Batavia Crime
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Yorkville woman sentenced to prison following 4th DUI convictionFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - A Yorkville woman has been sentenced to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to her fourth DUI offense in which she was nearly three times over the legal alcohol limi...
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 29, 2021 4:22 am - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...
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Off-duty Elgin police detective charged with DUI in St. CharlesJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - An off-duty Elgin police detective was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence in St. Charles, according to a police report. Jessica Lori DeLeon, 43...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Bail for Huntley man held in Carpentersville stabbing is $500,000Jan 02, 2021 12:00 am - Bail for a 39-year-old Huntley man charged with attempted murder in a Monday stabbing in Carpentersville has been set at $500,000, the Kane County state's attorney's off...
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Man convicted of threatening to kill Kane County judgeDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - A former Aurora man was convicted Friday of threatening a public official. Judge Philip G. Montgomery, a visiting judge from the 23rd Judicial Circuit, found 48-year-ol...
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Batavia bar fight leads to COVID-19 cease and desist noticeDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - Police were called to a fight at a bar and ended up issuing a cease and desist notice because the business was open when it should not have been, due to Gov. J.B. Pritzk...
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Batavia man accused of keeping woman in basement against her willDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - A Batavia man was charged with felony aggravated domestic battery and unlawful restraint on Thursday after a woman he kept in the basement against her will tried to esca...
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'I feel I had to protect myself': Rittenhouse offers no regrets in first public commentsNov 20, 2020 4:00 am - Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teen accused of killing two men and wounding another during violent demonstrations this summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, told The Washington P...