Elmhurst Crime
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Do long prison sentences prevent crime? New study questions conventional wisdomApr 07, 2023 5:00 am - A new report from a bipartisan panel of criminal justice experts questions whether sending people to prison for 10 years or more is necessary or cost-effective. "How...
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Former governor candidate gets 4 years in prison for threatening Lake County judgesApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A man who ran for governor in 2018 was sentenced to four years in prison for threatening two Lake County judges. Grayson K. Jackson, also known as Kash Jackson and Benja...
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Police: West Chicago man, 19, left ID with officer before fleeing traffic stopApr 03, 2023 1:00 am - A West Chicago man is facing felony charges after officials said he drove away early from a traffic stop Friday morning, leaving his driver's license with the officer wh...
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Police seek info about Villa Park tobacco shop robberyMar 31, 2023 1:00 am - Villa Park police are investigating the armed robbery of a tobacco store. Tobacco Hut, 543 E. St. Charles Road, was robbed by three people at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, police ...
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Student brings 3 rounds of ammo to Elmhurst elementary schoolMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - Visitation Elementary School in Elmhurst was placed on a soft lockdown at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after a student brought three rounds of ammunition to the school to show ot...
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Police, sheriffs to increase enforcement of distracted driving laws in AprilMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - In honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the DuPage County sheriff's office, the Illinois State Police, Carpentersville police and about 200 other police departme...
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Two Chicago men charged with stealing perfume in Oak Brook, leading officers in a chaseMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - Bond has been set at $50,000 each for two Cook County men charged with burglary and fleeing from authorities in a high-speed chase, officials said Friday. Kovadis Stewa...
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New tool in fighting domestic abuse: a QR code that points victims to helpMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County police and paramedics can now offer victims of domestic violence and abuse a more discreet way to learn about help - a QR code that, when they scan it with...
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Teen charged with reckless driving in a stolen car in chase that began in Oak BrookMar 20, 2023 1:00 am - Police used a helicopter to locate a suspect driving a stolen car last Friday night in Oak Brook. A 16-year-old Chicago boy has been charged with one count of felony unl...
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Expressway shootings are down, but road rage is on the riseMar 17, 2023 5:00 am - The number of shootings along Chicago-area expressways continues to fall this year after a record 310 in 2021, but within that nugget of good news is a worrying trend. ...