Elgin Crime
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Elgin police warn that bond calls are a scamSep 14, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin police are warning residents that calls and emails requesting payment to secure a bond are scams. Local authorities have seen an increase in reports of scammers wh...
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Hoffman Estates man pleads guilty in Capitol riot, while Lake in the Hills woman now chargedSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - Lake in the Hills woman now charged
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Man accused of abducting son in Elgin captured in ChicagoSep 10, 2023 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Chicago man is in custody at the Kane County jail facing charges alleging he abducted his two-year-old son Friday in Elgin. Kenneth Hayes, of the 400 block...
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Dent scammers are at work in the suburbs. Here's what you should knowSep 08, 2023 5:30 am - Picture yourself driving home from the store, minding your own business, when another driver urges you to pull over because your vehicle is damaged. You stop and, before...
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'A passion project for us': Kane County jail's Recovery Pod makes Amazon Prime time in documentarySep 01, 2023 5:00 am - Fernando Marin, in a cocaine-fueled mania, once fired a gun over the head of Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain as Hain was trying to arrest him. It wasn't an ideal start to t...
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Elgin man arrested in PNC Bank branch robberyAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged in federal court with robbing a PNC Bank branch in mid-August. Devonte M. Eaton, 30, was arrested Tuesday and is in federal custody pending...
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No money taken in attempted Elgin bank robberyAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - No money was taken Thursday during an attempted bank robbery at the Elgin State Bank, 50 Tyler Creek Plaza, police said. Officers arrived at 4:19 p.m. and determined no ...
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2 charged with shooting man to death in ElginAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - A previous version gave an incorrect age for Amarion Hayes-Garcia. Two people have been charged with shooting a man to death in June in Elgin. Bail was set Sunday a...
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16 years in prison for man who shot woman during a robbery in ElginAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to several weapons crimes, including shooting a woman in Elgin. Kayshaune T. Steele, 22, of ...
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Juvenile injured in Hoffman Estates shooting Aug. 9 now facing chargesAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A 17-year-old boy hospitalized after an Aug. 9 shooting in Hoffman Estates now faces multiple charges in juvenile court, police said Monday. The teen is charged with agg...