Batavia Crime
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Elgin man faces minimum 42-year prison term after skipping rape trial
Jan 17, 2020 10:51 PM - An Elgin man who was a no-show for his trial this week faces a minimum 42-year prison term after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a girl he knew. A Kane County jury Thursday convicted Mario Piñeda, 36, of seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assailt of a child under 13, and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. -
Authorities: Man in jail for fourth DUI also facing weapons charge
Jan 17, 2020 7:22 PM - An Elgin man held on charges of his fourth DUI has also been charged with possessing a gun with a defaced serial number. -
Legal woes resurface for downtown Elgin Dream Hall
Jan 17, 2020 4:21 PM - The owner of a downtown Elgin rental hall faces legal trouble again after a judge ruled Dream Hall 51 must pay one company it owes for work done and it faces a lawsuit from a former tenant. -
Fox Valley police reportsJan 17, 2020 3:40 PM - Batavia • Four vacuums, a smartwatch, two Fitbits, and seven Google devices -- a total combined value of $3,790 -- were reported stolen at 4:18 p.m. Thursday from a business on the 100 block of North Randall Road.
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Aurora gang member faces weapons charges after running from police, authorities say
Jan 16, 2020 10:41 PM - An Aurora gang member faces prison after his arrest this week on weapons charges. Terrance D. Boyd, 27, is being held on $200,000 bail on charges of armed habitual criminal and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after police caught him with a 9 mm handgun after he ran from a traffic stop, authorities said. -
Why convicted heroin dealer wants records of cop facing cocaine possession charge
Jan 16, 2020 3:14 PM - A St. Charles man convicted of heroin delivery from a 2017 arrest is awaiting a judge's review of a personnel file of a Kane County Sheriff's sergeant charged with cocaine possession. -
Elgin man charged with 3rd DUI, injuring woman in crash
Jan 15, 2020 7:48 PM - A 53-year-old man was arrested and charged with his third DUI after rear-ending another vehicle Tuesday night near Elgin and injuring its driver. Lou Southivongnorrath, of Elgin, also was wanted on a failure to appear warrant for a 2017 DUI arrest and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. -
Elgin man charged in West Dundee woman's overdose death
Jan 15, 2020 5:44 PM - An Elgin man has been charged in the overdose death of a 30-year-old woman from West Dundee in 2018. Gehovani R. Gomez faces up to 30 years in prison for drug-induced homicide in the Sept. 6, 2018 death of Crystal Villegas from heroin and fentanyl. -
Fox Valley police reportsJan 14, 2020 4:52 PM - Batavia • The windshield of a vehicle parked on the 1300 block of East Wilson Street was reported broken at 11:02 p.m. Saturday.
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After apology, contempt charges dropped against daughter of former Geneva doctor guilty of rapeJan 11, 2020 8:30 PM - After receiving an apology, Kane County prosecutors on Friday dismissed contempt of court charges against the daughter of a former Geneva doctor who was convicted last fall of a 2012 sexual assault of a party guest at his former St. Charles home. Alesha Lewis, 27, of St. Charles, was accused of confronting a prosecutor in a hallway during the trial of her father, Mark G. Lewis.
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