Downers Grove Crime
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‘Life-changing experience’: Suburban chaplain assists police, peers in IsraelMar 29, 2024 5:15 am - As the Carpentersville Police Department’s chaplain for more than 25 years, the Rev. Paul Zilinski has seen his share of tragedy and people struggling through difficult t...
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Man charged with recklessly firing gun in apartment complexMar 20, 2024 5:01 pm - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm near Willowbrook Monday morning. Michael Vasta, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in unincorporated Wi...
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Authorities: Firefighter/Paramedic stole prescription drugs out of collection box, carsMar 20, 2024 2:18 pm - A Naperville firefighter/paramedic is charged with official misconduct, accused of stealing prescription drugs out of a drug collection box and cars. Zachary Volland, 34,...
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Teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting carjacking victim in WestmontMar 19, 2024 3:01 pm - A Westmont teenager was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a woman he was attempting to carjack when he was 15. Mitch Crawford, now 17, was...
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Woman charged with murdering brother in DuPage CountyMar 19, 2024 1:40 pm - A woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of her brother Monday night near Willowbrook. Jamilah M. Mahan, 23, of the 16W600 block of Mocking...
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Unlicensed Naperville massage therapist charged with battery of clientMar 19, 2024 11:22 am - Naperville police have charged an unlicensed massage therapist with battery after a client reported the man “made unwanted contact of a sexual nature.” Police arrested 35...
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Man pleads guilty to DUI that killed 3 in Lisle crashMar 18, 2024 3:04 pm - A Naperville man was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison for a drunk-driving crash that killed three people. Brendan Wydajewski, 24, of the 500 block of Big Horn Road,...
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One dead after ‘domestic-related incident’ near Clarendon HillsMar 17, 2024 8:29 am - DuPage County sheriff’s police said they are investigating a “domestic-related incident” that left one person dead and another injured Saturday near Clarendon Hills. Auth...
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Naperville residents have lost $750K to crypto scams this month. Here’s how to avoid falling preyMar 15, 2024 5:15 am - Last week, while police departments across the suburbs were urging citizens to “Slam the Scam” as part of a national anti-fraud campaign, investigators in Naperville were...
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‘This is my closure’: Charges dropped in 1972 Naperville cold case following suspect’s deathMar 13, 2024 2:32 pm - More than half a century after her 15-year-old sister, Julie Ann Hanson, was found stabbed to death in a Naperville cornfield, Jill Steininger still has questions about w...