Elgin Crime
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Kane drug court getting $500K federal grantOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County's Drug Rehabilitation Court is getting a $500,000 three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. It will be used to provide residential treatment for ...
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Alleged cocaine dealer unknowingly arranged sale with undercover officer, witnesses testifyOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Days before police arrested two Carpentersville men in connection with a large-scale cocaine operation, the pair met with an undercover officer who was posing as an inte...
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Warrant issued for West Dundee man in Elgin hit-and-run caseOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - A felony arrest warrant has been issued for a West Dundee man involved in a hit-and-run earlier this month in Elgin, authorities announced Monday. According to a news re...
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Elgin caregiver charged with stealing from coupleOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - A former Elgin caregiver was ordered held on a $20,000 I-bond this week on charges she took blank checks from a couple she was caring for and used them to deposit more t...
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Elgin police defend use of school resource officers in U-46Oct 15, 2020 5:30 am - Elgin police officers spent Wednesday night explaining and defending the presence of resource officers in local U-46 schools. The city council is debating the future of ...
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Man found in criminal contempt after refusing to testify at double homicide hearingOct 15, 2020 1:00 am - A Sleepy Hollow man serving prison time for a 2017 home invasion could have another year added to his sentence after he refused to testify at a hearing for another man's...
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Kane County sheriff, jail inmates talk reform and recidivism on new podcastOct 09, 2020 5:30 am - Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain has added another tool to his reform efforts at the Kane County jail: a podcast on which he interviews detainees. "A Sheriff and His Inmates...
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Van Dyke's appeal dismissed at his own requestOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's appeal of his 2018 conviction for killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 was dismissed Friday following Van Dyke's ow...
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Elgin man accused of uploading child pornOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - A 51-year-old Elgin man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Jose J. Chavez-Hernandez, of the 0-100 block of Longwood Place, was charged wit...
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Domestic-violence cases up during pandemic, Kane prosecutor saysOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - More cases of domestic violence were filed during the first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic than during the same period last year, Kane County State's Attorney Joe ...