Batavia Crime
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Police seek public's help to find who broke into Batavia homeDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - Batavia police are asking for the public's help to identify who broke into a home Friday on the 800 block of Gosselin Circle. The intruder or intruders broke a first-flo...
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Batavia man faces child pornography chargesNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - A Batavia man has been charged with 40 counts of possessing and disseminating child pornography. David L. Newtoff, 29, turned himself in on Nov. 18 and posted $10,000 bo...
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Son of Batavia pedestrian killed crossing Geneva street files lawsuitNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - The son of a woman killed while crossing a Geneva thoroughfare in late September has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the driver, alleging she fell asleep before t...
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Teacher charged with sexually abusing kids at Elgin child care centerNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - A teacher at an Elgin child care center has been charged with sexually abusing students over the past 14 years. Frank R. Walaitis, 57, is being held on $200,000 bail at ...
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'Food can heal': Volunteers provide Thanksgiving meal for jail detainees recovering from addictionsNov 24, 2022 4:30 am - Quenby Schuyler hit an all-time low in late March 2020. Her father was in the hospital with COVID-19, and she could not visit him because of pandemic restrictions. He di...
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Police: Woman asleep at wheel, crashed into Batavia squadNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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At least $5,000 in pumpkins reported stolen from Huntley-area farmOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - If you got a good deal two weeks ago on pumpkins from a guy selling them on a street corner or off the back of a truck, there's a chance you may have bought stolen produ...
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Ex-Kane sergeant dodges 7 felony charges, gets 180 days in jail in plea dealOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - In an agreement with prosecutors, a former Kane County corrections officer, initially charged with seven felonies - one related to attempted sexual assault and six of of...
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'They should be banned': Foster calls for restrictions on military-style firearmsOct 26, 2022 5:30 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville believes the private ownership and sale of military-style weapons like those used in several mass shootings, including thi...
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Kane County eyeing 6-month reprieve from SAFE-T ActOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County officials are moving toward a joint stance on delaying the implementation of a key part of a statewide justice reform effort in hopes of restoring the abilit...