Elgin Crime
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Hoffman Estates doctor charged with faking Medicaid, insurance claimsMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates doctor is facing federal fraud charges after prosecutors accused her of bilking Medicaid and private insurers out of nearly $1 million by submitting cl...
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Carpentersville sex offender faces child pornography crimesMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - A sex offender from Carpentersville has been charged with child pornography crimes. Sergio L. Rivas, 41, of the 7000 block of Lowell Drive, has been charged with reprodu...
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She stopped to complain about police lights. Now she's facing DUI charges.Mar 10, 2023 4:30 am - Nobody likes bright lights from another vehicle in their face while driving in the dark. But when those lights are coming from a police vehicle that's pulled over for a ...
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Elgin man charged after DEA investigation seizes cannabis, fentanyl, cocaine and $370KMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - A Kane County judge refused to lower the bail this week for an Elgin man accused of possessing cocaine, fentanyl and 44 pounds of cannabis. Aaron Washington, 39, of the ...
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Ex-Cook County prosecutors charged after probe of cop-slaying trialMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Two former Cook County prosecutors have been charged with lying about the relationship one had with a witness in the trial of a man who alleged he was tortured when ques...
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Ex-Boy Scouts leader pleads guilty to attempted groomingMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - A former Boy Scouts camp leader pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor attempted grooming. Richard J. Reynolds, 57, of the 400 block of Logan Street in Rockford, was sen...
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Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading state trooper on 120 mph chaseMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - Bail was set at $25,000 Wednesday for a Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading a state trooper on chase that reached 120 mph on Interstate 88. The trooper saw Tianna Bry...
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Six Elgin businesses hit in smash-and-grab burglariesFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - Six smash-and-grab burglaries occurred early Monday along McLean Boulevard and Dundee Avenue in Elgin. Officers who responded to burglar alarms at the businesses betwee...
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Man pleads guilty to street racing that caused crash that killed 2 Judson University studentsFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - A driver involved in the crash that killed two Judson University students in 2021 pleaded guilty Thursday to felony aggravated street racing. Charges of reckless homicid...
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How social media posts helped lead to brothers' arrests in Streamwood slayingFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Two Hoffman Estates men, described by prosecutors as street gang members and siblings, were ordered held without bail Wednesday in connection with a fatal 2021 shooting ...