Des Plaines Crime
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Porsche stolen while owner pumping gas in Des Plaines, police sayNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A thief stole a black 2023 Porsche Macan while the driver was filling it with gasoline at a service station in Des Plaines on Tuesday, police said. The theft occurred ab...
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Woman lost $8,800 in lottery ticket scam in Des Plaines, police sayNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - Scammers who wanted a Des Plaines woman's help cashing what they claimed was a $1 million winning lottery ticket bilked her out of $8,800, police said Monday. The crime ...
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Man shot in leg Sunday night in Mount ProspectNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - Mount Prospect police are investigating a shooting Sunday night that left a man with a gunshot wound to the leg. Police said officers responding to a report of shots fir...
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Man treated for gunshot wound outside Rivers CasinoNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - Des Plaines police are investigating an early morning shooting Saturday outside the Rivers Casino. An injured man flagged down a Des Plaines officer just before 1 a.m. S...
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Police: Woman's gun goes off in car, hits boyfriend outside Rivers CasinoNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - A shooting outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines early Saturday turned out to be an accident where a woman's gun went off and hit her boyfriend, police said. Ari T. Mille...
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Cops could tap into cameras at two Arlington Heights schools, under proposalNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights police would be allowed to tap into camera systems at two schools during any emergency response, under an agreement to be considered Thursday by the No...
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Police: Man carrying extension cord and zip ties approached boys at Des Plaines parkNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities said two boys playing at a Des Plaines park Wednesday were approached by a man carrying an extension cord and zip ties. The siblings, ages 8 and 17, were at ...
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Free Narcan machine installed at Des Plaines police stationOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - A vending machine offering free doses of medicine that can help people who have overdosed on opioids has been installed in another suburban police station. Des Plaines o...
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Des Plaines man accused of stealing $18,000 in phishing scam, police sayOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man is accused of stealing $18,000 from a San Diego resident's bank account in a phishing scam, police said. Nasir Shaikh, 71, of the 700 block of West Alg...
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Amid rash of human trafficking cases, Dart calls on website operators to work with policeOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is calling on website managers to work with police to prevent human sex trafficking and labor exploitation, after his investigators' work he...