Elgin Crime
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Kane still hopes to re-open Victims' Rights UnitJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - The Kane County state's attorney's office plans to apply for a grant later this year in hopes of re-establishing its Victims' Rights Unit. The office lost out on a key g...
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Aurora mother charged with dragging boy by hair at hospitalJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - Felony child abuse charges have been filed against a 25-year-old Aurora woman who police say was video recorded Monday dragging her 5-year-old son by his hair through a ...
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Drug experts: Trust your gut about warning signs in your teen's roomJan 16, 2019 4:00 am - Seemingly innocuous items in your child's room can be signs for drug and alcohol use and abuse. That bottled water could be hiding vodka. Shake it — if it's flat, it's r...
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Yorkville woman found dead in Aurora apartment complexJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora police have opened a death investigation after the body of a 29-year-old Yorkville woman was found Tuesday morning in the basement of an apartment on the city's w...
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Fox Valley police reportsJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Kane County felonies up slightly while juvenile crime jumps 19 percentJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - Felony filings in Kane County were up 3 percent in 2018 from the previous year, while juvenile cases saw a 19-percent spike, according to preliminary year-end figures fr...
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Elgin man used a dating app to find robbery victim, police sayJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - An Elgin man accused of robbery used a dating app to find a victim, officials said. Steven L. Ward Jr., 19, of the 200 block of North Crystal Avenue, has been charged wi...
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Aurora police investigate after woman recorded dragging boy by hair at hospitalJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora police are investigating a case of possible child abuse after a woman was video recorded dragging a 5-year-old boy by his hair Monday at an area hospital emergenc...
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Roselle police investigating fatal shootingJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Roselle police and the DuPage Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting Sunday of a 22-year-old man outside his residence. The Cook County medical exa...
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Batavia man gets 6 years in prison for selling heroinJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - A Batavia man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony heroin charge shortly before his trial was to begin. Ross H. Hendricks, 27, of ...