Hampshire Crime
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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...
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Man wanted in McHenry, Kane and Cook counties found in MilwaukeeMay 22, 2013 4:31 pm - A man wanted by the sheriff’s offices in McHenry, Kane and Cook counties has been arrested, according to a news release. Brandon A. Williams, 21, previously of Carpente...
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State wants $216,000 seized in Aurora investigation forfeitedMay 21, 2013 5:17 pm - Kane County authorities want more than $216,000 that was seized in February from an Aurora hotel permanently forfeited to the state. Two men were arrested on Feb. 21 aft...
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Former Elgin deputy chief accused of misconduct, identity theftMay 21, 2013 5:00 pm - A former Elgin deputy police chief was indicted and arrested Tuesday on charges of identity theft and official misconduct. Robert Beeter, 51, of Elgin was arrested at hi...
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Two charged in South Elgin heroin overdose deathMay 17, 2013 10:57 pm - Two people are charged with delivering a fatal dose of heroin to a 24-year-old South Elgin woman last month. Andrea R. Nielsen, 23, with a last known address of the 900 ...