Elgin Crime
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Geneva man who sent racist, homophobic letters cites free speech as a defenseMar 01, 2019 12:00 am - A Geneva man whose lawyer says he sent homophobic, racist and harassing letters to people he targeted from a local "What's Happening" Facebook group wants the charges di...
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Carpentersville man sentenced to 7 years prison for pot, cash seized from storage lockerFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man was sentenced to seven years in prison this week after pleading guilty to a 2016 bust in which 82 pounds of marijuana and $191,300 were found in an...
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Authorities: Gang members pointed loaded gun at pedestrian in ElginFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - Two gang members were charged after pointing a loaded gun from their vehicle at a pedestrian Feb. 10 in Elgin, according to a news release from the Kane County state's a...
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'There's a lot of relief': St. Charles Twp. neighbors say murder suspect's father warned themFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - The knock on the door of Tom Kosturik's St. Charles Township house came Tuesday about 4:30 p.m., and it didn't bring good news. Neighbor Joseph Sypien said his 51-year-o...
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Wisconsin man indicted in death of Illinois trooper Christopher LambertFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday announced an indictment against the Wisconsin man they say caused the January accident on I-294 that claimed the life of Illinois Stat...
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Court panel: Aurora cop who spied on ex-wife should get job backFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - An Aurora cop who was fired for using his department cellphone to access three hidden cameras he planted in his ex-wife's Sugar Grove house to spy on her after their div...
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Elgin-area man faces prison on LSD, other drug chargesFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - A 20-year-old Elgin-area man faces several felony charges after authorities say he was caught with LSD, cocaine, mushrooms, marijuana and Ecstasy while trespassing at hi...
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Police: Bartlett High School students cited for implying gun was in backpackFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Three Bartlett High School students were cited for disorderly conduct after one of them implied he had a handgun in his backpack during an argument Feb. 19. Bartlett pol...
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Elgin man seeks to undo guilty plea in shaken baby caseFeb 25, 2019 12:00 am - An Elgin man accused in a 2016 shaken baby attack wants to withdraw his guilty plea, arguing he didn't have time to weigh all his options with his family because he was ...
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12 years prison for final defendant in 2016 Elgin kidnapping, cigarette tortureFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - A fifth and final adult defendant is headed to prison in the 2016 kidnapping of a teen who was beaten and held overnight in Elgin while cigarettes were used to burn a ta...