Des Plaines Crime
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Four charged with stealing $400,000 from video gambling machines in suburbs, elsewhereAug 25, 2022 1:00 am - An earlier version gave an incorrect town for The Winner's Circle. Three people accused of stealing about $400,000 from video gambling machines all across northern ...
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Des Plaines man accused of sexually abusing teen at local restaurantAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - A 15-year-old girl was sexually abused at a Des Plaines restaurant, but friends came to her aid and called 911, leading to a suspect's arrest, police said Tuesday. Jesse...
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Des Plaines resident bilked of $750 in cryptocurrency, police sayAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - A scammer posing as a Department of Health and Human Services employee stole $750 in cryptocurrency from a Des Plaines resident on Friday, according to police. The thief...
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they con...
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Des Plaines woman ripped off by scammer, police sayAug 22, 2022 1:00 am - A Des Plaines resident was victimized by an impostor claiming to be from Amazon, police said Monday. The scammer called the woman Friday, said he worked for Amazon and s...
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Police sergeant facing felony charges over off-duty altercation with Park Ridge teenAug 18, 2022 1:00 am - A Chicago police sergeant is facing felony official misconduct and aggravated battery charges stemming from an off-duty altercation with a teenager last month outside a ...
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Fake municipal worker, accomplice burglarize Des Plaines homeAug 18, 2022 1:00 am - A thief posing as a Des Plaines municipal worker distracted a local woman while a partner stole jewelry out of the home on Monday, police said. The ruse burglary occurre...
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Man pleads guilty to stealing $149,000 from employerAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $149,000 from his employer. Timothy N. Edwards, 38, of the 100 block of South Harvard Street, accepted a...
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Prosecutor: Man sexually assaulted Arlington Heights woman he met through churchAug 11, 2022 1:00 am - A Chicago man was ordered held on a $15,000 cash bail Thursday on charges he sexually assaulted an Arlington Heights woman with whom he attends church. Luis Arzet, 36, m...
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Des Plaines man arrested in Walgreens, gas station holdupsAug 08, 2022 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Walgreens store late Thursday night and the attempted stickup of another business early Friday, p...