Elgin Crime
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Elgin police investigating woman's death in apparent domestic caseJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating the death of a woman who they say appears to be the victim of "an isolated domestic related incident." Police were called at approximatel...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to Carpentersville robbery where accomplice was killedJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to robbing a Carpentersville business at gunpoint in September 2016, in a case where another suspect was shot and killed by one of the b...
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Preckwinkle announces $1.5 million in grants to address root causes of violent crimeJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Thursday was among leaders announcing $1.5 million in grants to community-based organizations through the Justice Advisory Council...
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Man charged with reckless homicide for West Dundee crashJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Carpentersville man has been charged with reckless homicide, accused of killing a man in a car crash May 8 in West Dundee. Bail was set at $100,000 Tuesday...
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Three injured, including a boy, in two early morning shootings in ElginJul 05, 2021 1:00 am - Three people, including a boy, were injured in two shootings early Monday in Elgin, police said. Just after midnight, Elgin police officers responded to the 500 block of...
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Authorities seek Aurora man who skipped sentencing on South Elgin DUI crashJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to six years in prison for causing a drunken-driving crash that left one person paralyzed. But authorities are looking for Jesus Diaz-Ga...
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Elgin man guilty of sexually abusing childJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - A Kane County jury has found an Elgin man guilty of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. It reached its verdict against Jacob Headtke on June 23, according to court records...
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Elgin fireworks crackdown showing early resultsJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct the number of illegal fireworks citations Elgin police handed out the week of June 18 to 24. The correct number...
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Elgin police seek suspect in Taser attackJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin police are looking for a man who they say stunned a person with a Taser. Officers were called at 3:49 p.m. Thursday to a business in the 0-100 block of Clock Tower...