Elgin Crime
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Attorney: Cancer patient in prison might die while awaiting clemency decisionNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - The health of a 37-year-old cancer patient continues to decline after he was sent to prison for having 42 pounds of THC chocolates mailed to his Montgomery home. Thomas ...
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Twice-convicted heroin dealer charged with threatening West Dundee cops after felony DUI arrestNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - A twice-convicted heroin dealer has been arrested and charged with felony DUI and threatening two West Dundee police officers who arrested him early Sunday morning. Anth...
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Gilberts man gets 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to fifth DUINov 13, 2019 12:00 am - A 57-year-old Gilberts man has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to his fifth DUI, the most recent in June 2019 in Crystal Lake. Patrick J. McAr...
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Fox Valley police reportsNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Kane County • Someone ran over a mailbox on the 0N500 block of Armstrong Lane near Geneva between 12:01 a.m. and 5 a.m. Nov. 7, causing more than $300 damage. • Mar...
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Warrant: Aurora man charged with grooming had hoped to 'stage' kidnapping with Batavia teenNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - A 21-year-old Aurora man charged with grooming and sexually abusing a 16-year-old Batavia girl had hoped to "stage a kidnapping" with her help and flee to Georgia, accor...
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Buschauer gets 25 years for drowning wife 19 years agoNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Frank Buschauer, convicted of drowning his wife 19 years ago in the couple's South Barrington home in what a Cook County judge had described as "a senseless death over t...
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Police: Felon arrested in Aurora had body armor and gunNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - An Aurora man with a felony record faces prison after a traffic stop in Aurora Thursday morning in which authorities caught him in possession of a .40-caliber pistol whi...
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Huntley police urge parents to inspect candy after needle found in Kit KatNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - Huntley police are warning residents to inspect their Halloween candy after a family said they found a large sewing needle inserted into a mini Kit Kat bar. Police on Th...
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Armed robber sentenced to 15 years for crimes in Elgin, South suburbsNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced to 15 years Thursday for robbing suburban stores - including an Elgin T-Mobile store - at gunpoint. Reginald Taylor "terrorized store employe...
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Aurora man gets 16 years for shooting in Batavia Steak 'n Shake drive-throughNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison for a February 2018 shooting that wounded a teenager in the drive-through lane of the Steak 'n Shake in Batavi...