Des Plaines Crime
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After community divide over patch, Mount Prospect police find cause to unite behindMar 11, 2022 4:10 am - A year after controversy over the Mount Prospect Police Department uniform patch deeply divided community leaders and residents, police officials have put a postscript o...
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Smollett will serve jail time in protective custodyMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - Actor Jussie Smollett will be held in protective custody at Cook County jail - alone in a cell monitored continuously by cameras and guards - while serving his sentence ...
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Two Des Plaines men facing drug chargesMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - Two cousins from Des Plaines were arrested Tuesday after police found drugs and open alcoholic beverages in a car near their home, according to a news release. Jorge Zer...
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Rosemont man pleads guilty in child porn caseMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - A 34-year-old Rosemont man faces 15 to 30 years in prison after guilty to producing child pornography, federal authorities said Thursday. Marcos German Mendez is schedul...
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Addison woman stole co-workers' cash and jewelry, police sayMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - An employee at a Des Plaines business was arrested Tuesday on allegations she stole cash and jewelry from co-workers' belongings, authorities said in a news release. Ver...
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Paul Zalewski found guilty of 2018 Mount Prospect murderMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - After three hours of deliberation, a jury on Tuesday found Paul Zalewski guilty of the 2018 shooting death of an Arlington Heights man whose body was found in a burning ...
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Mount Prospect sergeant details investigation that led to arrest in fatal 2018 shootingMar 04, 2022 12:00 am - The Mount Prospect police sergeant who led the painstaking investigation into the fatal 2018 shooting of an Arlington Heights man found in a burned-out vehicle in a cond...
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Police: Des Plaines man was driving 112 mph while street racing on Golf RoadMar 04, 2022 12:00 am - A Des Plaines motorist was caught Thursday night driving 112 mph while racing against another driver on Golf Road, police said. Eli Mendieta-Maldonado, 25, of the 800 bl...
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Testimony: Arlington Heights man was shot at close range; shell casings found in defendant's Mount Prospect homeMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - An assistant Cook County medical examiner testified Thursday that the Arlington Heights man found dead four years ago inside a burning vehicle was shot multiple times at...
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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...