Elgin Crime
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Fox Valley police reportsNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Aurora man accused of school sex assault wants bail reducedNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - A former East Aurora High School employee charged with sexual assault of a student wants his bail reduced, arguing he is not a flight risk nor a danger to the community,...
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Man gets six months in jail for blackmailing women for sexNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - An 18-year-old Aurora man who threatened to distribute nude photos of two women unless they had sex with him has been sentenced to 180 days in jail. Maxwell T. Melgar, o...
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Aurora man gets 7th prison term after 'brazen' home invasionNov 22, 2015 12:00 am - An Aurora man is headed to prison for the seventh time after being sentenced to 26 years behind bars for a violent home invasion last year. Earnest T. Jeffries, 40, of t...
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Elgin man and woman charged with home invasion, kidnappingNov 21, 2015 12:00 am - An Elgin man and woman have been charged with home invasion and aggravated kidnapping following a home invasion Wednesday in which a child was taken, police said. Accord...
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New indictment against Elgin cleric charged with sex abuseNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Prosecutors on Friday announced a new indictment against an Elgin cleric charged earlier this year with sexually abusing a 22-year-old employee of the Islamic school he ...
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Police, FBI investigating Elgin's second bank robbery this weekNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Elgin police are searching for a suspect in a Thursday morning bank robbery - the second in the city this week. Officers responded about 10 a.m. for a robbery at Union N...
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Vehicle theft charges also lodged against Aurora murder suspectNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - An 18-year-old from Aurora charged in a Nov. 7 murder during a botched robbery also has been charged with stealing a truck in early October, according to police and cour...
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Police: 3 robbed in Elgin after online meetsNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Elgin police say they believe the two men are responsible for three robberies where they met the victims online. The robberies took place on the 1200 block of Fleetwood ...
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Two arrested on heroin, pot charges near ElginNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - Two Chicago men were arrested after a traffic stop on Interstate 90 near Elgin Tuesday afternoon on charges they possessed $20,000 worth of marijuana and heroin, accordi...