Des Plaines Crime
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Immigrants lost $20,000 in citizenship scam, Des Plaines police sayOct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines residents lost about $20,000 to scammers who had offered to help them become U.S. citizens, police said. The theft occurred in mid-August, police said. T...
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Des Plaines woman lost $4,000 to identity thief, police saySep 29, 2023 1:00 am - A thief accessed a Des Plaines woman's bank account and stole about $4,000, police said Friday. Some of the money was used to pay for ride-hailing services, police said....
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Park Ridge real estate developer convictedSep 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Park Ridge real estate developer has been convicted of participating in a conspiracy that embezzled millions of dollars from the failed Washington Federal Bank for Sav...
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Two Waukegan men accused of gunrunning in Lake and Cook countiesSep 20, 2023 1:00 am - Two Waukegan men have been accused of trying to sell illegal firearms in Lake and Cook counties. A news release issued Wednesday by the Illinois attorney general's offic...
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Mount Prospect man charged with attempted murder in weekend shootingSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Mount Prospect man faces two attempted first-degree murder charges in connection with a shooting Saturday outside an apartment building. James Alcantar, of...
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'It went well': As cashless bail starts in suburban courts, who was detained, who wasn'tSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - For judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and other courtroom personnel, it was business as usual Monday as cashless bail went into effect in courtrooms around the stat...
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Scammer sells broken phone for $600, then disappears, police saySep 17, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man who met a stranger to buy an iPhone later discovered the phone didn't work, police said Friday. The deceptive sale occurred Tuesday in a parking lot on...
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Man injured in shooting in Mount Prospect; suspect in custodySep 17, 2023 1:00 am - Mount Prospect police have a suspect in custody in connection with a Saturday-night shooting. According to a news release, a man with a gunshot wound to an upper arm ent...
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Moving beyond bail: How suburban court officials have prepared for dramatic changeSep 16, 2023 1:00 am - Monday marks a transformative moment for the criminal justice system in Illinois, as the longtime practice in which freedom for the accused came with a price tag will be...
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Police: Chicago man battered woman he picked up in Des PlainesSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago man was arrested Thursday after hurting a woman to whom he'd offered a ride while in Des Plaines weeks earlier, police said Friday. Jose Rodriguez, 34, of the ...