Des Plaines Crime
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Traffic dispute leads to stabbing, attempted murder charge in Rolling MeadowsApr 21, 2025 4:11 pm - A Mount Prospect man was charged with attempted murder after a fight and traffic altercation in Rolling Meadows on Saturday.
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Des Plaines woman scammed out of $48,000, police sayApr 14, 2025 12:50 pm - A 67-year-old Des Plaines woman was deceived into sending $48,000 to a stranger she met over the internet, police said Monday.
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Cook County's top prosecutor questions safety of electronic monitoring under chief judgeApr 09, 2025 8:16 am - Cook County’s top prosecutor says she does not believe the chief judge can safely administer electronic monitoring and has instructed her lawyers to object every time it is imposed.
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Des Plaines business scammed out of $190,000 in equipment, police sayApr 08, 2025 8:19 am - A Des Plaines business was scammed out of $190,000 worth of equipment last month, police said Monday.
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Des Plaines woman scammed out of $500,000, police sayApr 07, 2025 1:26 pm - A Des Plaines woman was scammed out an estimated $500,000 over more than a year by someone claiming to work for Microsoft, police said.
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Des Plaines house hit by gunfire SaturdayMar 31, 2025 11:42 am - A Des Plaines house was struck by gunfire early Saturday, police said. No injuries were reported.
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Des Plaines restaurant received threatening call, police sayMar 24, 2025 12:53 pm - Someone called a Des Plaines restaurant and threatened to harm the business and its occupants during an event scheduled for this past Saturday, police said in a news release.
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Authorities: Man tried to run over pedestrians, flee policeMar 21, 2025 2:27 pm - Kane County sheriff’s deputies assisted Lombard police in stopping a driver who was suspected of attempting to run over three pedestrians and was trying to elude police, according to sheriff’s reports.
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Des Plaines man faces attempted murder charges in October road rage stabbingMar 20, 2025 1:17 pm - A 43-year-old Des Plaines man, currently in prison on a parole violation, is facing attempted murder charges in connection with a road rage stabbing last fall.
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$65,000 in cryptocurrency stolen from Des Plaines man’s account, police sayMar 17, 2025 2:40 pm - Someone stole $65,000 in cryptocurrency out of a Des Plaines resident’s account Sunday morning, police said in a news release. The theft was discovered about 7:30 a.m. wh...