Elmhurst Crime
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Authorities: Theft arrest led to Glendale Hts. murder plotAug 09, 2013 10:27 am - A Glendale Heights man charged with soliciting the murders of three relatives after he was accused of stealing from them told an undercover cop “this is what happens to ...
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Glendale Hts. man accused of plotting to kill relativesAug 08, 2013 9:00 pm - A 23-year-old Glendale Heights man was ordered held on $1 million bail for a murder-for-hire plot that targeted members of his family, authorities said. Matthew Olszews...
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Triple-murder gunman will face cameras at sentencingAug 08, 2013 12:45 pm - The gunman who admitted killing three members of a Darien family will face a possible life sentence — and two cameras — when he’s sentenced Monday in DuPage County court...
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Naperville train rider gets 10 years in 'medical-grade' marijuana bustAug 07, 2013 2:00 pm - A Naperville train rider whose carry-on luggage was stuffed with “medical-grade” marijuana has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Jimmie Medcalf, 30, of Chicago, was...
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Cops: DuPage men stole credit cards, went shoppingAug 07, 2013 1:30 pm - Two DuPage County men are accused of going on a $600 shopping spree with stolen credit cards, police said Wednesday. Michael Bicchinella, 20, of the 29W300 block of Lee...
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Man gets 8 years for sexually assaulting Lombard girlAug 07, 2013 11:56 am - A man convicted of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl while rooming with her family in Lombard was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison. Emiliano Estrada, 44...
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Ex-Wheaton College professor guilty of child pornAug 05, 2013 3:58 pm - A former Christian education professor at Wheaton College faces up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to aggravated child pornography. Donald Ratcliff...
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Federal judge dismisses suit stemming from 2011 Oak Brook shootingAug 05, 2013 3:46 pm - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a gun website by a prominent national gun control organization and the family of Jitka Vesel, a Czech immigrant mur...
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Lombard teen charged with child pornAug 02, 2013 4:29 pm - A Lombard man accused of downloading child pornography was jailed Friday on $20,000 bail. Jacob Primas, 18, of the 200 block of South Brewster Street, faces three count...
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Four men face charges after 27-pound marijuana bustAug 02, 2013 10:38 am - Four men accused of receiving 27 pounds of marijuana by mail appeared Friday in DuPage County bond court on drug-trafficking charges. David Byun, 29, of Round Lake; Bri...