Elgin Crime
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Local law enforcement agencies find success in crisis intervention teams, trainingMay 04, 2024 5:15 am - On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feare...
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Man charged with attempted murder, domestic battery in Elgin shootingMay 01, 2024 12:59 pm - A man has been charged with attempted murder for a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in Elgin. Edward Perez, 35, of the 600 block of Dover Drive, Elgin, is also...
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Man injured, person in custody after Elgin shootingApr 28, 2024 8:12 am - One person is hospitalized and a second is in custody after an early morning shooting Sunday in Elgin, police said. According to Elgin police, officers responded at about...
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How’s cashless bail going? Here’s what the data saysApr 25, 2024 4:35 pm - Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the status of Frank Walaitis car and bicycle. About seven months after Illinois ended cash bai...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to murdering wifeApr 25, 2024 11:59 am - An Elgin man pleaded guilty last week to murdering his wife in 2021. Victor Ayllon, 38, of the 300 block of Heine Avenue, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murd...
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Marklund sexual abuse victim gives birthApr 17, 2024 12:27 pm - Agency, authorities investigating how pregnancy went undetected
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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‘Working every day toward forgiveness’: 15 years later, loss remains for Engelhardt familyApr 16, 2024 5:13 pm - Jeff Engelhardt has lived two lives. The first ended 15 years ago when he lost his father, younger sister and maternal grandmother to an unprovoked attack by his older s...
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One in custody after late-night shooting in ElginApr 12, 2024 8:01 am - One person is in custody after Elgin police said shots were fired during a domestic dispute on the 700 block of North Grove Avenue Thursday night. Police were called to t...
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Kane Co. sees increase in child exploitation, vehicle theftApr 07, 2024 10:25 am - Crime trends in Kane County show that child sexual exploitation and stolen vehicles are on the rise, and lawmakers expect revisions to the controversial SAFE-T Act, accor...