Aurora Crime
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Villa Park murder-suicide spurs change in domestic-violence prosecutionsMay 03, 2024 5:15 am - Last week’s tragedy in Villa Park ‒ where a man ordered to stay away from his wife instead went to their home and shot her to death before killing himself ‒ has spurred c...
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Men face home repair fraud chargesApr 29, 2024 11:04 am - Two men have been charged with theft and home repair fraud crimes, accused of taking money and not delivering on promises to seal coat a driveway, replace a stone walkway...
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Aurora man declared to be a sexually violent personApr 25, 2024 6:51 pm - A Kane County judge Thursday ruled a man convicted of possession of child pornography is a sexually violent person. Judge Clint Hull ordered that Erik Paxton, 35, be comm...
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Jail time, community service for sisters who attacked Aurora police officerApr 24, 2024 11:21 am - Two sisters have been sentenced to four months in jail for attacking an Aurora police officer. Jennifer M. Taylor, 26, and Sheba A. Taylor, 29, both of the 7000 block of ...
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Marklund sexual abuse victim gives birthApr 17, 2024 12:27 pm - Agency, authorities investigating how pregnancy went undetected
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Man shoots himself after domestic-related shooting in AuroraApr 15, 2024 8:18 pm - A man killed himself Monday after a woman was shot in a domestic disturbance in Aurora, according to police. Aurora police say they responded at 7:31 a.m. to the 700 bloc...
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Aurora police search for hit-and-run driverApr 14, 2024 8:02 am - A 65-year-old Naperville man is in critical condition after his bicycle was struck by a black Volkswagen Beetle in what Aurora police are calling a a hit-and-run crash. P...
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Two charged with calculated drug conspiracyApr 11, 2024 4:36 pm - Two people are accused of selling more than 900 grams of cocaine in DuPage County. Honorio De Los Santos, 37, and Alondra Diaz-Maldonado, 40, of the same address in the 3...
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Kane Co. sees increase in child exploitation, vehicle theftApr 07, 2024 10:25 am - Crime trends in Kane County show that child sexual exploitation and stolen vehicles are on the rise, and lawmakers expect revisions to the controversial SAFE-T Act, accor...
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Ex-Marmion teacher pleads guilty to battery of studentApr 03, 2024 5:36 pm - A former Marmion Academy teacher who was charged with sexually assaulting a student has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. Joseph J. Charron, 68, now of Pleasant Prair...