Des Plaines Crime
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Prosecutors: Man tried to run down Mount Prospect officerJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - A driver who authorities say attempted to run down a Mount Prospect police officer last June was ordered held on $500,000 bail. Steven Smith, 19, of Chicago, is charged...
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2019's most notable suburban crimesJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - A mass shooting at an Aurora factory, a heartbreaking conclusion to a case of a missing Crystal Lake boy, a 25-year sentence for a South Barrington cold case homicide; t...
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Rosemont man charged in woman's strangulationJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A 31-year-old Rosemont man has been charged in the strangulation of a 24-year-old woman found Tuesday in a cardboard box near a trash container in Des Plaines. Des Plain...
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Ex-St. Viator coach facing new sex abuse chargeJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A former St. Viator High School coach and counselor who was already facing misdemeanor charges alleging he sent inappropriate text messages to teenage students now faces...
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Des Plaines police continue to investigate slaying after body found in parking lotJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Des Plaines police continue to investigate the slaying of a 24-year-old woman found dead Tuesday near a trash container in the parking lot of a commercial building at Ma...
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Report says Des Plaines woman strangledDec 31, 2019 10:00 pm - A 57-year-old woman was strangled Tuesday in Des Plaines, according to the Cook County medical examiner. The woman, whose identity wasn't provided, was attacked about 1:...
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How Cook County 'scent kits' can make the difference in finding missing peopleDec 20, 2019 4:40 am - When a senior suffering from dementia or young person with autism wanders away - and chances are they will at some point - every minute counts if tragedy is to be avoide...
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Man charged with robbing sex workers in Schaumburg, Des PlainesDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - A Cook County judge set bail at $300,000 Friday for a Des Plaines man who authorities say robbed sex workers at gunpoint in Schaumburg and Des Plaines and then threatene...
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Prosecutors: Retired priest was asked if he was OK to drive before fatal hit-and-runDec 08, 2019 12:00 am - A retired priest accused of a drunkenly running over a pair of parish teachers and driving off without providing help was asked if he was OK to drive shortly before leav...
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Police: Man armed with sledgehammer, drywall saw tries to force his way into houseNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Elgin man is held on $400,000 bail after his arrest this week on charges he forced his way into a house while armed with a small sledgehammer and drywall s...