety and Transportation Commission Tuesday that quick reporting by a citizen led to arrests and significant evidence recovery in a recent commercial burglary in the village business district.
An Unidentified Police Representative said officers responded after a resident reported a suspicious vehicle circling the block. "We had 4 people in custody immediately," the officer said, and added that investigators are working to identify and take additional suspects into custody. "We've recovered a lot of, probably 4 or 5 garbage bags full of stolen property," the officer said; the items are being tagged as evidence and police are waiting for court authorization to return property to the retailers.
The police representative described the offenders’ method as organized—multiple vehicles, participants wearing ski masks in some cases—and said regional crews sometimes target business districts, even in communities with generally low crime rates. The speaker emphasized that while Hinsdale remains a low-crime community, officers will increase covert or overt patrols when regional patterns indicate elevated activity.
Commissioners thanked the department for the response and acknowledged community concern after widely circulated video of the incident. The police said processing and tagging evidence is ongoing and that case actions will follow standard investigative and prosecutorial steps.
