Batavia Crime
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Alleged cocaine dealer unknowingly arranged sale with undercover officer, witnesses testifyOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Days before police arrested two Carpentersville men in connection with a large-scale cocaine operation, the pair met with an undercover officer who was posing as an inte...
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Batavia police plan to start wearing body camerasOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - Batavia police will start wearing body cameras as soon as they can get them. Aldermen Tuesday gave the police department unofficial approval to prepare a contract for a ...
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Kane County sheriff, jail inmates talk reform and recidivism on new podcastOct 09, 2020 5:30 am - Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain has added another tool to his reform efforts at the Kane County jail: a podcast on which he interviews detainees. "A Sheriff and His Inmates...
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Van Dyke's appeal dismissed at his own requestOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's appeal of his 2018 conviction for killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 was dismissed Friday following Van Dyke's ow...
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Domestic-violence cases up during pandemic, Kane prosecutor saysOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - More cases of domestic violence were filed during the first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic than during the same period last year, Kane County State's Attorney Joe ...
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St. Charles man sentenced to prison for hitting officerSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - A 63-year-old St. Charles man has been sentenced to prison for hitting a police officer in the face while being served with an arrest warrant, Kane County authorities sa...
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Two Elgin men arrested on drug chargesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Two Elgin men face criminal charges after police say one of them appeared to engage in drug activity. Jose Solorzano-Martinez, 31, of the 200 block of North Gifford Stre...
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South Elgin man charged in DUI chain-reaction crashSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - A South Elgin man faces felony charges in a DUI-related, chain-reaction crash that left two other drivers seriously injured, authorities said Wednesday. John A. Schwart...
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St. Charles man charged with sexually assaulting a minorSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - A 26-year-old St. Charles man faces charges he sexually assaulted a minor he contacted on social media. Eduardo Castillo-Vivaldo, of the 1800 block of Wessel Court, has ...
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Minnesota man faces drug charges after I-90 arrestSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois State Police have arrested a Minnesota man on charges he was in possession of more than 2½ pounds of cocaine, plus a pound of methamphetamine and more than a po...