Downers Grove Crime
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Trial begins for homeless man accused of 2013 Glen Ellyn slayingJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Myron Ester greeted his girlfriend, Linda Valez, with flowers at the end of her work shift. But she never got to put them in a vase. Prosecutors allege he stabbed her t...
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Rider who wouldn't pay fare sentenced for punching Metra conductor in Wood DaleJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - A Dolton man was sentenced to three years in prison for punching a Metra conductor in the face in September in Wood Dale, according to a news release Monday from the DuP...
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Police: Aurora man fired 40+ shots into airJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - A 33-year-old Aurora man faces felony charges after police said he fired more than 40 shots in the air shortly after midnight on Jan. 1. Benny Ochoa, of the 300 block of...
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Top crime stories of 2018Jan 04, 2019 5:00 am - A look back at some of the top crime and justice stories of 2018 in DuPage County ... January 80 years in Wesselman murder: After 30 years on the run in the wake of ra...
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Lisle driver charged with DUI in chain-reaction crashJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - A Lisle woman has been charged with DUI after she caused a chain-reaction crash in Naperville that injured eight people and sent six to the hospital, authorities said. ...
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Westmont man accused of inappropriately touching pregnant womanJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - A Westmont man accused of inappropriately touching a pregnant woman is being held on $50,000 bail in DuPage County jail. Keenan Fowlkes, 18, is charged with aggravated b...
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Lisle cops probe downtown shooting that left one woundedJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - Lisle police are investigating a Dec. 30 shooting in downtown that sent a 27-year-old man to the hospital with a bullet wound and broken leg. Police on Wednesday said th...
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Two charged with robbing Woodridge, Naperville gas stationsDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - Two young men who police say are responsible for robbing two DuPage County gas stations at gunpoint in November have been apprehended. According to a news release issued...
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Glendale Heights family disputes police account of shootingDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - A Glendale Heights woman who was present when her son was shot by police early Saturday disputes the police account that he was armed and said the shooting was unnecessa...
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Puppy doesn't go to family's home for Christmas after thief swipes it from Naperville storeDec 26, 2018 12:00 am - Naperville police and the owner of a Petland store are asking the public for help finding a stolen 10-week-old English bulldog puppy that was to be a family's Christmas ...