Des Plaines Crime
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Police: Des Plaines towing company owner tried to kill employeeJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man is accused of trying to kill an employee of his towing company Wednesday morning outside a Park Ridge shopping center, police say. David Jilwaya, 44, ...
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Mount Prospect woman charged with neglecting 78-year-old motherJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - Months of neglect left a 78-year-old Mount Prospect woman with bedsores so severe part of her spinal cord and a gold screw in her knee from a previous surgery were expos...
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Mount Prospect turns to private lab to process police evidenceJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - The Mount Prospect police department is switching back to the Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory for evidence analysis and processing. The village board app...
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Leader in Elgin kidnapping, cigarette tattoo torture gets 16½ years in prisonJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - A 20-year-old who authorities said led a scheme in which a teen was kidnapped in Elgin and held overnight while cigarettes were used to burn her shoulder tattoo pleaded ...
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Two charged in May 29 shooting, marijuana robbery in ElginJun 04, 2018 1:00 am - Two people have been charged in connection with a May 29 home invasion to rob a man of an ounce of marijuana on Elgin's near west side, according to authorities and cour...
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Is attacking a cop a hate crime? New federal law would give police similar protectionsJun 01, 2018 5:30 am - Federal hate crime laws provide added protections for those violently attacked because of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability...
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Case of $1.9 million in drugs flown into state to remain in Kane CountyMay 31, 2018 1:00 am - The case of a California man accused of flying some $1.9 million of marijuana and cocaine to a South suburban airport will remain under the jurisdiction of Kane County, ...
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Missing teen reunited with family after chase through Des Plaines, RosemontMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - A police chase through Des Plaines and Rosemont early Wednesday morning reached speeds of at least 90 mph before ending in a three-vehicle crash and a missing teen's reu...
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How medical marijuana and a big safe brought Miami burglary crew to the suburbsMay 25, 2018 5:30 am - What were Florida jewelry thieves up to last week when they got busted by federal authorities who say they cased several businesses in the Northwest suburbs? The answer ...
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Police: Robber fired gun inside Subway, stole cash in Crown Royal bagMay 25, 2018 1:00 am - Des Plaines police are searching for a man suspected of shooting a gun inside a Subway restaurant during a robbery last week. The armed robbery happened about 1:40 a.m....