Between now and Monday, the Hinsdale Police Department will enact late-night plans for Memorial Day by focusing on the most deadly time of day for vehicle fatalities.

Five Hinsdale Fire Department paramedics have been selected as the second runner-ups for the prestigious 2012 Dr. Joseph Hartmann Award of Excellence. Don Newberry, Andy Smith, Tom McCarthy, Doug Niemeyer and Michael Karban were honored for their response to an incident last year in which a man collapsed while marching in the village’s Fourth of July parade.

A 14-year-old boy from Hinsdale was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly grabbed a bow and pointed it in the direction of a family member during an argument, police said.

Thomas M. Sarwark, a 2009 graduate of Hinsdale South High School, was killed late last week when his car collided head-on with a semitrailer truck on Interstate 55, according to media reports.

On Tuesday, the Hinsdale Police Department will participate in a regional effort to reduce violations and collisions at all railroad crossings.

Four local fire and police departments will go head to head in a friendly “boots vs. badges” blood drive next week.

No one was injured when a kitchen caught fire in a 17-story high rise in Hinsdale on Saturday.

The Hinsdale Police Department will collect expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs for destruction between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at the station, 121 Symonds Drive.

The Clarendon Hills Police Department recently has received several reports of potential ruse burglaries and warns residents to be aware of this scam.

A Justice man has pleaded not guilty in relation to a drunken driving case that killed a Darien man last month.

A 34-year-old Darien man was charged with two counts of battery and one count of aggravated assault after allegedly getting into a fight with his neighbors over access to a furnace room.

A 2006 silver Mustang was among items stolen in a residential burglary reported on April 2 in Darien.

Felony charges have been approved against a Darien man who allegedly punched and stabbed his 81-year-old mother in the face and throat multiple times with a large carving fork after a domestic dispute.

Hinsdale police are investigating a local home burglary that took place sometime between March 21 and Wednesday.

A Hinsdale church is fighting $27,000 worth of long-distance phone calls parishioners said they didn't make.

During the aggressive enforcement period that ran from March 12 through Tuesday, 19 citations were issued for failing to wear safety belts, 28 citations were issued for speeding, four citations were issued for driving under the influence, four citations were issued for driving without insurance and 23 citations were issued for other Illinois Vehicle Code violations.

The victims of a crash last year in Oak Brook have filed suit against the driver who is alleged to have caused the crash.

A 20-year-old Woodridge man was arrested for multiple offenses after leading police on a lengthy pursuit through Darien, Bolingbrook and Lemont on March 5.

A black Nissan four-door driven by a man was reported seen in a neighbor’s front yard with front-end damage at 3:47 p.m. March 7 in the 700 block of McKinley Street, police said.

An 82-year-old Hinsdale resident reported he received a phone call at 8 a.m. Monday from a person identifying themselves as being with a family member of the resident, and that the relative needed help through a $2,800 money wire to Mexico, police said.