Des Plaines Crime
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FBI investigating tax assessment bribes in Cook CountyJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - The FBI has been investigating a Cook County Board of Review employee who is alleged to have used his position to lower property assessments in exchange for thousands of...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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Car vandalized in Des PlainesJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - A car parked on the 1600 block of Thacker Street in Des Plaines was damaged this week by a vandal who added sand to its motor oil, police said Friday. The damage occurre...
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Deceptive purchases reported in Des PlainesJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Someone deceptively used a credit card to make $5,000 worth of purchases at a Des Plaines business last week, police said. The purchases occurred July 1 or 2 at a busine...
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Preckwinkle announces $1.5 million in grants to address root causes of violent crimeJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Thursday was among leaders announcing $1.5 million in grants to community-based organizations through the Justice Advisory Council...
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Lake Zurich woman pleads guilty to identity theft involving Mount Prospect coupleJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake Zurich woman who prosecutors say used personal information from a Mount Prospect couple in their 60s to fraudulently obtain credit cards pleaded guilty Friday to ...
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New court date set for Des Plaines alderman charged with DUIJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - A new court date has been set in a drunken driving case involving a Des Plaines city council member. First Ward Alderman Mark Lysakowski now is scheduled to appear in Co...
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$500,000 bail set for Des Plaines man linked to $22 million drug bustJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Des Plaines man accused of multiple drug and weapons charges after a high-speed chase last month. Jesser Oaxaca, 32, of the 9100 blo...
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Des Plaines police make child pornography arrestJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - A suburban man was arrested last week after an employee at a Des Plaines business discovered child pornography on the man's cellphone, police said. Ruben Arriaga Hernand...
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'Don't lie for the other guy': Law enforcement targets straw firearm purchasesJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - John Lausch, the top federal prosecutor for the Chicago region, had a simple message Wednesday as he stood on the lawn outside Maxon Shooter's Supplies and Indoor Range ...