Elgin Crime
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Shots fired in ElginAug 05, 2022 1:00 am - Shots were fired Friday afternoon on the 600 block of Slade Avenue in Elgin. The Elgin Police Department said in a social media post that the gunfire occurred sometime ...
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Former worker in assessor's office admits to schemeAug 04, 2022 1:00 am - A former longtime Cook County assessor's office employee agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors Thursday as he admitted helping lower taxes on certain Cook County ...
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Elgin woman gets 12 years for armed robberyAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Elgin woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to an amended felony charge connected to a Nov. 22 armed robbery of a Wonder ...
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Authorities: Elgin man charged with home invasion after forcibly taking 2 young sonsAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged with home invasion and domestic battery after forcibly removing his two children from a home Sunday morning, authorities said. Fernando A. ...
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Abducted Elgin children found safe, police sayJul 31, 2022 1:00 am - A father who, police said, invaded an Elgin home early Sunday morning and forcibly removed his two children is in custody, and the children are safe, police said Sunday....
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'Caused a fire': Investigators say Pheasant Run suspect posted online about what boys didJul 29, 2022 5:00 am - We all know teens don't always make good decisions when it comes to their phones and social media, but the juveniles accused of setting the fire that gutted parts of the...
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Six juveniles in custody after series of South Elgin car theftsJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Six juveniles were taken into custody Thursday after a series of car thefts near South Elgin. Officials from the Kane County sheriff's office said deputies responded to ...
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Elgin moving toward keeping police in local schoolsJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Tensions around having Elgin police officers in local schools appear to have decreased, at least among city council members. The council, in a preliminary move, voted 8-...
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Authorities: Pheasant Run fire caused by teens who broke into shuttered resortJul 27, 2022 1:00 am - Four youths are facing charges in connection with the fire in May that destroyed large parts of the shuttered Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. The boys - a 17-year-ol...
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DUI arrests up in the suburbs following dip during the pandemicJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - After a dip in DUI arrests during the pandemic, several suburbs saw their numbers climb in 2021. Recently released statistics by the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motoris...