Des Plaines Crime
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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.
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‘Never even hit the brakes’: Trial begins for driver in crash that killed Des Plaines fatherAug 27, 2024 8:05 pm - Jurors heard opening statements and testimony Tuesday in the trial of a Florida man facing DUI charges stemming from a 2020 crash that killed a Des Plaines man and seriously injured his 10-year-old son
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Police: Drugs found in car during traffic stop in Des PlainesAug 26, 2024 3:12 pm - A Broadview man was arrested over the weekend after police found drugs in his car during a traffic stop in Des Plaines, according to a news release.
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Suspect charged in theft of computers from Cook Co. state’s attorney’s officeAug 25, 2024 12:20 pm - A 44-year-old Chicago man faces burglary and theft charges alleging he stole laptop computers and other items from the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, authorities said.
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Identity theft reported in Des PlainesAug 23, 2024 2:23 pm - Someone made a purchase of about $500 at a store in Des Plaines using stolen debit card information.
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Des Plaines man assaulted two girls, police sayAug 22, 2024 7:06 am - A Des Plaines man is being held in Cook County jail after being charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, authorities said Wednesday.
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Five charged with burglarizing video-gambling businessesAug 21, 2024 6:06 pm - Five men have been charged with participating in a burglary ring that targeted video-gambling businesses throughout the state, including suburban ones.