Des Plaines Crime
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Officer describes grisly crime scene as Mount Prospect murder trial continuesMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - Members of Vladimir Esquivel's family shed silent tears and clutched each other Wednesday during testimony from the police officer assigned to photograph the scene where...
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Teen charged with stealing safe out of Des Plaines home's basementMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - A Des Plaines teen was arrested Monday after police say he was caught stealing a safe out of a house on the 1700 block of Stockton Avenue. Mustafa Khazaal, 19, of the 16...
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Prosecutors: Video footage, shell casings point to Mount Prospect man in 2018 murderMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - Police responding to a report of a burning car in a Mount Prospect condominium complex parking lot four years ago never expected to uncover a homicide, prosecutors say. ...
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Trial to begin Monday for Mount Prospect man charged in 2018 shootingFeb 26, 2022 12:00 am - He's charged with shooting Arlington Hts. man, burning body
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Des Plaines cops honored for nabbing 1999 murder suspect once featured on 'America's Most Wanted'Feb 22, 2022 12:00 am - Two Des Plaines police officers who helped capture a murder suspect 21 years after the crime were honored by the city Tuesday. Sgt. William Rochotte and officer Alfonso ...
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Why a Kane County judge was livid with top prosecutor and public defenderFeb 11, 2022 4:30 am - A Kane County judge took the county's top prosecutor and public defender to the woodshed last week, accusing them of violating a defendant's rights by getting his guilty...
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ABC 7: How Wordle text helped save Lincolnwood woman from hostage situationFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Lincolnwood police said the online word game Wordle played a role in saving an 80-year-old woman from a hostage situation, ABC 7 Chicago is reporting. According to polic...
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Police identify man found shot to death in Park RidgeFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - As their investigation continues, Park Ridge police have released the identity of a man found shot to death earlier this week. Michael Aldover, 47, of Skokie, was found ...
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Republicans cite SAFE-T Act as reason Chicago man not charged with murderFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans on Wednesday continued a push to repeal a criminal justice reform bill passed one year ago, citing the law as the reason a Chica...
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Mount Prospect students report hearing gunshotsFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Four Mount Prospect middle school students were waiting for the school bus Wednesday morning when they heard what sounded like multiple gunshots being fired from a passi...