Carpentersville Crime
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Rockford teen charged after stolen-vehicle chase near Campton HillsJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A 15-year-old boy from Rockford faces possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing and eluding police charges, after a police chase near Campton Hills ear...
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Police searching for man who escaped custody in St. Charles during transportJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Police officers from Elgin, St. Charles and the Kane County sheriff's office are searching for a man who escaped custody while being transported on Tuesday. Authorities ...
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Elgin child molester sentenced to 25 yearsJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - A 55-year-old Elgin man has pleaded guilty to predatory sexual assault of a child and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. José L. Dominguez was sentenced to 25 years in p...
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How a St. Charles officer's quick actions saved a shooting victim's lifeJul 23, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas cops crime@dailyherald.com St. Charles patrol officer Steve Mattas was about halfway through his midnight shift June 27 when a bu...
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Police seek 3 charged with murder in West Dundee road rage attack that killed a manJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Three men have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the June beating death of a Carpentersville man at a West Dundee gas station, and police are see...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to killing Bartlett bicyclist in crash while fleeing policeJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash. Lance Neal, of the 0-100 block of Clifford Court, last w...
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Naperville police topped suburbs in DUI arrests last year, survey saysJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville police arrested more people for driving under the influence in 2020 than any other suburb, an advocacy group reported Thursday. The Elgin, Carol Stream, Wauke...
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Man convicted of murder 17 years after shooting in CarpentersvilleJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - A former Carpentersville man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2004 shooting death of a construction worker in Carpentersville. Jesus Lechuga, 38, was ...
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Help instead of handcuffs: Kane County launching pre-arrest diversion programJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Anyone who's seen an episode of "Cops" knows how it goes: Police respond to the scene of a crime, fi...
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Husband charged with murder in strangulation of Elgin womanJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - A 36-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman found in her home Monday night by Elgin police. Victor Hugo Ayllon is accused of str...