Des Plaines Crime
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Probation for Des Plaines woman in credit card theftMay 30, 2014 1:00 am - A 52-year-old Des Plaines woman who worked as an office manager for a condo association admitted misusing the assocation's credit card and was sentenced to probation, co...
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Grandmother's mental fitness at issue in murder caseMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - A doctor says a South suburban woman is unfit to stand trial for the death of her 6-month-old granddaughter. The Southtown Star reported Alfreda Giedrojc will have a he...
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Paramedic recalls Laura Engelhardt asking, 'Am I going to die?'May 29, 2014 1:00 am - Eighteen-year-old Laura Engelhardt had one question as paramedics rushed her by ambulance to the hospital after a knife attack on her family on April 17, 2009. “Am I goi...
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Northwest suburban police blotterMay 28, 2014 11:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Sex offender faces new chargesMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - A sex offender on probation for previous child sex charges was recently charged with exposing himself to several young children, officials said. Austin Hamilton, 26, of ...
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Ex-girlfriend describes killings in Howard trialMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - A tearful Amanda Engelhardt told jurors today that she fell asleep after a prolonged argument with former boyfriend D'Andre Howard and awoke to find him holding a knife ...
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After jury chosen, Howard tries to fire lawyersMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - After 12 jurors and three alternates had been chosen to hear evidence in his murder trial, D'Andre Howard informed the judge Tuesday that he wanted to fire his assistant...
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Man charged with raping woman at Elgin hotelMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - A 34-year-old man has been charged with raping a woman who had passed out from drinking at an Elgin hotel in February, according to police and Kane County court records....
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Trial to begin for 2009 Hoffman Estates murdersMay 25, 2014 8:00 am - Five years ago, violence transformed a Hoffman Estates family, claiming the lives of three members and devastating those left behind. On Tuesday, the Engelhardt family'...
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Police: Kids playing with fireworks cause fire at Des Plaines middle schoolMay 24, 2014 1:00 am - A fire broke out at Algonquin Middle School after three kids were playing with fireworks on the southwest side of the building Saturday, Des Plaines police said. The thr...