Crime Stories from January 3, 2025 (Change date)
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Man faces child sex crime charges after stingJan 03, 2025 7:48 pm - A former Hinsdale man is charged with child sex-related crimes, while being on probation on a conviction in Minnesota for similar crimes.
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Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail timeJan 03, 2025 3:04 pm - In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he's due to return to the White House — but promised not to jail him.
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Des Plaines teen threatened school, police sayJan 03, 2025 1:29 pm - A Des Plaines teenager is accused of making online threats against an elementary school she attended years ago, police said Friday.
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A horrifying accident has Hawaii officials pleading for an end to amateur fireworks showsJan 03, 2025 1:09 pm - In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set off illegal fireworks.
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Deputy cleared of wrongdoing in death of man in car chase near Maple ParkJan 03, 2025 11:41 am - A Kane County deputy has been cleared of wrongdoing in a man’s death during a car chase near Maple Park.
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Thief steals $1,300 in credits at Rivers Casino, police sayJan 03, 2025 10:37 am - A gambler at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported losing roughly $1,300 in credits on Wednesday when he walked away from a gambling machine without cashing out.
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Where’s Karen? New Elgin Cold Case Unit takes on baffling 1983 disappearanceJan 03, 2025 9:48 am - Karen Schepers vanished in 1983 after leaving a Carpentersville bar, prompting decades of fruitless searches and investigation. Elgin police now have launched a dedicated cold case unit that hopes to crack the 41-year-old mystery, including through a podcast called “Somebody Knows Something.”
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South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoffJan 03, 2025 8:10 am - South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month.
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New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampageJan 03, 2025 7:29 am - A mix of law enforcement, street performers and football fans has filled New Orleans’ blocks as the city inches back to normalcy while mourning victims of the deadly New Year's rampage in which an Army veteran plowed a truck into revelers.
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