Hampshire Crime
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Police: Elgin man fakes ‘slip and fall’ injuriesJun 12, 2013 10:50 pm - A 52-year-old man has been charged with insurance fraud after admitting to authorities that he filed a series of fake “slip and fall” lawsuits against fast food restaura...
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Former Elgin deputy chief on unpaid leave from new chief postJun 12, 2013 7:47 pm - A former Elgin Deputy Police Chief accused of identity theft and official misconduct made his first appearance in Kane County court Wednesday. Robert Beeter, 51, of Elgi...
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Police: Aurora man tried to foil drug testJun 11, 2013 10:26 am - A 22-year-old from Aurora got a second chance after being caught with a small amount of marijuana earlier this year. But Dedrick Glover Pool, of the 1400 block of Golde...
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St. Charles man charged with slashing neighborJun 10, 2013 5:00 pm - A 51-year-old man is accused of slashing a neighbor with a kitchen knife during a weekend fight at a St. Charles apartment complex, police said. Edward Brubaker, of the ...
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Legislation targets mug shot-removal websitesJun 09, 2013 8:00 am - Websites that carry arrest booking photos would be banned from accepting money to remove them in Illinois under proposed legislation headed to Gov. Pat Quinn. Lawmakers...
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Kane County court camera plan clears final hurdleJun 04, 2013 6:11 pm - After months of consideration and review, cameras are headed for Kane County courtrooms. The Illinois Supreme Court in late May gave the final go-ahead to a plan that wa...
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Aurora man faces new DUI charge, 12 years after fatal DUIJun 04, 2013 4:39 pm - Aurora police early Monday arrested a 33-year-old man — who previously spent time in prison for a reckless homicide 12 years ago — on charges of aggravated DUI, resistin...
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5 Aurora gang members who ignored lawsuit banned from hanging outJun 04, 2013 1:58 pm - In the year since the Kane County State’s Attorney’s office sued 35 Latin Kings in Aurora, injunctions have been issued against five gang members because they never resp...
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Fugitive arrested as Elgin drug sweep continuesMay 31, 2013 7:09 pm - A 32-year-old Elgin man on the lam for almost a year after leading authorities on a chase through a more than 3,400-acre forest preserve was arrested Friday on day two o...
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Wanted teen jumps from roof onto car to avoid Elgin policeMay 28, 2013 5:48 pm - An 18-year-old who was wanted on several warrants took Elgin police on a short foot chase, and damaged a car when he jumped off a roof Saturday afternoon, according to p...