Batavia Crime
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Kane County state's attorney calls grant rejection 'reckless,' reassigns victim advocatesJan 08, 2018 12:00 am - The Kane County state's attorney's office has disbanded its Victims' Rights Unit after losing a grant that had help fund the program for more than 20 years. State's atto...
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Elgin man gets 3½ years in prison after admitting fourth DUIJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - A 47-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 3½ years in prison Friday after admitting to his fourth DUI after a crash last year. Laurencio C. Pena Jr., of the 700 block of ...
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Former Campton Hills caretaker accused of elder abuse gets probationJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - A former live-in caretaker in Campton Hills has been sentenced to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to reduced charges that she attacked the husband of one of...
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Police looking for man wanted on rape, child porn chargesJan 04, 2018 12:00 am - A 21-year-old Aurora man is wanted on a $5 million warrant on charges of criminal sexual assault, solicitation of pornography and a host of other felonies stemming from ...
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Fox Valley police reportsJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Over 20 pounds of pot seized, 2 arrested in Kane County mail package bustJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - Two men were charged in late December after accepting a package containing marijuana, and authorities seized more than 20 pounds of drugs worth an estimated $200,000, ac...
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Man charged in Kane County with child porn possessionDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - A man faces charges he possessed and disseminated child pornography, according to Kane County court records. Santos Reyna, 42, was being held on $400,750 bail at the Kan...
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Notable and notorious cases from 2017 in Fox ValleyDec 27, 2017 6:30 am - The Fox Valley had a wide range of dramatic court trials and tragic, senseless and even silly crimes in 2017. Here's a sample of some of the notable - and notorious - ca...
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Two vehicles stolen in Sugar GroveDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - Sugar Grove police are warning residents to take precautions after several car burglaries and two vehicle thefts over Saturday night and Sunday morning. In most of the b...
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Search warrant: Elgin homicide victim was stabbed 14 times over affairDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - A man found bleeding in an Elgin parking lot in August - who later became the city's first homicide victim of 2017 - was stabbed 14 times after being pulled from the bac...