Elgin Crime
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The state could broaden police authority to use drones. Here's what that would mean.Feb 18, 2022 4:15 am - From searching for missing persons to getting a bird's-eye view of a crime scene or traffic crash, the uses of drones by police departments across the suburbs are growin...
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Boy Scout camp leader accused of grooming Kane County boyFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - A previous version incorrectly stated Richard J. Reynolds taught at Holy Family school. He was hired, but did not teach. A Boy Scouts camp leader has been charged w...
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Police: Elgin man crashed car while fleeing traffic stopFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - Bartlett police arrested a 23-year-old Elgin man Tuesday on charges of aggravated speeding, reckless driving and fleeing and attempting to elude, two days after a single...
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Why a Kane County judge was livid with top prosecutor and public defenderFeb 11, 2022 4:30 am - A Kane County judge took the county's top prosecutor and public defender to the woodshed last week, accusing them of violating a defendant's rights by getting his guilty...
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ABC 7: How Wordle text helped save Lincolnwood woman from hostage situationFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Lincolnwood police said the online word game Wordle played a role in saving an 80-year-old woman from a hostage situation, ABC 7 Chicago is reporting. According to polic...
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Republicans cite SAFE-T Act as reason Chicago man not charged with murderFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans on Wednesday continued a push to repeal a criminal justice reform bill passed one year ago, citing the law as the reason a Chica...
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Attempted murder, hate crime charges added in Elgin bar stabbing caseFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - A 28-year-old Bartlett man now faces attempted murder and hate crime charges in connection with a stabbing at an Elgin bar. On Tuesday, a Kane County grand jury indicted...
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Bartlett man charged in stabbing outside Elgin barFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - A man from Bartlett was charged with multiple felonies after injuring two people with a pocket knife during an argument Monday night outside an Elgin bar, authorities sa...
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Elgin man gets 17 years in prison for armed robbery of marijuana, $10Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin man was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison for robbing a man of an ounce of marijuana in 2018. Demetrius M. Cochran, 24, of the 1100 block of Fleetwood D...
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Elgin man found guilty of murdering, dismembering his 76-year-old motherFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - A jury found Brian Peck guilty Tuesday on murder charges for killing and dismembering his mother in her Elgin townhouse, a verdict greeted by tears and hugs among the 76...