Hampshire Crime
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Racketeering by Kane sheriff's office alleged in federal lawsuitFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Three people strip-searched after a traffic stop near Elgin last year have sued the Kane County sheriff's department and its officers, arguing their constitutional right...
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Charges dropped in Elgin meth case because of illegal strip searchFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County prosecutors have dropped money laundering and methamphetamine charges against a Minnesota man arrested in April near Elgin after a strip search was deemed il...
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17 years in prison for Aurora child sex assaultFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - An Aurora man recently was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child younger than 12 that he knew from 2010 to 2014, and solic...
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16 years prison for 2014 South Elgin rapeFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Hanover Park man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman he knew after they parked outside a South Elgin gas station in 2014. A...
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Woman who killed St. Charles couple in crash asks for early prison releaseFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - An Aurora woman serving a six-year prison term for causing a crash in May 2009 that killed a St. Charles couple because she had marijuana in her system asked a judge Thu...
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Geneva woman charged with poisoning husband makes court appearanceFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - A Geneva woman accused of a fatally poisoning her husband Jan. 26 returned to court Thursday in Kane County, where prosecutors exchanged information with defense attorne...
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Rise in domestic violence arrests concerns Kane state's attorneyFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County felony arrests in 2015 continued their downward trend, decreasing 8 percent from 2014 and dropping an overall 41 percent from the high water mark in 2009. Bu...
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Prison for pair accused of 4 Fox Valley robberiesFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - Two people charged in four armed robberies in late 2014 in Elgin and Carpentersville have been sentenced to prison. Joshua Hampton, 26, of Chicago, was sentenced to 17 y...
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Former Aurora man convicted of 2011 attempted murderFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - A former Aurora man faces 10 to 30 years in prison after his conviction of attempted murder during a 2011 crime spree. A Kane County jury deliberated about two hours lat...
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4 charged in Wasco burglaries, vandalismFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Arrest warrants have been issued for four people in the December burglary and vandalism of Wasco Elementary School and Wasco Nursery and Garden Center in Campton Hills. ...