Aurora Crime
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Top Kane prosecutor: Synthetic pot still a suburban problemNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - More than five years ago, a 19-year-old Aurora teen who bought synthetic marijuana from a tobacco shop died after crashing his car into a North Aurora home. The death o...
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Couple charged with robbing Naperville CVS, claiming HIV-infected needleNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - Warrants have been issued and charges filed against a Chicago couple accused of robbing a Naperville CVS Pharmacy with a hypodermic needle they claimed was filled with H...
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Elgin man sentenced for stealing and selling dental equipmentNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing and then selling dental equipment valued at more than $146,000. Miguel Pizano, 27, of the 200 block ...
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Former Geneva doctor accused of rape fights search that revealed indoor pot farmNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - A former Geneva doctor accused of a sexual assault is fighting a search of his St. Charles home in spring 2015 while he was out on bond during which authorities seized 2...
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Illinois seeks ‘bold change’ in mental health treatmentNov 20, 2016 6:20 am -
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Aurora gang member sentenced for firing weaponNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - Gabriel G. Martinez, 23, of the 0-99 block of South Lincoln Avenue in Aurora, agreed Wednesday to a sentence of 9½ years in exchange for a guilty plea to a charge of agg...
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Russell maintains innocence in murder of Bensenville store clerkNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - For nearly three years, DuPage County prosecutors have pinned the Jan. 19, 2014 shooting death of a Bensenville shop clerk on 23-year-old Stephan Russell. Speaking for t...
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Chicago man guilty of 2014 Bensenville slayingNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - Stephan Russell now figures to spend the rest of his adult life in prison. A DuPage County jury deliberated for just shy of four hours Friday night before convicting the...
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Woman wanted in theft of over $100K from North Aurora firmNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - A 59-year-old Florida woman is wanted on felony charges that she stole more than $100,000 from North Aurora-based Dart Container between 2012 and 2015 by falsifying corp...
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2 charged with forging time sheets for state care to Kane residentsNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - Two people charged with submitting at least $5,000 each in bogus time sheets and other forms while serving clients in Kane County surrendered to authorities Friday. A Ka...