Batavia Crime
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Woman pleads guilty to abducting grandchild from Aurora homeJan 17, 2026 2:55 pm - A woman has pleaded guilty to abducting her grandchild in a case where the child’s father and uncle are accused of taking the boy from a house in Aurora.
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Batavia man faces child porn chargesJan 12, 2026 4:24 pm - A Batavia man has been accused of committing child sex abuse material crimes.
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Three charged with firing guns recklessly near Big RockJan 02, 2026 1:36 pm - Three men have been accused of firing guns recklessly, in the middle of Tuesday afternoon, in a residential area near Big Rock.
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Vehicle crashes into Batavia pizza parlorDec 24, 2025 9:09 pm - The Batavia Police Department is investigating after a car crashed into Rosati’s Pizza in Batavia Wednesday, which put two employees in the hospital with non-life-threate...
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Authorities: Batavia man stabbed wife more than 40 timesDec 24, 2025 4:15 pm - A Batavia man stabbed his wife more than 40 times and hit her with a hammer when he killed her, a Kane County prosecutor said Wednesday.
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Batavia man charged with murdering wifeDec 23, 2025 6:13 pm - A Batavia man has been charged with murdering his wife early Tuesday morning.
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Prosecutors: Doctor sexually assaulted teen at Elgin hotelDec 16, 2025 10:03 am - An Elgin-based doctor faces multiple felony charges alleging he sexually assaulted and exploited a 16-year-old with an intellectual disability, authorities said Tuesday.
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Geneva woman charged with felony hate crimes, aggravated battery on police officerDec 13, 2025 5:11 pm - A 51-year-old Geneva woman was charged with multiple felonies after police alleged she spit in an officer’s mouth and threatened to attack her neighbors, records show.
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Batavia resident swindled out of $648K in romance-crypto investor scamDec 04, 2025 11:07 am - A Batavia resident reported losing $648,000 in a Bitcoin investment to a person met through the dating app Bumble, according to Batavia police reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Webpage created to update public on prosecution of chiropractor accused of secretly filming patientsDec 01, 2025 12:59 pm - The Kane County state’s attorney’s office has created a webpage to provide updates on its prosecution of a Batavia chiropractor who is accused of secretly videotaping undressed patients.