Des Plaines Crime
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Why dangerous TikTok challenge has schools, police all fired upMay 16, 2025 6:00 am - What do you get when you cross the worst elements of social media with the most reckless instincts of kids? These days it’s the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok-fueled fad that has students across the country intentionally setting fire to their school-issued laptop computers.
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Driver injured, charged with DUI after crashing into Des Plaines homeMay 15, 2025 1:20 pm - A 55-year-old Park Ridge man faces multiple charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck into a Des Plaines home Wednesday while driving intoxicated.
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Police: Chicago woman arrested after attempted burglary in Park RidgeMay 14, 2025 7:14 pm - A Chicago woman was arrested after an attempted burglary in a Park Ridge home on Tuesday afternoon. The woman, Isabela Dytlow, 53, unlawfully entered a home on the 300 bl...
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Des Plaines man scammed out of $97,600: policeMay 09, 2025 10:07 am - A 72-year-old Des Plaines man was scammed out of $97,600 by someone posing as a U.S. Social Security Administration employee, police said Friday.
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Police: Des Plaines woman left 3 young kids home aloneMay 06, 2025 1:57 pm - A Des Plaines woman was arrested Sunday after she left three young children home without adult supervision.
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Juvenile charged after firing gun during fight near Rolling Meadows HighMay 02, 2025 11:04 am - A juvenile is facing weapons and battery charges after police say they fired a weapon during a fight near Rolling Meadows High School Wednesday.
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Lottery tickets stolen from Des Plaines gas stationMay 01, 2025 11:34 am - Rolls of lottery tickets were stolen from a Des Plaines gas station this week during a burglary, police said.
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Des Plaines searching home for third day as part of ‘old case’Apr 30, 2025 10:15 am - Des Plaines police confirmed Wednesday they are searching a home in connection with an ongoing investigation into an old case, but denied reports they’re looking for a body.
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Des Plaines woman scammed out of $750 by police impostor, authorities sayApr 28, 2025 2:47 pm - A 38-year-old Des Plaines woman was scammed out of $750 last week by someone posing as a Cook County sheriff’s deputy, Des Plaines police said Monday.
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Thieves make off with nearly $1,800 in booze from Des Plaines storeApr 25, 2025 10:33 am - Four men stole $1,780 worth of bottled alcohol from a Des Plaines store Thursday night, police said.