Glen Ellyn Crime
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After predecessor tried to evict it, new DuPage sheriff moves to expand jail rehab programJan 14, 2019 4:40 am - Mendrick not cutting but helping expand jail rehabilitation program
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5-year prison sentence for Wheaton attempted home invasionJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for his role in an attempted April home invasion that led to a police chase in Wheaton. Gerardo Flores, 19, of...
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Roselle police investigating fatal shootingJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Roselle police and the DuPage Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting Sunday of a 22-year-old man outside his residence. The Cook County medical exa...
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Glen Ellyn murder suspect seeks new judge after being told to "shut up."Jan 11, 2019 12:00 am - Being told by a judge to "shut up" does not constitute enough bias to have your murder trial moved before a new judge, an inmate facing first-degree murder and concealme...
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Aurora man sentenced to 7 years in fatal DUI crashJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - A 36-year-old Aurora man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a single-vehicle fatal DUI crash in Naperville in 2016. Michael Vera, of the 200 blo...
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Home confinement for Glen Ellyn woman who sold synthetic pot tied to Aurora man's 2011 deathJan 10, 2019 12:00 am - A Glen Ellyn woman will spend six months in home confinement for selling synthetic marijuana that was tied to the 2011 car-crash death of an Aurora man, a federal judge ...
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Trial begins for homeless man accused of 2013 Glen Ellyn slayingJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Myron Ester greeted his girlfriend, Linda Valez, with flowers at the end of her work shift. But she never got to put them in a vase. Prosecutors allege he stabbed her t...
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Rider who wouldn't pay fare sentenced for punching Metra conductor in Wood DaleJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - A Dolton man was sentenced to three years in prison for punching a Metra conductor in the face in September in Wood Dale, according to a news release Monday from the DuP...
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Police: Aurora man fired 40+ shots into airJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - A 33-year-old Aurora man faces felony charges after police said he fired more than 40 shots in the air shortly after midnight on Jan. 1. Benny Ochoa, of the 300 block of...
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Top crime stories of 2018Jan 04, 2019 5:00 am - A look back at some of the top crime and justice stories of 2018 in DuPage County ... January 80 years in Wesselman murder: After 30 years on the run in the wake of ra...