Elk Grove Village Crime
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Botched police raids lead to change in state's attorney's warrants policyDec 16, 2022 4:30 am - We've all seen news reports of police officers conducting a raid at the wrong location, or acting on bad information, sometimes leading to tragic consequences. Hoping to...
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Criminal racks up huge phone bill on fraudulent accountDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - How does a criminal rack up more than $4,000 in charges on a bogus cellphone account? One call at a time, apparently. That's the billing total for a cellular phone accou...
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FBI: Suspects in custody after Westchester bank robbery Friday afternoonDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Two people are in custody following a bank robbery Friday afternoon in Westchester during which federal authorities say one of the suspects pressed a handgun to the head...
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Carpentersville man arrested after Des Plaines bank scammed out of $20,000, police sayDec 08, 2022 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man accused of scamming a Des Plaines bank out of more than $20,000 was arrested this week after trying to open an account at a different bank, police ...
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Scammer takes Des Plaines bank for more than $20,000, police sayDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - A scammer used fake ID to open an account at a Des Plaines bank and then steal more than $20,000, police said this week. The thefts occurred at Village Bank and Trust, 1...
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Police investigating shooting of man, woman in Palatine Township Thursday nightDec 02, 2022 12:00 am - Cook County sheriff's police are investigating the nonfatal shooting of a man and woman in unincorporated Palatine Township Thursday night. Officers responded to a call ...
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Man charged with robbing two women at gunpoint at Schaumburg hotelDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - Bail was set at $500,000 Thursday for a Chicago man accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint immediately after an arranged sexual encounter at a Schaumburg hotel Tuesday n...
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Des Plaines resident loses $5,000 to cryptocurrency scamNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - A Des Plaines resident reported being scammed out of $5,000 this year by someone over the internet, police said. The crimes occurred between March 1 and Nov. 23, accordi...
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Eviction leads to drug, weapon charges against Schaumburg womanNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - An eviction Monday led to the arrest of a Schaumburg woman who authorities say had heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl and marijuana, along with more than $12,000 in cash ...
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State police's simulator lets cops practice responses to danger. We tried it, and it's hard.Nov 25, 2022 4:30 am - Police officers often say the public doesn't understand that sometimes situations go sideways in seconds. The Illinois State Police on Wednesday gave members of the medi...