Des Plaines Crime
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Arlington Heights man who fired at two people charged with attempted murderJan 17, 2025 6:22 pm - A 71-year-old Arlington Heights man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after authorities say he shot at two people he believed were attempting to steal a semi-trailer.
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Des Plaines resident loses $16,000 in stock fraud, police sayJan 16, 2025 7:58 pm - A Des Plaines man lost about $16,000 to fraudsters promising a high-flying investment opportunity, police said Wednesday.
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Des Plaines resident scammed after sending laptop to stranger via Uber, police sayJan 14, 2025 6:27 pm - A Des Plaines resident was ripped off when he used a ride-hailing service to deliver a gaming computer to a stranger in Chicago.
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‘The gay community was not protected’: Mount Prospect resident critical over handling of attacksJan 07, 2025 9:33 pm - Mount Prospect officials were questioned at Tuesday’s meeting about the delay in getting information out to the community about an attack on two men by teenagers who had lured them using the LGBTQ dating app Grindr.
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Des Plaines resident scammed out of cryptocurrency investment, police sayJan 06, 2025 2:43 pm - A Des Plaines resident lost a cryptocurrency investment worth about $5,000 to a scammer, police said Monday.
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Des Plaines teen threatened school, police sayJan 03, 2025 1:29 pm - A Des Plaines teenager is accused of making online threats against an elementary school she attended years ago, police said Friday.
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Thief steals $1,300 in credits at Rivers Casino, police sayJan 03, 2025 10:37 am - A gambler at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported losing roughly $1,300 in credits on Wednesday when he walked away from a gambling machine without cashing out.
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Group of teenagers charged in connection with two beatings in Mt. Prospect related to online dating appDec 26, 2024 6:50 pm - Mount Prospect police said a group of teenagers, using an online dating app to lure them to locations in the village, beat two men and damaged their vehicles.
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Suburban woman arrested on warrant tied to Des Plaines credit card scam, police sayDec 26, 2024 11:24 am - A Dolton woman wanted in connection with a 2016 case of identity theft in Des Plaines has been arrested, police announced Monday.
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Burglars hit Park Ridge ice cream shopDec 24, 2024 12:53 pm - Three masked burglars stole a cash register out of a Park Ridge business early Tuesday, police said.