Aurora Crime
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Man accused of impersonating police officer in BensenvilleAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - A Cook County man was accused of impersonating a police officer after authorities said he tried to pull someone over in Bensenville. Edward Bufford, 53, of the 2500 blo...
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Man injured in shooting at his Aurora Township home; Kane detectives seek infoAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A 21-year-old man was injured in a shooting at 1:20 a.m. Monday in Aurora Township, according to the Kane County sheriff's office. Four people entered the victim's home ...
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Aurora woman convicted in Oswego crash that killed 5 teens enters work-release programJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora woman convicted on charges of aggravated drunken driving and reckless homicide in a 2007 crash in Oswego that claimed the lives of five teenagers was released ...
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Campton Hills man admits to involuntary manslaughter for beating mother to deathJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Campton Hills man pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter, for beating his mother to death with a baseball bat in 2019 when he drunkenly mistook her for a...
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Rockford teen charged after stolen-vehicle chase near Campton HillsJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A 15-year-old boy from Rockford faces possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing and eluding police charges, after a police chase near Campton Hills ear...
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Dog rescued from hot car in AuroraJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - A dog owner has been charged with animal cruelty after leaving the pet in a hot car for nearly an hour Monday afternoon outside Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, officials say....
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How a St. Charles officer's quick actions saved a shooting victim's lifeJul 23, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas cops crime@dailyherald.com St. Charles patrol officer Steve Mattas was about halfway through his midnight shift June 27 when a bu...
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3 charged with trying to murder Aurora police officer in June attackJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - Three people accused of attacking an Aurora police officer in June are now also charged with trying to murder him by strangling him. A Kane County grand jury on Friday i...
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Help instead of handcuffs: Kane County launching pre-arrest diversion programJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Anyone who's seen an episode of "Cops" knows how it goes: Police respond to the scene of a crime, fi...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...