Carpentersville Crime
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The year in crime: First-degree murder, DUI-related deaths, sexual assault among the major suburban crimes for 2021Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - ...
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Two charged with fleeing and eluding Kane deputies in vehicle chasesJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Two men were charged late last week with fleeing and eluding police in Kane County, authorities said. At 2:06 a.m. Friday, deputies with the Kane County sheriff's office...
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Elgin man charged after loaded firearms found during traffic stop on I-90Jan 02, 2022 12:00 am - A 23-year-old Elgin man traveling in a vehicle stopped for driving 110 mph on Jane Addams Tollway early Saturday faces a weapons charge after state police found loaded f...
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Two charged with attempted murder in Elgin shootingJan 01, 2022 12:00 am - Authorities have charged two men with attempted murder after a Wednesday shooting night shooting in Elgin that left two people injured. Giovanni Ramirez, 22, of Chicago,...
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Wednesday shooting brings gunfire incidents to five-year high in ElginDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - A shooting Wednesday night in Elgin left two people injured and brought the number of gunfire incidents in the city this year to a five-year high of 66. Elgin police sai...
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Elgin police report shots firedDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Shots were fired Saturday morning on the 800 block of Adams Street in Elgin, according to Elgin police. Police said officers responded to a call reporting the shots at 6...
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Judge reimposes 79-year prison sentence, but with parole, for 'depraved' Aurora killerDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County judge Tuesday refused to lessen the 79-year sentence of an Aurora man who at 15 raped and murdered a neighbor in 2001. But Judge D.J. Tegeler ruled that Jo...
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Authorities denounce school threats after West Aurora hoaxDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - On a day that school districts across the country were on high alert because of a vague threat on TikTok, Aurora-area leaders came together Friday night to reassure the ...
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Bail set for Elgin man accused of wrestling Elmhurst cop for gunDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $200,000 for an Elgin man who wrestled with a police officer and tried to take his gun, authorities said. Alexander Speweik, 34, of the 3100 block of He...
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Man shoots dog to save woman from attack near St. CharlesDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday morning when she was attacked by two large dogs near St. Charles, the Kane County sheriff's office reported. She was saved whe...