Elmhurst Crime
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Elmhurst resident tips off police about Virginia bank robbery suspectSep 28, 2022 1:00 am - Elmhurst police have arrested a man wanted for bank robbery in Virginia, the Elmhurst Police Department said Wednesday. Justin M. Craver, 45, of Newport News, Virginia,...
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Death by ex-pro skateboarder's punch was a tragedy but not a murder, defense saysSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - The death of a Wheaton man after being punched by former professional skateboarder Terry Kennedy was "an unforeseeable tragedy among friends," a public defender argued T...
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A cold case, but not a forgotten one: How suburban cops continue to hunt the Tylenol killerSep 26, 2022 5:00 am - Editor's note: This is the second of two parts. In the top drawer of his desk, Elk Grove Village Police Chief Charles Walsh keeps a 40-year-old case file first comp...
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'We lost our innocence': Four on the front lines recall the Tylenol killings 40 years agoSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series. Helen Jensen was busy preparing dinner for her family about 7 p.m. on Sept. 29, 1982, when the phone rang at ...
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Judge bars Elmhurst police from releasing reports in murder caseSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge has barred Elmhurst police from releasing its reports about a murder case to the Daily Herald. Judge Ann Celine O'Hallaren Walsh said Friday that r...
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'A nationwide issue': How supply-chain problems affect suburban police, fire fleetsSep 22, 2022 5:30 am - Supply-chain issues that have limited the availability of new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs in the suburbs and across the nation are affecting public safety department...
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Downers Grove man sentenced to 17 years in prison for burglariesSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge Wednesday sentenced a Downers Grove man to 17 years in prison for breaking into two residences and a business in 2019 and stealing more than $60,00...
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Elmhurst man charged with child pornography possessionSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - Bail was set at $75,000 Thursday for an Elmhurst man charged with possession of child pornography. David P. Faust, 52, faces five charges of possessing videos of childre...
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Bail set for three accused of ramming police car after theft in Oak BrookSep 07, 2022 1:00 am - Three people have been charged after stealing merchandise from Nordstrom Rack in Oak Brook, damaging a police car and leading authorities on a high-speed chase, accordin...
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Appeals court throws out 'legally inconsistent' verdicts in ex-teacher's caseSep 02, 2022 5:30 am - A DuPage County jury last year convicted former Bartlett High School chemistry teacher Garry Brodersen of endangering the life or health of a child, deciding he knew har...