Elgin Crime
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Aurora teen who had marijuana mailed to him gets jail, probationFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - An Aurora teen was sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years of probation this week after admitting to accepting a package in the mail containing several pounds of ma...
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9 years in prison for East Dundee man with cocaine near Elgin park, police scuffleFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - A 35-year-old East Dundee man was sentenced to nine years in prison this week after being convicted of possessing cocaine near an Elgin park in March 2017, intending to ...
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Police: Woman facing 6th DUI charge after causing 2 crashes in 5 minutesFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - A 33-year-old woman has been charged with her sixth DUI after causing two crashes in Aurora last week within a five-minute span, police said. Leah R. Behrens, of the 0-9...
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Man: Cops didn't have warrant for police dog to sniff outside storage lockerFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man who got probation for a 30-pound marijuana bust and was rearrested in 2016 is challenging the legality of a search of his storage locker, arguing p...
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First trial set in Elgin 2016 kidnapping, cigarette torture caseFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - The first of five people charged in the kidnapping and cigarette torture of a teen in Elgin in 2016 is set to go on trial in April. Gino A. Moraca, 26, of Elgin faces fe...
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Plea deal for former Aurora priest in sexual abuse caseFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - A former Aurora priest pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and was released from jail Saturday without prosecution on charges of sexual abuse. Now it's likely the for...
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Suburban case helps end state's gun ban near parksFeb 09, 2018 4:30 am - A suburban case involving a man who threw a gun onto a recreational trail while evading police is at the center of an Illinois Supreme Court decision declaring a key sta...
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Authorities: 18 pounds of pot mailed to Aurora homeFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - An Aurora couple and a Wheaton man face charges of drug trafficking after a package containing 18 pounds of marijuana was delivered to Kane County this week through the ...
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Former Roselle lawyer guilty of stealing from relativesFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - A disbarred lawyer formerly of Roselle was convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from his relatives. Lino J. Menconi, 52, was found guilty this week of two counts ...
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Hampshire man gets 10 years prison for burglaries, soliciting minorFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - A 24-year-old Hampshire man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting to burglaries in early 2016 and solicitation of a minor while he was free on bond. T...