Elgin Crime
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Naperville residents have lost $750K to crypto scams this month. Here’s how to avoid falling preyMar 14, 2024 4:17 pm - Last week, while police departments across the suburbs were urging citizens to “Slam the Scam” as part of a national anti-fraud campaign, investigators in Naperville were...
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Elgin police investigate early morning gunfire reportsMar 14, 2024 7:56 am - Elgin police are investigating a report of gunfire early Thursday morning. Police were called to the 1100 block of Apple Lane just after 12:30 a.m. for a report of shots ...
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Palatine man accused of criminal sexual abuseMar 10, 2024 8:28 pm - A Cook County judge ordered the pretrial detention Sunday of a 40-year-old Palatine man charged with sexually abusing a woman in her home, authorities said. Juan Ramirez-...
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Police: Elgin man charged in gunrunning investigationMar 08, 2024 7:39 pm - Elgin police arrested a man on March 4 after conducting a gunrunning investigation in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, officials ...
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Police: Carpentersville man shot at Hoffman Estates officersMar 06, 2024 7:21 pm - A Carpentersville man is charged with attempted murder and five counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm in connection to allegations he opened fire on Hoffman Estates...
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Man charged in connection with recent gunfire in Hoffman Estates, SchaumburgMar 01, 2024 6:55 pm - Hoffman Estates police Thursday arrested an 18-year-old village resident on charges stemming from two gun-related crimes this week, while another reported firearm dischar...
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Former teacher sentenced to sex offender probation for abusing students at Elgin preschoolFeb 23, 2024 7:26 pm - A former teacher at an Elgin preschool was sentenced Thursday to four years of sex offender probation for sexually abusing two students at the school. Frank Walaitis, 58,...
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Man charged with reckless driving for crash that critically injured Kane County deputyFeb 22, 2024 9:40 pm - The driver who crashed into a Kane County deputy’s squad SUV, severely injuring him, has been charged with aggravated reckless driving and driving a commercial vehicle wi...
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Elgin man convicted of sexual assault chargesFeb 19, 2024 6:14 pm - An Elgin man who was convicted of three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault is facing a minimum sentence of 18 years in prison, according to a news release from ...
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Two charged with attempted armed robbery in Hoffman Estates, one of them for earlier crimeFeb 19, 2024 6:10 pm - Two Hoffman Estates men have been charged with an attempted armed robbery Friday in the village, while one of them also was charged with an armed robbery that had occurre...