Elgin Crime
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Libertyville man accused of stabbing an elderly man in Chicago faces multiple felony chargesMay 09, 2024 8:27 pm - A Libertyville man wanted on a charge of attempted murder in the stabbing of an elderly man on a public bus in Chicago recently was taken into custody by a fugitive task ...
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Police: Elgin man arrested while fleeing shooting sceneMay 05, 2024 5:01 pm - An Elgin man was arrested Saturday evening at the scene of a shooting in Harvard, police said. The Harvard Police Department and Harvard Fire Protection District respon...
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Local law enforcement agencies find success in crisis intervention teams, trainingMay 03, 2024 11:43 pm - On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feare...
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Man charged with attempted murder, domestic battery in Elgin shootingMay 01, 2024 8:06 pm - A man has been charged with attempted murder for a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in Elgin. Edward Perez, 35, of the 600 block of Dover Drive, Elgin, is also...
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Man injured, person in custody after Elgin shootingApr 28, 2024 8:28 pm - One person is hospitalized and a second is in custody after an early morning shooting Sunday in Elgin, police said. According to Elgin police, officers responded at about...
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How’s cashless bail going? Here’s what the data saysMay 02, 2024 12:12 pm - Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the status of Frank Walaitis car and bicycle. About seven months after Illinois ended cash bai...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to murdering wifeApr 25, 2024 8:56 pm - An Elgin man pleaded guilty last week to murdering his wife in 2021. Victor Ayllon, 38, of the 300 block of Heine Avenue, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murd...
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Marklund sexual abuse victim gives birthApr 17, 2024 8:01 pm - Agency, authorities investigating how pregnancy went undetected
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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‘Working every day toward forgiveness’: 15 years later, loss remains for Engelhardt familyApr 16, 2024 5:14 pm - Jeff Engelhardt has lived two lives. The first ended 15 years ago when he lost his father, younger sister and maternal grandmother to an unprovoked attack by his older s...