Des Plaines Crime
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'Devastating': Investigators seeking clues on who vandalized new Rolling Meadows muralSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - Months after its installation and dedication, a mural created by Rolling Meadows High School art students on the wall of the Kirchoff Road pedestrian underpass has been ...
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'A nationwide issue': How supply-chain problems affect suburban police, fire fleetsSep 22, 2022 5:30 am - Supply-chain issues that have limited the availability of new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs in the suburbs and across the nation are affecting public safety department...
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Des Plaines woman accused of shoving 3-year-old nephew into Lake MichiganSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman has been accused of shoving her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan and doing nothing to save the boy, who was rescued by firefighters but is not ex...
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Cook County deputy and boyfriend indictedSep 20, 2022 1:00 am - A Cook County sheriff's deputy and her boyfriend have been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug charges, officials announced Thursday. Bridgett Massey, 35, and Sean ...
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Suspects flee after Rivers Casino discovers counterfeit $100 billsSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with more details about the crime and the suspects. Would-be thieves tried to use five counterfeit $100 bills at a cashie...
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How a Mount Prospect detective leaned into his banker past to become a crypto crimefighterSep 06, 2022 5:30 am - Cryptocurrency has many names: bitcoin, ethereum, tether, chainlink, litecoin and shiba inu, to list just a handful. Whatever the name, it all means the same thing to a ...
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Police: Third car involved in Des Plaines crashSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - Investigators have discovered a third vehicle was involved in an Aug. 25 hit-and-run in which a woman and her 4-month-old child were injured, Des Plaines police said Fri...
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Driver faces gun charge in Barrington Twp. road rage caseAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - A Texas man who punched a motorcyclist Tuesday in a Barrington Township road rage case also faces a weapons charge, the Cook County sheriff's office said Wednesday. A sh...
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Three masked men remain at large after robbing Des Plaines liquor storeAug 29, 2022 1:00 am - Three masked men, at least two of whom were armed with handguns, robbed a Des Plaines liquor store Friday and remain at large, police said. No one was hurt in the sticku...
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Twin brothers get 4 years in prison for thefts, ordered to repay $933K to Home DepotAug 29, 2022 1:00 am - Two brothers were sentenced Monday to four years in prison for stealing from Home Depot stores throughout the suburbs, in many cases by making fraudulent returns of item...