Elgin Crime
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Thieves targeting catalytic converters in ElginMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin has not been immune to the state and national explosion in catalytic converter thefts. Police Chief Ana Lalley reported a three-fold increase in such thefts in the...
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Elgin man sentenced to 21 years for sex assaults, child pornMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison for producing child pornography and sexually assaulting a child. Jorge A. Gonzalez Munoz, 44, of the 90...
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Smollett will serve jail time in protective custodyMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - Actor Jussie Smollett will be held in protective custody at Cook County jail - alone in a cell monitored continuously by cameras and guards - while serving his sentence ...
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Driver, passenger arrested after hit-and-run in StreamwoodMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - Streamwood and Bartlett police Monday handled the separate arrests of a Hoffman Estates driver related to a hit-and-run and his passenger on an outstanding warrant. Stre...
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Elgin police arrest one following report of person with weaponFeb 25, 2022 10:00 pm - Elgin police officers responded to the area Larkin, Edison and Highland avenues about midday Saturday following a report of a person with a weapon, according to a police...
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Drops in recidivism, opiate deaths prove 'real justice reform' is working, Kane County sheriff saysFeb 25, 2022 4:30 am - Drops in recidivism, opiate deaths prove that 'real justice reform' is working, Kane County sheriff says
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Aurora man charged with threatening Crystal Lake school, North Aurora policeFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - A 27-year-old Aurora man has been charged with making threats against a Crystal Lake elementary school and the North Aurora Police Department. Sahduddin S. Ahmed, of the...
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Elgin seeing spike in motor vehicle burglary, trespassingFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - Pandemic-inspired unemployment fraud is way down in Elgin compared to last year at this time, but motor vehicle burglaries and trespassing cases are up, according to the...
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Elgin police investigating Tuesday afternoon shootingFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - Elgin police are investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting on the city's near east side. Police responded about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to the shooting on the 100 block of No...
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Hoffman Estates woman pleads guilty to aggravated animal cruelty in dogs' deathsFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - A Hoffman Estates woman has admitted neglecting her dogs, including two that died of starvation. Sarah Gorski, 21, of the 1700 block of Queensbury Circle, pleaded guilty...