Des Plaines Crime
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Why police in suburbs, nation are facing a shortage of new recruitsFeb 15, 2019 4:03 am - With its sweeping drone shots, slickly produced action sequences and a heartwarming subplot, the latest Illinois State Police recruitment video could reasonably be mista...
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Elgin police: Man stole BMW from driveway, sparked drunken chase before crashFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - A McHenry man who was found not guilty of setting a homeless woman on fire after she refused to have sex with him in 2014 is now held on charges he stole a BMW from an E...
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Driver hits state trooper's vehicle stopped along I-94Feb 13, 2019 12:00 am - An Illinois State Police trooper was injured Tuesday when a driver struck his vehicle. The trooper was stopped on the left shoulder of the northbound lanes of Interstat...
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Defense waiting for plea deal in bitcoin murder-for-hire caseFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - Attorneys for the former Loyola University Medical Center nurse accused of using the dark web to hire a hitman to kill her former lover's wife believe they may be receiv...
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How a writer from Elk Grove ended up writing a book on Parkland shootingFeb 12, 2019 4:30 am - YouTube Cullen spent a decade reporting and writing about the two killers, the 12 murdered students and the one slain teacher in Columbine, a suburb south of Denver. By ...
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Buffalo Grove HS students win police safe driving video contestFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - Arlington Heights police recognized a group of Buffalo Grove High School students Tuesday for producing a public service announcement to promote safe driving in the comm...
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Prosecutors: Thieves stole cash, energy drinks, pastries from Schaumburg restaurant, bakeryFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - Three men and one woman ranging in age from 18 to 21 were charged with stealing cash, cash registers, pastries, energy drinks and milk from a Schaumburg restaurant and a...
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More than 50 arrested on solicitation charges after sting in Cook, Lake countiesFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - More than 50 Chicago-area residents are facing solicitation charges stemming from a nationwide sex buyer sting that netted nearly 400 arrests in 14 states, police announ...
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Charges dismissed against man accused of threatening judgeFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County prosecutors confirmed Wednesday they have dismissed charges against a Skokie man who had been accused of threatening a Skokie judge on social media. A spoke...
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Northfield Township man shot to death in apartmentFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Northfield Township man was found shot to death in his apartment late Sunday night in what Cook County authorities say they are investigating as a homicide...