Des Plaines Crime
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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 ...
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Police: Driver questioned, not charged in Mount Prospect hit-and-run of man in wheelchairJun 03, 2021 1:00 am - A 22-year-old Mount Prospect woman has been interviewed and released without charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash Wednesday that seriously injured a man in a w...
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Catalytic converters stolen in Des PlainesJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - Catalytic converters were stolen from beneath seven autos on six different blocks in Des Plaines from May 26 to May 31, police said. The thefts occurred on the 2900 bloc...
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Hit-and-run driver strikes man in Mount ProspectJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - A man in wheelchair was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a Mount Prospect hit-and-run on Elmhurst Road, authorities said. The Mount Prospect Police Department re...
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Prosecutors: Des Plaines man opened fire on police, tied to $22 million drug bustMay 30, 2021 1:00 am - A judge set bail at $5 million Sunday for a Des Plaines man accused at opening fire on undercover narcotics officers who were watching a Wood Dale warehouse for suspecte...
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U.S. attorney who started Operation Greylord dies at 91May 21, 2021 1:00 am - When U.S. Attorney Thomas P. Sullivan took the first steps to begin what would become the legendary Cook County corruption probe known as Operation Greylord, he knew its...