Darien Crime
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Batavia man gets 16 years in prison after $2.7 million pot bustOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - As the economy crumbled in 2007 and 2008, so did Richard Ecklund's flooring business and his ability to pay his mortgage. So the 50-year-old Batavia man turned to dealin...
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Final two of five guilty in $2.7 million Kane County pot bustSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - The final two of five people arrested in November in a $2.7 million Kane County marijuana bust have pleaded guilty. Mary Nunez, 59, of the 2700 block of Sperry Court, Ba...
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Suburban doctor pleads guilty to drug, fraud chargesSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - A suburban doctor has pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing narcotics and falsely billing Medicare for services he didn't provide. Sathish N. Babu, 47, of Bolingbrook...
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Darien woman charged with selling heroin outside high schoolAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - A Darien woman remains held on $200,000 bail in DuPage County jail charged with selling heroin outside Hinsdale Central High School. Prosecutors said Wednesday that Meli...
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Batavia man pleads guilty to pot chargeAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - A Batavia man who was one of five people arrested with 598 pounds of marijuana pleaded guilty Friday to trafficking in cannabis. Richard Ecklund, 49, of the 2700 block o...
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Probation ordered in Darien pizza delivery theftJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - A 21-year-old Darien man avoided additional jail time after prosecutors downgraded a 2011 robbery charge, stemming from the holdup of a pizza delivery driver, to a misde...
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Motorcycle daredevil found guilty in Westmont chaseMay 07, 2014 1:01 am - A motorcycle daredevil's exploits, including baiting suburban police officers into chasing him and then posting videos of the pursuit online, likely will land him in jai...
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Man convicted of running heroin ringMar 12, 2014 1:00 am - A suburban man was convicted by a federal jury of operating a heroin sales ring for nearly six years and using the proceeds to buy jewelry, cars and suburban properties....
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Prosecutors of Darien triple murder honoredOct 29, 2013 4:39 pm - A team of DuPage County prosecutors who secured convictions against two men charged with a triple murder are being honored by the Chicago Crime Commission. Assistant st...
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Darien man gets 5 years for stabbing mom with forkOct 01, 2013 4:37 pm - A Darien man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for stabbing his 81-year-old mother in the face with a meat carving fork. Marcos Osoteo, 54, pleaded guilty bu...