Elgin Crime
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Elgin man charged with biting off part of man's finger, DUI crashDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin man was being held on $80,000 bail on charges he bit off part of a man's index finger during a fight and later crashed into a utility pole while drunk. Gabriel ...
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Man awaiting trial for Elgin murder gets 15 years prison in drug caseDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - A man awaiting trial for a 2015 Elgin murder has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after his conviction in an unrelated drug charge. A Kane County jury convicted Will...
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Elgin man pleads not guilty to charges he killed mom in argument over loud musicDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin man accused of murdering and dismembering his 76-year-old mother and dumping her remains in a Lincoln Park lagoon in Chicago pleaded not guilty on Friday. Brian...
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Ecstasy, meth seized from St. Charles-area houseDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - A 36-year-old man is accused possessing more than 100 Ecstasy pills after postal agents flagged a package sent to him from Spain and searched his house after he accepted...
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Kane County crisis training teaches police calm, communication over handcuffsNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - The woman's speech was slurred as she clutched a bottle of wine in a paper bag while lying on the floor of a building in Burlington. An electrical cord was wrapped aroun...
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Hoffman Estates man charged in IRS impersonation schemeNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man has been charged in an over-the-phone scam that federal prosecutors say raked in $666,537 from 784 victims over a span of around 20 months. Pratik ...
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Sex offender imprisoned for not telling authorities he moved to AuroraNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - A former Cook County man is headed to prison again for failing to register as a sex offender after moving to Aurora. Keith L. Willis, 62, was sentenced Tuesday to five y...
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Feds accuse Hoffman Estates CEO of swindling investorsNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - A 68-year-old Hoffman Estates man faces federal fraud charges after prosecutors allege he bilked investors in his pharmaceutical company out of at least $1.5 million. Ro...
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Police warn South Elgin after burglars get easy access to lootNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - South Elgin police are warning residents to lock up after enterprising burglars took advantage of residents' absences on Black Friday to sneak into their homes. Possessi...
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Elgin officer suspended after resident complains about son being pepper-sprayedNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin policeman was suspended three days after a woman filed a complaint about the arrest of her sons. Sgt. Travis Hooker's suspension took effect Oct. 31, nearly fou...