Downers Grove Crime
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Aurora traffic stop nets 13.5 pounds of marijuanaMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - A 28-year-old Aurora man was arrested Thursday after police pulled him over for an expired registration and found about 13.5 pounds of marijuana in his sport utility veh...
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Lawmakers want new heroin laws by summerMar 04, 2014 12:00 am - State lawmakers said Tuesday they'd like to approve a package of new rules this year to try to combat heroin addiction in the suburbs and around the state. A large panel...
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Texas man charged with 1999 Lisle rapeMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - A Texas man accused of sexually assaulting a Lisle woman 15 years ago appeared in a DuPage County court this weekend. Roberto Noyola-Espinal, 37, was charged with one co...
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Authorities: Missouri woman surrenders in Naperville dog theftFeb 28, 2014 12:00 am - A 50-year-old Missouri woman has turned herself in to police after stealing a puppy from a Naperville pet store last November, authorities said. Shelly R. Hess, of Ches...
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Ex-Naperville YMCA worker gets 4 years for child pornFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - A former Naperville Heritage YMCA worker pleaded guilty Thursday to child pornography possession and was sentenced to four years in prison. Erik S. Paxton, 26, of the 10...
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Naperville police seeking suspect in 2 burglariesFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Naperville police are looking for leads in two home burglaries and a residential burglary attempt they believe are related, authorities said Thursday. The two burglaries...
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Leaders push for expansion of overdose-reversal drugFeb 24, 2014 12:00 am - As suburban communities look to battle the problem of heroin abuse on all fronts, health and law enforcement leaders say they're working to build greater awareness of a ...
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Prosecutor: We're on trail of Bensenville murder suspectFeb 23, 2014 12:00 am - Authorities are on the trail of a man they believe shot and killed a Bensenville convenience store clerk during a botched armed robbery last month, a prosecutor said Sun...
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Animal hoarding: When 'compassion' can become a crimeFeb 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Several years ago, David Skeberdis found two abandoned parakeets while installing computers at O'Hare International Airport. He decided to rescue the birds. A few weeks ...
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900-page evaluation issued in Naperville murder caseFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - Was Elzbieta Plackowska of Naperville sane the night she is alleged to have killed two young children, including her 7-year-old son? The answer may be contained in a 900...