Des Plaines Crime
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Wood Dale cop testifies about shooting intruderApr 17, 2013 7:00 pm - A Wood Dale police sergeant on Wednesday described how he shot an intruder in his home after being unable to fend off the suspect during a knockdown, drag-out fight. “H...
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Palatine arrested in Mt. Prospect cell phone theftsApr 17, 2013 2:20 pm - A Palatine man was charged with felony retail theft after he used his keys as a vendor employee to steal cell phones, Mount Prospect police said. According to police rep...
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Northwest suburban police blotterApr 17, 2013 10:52 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Woman once on most-wanted list sentencedApr 16, 2013 9:21 pm - A suburban woman who was captured after a murder case was featured on television’s “America’s Most Wanted” was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the 2003 murder of a f...
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Doctors, hospital executives accused of kickback schemeApr 16, 2013 5:41 pm - At least two doctors at a Chicago hospital endangered patients by intentionally over-sedating them and performing unnecessary tracheotomies in a bid to boost profits, a ...
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Member of Elk Grove burglary ring pleads guiltyApr 16, 2013 5:17 pm - The last of an Elk Grove Village burglary ring — whose members authorities say committed more than 60 break-ins — pleaded guilty earlier this month. In exchange for Rya...
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Probation for Elgin man busted with 8 pounds of potApr 16, 2013 3:53 pm - A 21-year-old Elgin man who was busted with 8 pounds of marijuana and then tried to say it was his dad’s has pleaded guilty to felony drug possession. Joseph J. Johnson,...
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Des Plaines suspends 13 cops linked to grant schemeApr 16, 2013 9:00 am - Des Plaines police announced Tuesday that 13 officers have been suspended between 7 and 60 days each for their parts in a scheme to misrepresent their participation in g...
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Police: Woman misused condo association credit cardApr 15, 2013 7:00 pm - A Des Plaines woman used the credit card for a condo association she worked for to purchase designer purses and jewelry, Cook County sheriff's police said. Barbara Duelf...
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Women accused of human traffickingApr 13, 2013 8:43 pm - Two Wisconsin women are charged with human trafficking involving a girl in Illinois. According to the Cook County sheriff’s office, Elizabeth Roeder of Milwaukee and Sha...