Crime Stories from June 20, 2019 (Change date)
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Sacramento police officer shot during domestic call has diedJun 20, 2019 5:06 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Sacramento police officer who was shot and seriously wounded Wednesday evening by a rifleman who blasted away at officers trying to rescue he...
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In Bosnia, refugees stuck in a country its own people leaveJun 20, 2019 1:06 pm - SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - A covered-up landfill in a mine-infested part of a dysfunctional Balkan state whose own people are emigrating in droves might not see...
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Four men robbed after 'MeetMe' dates in ElginJun 21, 2019 12:57 pm - Four men who arranged to meet women for dates using the smartphone app "MeetMe" were robbed in the last week in Elgin, and police are asking any other victims to come fo...
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'He was fed up': Father, 84, charged in slaying of son in Schaumburg homeJun 22, 2019 12:07 am - Sobs from Nick Karras' loved ones punctuated the bond hearing for William Karras, 84, who was ordered held without bail Thursday on charges he shot his 56-year-old son t...
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Former assistant to Geneva attorney gets 4½ years prison for 'pure greed' in $75K theftJun 21, 2019 6:53 am - Calling it a crime of "pure greed," a Kane County judge sentenced a Bartlett man to 4½ years in prison Thursday for stealing more than $75,000 from a Geneva attorney whi...
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Carpentersville man accused of firing at cops is charged with attempted murderJun 21, 2019 12:42 pm - A 22-year-old man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and other felonies after authorities said he opened fire Tuesday at Carpentersville police before ...
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Zion men guilty of conspiring to aid Islamic StateJun 22, 2019 7:20 am - Two Zion accused of giving cellphones to an undercover FBI agent to be used as detonators for bombs have been convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to the ...
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4½ years prison for Aurora man charged with spying on ex-girlfriend with hidden cameras, secret GPS on carJun 21, 2019 10:50 am - An Aurora man arrested and charged with repeatedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend's apartment to install and retrieve hidden cameras and using a cellphone secretly atta...
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Man pleads not guilty to murder of Round Lake Beach womanJun 21, 2019 6:08 am - A 20-year-old man accused of breaking into a house near Round Lake Beach and killing a woman pleaded not guilty to several first-degree murder charges in Lake County cou...
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Naperville man sentenced to 20 years for attempted murder and home invasionJun 21, 2019 6:08 am - A 22-year-old Naperville man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for the 2015 home invasion and attempted murder of a sleeping Naperville couple. Judge Liam Bre...