Des Plaines Crime
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Court: Criminal evidence need not match confessionOct 18, 2012 4:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A confession in a criminal case must be backed up by independent evidence, but that evidence doesn’t need to match the confession detail for detail, the Il...
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Northwest suburban police blotterOct 18, 2012 1:24 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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I-290 traffic stop leads to drug chargesOct 16, 2012 2:21 pm - A Chicago man, stopped by police on eastbound I-290 for trying to cross several lanes of traffic, faces charges after more than $13,000 worth of drugs were discovered in...
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Woman in Des Plaines tricks taxi drivers out of faresOct 16, 2012 11:33 am - A woman in Des Plaines has been using cabs to visit Walgreens stores scattered around the suburbs, running up hundreds of dollars in unpaid taxi bills in the process. Ar...
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Teller threatened with death in failed Des Plaines bank robberyOct 16, 2012 10:52 am - A robber threatened to kill a teller at a Des Plaines bank Sunday, but in the end left without any money, police said. A man, between 30 and 35 years of age, 5-foot-8 an...
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Northwest suburbs in 60 secondsOct 16, 2012 10:51 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Des Plaines man charged with sexual assaultOct 15, 2012 8:23 pm - A letter between middle school students intercepted by a teacher led to the arrest of a Des Plaines man on charges he sexually assaulted a minor. Eduardo Contreras, 45,...
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McHenry County couple accused of wake burglaries face new chargesOct 12, 2012 3:58 pm - A Johnsburg husband and wife already being held in Cook County on burglary charges found themselves in even more hot water Friday, after McHenry County police say they c...
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Palatine woman accused of stealing $200K from grandmotherOct 11, 2012 7:01 pm - A Palatine woman has been charged with stealing more than $200,000 from her grandmother. Jennifer Curtis, 43, was arrested Wednesday. Bail was set at $100,000, and she i...
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Suspect in Chicago car-bomb plot pleads not guiltyOct 11, 2012 4:59 pm - A West suburban teen has pleaded not guilty to trying to set off what he thought was a car bomb next to a Chicago bar. Dressed in orange jail clothes, Adel Daoud looked...