Carpentersville Crime
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Body found in Elgin homeDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - An arrest Sunday morning near Summit Street and Hiawatha Drive in Elgin led to the discovery of a body in a home several blocks away, police said on social media Sunday ...
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Man gets 12 years in prison for drugged-driving crash that killed Judson University studentsDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Caleb Jones' graduation from Judson University in May 2021 was a blur. But one thing he remembers clearly: "There was literally an empty seat next to me," he said Friday...
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Algonquin battery suspect deemed fit for trialDec 12, 2022 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Algonquin man charged battering a 71-year-old female relative - and who was accused of posted threats on social media of a shooting at a Bridgeview music f...
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Secretary of state worker from Algonquin accused of misconductNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - An Illinois secretary of state's office employee who lives in Algonquin is accused of using the state's database to obtain a title for a stolen vehicle, according to McH...
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Teacher charged with sexually abusing kids at Elgin child care centerNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - A teacher at an Elgin child care center has been charged with sexually abusing students over the past 14 years. Frank R. Walaitis, 57, is being held on $200,000 bail at ...
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'Food can heal': Volunteers provide Thanksgiving meal for jail detainees recovering from addictionsNov 24, 2022 4:30 am - Quenby Schuyler hit an all-time low in late March 2020. Her father was in the hospital with COVID-19, and she could not visit him because of pandemic restrictions. He di...
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E. Dundee man sentenced to jail, probation on conviction for stealing from employerNov 20, 2022 12:00 am - An East Dundee man convicted of fraudulently obtaining $8,000 from his Algonquin employer in 2019 was sentenced Friday to 86 days in jail, 200 hours of public service, a...
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Prosecutors: Streamwood man facing drug charges jumped off an Elgin roof to evade search warrantNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - A Streamwood man who authorities say had more than 3,000 grams of marijuana and more than $34,000 in cash jumped off a roof in an effort to evade Illinois State Police o...
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Driver in I-90 crash that killed Rolling Meadows family was drunk at time, coroner saysNov 14, 2022 12:00 am - The woman who drove the wrong way on I-90, causing a July 31 crash that killed a Rolling Meadows family of six and a 13-year-old friend driving with them, was drunk at t...
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Police: Two men charged after fight over gun during drug deal in ElginOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - Two men face felony charges for their role in a fight over a gun during a drug deal Saturday afternoon at the Clock Tower Plaza in Elgin, police said Monday evening. Ste...