Carpentersville Crime
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Elgin arsonist sentenced to 5½ years prison for repeat DUIApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - A 37-year-old Elgin man who went to prison for arson was sentenced to 5½ years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated DUI. James R. Beavers Jr., of the 500 block ...
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25 more years for Aurora murdererApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - Enrique L. Torres shot two men on the same day in 2007 - one of them fatally - and he will now spend the rest of his life in prison. Torres, 31, a gang member formerly o...
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McHenry deputy says shooter yelled: “If we're gonna do this, let's do this. Airborne!”Apr 28, 2015 1:00 am - Something seemed amiss when three McHenry County sheriff's deputies went to the Holiday Hills home of Scott B. Peters in October. There was no doorbell at white house on...
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Elgin man stands trial in Addison heroin caseApr 28, 2015 1:00 am - Prosecutors Tuesday began outlining their case against one of four men charged in a large suburban drug bust last summer that authorities say netted $700,000 worth of pu...
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Elgin hairdresser accused of using client's credit card to buy spermApr 27, 2015 1:00 am - A 43-year-old Elgin woman was arraigned Monday on several charges, accused of fraudulently using the credit card of a 93-year-old woman to make online sperm purchases. J...
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Six seriously injured in Elgin hit-and-run accidentApr 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Elgin police are seeking the driver of a vehicle they believe was the cause of a multivehicle crash Friday evening that seriously injured six people. About 9:37 p.m., El...
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Man admits 2010 assault of child in ElginApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - A 49-year-old man has admitted to sexually assaulting a child in Elgin in 2010 and faces prison when sentenced in June, prosecutors said. Alejandro Avelino-Consela, 49, ...
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Man, 26, hospitalized after morning shooting in ElginApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating a Friday morning shooting on the city's east side that left a 26-year-old man hospitalized with what authorities said were injuries that w...
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Former caregiver denies stealing ID, money of elderly Barrington residentApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - A former Elgin woman pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Thursday to charges she assumed the identity of an elderly resident at The Garlands of Barrington to steal t...
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Aurora woman not guilty by insanity in 2013 stabbing deathApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - A judge found a 46-year-old Aurora woman not guilty by reason of insanity in the October 2013 stabbing death of her cousin. Amy L. Zuniga will now be evaluated by the st...