Elgin Crime
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6 years in prison for Elgin man who raped girl at parkDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a teenage girl he knew at an Elgin park in July 2015. Jesus Vazquez-Zamora, 25, of...
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Escort: East Dundee murder suspect paid her $450 an hourDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - Richard Schmelzer first met Carmen Ward-Hagains in November 2013 at a Texas apartment when he paid for sex with her and another escort who considered him to be a trusted...
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Defense: Murder charges should be dropped due to email breachDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - The Kane County public defender is accusing the state's attorney's office of improperly accessing privileged emails, which discuss legal strategy, between defendants and...
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Elgin man sentenced for weapons violationDec 10, 2016 12:00 am - A 27-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to a weapons charge. Deondrae Clements, who pleaded guilty Thursday, was charged with ...
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Hoffman Estates police identify third shooting suspect as Elgin manDec 10, 2016 12:00 am - Authorities have secured an arrest warrant for an Elgin man accused of shooting a man in the face during an apparent drug deal near a Hoffman Estates sports bar, police ...
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Accomplice to murder argues killer got less timeDec 09, 2016 4:00 am - Jose Horta didn't kill David Campbell. He didn't even touch the 27-year-old Waukegan man, who was beaten, tortured with a blow torch and then suffocated with plastic bag...
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Northwest suburban police blotterDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Man gets 19 years for molesting girl in ElginDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - A man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl he knew in an Elgin storage locker has been sentenced to a 19-year prison term, authorities said Friday. Ray T. To...
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Witness: East Dundee murder suspect used fake name for phoneDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Texas man accused of driving to East Dundee in July 2014 to kill his 85-year-old grandmother for her inheritance bought a prepaid cellphone under the name of "Joe Smit...
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Lake Zurich man dies from drug not seen before in Cook CountyDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Lake Zurich man was one of two recent deaths attributed to opioids never before seen in Cook County and the number of deaths attributed to a powerful opioi...