Darien Crime
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Warrenville chiropractor pleads guilty to battery; sex charges droppedNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - A Warrenville chiropractor who had been charged with sexually abusing and sexually assaulting several patients while treating them pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated ba...
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Former Montini coach pleads guilty to stealing money from private volleyball clubOct 27, 2020 1:00 am - A former Montini Catholic High School volleyball coach pleaded guilty Monday to stealing money from a private volleyball club in Darien. Stephen Dowjotas, 36, of Lisle, ...
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Found with dogs, kennel operator charged with animal cruelty must pay new bailMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - Bail was doubled Wednesday for a kennel operator charged with animal cruelty who was caught March 7 with a dog in his car, violating the terms of his bail. Garrett Merca...
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4 charged after botched hijacking leads to gunfire, high-speed chaseFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - Two Downers Grove residents escaped injury when a gunman fired at them while they tried to prevent four people from stealing a car from their home garage, authorities sa...
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Police: Man faces child pornography charges after employer finds images on memory cardDec 03, 2019 12:00 am - A Darien man faces felony charges after a digital memory card containing images of child pornography was found by his St. Charles employer, police said. Richard A. Kusni...
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Elgin woman charged in Carol Stream hotel fireNov 30, 2019 12:00 am - An Elgin woman is being held on $50,000 bail related to charges she set a Carol Stream hotel room on fire April 15. Sonja Bell, 55, appeared before DuPage County Judge J...
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Bail reduced for Oak Brook crash death suspectNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Bail was reduced Thursday to $100,000 for Todd Heidenthal, a Lombard man charged with reckless homicide in the death of a woman in a car crash. Prosecutors objected to t...
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Montini volleyball coach faces theft chargeNov 04, 2019 12:00 am - A coach for Montini Catholic High School has been accused of stealing money that was supposed to go to a private youth volleyball club in Darien. Stephen J. Dowjotas, 35...
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Lisle man charged with drug-induced homicide of Darien manOct 15, 2019 1:00 am - A Lisle man is charged with drug-induced homicide for the August death of a 19-year-old Darien resident. Adam P. Roser, 35, of the 5100 block of Lincoln Avenue, is accus...
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Ex-Waukegan school district employee accused of sexually abusing 13-year-oldMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - A former Waukegan Unit District 60 employee faces felony charges alleging he sexually abused a 13-year-old girl, authorities said. Gabriel Valadez, 26, of Darien is accu...