Batavia Crime
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Top crime stories of 2022: Mayhem and heartbreak defined the year in suburban crimeJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - A mass shooting on July 4 in Highland Park, during which a lone shooter stood atop a building firing nearly 90 rounds at parade spectators and participants, shocked the ...
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2 men charged with murder in Aurora shootingJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - Two men are facing charges in connection with a shooting last fall in Aurora that left one man dead and another critically injured. Samuel Garcia, 24, of the 600 block o...
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Nine unlocked vehicles burglarized on Batavia's west sideJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - Nine unlocked vehicles on Batavia's west side were reported burglarized Jan. 2, with items stolen from some while others were rifled through, according to police reports...
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Lake County top prosecutor lobbies state legislators to pass assault weapon banJan 06, 2023 4:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart added his voice Thursday to those urging state legislators to pass a ban on so-called assault weapons before the legislative s...
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Prosecutor: Don't let man charged with reckless homicide in bus crash keep drivingJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - A Kane County prosecutor has asked that a man charged with killing two people in a crash be forbidden from driving while his case is heard. Assistant state's attorney Da...
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State Supreme Court halts abolition of cash bailDec 31, 2022 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court halted the abolition of the cash bail system in the state on Saturday, just a day before that landmark criminal justice reform was poised to t...
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Sheriff's office says driver who fled was carrying automatic weaponDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - A 25-year-old Chicago man who was arrested Friday after fleeing police during a traffic stop in Hampshire Township had an automatic weapon with a high-capacity magazine,...
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Tragedies and some triumphs: The top suburban stories of 2022Dec 29, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to remove an incorrect statenent that Ken Griffin owns Citadel Corp. Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGB...
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2 Kane County men face child porn chargesDec 23, 2022 12:00 am - Two Kane County men are facing child pornography charges in unrelated cases after an investigation by the Kane County state's attorney and sheriff's offices, officials a...
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Prosecutors say ex-Campton Hills man, now a Batavia resident, secretly recorded minors for child pornDec 08, 2022 12:00 am - A former Campton Hills man is facing 70 charges accusing him of surreptitiously videotaping minors and making and possessing child pornography. Bail was set at $250,000 ...