Downers Grove Crime
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Aurora man guilty of attempted murder in 2015 beatingJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - A 56-year-old Aurora man faces up to 30 years in prison after his conviction this week for attempted murder in a 2015 fight in an Aurora alley. Darnell Wynn, of the 100 ...
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Attacker convicted in rape, robbery of 87-year-old Westmont womanJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Just more than 36 hours after an 87-year-old Westmont woman was raped and robbed in her apartment, authorities already were closing in on her attacker. That's when polic...
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Bellwood man sentenced in heroin overdose of Addison womanJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Bellwood man is headed to prison after pleading guilty to selling a fatal dose of heroin to an Addison woman. Kyle Kirkendall pleaded guilty Tuesday to one...
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Naperville police seek identity thiefJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - The Naperville Police Department financial crimes unit is trying locate a man authorities believe is responsible for multiple identity thefts, the earliest of which bega...
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Elgin violent crime up for first half of 2016; drop expected for second halfJan 13, 2017 4:00 am - It was a tale of three cities when it came to the largest suburbs and violent crime in the first half of 2016. According to statistics released by the FBI this week, the...
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Lisle village clerk gets 4 months in jail for third DUIJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Lisle's longtime elected village clerk is behind bars as he begins serving a four-month jail sentence for his third DUI. Timothy Seeden, 59, of the 2200 block of Ridgewo...
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Carol Stream man accused of threatening governor, sheriffJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - A Carol Stream man who is a registered sex offender has been charged with threatening violence against the governor and the DuPage County sheriff, DuPage officials said....
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Suspect in rape, robbery denies knowledge of the crimeJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - Tevin Rainey told police investigating the rape and robbery of an 87-year-old Westmont woman that he was in Chicago on the night of Dec. 31, 2014, "getting drunk and get...
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89-year-old victim testifies in Westmont rape, robbery trialJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - An 89-year-old woman on Tuesday testified about how she was raped and robbed two years ago by an intruder inside her Westmont apartment. Her testimony came during the t...
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DuPage shooting death brings race, police, mental health issues to forefrontJan 08, 2017 6:15 am - The death of Trevon Johnson likely will resonate long beyond the 17-year-old Villa Park resident's memorial service today and the state police probe into the officer-inv...