Des Plaines Crime
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Cicero man accused of making false bomb threatMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - A man has been arrested on charges that he made a false bomb threat at a suburban courthouse. In a news release, the Cook County sheriff's office says that 34-year-old ...
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Northwest suburban police blotterMar 04, 2014 10:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Co-owner of defunct Palatine business facing fraud chargesFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - The former co-owner of a defunct Palatine business is facing federal fraud charges along with a Pennsylvania man in connection with a $190 million lending scheme. Mark ...
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Men from Elk Grove, Rosemont charged with drug crimesFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Two Northwest suburban men are facing drug charges after police discovered cocaine worth about $9,000 in their car this week in McHenry, authorities said. Officials with...
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Des Plaines man pleads guilty to sexual assaultFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - A Des Plaines man charged with sexually abusing a middle-school student pleaded guilty to the charges, court clerk records show. Eduardo Contreras, 46, pleaded guilty t...
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Animal hoarding: When 'compassion' can become a crimeFeb 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Several years ago, David Skeberdis found two abandoned parakeets while installing computers at O'Hare International Airport. He decided to rescue the birds. A few weeks ...
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Murder trial begins for South suburban businessmanFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - A South suburban businessman's trial on charges he killed his wife in September 2010 has started. Prosecutors accuse 63-year-old Allan Kustok of Orland Park of shooting ...
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Elgin cocaine dealer convicted, faces prisonFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - A 35-year-old Elgin man faces six to 30 years in prison after a jury convicted him this week of coordinating three cocaine sales in October 2012 near an Elgin park. Lade...
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Police: Evanston teen charged with stealing car with boy insideFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - An 18-year-old teenager faces felony charges after police said he stole an Audi with a 5-year-old Park Ridge boy sleeping in the back seat earlier this week. A Cook Coun...
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Ex-cop Mandell found guilty of one kidnapping-murder plotFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - A federal jury Friday found Steven Mandell of Buffalo Grove guilty of a grisly plot to kidnap, torture and kill a suburban businessman, but acquitted him on other charge...