Campton Hills Crime
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Courthouse event draws attention to child abuse -- and need for volunteers to help victimsApr 30, 2021 5:15 am - copsandcrime@dailyherald.com More than 50 people stood on the lawn of the Kane County Courthouse in downtown Geneva at noon Thursday, with their heads bowed, clasping bl...
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Kane County takes aim at child exploitation with hire of veteran prosecutorApr 16, 2021 5:11 am - Prosecuting child exploitation cases is a horrible thing in which to be an expert. But it's one reason veteran prosecutor Robert Dore is coming out of retirement to beco...
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Shots from pellet gun damage window at downtown St. Charles restaurantApr 11, 2021 1:00 am - St. Charles police said shots from a pellet gun damaged a window Saturday night at the ROX City Grill at the Hotel Baker in the city's downtown. No injuries were reporte...
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Carpentersville man charged with animal cruelty in dog stabbingApr 09, 2021 1:00 am - A Carpentersville man is facing an animal cruelty charge after his family's dog was found fatally stabbed in a forest preserve near Barrington Hills. Christopher Castill...
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Former worker at youth detention center accused of sexual misconductApr 06, 2021 1:00 am - A former St. Charles Illinois Youth Center employee has been indicted on a sexual misconduct charge, authorities said Tuesday. Kane County prosecutors allege 33-year-ol...
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Why Kane County sheriff, state's attorney teamed up to set a drug suspect freeApr 02, 2021 5:20 am - When a county's top two law enforcement officials team up in a courtroom, it's usually to put someone behind bars. So it was an unusual twist last week when Kane County ...
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Kane County sees huge spike in child abuse, neglect casesMar 31, 2021 5:10 am - Child abuse and neglect cases in Kane County are on pace to triple numbers from as recent as 2018 - so high that leading members of the county's court system asked the c...
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Suspect sought in Geneva shooting out of a vehicleMar 27, 2021 1:00 am - Police are searching for a vehicle driver suspected of shooting and slightly injuring a passenger in another car late Friday night on the 600 block of South First Street...
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Should gun owners help schools fund trauma response? Bill would add 1% tax to ammo salesMar 26, 2021 5:00 am - Should gun owners be on the hook to pay for training, counseling and other programs that help schools prepare for and deal with traumatic events like on-campus shootings...
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St. Charles Twp. man gets probation for sending customer's nude photos to himselfMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A St. Charles Township man has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for sending himself nude photographs he found on a customer's cellphone while he was working at a...