Aurora Crime
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$500,000 bail set for Des Plaines man linked to $22 million drug bustJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Des Plaines man accused of multiple drug and weapons charges after a high-speed chase last month. Jesser Oaxaca, 32, of the 9100 blo...
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Chicago man charged with Aurora armed robberyJun 20, 2021 1:00 am - A 26-year-old Chicago man has been charged with committing an armed robbery Feb. 25 in Aurora, according to Kane County court records. Antonio E. Pedrote, of the 3300 bl...
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3rd person charged in carjacking at Aurora Wendy's in which woman was shotJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - A third suspect in the January carjacking and shooting of a woman in Aurora has been captured. Darrell Frazier, 18, of the 17700 block of Burnham in Lansing, is charged ...
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Grant will expand vocational training for DuPage jail inmatesJun 14, 2021 5:30 am - Preparing inmates for success after they are released from jail is at the heart of DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick's goal of reducing recidivism and providing a "co...
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Wheaton man charged in string of Aurora robberiesJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheaton man has been charged in a string of armed robberies in Aurora during February and March. Gregory Lee Garner, 27, of the 200 block of East Union Avenue, was ar...
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Appellate court blocks release of woman who killed 4-year-old daughterJun 11, 2021 5:30 am - Marci Webber, who in 2010 killed her 4-year-old daughter in Bloomingdale because she feared the girl would be kidnapped by Satan, has lost another bid to be freed from a...
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Man pleads guilty in attack on downtown Naperville restaurantJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora 26-year-old has pleaded guilty to throwing an explosive device into a restaurant in downtown Naperville during unrest that broke out last June. Diego Vargas pl...
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Oak Brook dentist sent to jail for practicing after losing his licenseJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - A former Burr Ridge resident was found guilty Wednesday of practicing dentistry without a license and was sentenced to 270 days in jail. DuPage County Judge Monique O'To...
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Kennel owner chooses to go to trial on animal cruelty, neglect chargesJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - A previous version gave an incorrect location for the kennel, and the number of counts the defendant faces. The owner of a West Chicago-area kennel where dozens of ...
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One in custody in connection with North Aurora shootingJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - North Aurora police have one person in custody in connection with the shooting of two men Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of the Woodman's supermarket. But no charg...