Hampshire Crime
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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. ...
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Maple Park picks new police chief to take over in MayFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Maple Park trustees chose one of their own, Sgt. Tony Ayala, to take over when police Chief Mike Acosta retires in May. Ayala, 54, has worked for Maple Park for 2½ years...
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3 fighting heroin arrest on I-90 near HuntleyFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Three Minnesota residents accused of transporting nearly a pound heroin are fighting their November 2015 arrest on Interstate 90 near Huntley, saying a Kane County sheri...
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S. Elgin woman accused of DUI, child endangerment after crashing car in ElginJan 28, 2016 12:00 am - A 23-year-old South Elgin woman is accused of driving drunk and falling asleep at the wheel with her child in the back seat before crashing her car into a parked vehicle...
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Kane court pilot program to help set bail earns early praiseJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - A pilot program in Kane County in which an assessment of defendants accused of felonies is prepared and used to help set their bail amounts is receiving positive reviews...