Downers Grove Crime
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Three charged with illegal gun sales in DuPage CountyMar 13, 2024 12:58 pm - A statewide grand jury has indicted three Cook County residents on charges they bought and sold guns illegally in several counties, including DuPage. Brothers Gabriel Buc...
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Lombard woman charged with cruelty, neglect of dogsMar 12, 2024 5:36 pm - A Lombard woman has been charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals. Sharon Manuel, 59, of the 1000 block of South Route 53, was released on her own recognizance Monday,...
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Man sentenced to life in prison for murder and rape in attack on Naperville woman and friend in GermanyMar 11, 2024 2:25 pm - BERLIN — An American man was convicted of murder and other charges on Monday for brutally attacking two American women near Germany’s famed Neuschwanstein castle last sum...
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Man pleads guilty to exposing self to children near parkMar 11, 2024 12:43 pm - A man pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child Monday for exposing himself to two children near a Glen Ellyn park. In exchange for his plea, Matthew T. Morgan was...
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Insane or just irked? Bartlett man on trial, accused of killing motherMar 08, 2024 5:15 am - Edward Mitzelfeld knew what he was doing when he stabbed his 93-year-old mother to death in their Bartlett home nearly five years ago, prosecutors say. “He had motive: He...
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Naperville man charged with burglaryMar 07, 2024 5:15 pm - A Naperville man already being held in jail on domestic battery and assault charges is now facing charges he burglarized a Walgreens store the day before. Ronald Rueckhei...
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Lisle man arrested in downstate sex-trafficking investigationMar 05, 2024 1:20 pm - A Lisle man has been arrested in a human-trafficking investigation downstate. Eric H. Schmidt, 46, of Lisle, was charged with indecent solicitation/aggravated criminal se...
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‘Compelling, interesting and tragic case’: Lemak continues to seek clemencyMar 04, 2024 5:15 am - Marilyn Lemak was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing her three children 25 years ago. Now, she wants clemency.
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Woman pleads guilty to bringing gun to DuPage County courthouseFeb 24, 2024 12:47 pm - A woman who brought a gun in to the DuPage County Judicial Center in Wheaton has pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a concealed gun. Suheir Barham, 47, was sentenced Tu...
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Former volunteer for a Naperville youth organization starts jail sentence on child porn convictionFeb 23, 2024 7:37 pm - A man who used to serve as a volunteer fundraiser for a Naperville youth organization has begun serving a six-month jail sentence for possession of child pornography. Eri...