Aurora Crime
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Attorney: Cancer patient in prison might die while awaiting clemency decisionNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - The health of a 37-year-old cancer patient continues to decline after he was sent to prison for having 42 pounds of THC chocolates mailed to his Montgomery home. Thomas ...
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Twice-convicted heroin dealer charged with threatening West Dundee cops after felony DUI arrestNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - A twice-convicted heroin dealer has been arrested and charged with felony DUI and threatening two West Dundee police officers who arrested him early Sunday morning. Anth...
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Gilberts man gets 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to fifth DUINov 13, 2019 12:00 am - A 57-year-old Gilberts man has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to his fifth DUI, the most recent in June 2019 in Crystal Lake. Patrick J. McAr...
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Fox Valley police reportsNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Kane County • Someone ran over a mailbox on the 0N500 block of Armstrong Lane near Geneva between 12:01 a.m. and 5 a.m. Nov. 7, causing more than $300 damage. • Mar...
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Warrant: Aurora man charged with grooming had hoped to 'stage' kidnapping with Batavia teenNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - A 21-year-old Aurora man charged with grooming and sexually abusing a 16-year-old Batavia girl had hoped to "stage a kidnapping" with her help and flee to Georgia, accor...
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Authorities: Wheaton robber bound employees at Sprint storeNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - A Calumet City man charged with displaying a handgun, binding three employees with duct tape and then escaping with roughly 58 items valued near $40,000 from a Wheaton S...
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2 Aurora police officers return to full duty months after Henry Pratt shootingNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - Two Aurora police officers who were among those wounded last February in the Henry Pratt Co. shooting have returned to full duty in the past week, the police department ...
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How young is too young to be in lockup? Supreme Court, legislature might decideNov 08, 2019 4:30 am - How young is too young to throw a juvenile offender in detention? That's a question both state lawmakers and the Illinois Supreme Court are likely to address in the near...
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Man guilty of causing bomb scare, evacuation at Aurora casinoNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - A 30-year-old Chicago man was found guilty Friday of causing a bomb scare that evacuated the Hollywood Casino in Aurora, closed surrounding streets and drew more than 15...
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Police: Felon arrested in Aurora had body armor and gunNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - An Aurora man with a felony record faces prison after a traffic stop in Aurora Thursday morning in which authorities caught him in possession of a .40-caliber pistol whi...