Man Charged With Burglarizing Hinsdale Vehicle Months After Offense

SATURDAY, NOV. 9

Alarm Spooks Burglar 

Police responded to an activated burglar alarm in the 600 block of West Hickory Street at 2:53 a.m. to find a back door to the basement forced open but nobody inside.

Nothing was reported missing from the home, police said. The residents were away at the time of the break-in. The case is currently pending.

MONDAY, NOV. 4

Man Picked Up on Hinsdale Burglary Warrant

Javier Francisco Espinoza-Hernandez, 42, of the 6200 block of South Whipple St., Chicago, was charged with a burglarizing a vehicle in Hinsdale in May after he was taken into custody by the Cook County Sheriff at 10 p.m. on a Hinsdale arrest warrant.

Police allege Espinoza-Hernandez entered an unoccupied vehicle parked in the 0-100 block of South Clay Street between 10:42 a.m. and 10:57 a.m. May 9 and took a lunch bag, jumper cables, and a cell phone.

Espinoza-Hernandez was later charged with a similar vehicle burglary in Wilmette after he was caught by a multi-department surveillance operation that Hinsdale police participated in, according to deputy chief Mark Wodka. Espinoza-Hernandez's picture was then picked out of a lineup by a witness to the Hinsdale offense, leading to the Hinsdale warrant being issued.  

After being charged with the Hinsdale burglary, Espinoza-Hernandez was transported to DuPage County Jail. 

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