Aurora Crime
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Convicted Aurora murderer on trial for 2nd shootingAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - A 31-year-old Aurora gang member went on trial in Kane County Monday on charges he opened fire on two men in a case of mistaken identity. Enrique L. Torres is accused of...
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Aurora police step up patrols after shootings leave two men deadAug 02, 2014 1:01 am - Aurora police have assigned extra patrol officers to the city's southeast side after two fatal shootings in less than 24 hours, authorities said Saturday. Since July 25,...
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Kane authorities want $111,000 in mail order pot scheme forfeitedAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - Kane County authorities have initiated forfeiture proceedings on some $111,000 found in bank accounts of a California woman accused of helping a St. Charles family laund...
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Carpentersville woman faces charges in sham marriage caseAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - A Carpentersville woman who works as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at O'Hare International Airport is accused of hindering investigation of a sham marriag...
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2 injured, DUI charged, in Hampshire-area motorcycle crashAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - A Elgin man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a two-motorcycle crash early Friday in Hampshire Township. Benjamin Fletcher, 26, of the 4...
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Heroin overdose confirmed in 2012 Wheaton deathAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - Augustina Taylor's death in the late-night hours of June 27, 2012, was caused by a lethal combination of heroin and cocaine, a former DuPage County forensic pathologist ...
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Chicago man shot, killed in AuroraAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - A 24-year-old Chicago man was shot to death Friday afternoon on the near east side of Aurora, authorities said. Police said Anthony J. Kostrzewa, whose last known addres...
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Lisle man sentenced for starting playground fireAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - A 23-year-old Lisle man was cold and drunk in the early morning hours of Aug. 13, 2013, when he and another man decided to light a fire in a playground to keep warm. Tha...
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Batavia murder suspect says she's bipolarJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - A 26-year-old woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death at a Batavia apartment complex two years ago told police she has a bipolar disorder - but after she was in...
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Trial begins in Wheaton drug-induced homicide caseJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Augustina Taylor had just more than 24 hours to celebrate her newfound freedom from prison on June 26, 2012, before she again succumbed to her drug addiction demons, aut...