Des Plaines Crime
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Des Plaines-area man who told relatives he would 'finish' them sent to prisonAug 03, 2018 1:00 am - A 66-year-old Des Plaines-area man who told family members last December that he would "finish" them was sentenced to two years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty...
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Mt. Prospect intruder gets 20 yearsAug 02, 2018 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect man who prosecutors say broke into a neighbor's apartment and attacked a woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Luis Del Peral-Velazco, 30, receive...
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'Last family who would deserve anything like this': Driver going 107 mph in deadly crash, police sayJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - This story has been edited to correct a misspelling of Adam Grunin's name from an incorrect version previously provided by police. A Cook County judge set bail at $...
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Two men shot near Des Plaines early SundayJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - Two men were shot and hospitalized in unincorporated Maine Township near Des Plaines early Sunday morning, police said. The Cook County sheriff's office is investigating...
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Police: Driver who caused fatal crash was fleeing another accidentJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - The driver who caused a crash that killed a 16-year-old Hersey High School student Saturday was fleeing the scene of a separate accident that occurred a minute earlier, ...
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Suspect charged with attempted robbery of Des Plaines bankJul 23, 2018 1:00 am - A 37-year-old West suburban man faces an attempted robbery charge after police say he tried to rob a Des Plaines bank last week but fled when the teller set of an alarm....
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New images of two unidentified Gacy victims releasedJul 23, 2018 1:00 am - New facial reconstruction images have been released of two unidentified victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children an...
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Des Plaines police search for driver in deadly hit-and-run crashJul 23, 2018 1:00 am - Des Plaines police are searching for the driver of an SUV that struck and killed a pedestrian Friday night then fled the scene. Police said Carl Santelli, 67, of Des Pl...
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Police: Des Plaines woman shot ex-boyfriend breaking into her apartmentJul 23, 2018 1:00 am - A 22-year-old man accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's Des Plaines apartment while armed with a gun has been charged with home invasion. Jonathan Warner, of the ...
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Prosecutors: Forest preserve worker who caused fatal crash had THC in his systemJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - A seasonal Cook County Forest Preserve District employee who authorities say caused a fatal, five-car crash last month had the drug THC in his system at the time of the ...