Crime Stories from August 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Prosecutor: Teen held captive in 'deplorable' home in SW IllinoisAug 25, 2012 2:09 pm - A teenager held captive in a house for more than three years before escaping with a relative's help initially went there voluntarily but wasn't allowed to leave when she...
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Grand jury indicts JetBlue passenger from ChicagoAug 23, 2012 11:34 pm - DENVER — A Chicago man accused of groping a pregnant woman and not following crew instructions on a JetBlue flight that made an emergency landing in Denver has been form...
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Bartlett teens accused of beating man, stealing phoneAug 24, 2012 2:11 pm - Two 17-year-old Bartlett residents have been charged for striking a man with a baseball bat and stealing his cellphone in Hanover Park, police said. Police responding to...
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Prank call sends large police response to Cary homeAug 25, 2012 10:09 am - A prank phone call to a 911 dispatcher sent a large police presence to a Cary home Wednesday afternoon thinking that a shooting had occurred. A dispatcher received an em...
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Carpentersville man sentenced for sexual contact with teenagerAug 25, 2012 10:13 am - A 43-year-old Carpentersville man who had repeated sexual contact with a girl who was younger than 17 has been sentenced to three years in prison. A Kane County judge se...
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Former Schaumburg man linked to extortion plotAug 24, 2012 12:36 pm - An aspiring Hollywood actor who attended high school in Schaumburg has been indicted on federal charges alleging he attempted to extort money from five wealthy individua...
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Murder suspect visited gun range, strip club, witnesses sayAug 24, 2012 8:00 am - In the days leading up to the killings of his wife and three children, an Oswego accused in the deaths spent nearly $5,000 at a strip club and visited a gun range for ta...
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Clerk injured during Aurora armed robberyAug 27, 2012 5:13 am - Police are looking for a man who stabbed a 19-year-old convenience store clerk in the hand during an armed robbery of the store Tuesday. Police said a 6-foot-tall, 250-p...
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Two teens in custody in Wheaton volleyball star’s murderAug 24, 2012 11:11 am - Two teens were in police custody Thursday night and may be charged with the murder of Megan Boken, the same day the Wheaton volleyball star was buried. St. Louis Police ...
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12-year term for Aurora 'vigilante' who shot at SUVAug 25, 2012 10:13 am - An Aurora woman received a 12-year prison term Thursday for firing two shots at a sport utility vehicle full of teens, grazing one, after the woman's relative got into a...
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