Elmhurst Crime
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Two state workers charged with PPP loan fraudJun 04, 2024 7:34 pm - Two state workers have been charged with committing Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
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2 Elmhurst teens accused of carving swastikas into school playground equipmentMay 25, 2024 4:48 pm - Two Elmhurst teens are accused of carving swastikas into an elementary school’s playground equipment, authorities said. Christopher Jackson, 18, of the 200 block of Boyd ...
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Ex-DuPage prosecutor charged with threatening state legislators on social mediaMay 25, 2024 12:15 am - A former DuPage County assistant state’s attorney has been charged with threatening two state legislators.
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Man charged with leading Oak Brook police on chase in a stolen carMay 24, 2024 11:18 am - A Cicero man has been charged with fleeing from Oak Brook police in a stolen car Wednesday night, authorities said Friday. Javier Barajas, 22, faces one felony count of a...
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Police: Man armed with knives at Elmhurst Portillo’s in custodyMay 22, 2024 10:20 am - Elmhurst police have taken into custody a man accused of attacking his domestic partner with knives inside a Portillo’s early Wednesday, authorities said. Police responde...
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Six charged in scheme to net immigration visas by faking robberiesMay 17, 2024 12:07 pm - Six people, including a Woodridge resident, are facing federal immigration fraud charges after authorities accused them of faking violent armed robberies throughout the s...
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Man accused of robbing Bensenville gas station at knife point denied pretrial releaseMay 10, 2024 3:27 pm - A DuPage County judge has ruled that a Chicago man accused of robbing a Bensenville gas station at knife point must remain in custody as he waits to stand trial. Willie W...
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DuPage state’s attorney’s office, Secret Service sting shuts down 350 fraudulent investment websitesMay 06, 2024 1:12 pm - A recent joint sting operation conducted by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and the United States Secret Service, along with DuPage County’s IT Department, re...
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Lombard police investigating ‘swatting’ at Yorktown CenterMay 05, 2024 12:54 pm - Lombard police responded to reports Saturday of an armed person at Yorktown Center mall, but later determined the report likely was a case of “swatting.” Swatting is a te...
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Villa Park murder-suicide spurs change in domestic-violence prosecutionsMay 03, 2024 5:15 am - Last week’s tragedy in Villa Park ‒ where a man ordered to stay away from his wife instead went to their home and shot her to death before killing himself ‒ has spurred c...