Batavia Crime
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Police: Man armed with sledgehammer, drywall saw tries to force his way into houseNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Elgin man is held on $400,000 bail after his arrest this week on charges he forced his way into a house while armed with a small sledgehammer and drywall s...
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Police: Explosive materials found in home of Batavia High School studentNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - A Batavia High School student is in protective custody after law enforcement officials found explosive materials at his home, authorities said. The FBI informed Batavia ...
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12-year prison sentence for Elgin man who sexually assaulted girlNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl younger than 13 over a 14-month span. Jose-Fernando Mora-Hernan...
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Kane judge to rule if former Aurora principal violated DCFS reporting lawNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - Was it duty or discretion? A Kane County judge will decide Dec. 10 whether a former Aurora elementary school principal violated the state's Abused and Neglected Child R...
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Man shot near AuroraNov 25, 2019 12:00 am - A 24-year-old Oswego man was shot early Monday by an unknown assailant in an unincorporated area of Kane County near Aurora. The man was taken to an Aurora hospital with...
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Judge orders new disorderly conduct trial for former Harvest Bible youth ministerNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - A Kane County judge on Friday ordered a new trial for a former Harvest Bible Chapel youth minister on a disorderly conduct charge that he alarmed parents of a teen he wa...
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Geneva man charged in $80,000 Ecstasy bust after sheriff probeNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - A Geneva man has been arrested and charged with Ecstasy trafficking and other felonies after postal authorities flagged two packages from the Netherlands and waited for ...
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Man charged in $279K Aurora business theft wants charges dismissedNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - A man charged with a $279,000 theft from an Aurora construction business is arguing the charges were filed after the statute of limitations expired and the case should b...
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Jail, probation for kicking, biting Carpentersville police in July and 2018 arrestsNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - A 25-year-old woman has been sentenced to jail time and four years probation after admitting to fighting, biting and kicking Carpentersville police and firefighters in J...
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6-year prison sentence for Aurora teen in theft, other felonies while on bondNov 18, 2019 12:00 am - An Aurora teen who pleaded guilty to a $6,000 theft from a vending machine company in late 2018 and committed several other felonies while free on bond was sentenced Mon...