East Dundee Crime
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Boy Scout camp leader accused of grooming Kane County boyFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - A previous version incorrectly stated Richard J. Reynolds taught at Holy Family school. He was hired, but did not teach. A Boy Scouts camp leader has been charged w...
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Carpentersville man admits to tax fraudFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man has admitted defrauding the IRS out of $7.2 million. Ephrem F. Lijalem, 48, could face up to six years in prison and a fine of $500,000 at sentenc...
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Why a Kane County judge was livid with top prosecutor and public defenderFeb 11, 2022 4:30 am - A Kane County judge took the county's top prosecutor and public defender to the woodshed last week, accusing them of violating a defendant's rights by getting his guilty...
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Carpentersville man's arrest led to 'large police presence' at Algonquin storeJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Carpentersville man attempted to flee McHenry County sheriff's office investigators Thursday outside a Dollar Tree store in Algonquin, prompting a "large p...
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Kane County woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty over dogs' starvation, deathsJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - A woman accused of maltreating 14 dogs, three of which died, pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor animal cruelty. Emily Chesterfield, who lived near South Elgin and no...
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Carpentersville man sentenced to 45 years in sex abuse caseJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison for sexually abusing and grooming a 13-year-old girl. Constantino Vasquez-Juan, 38, of the 7000 block...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to drug-induced homicide of West Dundee womanJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin man pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug-induced homicide for supplying the narcotics that killed a woman in 2018. Gehovani R. Gomez, 25, of the 800 block of Rode R...
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Authorities investigating death of Kane County jail inmateJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the death of an inmate at the Kane County jail. Sheriff Ron Hain reported that corrections officers noticed that...
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Woman who killed young daughter in Bloomingdale asks U.S. Supreme Court for releaseJan 07, 2022 4:20 am - A woman found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering her 4-year-old daughter has taken her fight for freedom from a state psychiatric hospital to the U.S. Supreme...
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The year in crime: First-degree murder, DUI-related deaths, sexual assault among the major suburban crimes for 2021Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - ...