Burlington Crime
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Maple Park picks new police chief to take over in MayFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Maple Park trustees chose one of their own, Sgt. Tony Ayala, to take over when police Chief Mike Acosta retires in May. Ayala, 54, has worked for Maple Park for 2½ years...
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3 fighting heroin arrest on I-90 near HuntleyFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Three Minnesota residents accused of transporting nearly a pound heroin are fighting their November 2015 arrest on Interstate 90 near Huntley, saying a Kane County sheri...
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Elgin police: Juvenile charged with attempted vehicular hijackingJan 30, 2016 12:00 am - A 14-year-old has been arrested on a hijacking charge after a woman reported being threatened with a gun while in her vehicle Thursday night, Elgin police said. Police s...
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Elgin man who fled sex abuse trial gets 5 years' prisonJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - A former Elgin man who was convicted of sexual abuse after he fled during his own trial has been sentenced to five years in prison. Jaime Rodriquez, 50, of the 200 bloc...
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S. Elgin woman accused of DUI, child endangerment after crashing car in ElginJan 28, 2016 12:00 am - A 23-year-old South Elgin woman is accused of driving drunk and falling asleep at the wheel with her child in the back seat before crashing her car into a parked vehicle...
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Kane court pilot program to help set bail earns early praiseJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - A pilot program in Kane County in which an assessment of defendants accused of felonies is prepared and used to help set their bail amounts is receiving positive reviews...
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Aurora man pleads guilty, gets 6 years for sex assaultJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - A 42-year-old Aurora man was sentenced to six years in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting a girl younger than 13 over an eight-year span. Herminio Umana, of t...
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Elgin shootings at 8-year high, but overall violent crime stays lowJan 23, 2016 6:27 am - The number of shootings hit an eight-year high in Elgin in 2015, and they will be a major focus of police efforts this year, officials said. Still, the amount of violent...
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Probation for ex-Batavia fire lieutenant in third domestic abuse caseJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - A former Batavia fire department lieutenant was sentenced to two years of probation Friday after pleading guilty to felony aggravated battery against his wife, his third...
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3 years in prison for attack on Elgin joggerJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - A 22-year-old homeless man was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to attacking a female jogger in Elgin in 2015. Cody Sarantakos of Elgin ...