Des Plaines Crime
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Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbsDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, bu...
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Des Plaines man charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conductDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man accused of trying to take a shopping bag from a teenager is now facing charges, officials said. Christopher J. Grygiel, 40, has been charged with aggra...
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Gambler arrested after cheating captured on Rivers Casino videoDec 27, 2022 12:00 am - Before you try to pull a fast one at a suburban casino, remember what Robert DeNiro's character sagely said in the film "Casino": "The eye in the sky is watching us all....
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Mount Prospect police searching for man who tried to take girl's bag outside WalmartDec 27, 2022 12:00 am - Mount Prospect police are searching for a man who tried to steal from a 15-year-old girl outside the Walmart at 930 Mount Prospect Plaza about 3 p.m. Monday. According t...
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Thief hits slot players at Rivers CasinoDec 26, 2022 12:00 am - A thief working inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines stole money from three gamblers early Friday by cashing in credits at temporarily unattended slot machines, police sa...
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Botched police raids lead to change in state's attorney's warrants policyDec 16, 2022 4:30 am - We've all seen news reports of police officers conducting a raid at the wrong location, or acting on bad information, sometimes leading to tragic consequences. Hoping to...
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Criminal racks up huge phone bill on fraudulent accountDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - How does a criminal rack up more than $4,000 in charges on a bogus cellphone account? One call at a time, apparently. That's the billing total for a cellular phone accou...
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Police investigating gunfire in Mt. ProspectDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - Mount Prospect police are investigating after shots were fired at two people Monday night, the police department announced in a news release Thursday night. Police said...
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FBI: Suspects in custody after Westchester bank robbery Friday afternoonDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Two people are in custody following a bank robbery Friday afternoon in Westchester during which federal authorities say one of the suspects pressed a handgun to the head...
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Carpentersville man arrested after Des Plaines bank scammed out of $20,000, police sayDec 08, 2022 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man accused of scamming a Des Plaines bank out of more than $20,000 was arrested this week after trying to open an account at a different bank, police ...