Crime Stories from May 4, 2018
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Facebook Live hate crime defendant back in jail for suspected Facebook use
May 5, 2018 7:11 AM - Brittany Covington, 19, one of four charged with hate crimes in an assault on a Crystal Lake man that was streamed live on Facebook, is back in jail after after software installed on her cellphone detected someone logging into Facebook, a violation of her probation.
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Waubonsie Valley staffer quits amid police investigationMay 4, 2018 9:18 PM - Aurora police are investigating a former staff member at Waubonsie Valley High School.
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Judge considers ban on separating families at border
May 4, 2018 7:41 PM - A federal judge asked pointed questions of the Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday over a proposed ban on U.S. immigration authorities separating parents from their children at the border
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Lake County gang task force seizes more than $761,000 in drugs in 2017May 4, 2018 5:42 PM - The Lake County Sheriff's Gang Task Force pulled more than $761,000 in drugs -- plus guns -- from the streets during a "successful" 2017, officials said.
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Elmhurst cops nab suspect in bicycle theftMay 4, 2018 5:19 PM - A 45-year-old Northlake man, Jimmie E. Poole of the 300 block of Geneva Street, has been charged with theft and possession of burglary tools after Elmhurst police said they nabbed him stealing a locked bicycle from a rack adjacent the Metra station at York Street and Park Avenue.
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Judge affirms decision to fire Aurora cop caught spying on ex-wifeMay 4, 2018 5:11 PM - An Aurora police officer will not be reinstated after he was fired for spying on his ex-wife through three cameras hidden in her Sugar Grove home, a judge has ruled.
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Police: Barrington man had marijuana that looked like candy
May 4, 2018 4:37 PM - A Barrington man is accused of possessing about 11 pounds of edible marijuana that resembled candy, authorities said. -
Des Plaines police: Lake in the Hills man hit former boss with car in murder attempt
May 4, 2018 4:06 PM - A Lake in the Hills man charged with attempted murder is accused of striking his former boss with a vehicle during a robbery attempt in Des Plaines, police said. -
Sketch shows suspect in April 24 Arlington Heights child luring
May 4, 2018 2:43 PM - Arlington Heights police on Friday released a sketch of a man suspected of luring a fifth grade student walking to Ivy Hill Elementary School on April 24. -
Cops & Crime: How Hanover Park woman got 'Justice for Buddy'
May 4, 2018 8:57 AM - Donna Dary was not just devastated when two neighborhood dogs got loose and fatally mauled her family's beloved Yorkshire terrier, Buddy. She was determined. That determination paid off this week when the Illinois Senate unanimously passed the Justice for Buddy Act.
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