Algonquin Crime
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Man gets six months in jail for blackmailing women for sexNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - An 18-year-old Aurora man who threatened to distribute nude photos of two women unless they had sex with him has been sentenced to 180 days in jail. Maxwell T. Melgar, o...
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Aurora man gets 7th prison term after 'brazen' home invasionNov 22, 2015 12:00 am - An Aurora man is headed to prison for the seventh time after being sentenced to 26 years behind bars for a violent home invasion last year. Earnest T. Jeffries, 40, of t...
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Vehicle theft charges also lodged against Aurora murder suspectNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - An 18-year-old from Aurora charged in a Nov. 7 murder during a botched robbery also has been charged with stealing a truck in early October, according to police and cour...
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Michael Romano gets life in prison for killing dad, stepmomNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Calling his actions "disgusting," a judge sentenced a former Algonquin man to life in prison Thursday for killing his dad and stepmom for their inheritance. "The defenda...
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Two arrested on heroin, pot charges near ElginNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - Two Chicago men were arrested after a traffic stop on Interstate 90 near Elgin Tuesday afternoon on charges they possessed $20,000 worth of marijuana and heroin, accordi...
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Fox Valley police reportsNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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3 from Minnesota charged in I-90 heroin bustNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - Three Minnesota residents were charged with possessing nearly a pound of heroin, while armed and driving on I-90 near Huntley, according to authorities and court records...
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Psych tests ordered for Carpentersville woman accused of killing sisterNov 13, 2015 12:00 am - A psychological evaluation has been ordered for Sandra L. Baumgartner, the 54-year-old woman accused of stabbing her sister to death in Carpentersville in September 2014...
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Winfield man gets prison time for sex assault, abuseNov 13, 2015 12:00 am - A Winfield man, formerly of Geneva, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child he knew over a seven-year span, ending in A...
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DuPage County wants to keep sending youth detainees to Kane CountyNov 11, 2015 12:00 am - DuPage County has agreed to continue sending its youth detainees to the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center in St. Charles. Four years ago, DuPage made a controversial d...