Des Plaines Crime
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Wheaton man charged with being armed habitual criminalMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $150,000 Monday for a Wheaton man charged, for at least the second time, with being an armed habitual criminal. Keith M. Summers, 26, of the 0-100 block ...
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Charged with DUI, Des Plaines alderman's court appearance delayed until after electionMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - A court appearance for a Des Plaines alderman charged with driving under the influence has been delayed one month - to a date after the April 6 local election. First War...
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Police: Man dies after drug deal confrontation in Palatine TownshipMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Chicago man died Saturday from gunshot wounds sustained in a drug deal Thursday night in unincorporated Palatine Township, authorities said. Cook County Sh...
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Constable: Retiring chief went from victim to mall cop to lead investigator on Gliniewicz caseFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Born on the West German side of the Iron Curtain to parents who met after their time at Nazi labor camps during World War II, George Filenko honed his police instincts g...
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22 men arrested in Cook County prostitution stingFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Officers from the Cook County Sheriff's Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 22 men and towed 19 vehicles after the men responded to online prostitution adver...
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Surgeries for driver attacked during carjacking at Des Plaines auto dealershipFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - It's one surgery down and one to go for the 36-year-old driver who was badly beaten Thursday during a carjacking at a luxury automobile dealership in Des Plaines. Serge...
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Park Ridge man indicted in bank embezzlement caseFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - A 57-year-old Park Ridge man was one of four additional people charged this week in a conspiracy to embezzle funds from a failed Chicago bank. The indictment alleges tha...
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Des Plaines police investigating dealership carjackingsFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Police Department is investigating carjackings that occurred early Thursday morning near an auto dealership. Police responded to a reported disturbance a...
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Select Cook County courts to resume jury trials next monthFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - After more than a year, jury trials are set to resume at two Cook County courthouses by late March, according to an order issued Wednesday by Chief Judge Timothy C. Evan...
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Constable: Retiring chief went from crime victim to mall cop to lead investigator on Gliniewicz caseFeb 23, 2021 12:00 am -
From mall security to major crimes to chief, George Filenko was always a cop