Des Plaines Crime
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Des Plaines police, school district to host National Night Out event Aug. 5Jul 23, 2025 2:44 pm - Des Plaines School District 62 officials and Des Plaines police will hold a National Night Out gathering Aug. 5.
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Arrest made after burglary at Park Ridge storeJul 22, 2025 7:21 pm - A Palatine man was arrested Tuesday following a burglary at Prestige Tobacco and Vape, 149 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge.
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Man gets 20 years in Aurora cocaine crimeJul 15, 2025 5:17 pm - A Des Plaines man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a drug case in Aurora.
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Des Plaines man loses $32,000 in crypto scam: policeJul 11, 2025 12:01 pm - A Des Plaines man was taken for approximately $32,000 in a cryptocurrency scam, police said Friday.
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Police chief ‘not going anywhere,’ despite vote of no-confidenceJul 11, 2025 4:30 am - There’s a big rift in small-town Gilberts’s police department. At least that’s according to a letter sent to the town’s village board last month outlining the reasons why the rank-and-file passed a vote of no confidence in Chief Todd Block.
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Des Plaines woman identified as person killed in Lake County crashJul 07, 2025 8:16 pm - Lake County authorities have identified a 33-year-old Des Plaines woman as the person killed in a three-car crash late Saturday in Lake County that injured five others.
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Political payback? Deputy’s lawsuit alleges he was demoted for backing candidateJul 04, 2025 4:30 am - A decorated Lake County sheriff’s deputy is suing his boss and the county’s top lawyer in federal court, alleging he was demoted for backing a candidate they opposed in last year’s election.
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Fraudster altered check to steal $4,998, Des Plaines police sayJul 03, 2025 1:41 pm - Someone altered a check mailed by a Des Plaines woman to steal $4,998, police said Thursday.
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Police: Des Plaines man scammed out of $20,000 by impostor posing as federal employeeJul 03, 2025 1:41 pm - A Des Plaines man was scammed out of $20,000 last month by someone posing as a federal employee, police said.
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Des Plaines man’s identity stolen for unemployment scamJun 30, 2025 2:16 pm - Someone stole a Des Plaines man’s identity and filed for unemployment benefits, police said Monday.
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