Elmhurst Crime
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Police: Man stole drugs from Villa Park Police Department evidence vaultNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - A former civilian employee of the Villa Park Police Department has been charged with official misconduct, theft of government property, possession of a controlled substa...
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DuPage drug dealer, now on the run, sentenced to 20 yearsNov 05, 2018 12:00 am - A 25-year-old Berwyn man was sentenced in absentia Monday to 20 years in prison for selling heroin in DuPage County, authorities said. A jury found Jose Morales guilty i...
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Naperville North student charged with knife threatNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - An 18-year-old Naperville North High School student arrested and charged Friday with threatening a classmate on campus while armed with a 3-inch knife is free on bail. D...
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Lake County giving free tablets to jail inmates, but some say there's a catchNov 02, 2018 5:30 am - Most jails issue inmates little more than an orange jumpsuit, slip-on shoes and some sparse bedding when they arrive at the lockup. Detainees at the Lake County jail soo...
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Retiring Bensenville police chief: We changed department's cultureNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Longtime Bensenville police Chief Frank Kosman reflected on his 34 years of service, the last 16 as chief, Thursday afternoon as he cleaned out the last of his files and...
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Sheriff seeks help to find two burglary suspectsNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - DuPage County sheriff's officials are asking for the public's help to identify two suspects they believe were involved in a burglary, retail theft and unlawful use of a ...
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Willowbrook man headed to prison for 2017 fatal hit and runOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - A Willowbrook man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash on the night of May 17, 2017, that killed a Westmont man and injur...
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Trial set for man accused of trying to run down Elmhurst copOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - Byron Auterberry yelled "I'm not going back to jail" as he tried to run down an Elmhurst police officer with his vehicle earlier this year, officials said. But it appea...
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Schaumburg man pleads not guilty to crashing into Hanover Park squad while drunkOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man charged with drunken driving and accused of striking a Hanover Park police car and three other vehicles as he fled from police this month has pleaded no...
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Cellphone can be used for evidence in Glen Ellyn man's trial for drug-induced homicideOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - When police tracked Francis Emanuele down at the Westmont car dealership where he worked on May 5, 2016, they immediately took his cellphone as a key piece of evidence. ...