Des Plaines Crime
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Polaris stolen at Des Plaines construction siteJul 01, 2024 7:16 am - A Polaris Utility Task Vehicle was reported stolen recently in Des Plaines, police said in a news release. The theft occurred between 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, June 25, and 5 a.m...
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Police: Man on parole for murder now faces gun chargeJun 28, 2024 8:06 pm - An Addison man on parole on a second-degree murder charge has been charged with possessing a loaded machine gun.
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Park Ridge police looking for carjacking suspectJun 28, 2024 10:01 am - Park Ridge police are looking for a carjacking suspect who held two women and a child at gunpoint late Thursday.
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Pot, scale found during Des Plaines traffic stopJun 27, 2024 6:10 am - A Milwaukee man was arrested Sunday night after Des Plaines police found cannabis in his SUV.
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Des Plaines man facing sexual assault chargesJun 25, 2024 6:14 pm - A 49-year-old Des Plaines man is facing multiple felony charges, including aggravated criminal sexual assault following an investigation that began late Sunday.
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Deer Park adding surveillance cameras that target license plates to its streetsJun 21, 2024 1:18 pm - Roadside surveillance cameras that take photos of passing cars and their license plates are coming to Deer Park.
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‘You can’t do this on your own’: Cook Co. sheriff’s program helps recovering addicts maintain sobrietyJun 19, 2024 5:52 pm - Four decades into his recovery, self-described former street hustler and ex-convict Benny Lee still attends weekly meetings that help him maintain sobriety. “I’ve sat where you sit,” he told more than 40 people at Ready 4 Recovery, a Cook County sheriff’s department program for individuals who’ve completed drug and/or alcohol treatment and need ongoing support.
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Police: Des Plaines man charged with hate crime in security guard’s stabbingJun 19, 2024 11:26 am - A Des Plaines man is charged with a hate crime after police said he attacked a security guard where he lives.
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Suburban serial killer Mark Smith set to appear before parole boardJun 13, 2024 7:07 pm - A confessed serial killer who murdered two young women and a teenager in the suburbs in 1970 is scheduled to appear before a state parole board early next month.
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Juvenile charged with reckless homicide in deadly Elk Grove crashJun 10, 2024 5:56 pm - A juvenile driver faces reckless homicide and other charges stemming from crash last month in Elk Grove Village that killed a 45-year-old Des Plaines woman on her way home from work.