Elgin Crime
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Calls threatening arrest for missing jury duty are a scam, Cook County sheriff saysAug 07, 2023 1:00 am - Calls from someone purporting to be a member of the Cook County sheriff's office and threatening arrest for missing jury duty are a scam, Sheriff Tom Dart says. The call...
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'Justice for Ludwig' dog-shooting controversy now the subject of lawsuitAug 04, 2023 5:00 am - Nearly two years after his beloved dog was shot to death by a neighbor, Joe Petit of Wayne still seeks justice for Ludwig. This time, he has turned to civil court, in a ...
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Kane County may boost crime lab with opioid settlement cashAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - The early debate about how Kane County should spend any opioid settlement money began Thursday with some shared sentiment that at least the initial funds should stay wit...
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New Kane DUI problem-solving court aims to help defendants get on the straight and narrowJul 28, 2023 5:00 am - The Kane County circuit court is building on the success of its drug, veteran and mental health courts by adding an option for people who have problems with alcohol use....
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Indiana man convicted on gun charges in Kane CountyJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - An Indiana man has been found guilty of being an armed habitual criminal. A Kane County jury also convicted Lorenzo J. Garcia on July 19 of unlawful use of a machine gun...
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'It's in its very infancy right now': Kane County sets up its own forensic crime labJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Kane County's first forensic crime lab is now open, and the new facility has already taken on several cases. "We do everything from blood testing to rapid DNA ... to exp...
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Woman charged with reckless homicide in DUI crash that killed 2 near Sugar GroveJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - A Sugar Grove woman has been charged with reckless homicide for a crash Saturday near Sugar Grove where she had a blood-alcohol level almost three times the legal limit,...
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One killed, two injured in crash near Sugar GroveJul 21, 2023 11:00 pm - One person was killed and two others injured in a three-vehicle crash late Friday night near Sugar Grove, police said. Jonathan P. Couch, 54, of Sugar Grove, died at a h...
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Elgin man gets 2 years in prison for driving while on fentanylJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - An Elgin man was sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated driving under the influence of fentanyl in Algonquin while his drivin...
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Prosecutor: Victims of suburban sex trafficking ring lived in fearJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - As authorities continue to investigate a suburban sex trafficking ring, details emerge about the women who were victimized. Investigators found one of the women told her...