Aurora Crime
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Cook County jail program is rescuing dogs and detainees. And now it’s expandingMar 22, 2024 5:15 am - A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed...
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Man charged with recklessly firing gun in apartment complexMar 20, 2024 5:01 pm - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm near Willowbrook Monday morning. Michael Vasta, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in unincorporated Wi...
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Teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting carjacking victim in WestmontMar 19, 2024 3:01 pm - A Westmont teenager was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a woman he was attempting to carjack when he was 15. Mitch Crawford, now 17, was...
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Woman charged with murdering brother in DuPage CountyMar 19, 2024 1:40 pm - A woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of her brother Monday night near Willowbrook. Jamilah M. Mahan, 23, of the 16W600 block of Mocking...
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One dead after ‘domestic-related incident’ near Clarendon HillsMar 17, 2024 8:29 am - DuPage County sheriff’s police said they are investigating a “domestic-related incident” that left one person dead and another injured Saturday near Clarendon Hills. Auth...
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Aurora man guilty of strangling woman to deathMar 15, 2024 3:14 pm - An Aurora man who argued he was defending himself when he strangled a woman was found guilty on Friday of first-degree murder. Kane County Judge David Kliment, who presid...
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Naperville residents have lost $750K to crypto scams this month. Here’s how to avoid falling preyMar 15, 2024 5:15 am - Last week, while police departments across the suburbs were urging citizens to “Slam the Scam” as part of a national anti-fraud campaign, investigators in Naperville were...
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‘This is my closure’: Charges dropped in 1972 Naperville cold case following suspect’s deathMar 13, 2024 2:32 pm - More than half a century after her 15-year-old sister, Julie Ann Hanson, was found stabbed to death in a Naperville cornfield, Jill Steininger still has questions about w...
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Three charged with illegal gun sales in DuPage CountyMar 13, 2024 12:58 pm - A statewide grand jury has indicted three Cook County residents on charges they bought and sold guns illegally in several counties, including DuPage. Brothers Gabriel Buc...
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Man sentenced to 17 years in prison for child sexual assault, abuseMar 13, 2024 11:27 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Kane County Judge Elizabeth Flood imposed the sentence on March 8 for Lewis T. Ric...