Des Plaines Crime
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More than 80 arrested in Cook, Lake county prostitution stingsAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Cook County sheriff's and Arlington Heights police combined to make 75 arrests of suspected prostitution customers during a monthlong national law enforcement effort, au...
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Family of man killed in 2016 Carpentersville robbery sues store owner, alleging excessive forceAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Relatives of a man shot and killed during a 2016 robbery of a Carpentersville computer repair shop have sued the store owner, arguing a security guard used excessive for...
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Rosemont police dog retires from departmentAug 28, 2018 11:00 pm - A four-legged member of the Rosemont Public Safety Department has hung up his leash and collar after six years on the force. Rig, a 7-year-old German shepherd, was honor...
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Mount Prospect man struck, killed by vehicle in South BarringtonAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - An 18-year-old Mount Prospect man was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking along Barrington Road in South Barrington Saturday night, authorities said Monday. An ...
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Des Plaines man gets probation for accepting marijuana package in ElginAug 22, 2018 1:00 am - One of two men accused of accepting a package containing 7½ pounds of marijuana earlier this year in Elgin has been sentenced to two years of probation and a fine. Georg...
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Rosemont man charged with having, transporting child pornAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Federal authorities on Monday announced the indictment of a Rosemont man on child pornography charges. Dustan Setner, 42, faces three counts of transportation of child p...
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Police: Des Plaines men lure robbery victim to motel on dating appAug 17, 2018 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines men are in custody after using a dating app to lure a victim to an Arlington Heights motel, then robbing him, police said Friday. Cody M. Thompson, 21, a...
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Ex-Harper prof charged in Iowa shootings to undergo medical evaluationAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - Ex-Harper College professor Charles Johnston, charged with shooting at truckers and state troopers in January in rural Iowa, is expected to undergo a medical evaluation ...
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His badge was stolen more than 30 years ago. It turned up 4,500 miles away in Latvia.Aug 06, 2018 5:30 am - Bill Golden last saw his Glenview Police Department “Patrolman” badge more than 30 years ago when it was affixed to his winter uniform coat as he searched the car of a d...
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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...