Des Plaines Crime
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Trucks burglarized in Des Plaines, but nothing stolenSep 06, 2024 2:40 pm - Five trucks parked at a business on the 600 block of Northwest Highway in Des Plaines were burglarized this week.
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State panel denies parole for suburban serial killerSep 04, 2024 11:35 am - The Illinois Prisoner Review Board has denied parole for a serial killer linked to at least 12 murders of young women and teens, including three in the suburbs, authorities announced Wednesday.
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Driver who ‘never hit the brakes’ convicted in deadly Des Plaines crashSep 03, 2024 7:01 pm - A jury took only about 50 minutes Tuesday to return a guilty verdict in the case of Florida man accused of driving drunk and more than 50 mph over the speed limit when he caused a crash that killed a father of four from Des Plaines.
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Man shot several times while at barbecue in Mount Prospect, police saySep 02, 2024 3:06 pm - Mount Prospect police are investigating a report of a man being shot multiple times Sunday night while attending a barbecue.
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DUI trial for man charged in fatal Des Plaines crash continues without defendantAug 30, 2024 8:43 pm - Driver accused in fatal DUI crash that killed a Des Plaines father of four and injured his son, skips court but trial proceeds without him.
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Thieves targeted bank customers, Des Plaines police sayAug 30, 2024 2:39 pm - Two men were facing charges Friday following auto burglaries in Des Plaines and Arlington Heights, authorities said.
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Des Plaines facing lawsuit over fatal 2023 police shootingAug 30, 2024 2:04 pm - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Des Plaines and a city police officer over the fatal 2023 shooting of an ax-wielding man.
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Ex-bus driver accused of inappropriately touching Wheeling HS studentAug 29, 2024 1:12 pm - A former school bus driver faces a battery charge alleging he inappropriately touched a Wheeling High School student earlier this year, police announced Thursday.
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Warrant issued after man on trial for causing fatal Des Plaines crash skips courtAug 28, 2024 3:35 pm - A Cook County judge issued a warrant Wednesday for a Florida man who failed to show up for the second day of his trial on charges related to a January 2020 crash that claimed the life of a Des Plaines man and injured his then 10-year-old son.
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Burglars use stolen SUV to smash into Park Ridge sneaker storeAug 28, 2024 3:07 pm - Thieves smashed a stolen SUV through the front of a Park Ridge store early Wednesday before making off with gym shoes and other merchandise.