Crime Stories from December 9, 2013 (Change date)
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2 Des Plaines men sentenced in dumbbell attackDec 09, 2013 6:15 pm - Two Des Plaines men convicted in October for attacking another man with a handheld dumbbell were sentenced on Monday — one to prison and the other to probation on top of...
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Arlington Heights police issue phone scam alertsDec 10, 2013 4:00 pm - Arlington Heights police issued two alerts Monday after a pair of residents reported being victims of telephone scams. In one case, an 82-year-old woman said she wired m...
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Familiar bank robber strikes BensenvilleDec 10, 2013 8:52 am - Officials believe a man suspected of robbing banks in Rolling Meadows and Wood Dale earlier this year has struck in Bensenville. Police Chief Frank Kosman said officials...
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Robbery charges dropped against Palatine teensDec 10, 2013 12:11 pm - Cook County prosecutors on Monday dismissed armed robbery charges against three Palatine teenagers. The charges were dropped against Qua’son Parker, 19; Kenneth Smith, ...
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Cops: 6 pounds of pot mailed to Elgin manDec 10, 2013 8:04 am - A 43-year-old man is accused of having someone mail nearly 6.5 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of $16,000, from California to his Elgin home. The North Cent...
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Bartlett man receives 17 years for string of armed robberiesDec 10, 2013 12:09 am - A 20-year-old Bartlett man pleaded guilty Monday to using a bludgeon to rob gas stations in Streamwood and Roselle last year. In exchange for his guilty plea to two cou...
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Batavia police investigating vandalism, trespassing at city hallDec 10, 2013 10:12 am - Batavia police are trying to solve two mysteries, both of which happened in their own building Dec. 7. Who threw a plywood Christmas decoration through a glass door and ...
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Volunteer accused of stealing from Gurnee Youth BaseballDec 10, 2013 4:12 pm - A volunteer with Gurnee Youth Baseball has been charged with stealing at least $10,000 from the organization, police said. Donald Schaefer, 52, was taken into custody Mo...
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