Elgin Crime
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Rise in domestic violence arrests concerns Kane state's attorneyFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County felony arrests in 2015 continued their downward trend, decreasing 8 percent from 2014 and dropping an overall 41 percent from the high water mark in 2009. Bu...
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Cook County sheriff: Sex sting netted 79 would-be 'johns'Feb 09, 2016 12:00 am - The Cook County sheriff's office charged 79 would-be sex buyers - including one man who arrived via an Uber ride - during a nationwide sting conducted between Jan. 17 an...
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Prison for pair accused of 4 Fox Valley robberiesFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - Two people charged in four armed robberies in late 2014 in Elgin and Carpentersville have been sentenced to prison. Joshua Hampton, 26, of Chicago, was sentenced to 17 y...
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Des Plaines-area man arrested in connection with burglariesFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - An 18-year-old Des Plaines-area man was behind bars Sunday facing charges stemming from a pair of recent home burglaries, Cook County authorities said. Humberto Moran is...
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Police: Two boys charged in Elgin armed robberyFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - Two juveniles have been charged in a Jan. 25 armed robbery in Elgin, police said Thursday night. According to a news release, police responded about 7:50 p.m. to a conve...
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Elgin police: Man sold bogus Nike, North Face goods at flea marketFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - A West Dundee man has been charged with trying to sell hundreds of bogus Nike, North Face and Michael Kors items at an Elgin flea market, according to police and court r...
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Former Aurora man convicted of 2011 attempted murderFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - A former Aurora man faces 10 to 30 years in prison after his conviction of attempted murder during a 2011 crime spree. A Kane County jury deliberated about two hours lat...
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4 charged in Wasco burglaries, vandalismFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Arrest warrants have been issued for four people in the December burglary and vandalism of Wasco Elementary School and Wasco Nursery and Garden Center in Campton Hills. ...
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Maple Park picks new police chief to take over in MayFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Maple Park trustees chose one of their own, Sgt. Tony Ayala, to take over when police Chief Mike Acosta retires in May. Ayala, 54, has worked for Maple Park for 2½ years...
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3 fighting heroin arrest on I-90 near HuntleyFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Three Minnesota residents accused of transporting nearly a pound heroin are fighting their November 2015 arrest on Interstate 90 near Huntley, saying a Kane County sheri...