Downers Grove Crime
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Stabbing victim’s mom: ‘Whatever she had, she would always give’Oct 01, 2013 6:30 pm - Gloria Araujo realizes her daughter, Linda Valez, had her share of troubles. The 33-year-old Valez could be “overbearing at times” as she dealt with homelessness and bat...
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Man who held Glen Ellyn couple hostage gets 12 yearsOct 01, 2013 6:02 pm - A 65-year-old man who held two people hostage inside a Glen Ellyn home last year was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison. Jeffrey Beard of the 1400 block of Avery Av...
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Man charged with murdering woman found buried in Glen EllynOct 01, 2013 6:00 pm - A 40-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a homeless woman who was found stabbed and buried in a shallow grave in Glen Ellyn, authorities said Tuesday. Myro...
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Inmate files appeal in NIU student’s murderOct 01, 2013 4:43 pm - SYCAMORE, Ill. — A northern Illinois man who is serving decades in prison for the death of a Northern Illinois University student from Plainfield wants to appeal a judge...
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Darien man gets 5 years for stabbing mom with forkOct 01, 2013 4:37 pm - A Darien man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for stabbing his 81-year-old mother in the face with a meat carving fork. Marcos Osoteo, 54, pleaded guilty bu...
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Glendale Heights man gets 90 days for beating roommate, stabbing birdSep 30, 2013 4:00 pm - A Glendale Heights man was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail for fatally stabbing his pet cockatiel, Tootsie, and beating his former roommate in an unprovoked attack. ...
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Police: 3 teens behind burglaries to cars in NapervilleSep 30, 2013 3:54 pm - Naperville police have identified three 17-year-olds they believe are responsible for illegally entering 10 vehicles — and stealing items from seven of them — in a two-n...
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Woman admits financially exploiting elderly aunt in AddisonSep 30, 2013 12:48 pm - A Westchester woman faces up to 15 years in prison after admitting she misappropriated tens of thousands of dollars belonging to her elderly aunt in Addison. Elizabeth ...
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Detroit man pleads guilty to Oak Brook sledgehammer robberySep 30, 2013 12:00 pm - A Detroit man who was shot in Oakbrook Center mall after he tried to rob a jewelry store with a sledgehammer pleaded guilty Monday to attempted armed robbery. Levert Jo...
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Woman found buried in Glen Ellyn stabbed 34 timesSep 30, 2013 10:00 am - A woman found buried in a shallow grave over the weekend in Glen Ellyn had been stabbed dozens of times, a law enforcement source said Monday. One man was being questio...