Algonquin Crime
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How the Batman-esque ‘Grappler’ is ending police chases in Kane CountyFeb 20, 2025 5:08 pm - It’s got a name like a pro wrestler and works like something from a “Batman” movie, but the latest addition to the Kane County sheriff’s crime-fighting arsenal isn’t make believe, and it’s already out there catching bad guys.
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Man gets 8 years in prison for sharing child sex abuse materialFeb 20, 2025 1:36 pm - An Algonquin man is sentenced to eight years in prison for disseminating child pornography.
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Man pleads guilty to reckless homicide in crash with school bus that killed 2 of his passengersFeb 05, 2025 1:30 pm - A man who hit a stopped school bus in a 2022 crash that killed two of his friends has pleaded guilty to committing reckless homicide.
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Huntley man pleads guilty to animal cruelty after 54 abandoned dogs found in parkFeb 03, 2025 12:20 pm - A Huntley man has been sentenced to one year of conditional discharge in a plea deal after he was accused of cruelty to dozens of animals, including a turtle, 17 cats and a dog.
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Pingree Grove tavern burglary leads to chase, crashFeb 02, 2025 10:13 am - One suspect is in custody and two others at large after a burglary at a Pingree Grove tavern early Sunday morning, police said.
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Man arrested after forcing his way into South Elgin home and barricading himself in basementJan 31, 2025 12:08 pm - A downstate Illinois man was arrested this week in South Elgin after forcing his way into a home, harming an animal and then barricading himself in the basement, authorities said.
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Palatine police said they found loaded guns, fentanyl on Algonquin manJan 30, 2025 3:36 pm - Palatine police said they found weapons and drugs, including fentanyl, in the possession of a 31-year-old Algonquin man during a traffic stop Wednesday night.
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Men wanted for stealing hundreds of vases from gravestonesJan 23, 2025 2:10 pm - The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has issued arrest warrants for two Waukegan men charged with stealing “hundreds” of vases from gravestones in September in McHenry and Lake counties, officials report.
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Deputy cleared in shooting of armed man in Elgin last summer; two women indicted on related chargesJan 17, 2025 7:17 pm - A sheriff’s deputy was cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of an armed man in an Elgin intersection last summer, but a grand jury indicted two women on multiple felony counts in connection with the shooting.
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Man pleads guilty to reckless driving in crash that injured deputyJan 16, 2025 6:53 pm - A man who caused a crash that severely injured a Kane County deputy pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated reckless driving.