Articles filed under Crime
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Cary man charged with assault after dragging police officer with car, McHenry authorities sayMay 06, 2024 7:57 pm - A Cary man is charged with three counts of assault after police said he dragged an officer down a road with his car early Sunday morning in McHenry, the McHenry Police De...
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Lake Zurich resident loses $1.58 million to scammers posing as Chinese policeMay 06, 2024 7:52 pm - A Lake Zurich resident lost more than $1.5 million through a scheme in which they were tricked into sending money to someone posing as a member of Chinese law enforcement...
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DuPage state’s attorney’s office, Secret Service sting shuts down 350 fraudulent investment websitesMay 07, 2024 7:48 am - A recent joint sting operation conducted by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and the United States Secret Service, along with DuPage County’s IT Department, re...
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Police: Man faces attempted murder charge after attacking woman in parkMay 06, 2024 7:57 pm - A Wisconsin man faces an attempted murder charge after McHenry police said he attacked a woman in Peterson Park while out with his unleashed dog. Police said a preliminar...
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Police: Man struck former employer with car, set Des Plaines business on fireMay 06, 2024 7:50 pm - A Skokie man faces aggravated battery and arson charges alleging he struck his former employer with a car in Des Plaines last week then returned the next day and set the ...
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Lombard police investigating ‘swatting’ at Yorktown CenterMay 06, 2024 10:36 am - Lombard police responded to reports Saturday of an armed person at Yorktown Center mall, but later determined the report likely was a case of “swatting.” Swatting is a te...
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Villa Park murder-suicide spurs change in domestic-violence prosecutionsMay 02, 2024 5:43 pm - Last week’s tragedy in Villa Park ‒ where a man ordered to stay away from his wife instead went to their home and shot her to death before killing himself ‒ has spurred c...
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Teen charged in Naperville shooting releasedMay 01, 2024 8:00 pm - An 18-year-old male charged in an April shooting in Naperville has been released from jail. The teen, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, is charged with aggravated r...
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Man charged in Woodridge shooting murderMay 01, 2024 8:05 pm - A 22-year-old Crest Hill man has been charged with shooting a man to death last week in Woodridge. Gevon Anderson, of the 16500 block of Coventry Lane, is charged with fi...
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Vernon Hills couple dead in suspected murder-suicideMay 01, 2024 8:07 pm - A married couple was found dead in their Vernon Hills home Wednesday morning in what police say is an apparent murder-suicide. Vernon Hills police responded to the home o...