Batavia Crime
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Judge hikes bail for Elgin cigarette torture, kidnapping caseJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - A judge Friday increased bail by $50,000 for one of four people accused of kidnapping a teen in Elgin last year and using cigarettes to burn her shoulder tattoo. Megan A...
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Lake in the Hills woman arrested 3 times in a month for DUI pleads guilty, faces prisonJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Lake in the Hills woman arrested three times in July 2013 on felony DUI charges pleaded guilty to one of the DUIs Thursday just as her bench trial was to b...
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Cook County sheriff: Mental health treatment important in justice systemJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - With state and federal mental illness funding being slashed, it's important for local leaders to work together to ensure nonviolent offenders have treatment options inst...
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Fox Valley police reportsJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Kane prosecutors want $340,000 seized in I-90 stop to be forfeitedJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County prosecutors want $340,000 seized from a Minnesota man after an I-90 traffic stop in April to be permanently forfeited. The man was not charged with a crime ...
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Attorney general wants to keep pedophile locked up indefinitelyJun 05, 2017 1:00 am - A man who spent nearly 20 years in prison for sexually abusing boys at Mooseheart near Batavia is seeking to have prison letters banned from a future trial to decide if ...
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Kane County inmate suing jail for $1 billion over not being allowed to voteJun 02, 2017 5:30 am - It seems the political divide over last year's presidential election is everywhere these days. Why should it be any different in jail? A Geneva man behind bars at the K...
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DeKalb man charged after police say he beat girlfriend's dog to deathJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - A DeKalb man accused of beating his girlfriend's small dog to death in West Dundee faces animal cruelty charges, police said in a Friday news release. Police said Nathan...
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2 face charges in Aurora Township armed robberyJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Two men have been charged with armed violence, attempted armed robbery and aggravated battery, accused of sticking up a man in the 400 block of Montgomery Road in Aurora...
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7 years in prison for man who injured babyMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - An ex-Batavia man was sentenced to seven years in prison last week for severely injuring his 3-month-old son in 2011. Kane County Judge John A. Barsanti sentenced Nichol...