Des Plaines Crime
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Two robbed outside Des Plaines business SaturdayOct 23, 2023 1:00 am - Two men were robbed early Saturday by gunmen outside a business in Des Plaines, police said Monday. The victims had just gotten into a car in a parking lot in the 3000 b...
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'It will help him move on': Teen mistakenly shot by Des Plaines cop settles lawsuit for $1.9 millionOct 19, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago teenager who was mistakenly shot by a Des Plaines police officer in 2019 has settled a lawsuit against the suburb for $1.9 million. According to a statement re...
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Freed after serving 16 years for Rolling Meadows murder, he now seeks accountability for 'miscarriage of justice'Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Nearly 12 years ago, after a Cook County judge sentenced him to life in prison for the 2006 murder of aspiring Rolling Meadows rapper Marquis Lovings, Patrick Taylor ins...
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Des Plaines man bought $3,000 in gift cards for fake Homeland Security agent, police sayOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - A scammer posing as a Homeland Security Department agent persuaded a Des Plaines man to buy nearly $3,000 worth of gift cards and share photos of the cards, authorities ...
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District 59 adds school resource officer to Grove Jr. HighOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Amid increased pressure from Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson over the last week, Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board members voted unanimously M...
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'Hate has been mainstreamed': Report details surge in extremism in IllinoisOct 06, 2023 5:00 am - From the vandalism of a Lake in the Hills bakery to prevent a drag performance to antisemitic comments shouted at Deerfield High School soccer players to white supremaci...
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Arrest made in Des Plaines ruse burglaryOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - Months after a pair of thieves distracted a Des Plaines man and burglarized his home, police on Friday said they've made an arrest. Sandy Baker, 48, of the 3400 block of...
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Police: Student charged with bringing gun to Elk Grove High SchoolOct 05, 2023 1:00 am - An Elk Grove High School student was arrested and charged after bringing a gun to school and posting about it on social media last month, officials said Thursday. The ju...
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Officials: Rolling Meadows man held after leading Wood Dale police chief on chaseOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge denied pretrial release for a Rolling Meadows man accused of leading the Wood Dale police chief on a high-speed chase, officials said. Angelo Marti...
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Robbery suspects fleeing traffic stop crash into Des Plaines police vehicle, injure officerOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - A pair of men linked to a robbery in Chicago were arrested Tuesday in Des Plaines, after the stolen vehicle they were in crashed into a police squad while trying to flee...