Elmhurst Crime
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Des Plaines man pleads guilty to leaving scene of Bensenville crash that killed motorcyclistFeb 16, 2024 2:04 pm - A tow truck driver who turned left in front of a motorcyclist in Bensenville has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death. Joseph M. Sarb...
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‘Reset my perception’: Why police say helping Special Olympics is good for the soulFeb 16, 2024 5:15 am - When police officers support Special Olympics, they are doing more than making sure people with physical and intellectual disabilities have opportunities to compete in at...
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Man pleads guilty to DUI, battery for 2020 standoff in WarrenvilleFeb 10, 2024 8:54 am - An Aurora man has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery for a 2020 standoff in Warrenville. Antwain Stringer, 34, also pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated driving under th...
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Returning stolen heritage: Federal agents give seized antiquities back to El SalvadorFeb 02, 2024 7:15 pm - Figurines, fossils, some with ties to Mayans, are 800 to 1,700 years old
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Lombard man acquitted of murder charges in Elmhurst bar stabbingJan 31, 2024 2:43 pm - A Lombard man was acquitted Wednesday of first-degree murder in the stabbing of a 28-year-old man during a confrontation outside an Elmhurst bar. Ronald Dunbar, 58, kill...
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Prosecutor: Elmhurst bar slaying was revenge, not self-defenseJan 26, 2024 4:55 pm - Ronald Dunbar wasn’t defending himself in April 2021 when he stabbed a 28-year-old man in the chest during a confrontation outside of an Elmhurst bar, a prosecutor argued...
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‘He would have killed me’: Defendant testifies in Elmhurst bar murder caseJan 25, 2024 6:50 pm - Despite being scared, he wanted to make sure victim was caught for doing damage to bar
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‘I thought I could die’: Bartender testifies in Elmhurst murder trial, says he was scared of being hurt by victimJan 24, 2024 6:31 pm - Editor’s note: An earlier version had an incorrect first name for Evan Wilcek and an incorrect age for Dunbar. A bartender who threw two brothers out of an Elmhurst ...
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Self-defense argued in Elmhurst bar murder trialJan 22, 2024 6:16 pm - Karl Bomba was drunk the night he was ejected from the Spring Inn bar in Elmhurst, punched out a window and got into a confrontation with the bartender. But DuPage Count...
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Itasca man charged with home invasion, denied pre-trial releaseJan 20, 2024 3:55 pm - An Itasca man accused of using an AR-15 rifle to shoot his way into an Itasca home was denied pre-trial release in a court hearing Saturday in Wheaton. Sean Brutto, 34, o...