Elgin Crime
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Fewer complaints about illegal fireworks in ElginJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Complaints about illegal fireworks in Elgin over the holiday weekend dropped more than 25% from last year, police say. Elgin police received 272 calls for service regar...
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South Elgin man with six DUI convictions charged againJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - A South Elgin man with six drunken driving convictions faces four new counts of felony aggravated DUI. Steven B. Friedle, 62, of the 100 block of North South Elgin Boule...
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Investigation continues into shooting of two men outside Wheeling Township sports barJul 02, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County sheriff's police continue to investigate the shooting of two men early Saturday outside a sports bar near Arlington Heights. According to the sheriff's offic...
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How the Kane County sheriff's office is using these spike strips to end chasesJun 30, 2023 5:30 am - Last August, Kane County deputies were trying to stop a vehicle driving 90 in a 45 mph zone near Aurora, blowing a red light. As the chase went on, the vehicle drove in...
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Man pleads guilty to robbing Family Dollar store in ElginJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Friday to robbing a Family Dollar store in Elgin. Javier T. Johnson, 22, pleaded guilty to robbing the store at 300 McLean Blvd. on Oct. 24,...
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Driver gets 17-year sentence for transporting drugs on I-90Jun 30, 2023 1:00 am - A man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for transporting a variety of drugs on I-90 in Kane County. Darieln A. Moran-Sanchez, 25, of Maplewood, Minnesota, will ha...
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Shots fired in ElginJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating after shots were fired Wednesday evening on the 600 block of Mulberry Court. Police responded at 5:21 p.m., according to a community alert...
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Man charged with possessing, disseminating child pornographyJun 27, 2023 1:00 am - A previous version gave an incorrect town for the defendant. A Campton Hills man has been charged with child pornography crimes. Michael C. Willis, 42, of the 39W80...
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Elgin police investigating fatal shooting overnight SundayJun 25, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man early Sunday morning in a residential area two blocks from a grade school. According to police, officers respo...
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Did misogyny, inept police work and more let a suburban killer evade justice?Jun 16, 2023 5:30 am - When Chris Loudon became a Lisle police detective, the job came with an assignment: Try to solve three cold cases. One was the rape of an elderly woman in the early 1990...