East Dundee Crime
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Man charged with arson in Carpentersville house fireSep 12, 2023 1:00 am - A suspect has been charged with setting a house on fire early Monday in Carpentersville. Jhonatan Chavez, 36, is charged with residential arson and arson, to a village F...
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'A horrible hoax': School swatting takes phony threats to a new, emotional, costly levelSep 09, 2023 1:00 am - The toll, costs of swatting at schools
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Dent scammers are at work in the suburbs. Here's what you should knowSep 08, 2023 5:30 am - Picture yourself driving home from the store, minding your own business, when another driver urges you to pull over because your vehicle is damaged. You stop and, before...
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'A passion project for us': Kane County jail's Recovery Pod makes Amazon Prime time in documentarySep 01, 2023 5:00 am - Fernando Marin, in a cocaine-fueled mania, once fired a gun over the head of Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain as Hain was trying to arrest him. It wasn't an ideal start to t...
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New York woman held on ID theft, forgery charges in Kane CountyAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - A New York woman is being held in the Kane County jail on 14 felony charges of identify theft and forgery. Dayna L. Garrett, 56, of the 20 block of Jefferson Avenue in S...
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Kane County may boost crime lab with opioid settlement cashAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - The early debate about how Kane County should spend any opioid settlement money began Thursday with some shared sentiment that at least the initial funds should stay wit...
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New Kane DUI problem-solving court aims to help defendants get on the straight and narrowJul 28, 2023 5:00 am - The Kane County circuit court is building on the success of its drug, veteran and mental health courts by adding an option for people who have problems with alcohol use....
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Indiana man convicted on gun charges in Kane CountyJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - An Indiana man has been found guilty of being an armed habitual criminal. A Kane County jury also convicted Lorenzo J. Garcia on July 19 of unlawful use of a machine gun...
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'It's in its very infancy right now': Kane County sets up its own forensic crime labJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Kane County's first forensic crime lab is now open, and the new facility has already taken on several cases. "We do everything from blood testing to rapid DNA ... to exp...
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Huntley man sentenced for Carpentersville home invasionJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - A Huntley man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to a Carpentersville home invasion. The Kane County state's attorney's office on Thursday an...