Elgin Crime
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'I was begging for my life': Woman says ex-husband beat her before shooting at herJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - After Scott Turyna retired in April 2016 from his corrugated cardboard sales job, his daytime drinking became more severe, as did his concern over money. That and tensio...
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Elgin police searching for men who tried to lure girl into vanJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - The Elgin Police Department is searching for two men who tried to lure a 10-year-old girl into their van around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The 10-year-old girl was walking home fro...
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Three men charged in Elgin home invasionJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - Two brothers and another man were charged in Elgin after they forced their way into the home of people they knew, police said. Police responded at about 1:20 a.m. Sunday...
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Hoffman Estates man charged with impersonating ATF agentJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man unlawfully claimed to be an ATF agent during an argument over a girlfriend at an Arlington Heights bar, authorities said Monday. Paul C. Coy, 49, o...
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Elgin man charged with aggravated DUI in fatal Friday crashJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death after a Friday-afternoon crash caused the death of a passenger, p...
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Former Elgin deputy chief will pay $20K for hacking email of girlfriend's husbandJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - The settlement amount has been corrected to $20,000. A former Elgin deputy police chief will pay $20,000 to settle a federal lawsuit for hacking into the email of h...
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Man charged with rape pleads guilty to lesser charge, gets 18 months prisonJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - A man accused of a knife point rape in Geneva in February 2017 pleaded guilty last month to a less severe felony charge and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Howard ...
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Lawsuit: Dundee Twp. park president took millions from late aunt, cousin over decadesJan 22, 2018 12:00 am - The Dundee Township Park District president and grandson of a prominent Carpentersville developer is being sued to have his divorce put on hold until a lawsuit that accu...
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Man admits evading $800,000 in taxes to pay for housekeepers, boatJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A 52-year-old Highland Park man has agreed to plead guilty to evading more than $800,000 in personal and corporate income taxes over five years. Jordan Eckerling faces u...
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Elgin crime continues downward trend, police data showsJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - Police say violence is at a 46-year-low