Elmhurst Crime
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Trial begins for Florida man facing theft charges in DuPageMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - Ignatius Pollara described his July 2, 2015, trek from Florida to the Western suburbs as a business trip. DuPage County prosecutors, however, say he was in the wrong bu...
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Guilty verdict in murder case of Bartlett man last seen in 2014Mar 07, 2017 12:00 am - A jury took about three hours Tuesday to convict Gary M. Bennett of fatally shooting a Bartlett man, who was last seen leaving a party in West Dundee in August 2014. Ben...
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Trial opens for Glen Ellyn man charged with trying to kill dadMar 07, 2017 12:00 am - Once a proud Army veteran and truck driver, 62-year-old John Mitchell now walks with a cane for balance, gets easily confused and says he has no memory of what happened ...
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Conditional discharge for Lisle man who falsely accused Naperville copMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - A Lisle man, convicted in January of disorderly conduct for falsely reporting that a Naperville police officer tried to run him over with a squad car, still blames the o...
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Elmhurst cops issue scam warningMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - Elmhurst police are cautioning residents about scammers who may be operating in the area after an attempted residential burglary last week on the 200 block of South Popl...
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West Chicago man convicted of child abduction, sexual abuseMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - A West Chicago man who prayed to God to let him have sex with 1- to 14-year-old children, whom he referred to as angels, has been convicted of a series of crimes against...
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Aurora man accused in 11-pound marijuana bustMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with cannabis trafficking after authorities intercepted a suspicious mail package, delivered it to him and later seized 11 pounds of marij...
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Naperville man sentenced to 20 years for murder of new roommate, arsonMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - A Naperville man convicted of murdering his new roommate within hours of moving in and then attempting to "blow the place up" will spend the next several years in prison...
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Villa Park man gets 8 years for recording boys in Wrigley bathroomMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - A convicted sex offender caught with video recordings of children using the bathroom at Wrigley Field was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday. Nichols Gregor...
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Villa Park man charged in Elmhurst burglaryMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - An 18-year-old Villa Park man has been charged with burglary to a motor vehicle in Elmhurst, police said Wednesday. Authorities said Demetrius C. Orr, of the 100 block o...