Elmhurst Crime
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Elmhurst police issue warning about mail theftMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - Elmhurst police are investigating a recent spate of mailbox break-ins. A resident reported a U.S. Postal Service mailbox with its door ajar at the northeast corner of Fi...
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide of fellow DuPage County jail inmateMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee is accused of killing another inmate by supplying him fentanyl-laced heroin in the jail. Derichard P. Brown, 22, of the 100 block of South ...
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A flurry of filings as SAFE-T Act fight heads to state Supreme CourtMar 03, 2023 4:00 am - After a flurry of legal filings this week, the opposing sides in the fight over the elimination of cash bail in Illinois are now less than two weeks away from a SAFE-T A...
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Skateboarder Terry Kennedy gets 5 years in prison for battery that led to Wheaton man's deathMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Professional skateboarder and television personality Terry Kennedy has been sentenced to five years in prison for an attack that fatally injured a Wheaton man. DuPage Co...
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Lombard officer was justified in fatal shooting of robbery suspect, state's attorney saysMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - A Lombard police officer was justified when he shot and killed an armed robbery suspect in December, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said Thursday. No crimi...
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Man charged with aggravated DUI after crash into Lombard houseFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - A Lombard man is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges after a Sunday police chase that ended with him driving a pickup truck into a house in Lombard. Thomas E. W...
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Lombard caretaker charged with sexual assaultFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - DuPage County prosecutors on Thursday said a Lombard resident who was employed as a home caretaker sexually assaulted a man with physical disabilities. Salvador Buencons...
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Bensenville man sentenced to 19 years for Villa Park carjackingFeb 15, 2023 12:00 am - A Bensenville man was sentenced Wednesday to 19 years in prison for an October 2021 carjacking in Villa Park. Luis Gomez-Garcia, 30, one of two men charged in the case, ...
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Authorities: Schaumburg woman led police on high-speed chase on I-290Feb 14, 2023 12:00 am - A Schaumburg woman is accused of speeding away from police at up to 120 mph on I-290. Victoria Nee, 32, of the 500 block of John Court, is charged with aggravated fleein...
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Something fishy: Former St. Charles restaurant operator accused of stealing thousands in seafoodFeb 10, 2023 5:00 am - This is no fish tale. Several men, including the former operator of a St. Charles seafood store/restaurant, have been charged with theft. Not of cold cash, but of cold s...