Des Plaines Crime
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Des Plaines resident scammed out of cryptocurrency investment, police sayJan 06, 2025 2:43 pm - A Des Plaines resident lost a cryptocurrency investment worth about $5,000 to a scammer, police said Monday.
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Des Plaines teen threatened school, police sayJan 03, 2025 1:29 pm - A Des Plaines teenager is accused of making online threats against an elementary school she attended years ago, police said Friday.
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Thief steals $1,300 in credits at Rivers Casino, police sayJan 03, 2025 10:37 am - A gambler at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported losing roughly $1,300 in credits on Wednesday when he walked away from a gambling machine without cashing out.
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Group of teenagers charged in connection with two beatings in Mt. Prospect related to online dating appDec 26, 2024 6:50 pm - Mount Prospect police said a group of teenagers, using an online dating app to lure them to locations in the village, beat two men and damaged their vehicles.
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Suburban woman arrested on warrant tied to Des Plaines credit card scam, police sayDec 26, 2024 11:24 am - A Dolton woman wanted in connection with a 2016 case of identity theft in Des Plaines has been arrested, police announced Monday.
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Burglars hit Park Ridge ice cream shopDec 24, 2024 12:53 pm - Three masked burglars stole a cash register out of a Park Ridge business early Tuesday, police said.
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Three robbed outside Des Plaines restaurantDec 20, 2024 3:28 pm - Three people were robbed by a gunman Thursday night outside a Des Plaines restaurant.
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Woman evades would-be car thieves in Des PlainesDec 20, 2024 3:19 pm - Two would-be thieves tried to force a woman out of her SUV on Wednesday evening in Des Plaines, but the driver escaped unharmed, police said.
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Park Ridge lawyer facing federal immigration fraud chargesDec 19, 2024 2:39 pm - A lawyer from Park Ridge and a skilled-nursing facility human resources coordinator from Buffalo Grove are facing federal immigration fraud charges.
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Illinois State Police to conduct night patrols in JanuaryDec 17, 2024 12:17 pm - Illinois State Police will conduct nighttime enforcement patrols in Cook, Will, DuPage, and Kane counties during January.