Hinsdale Crime
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Two charged with child porn after DuPage County raidsOct 11, 2013 5:08 pm - Two men were charged with child pornography offenses this week after separate raids in DuPage County, prosecutors said Friday. The arrests bring to 50 the number of sus...
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$1 million bail for man accused of targeting girls on FacebookOct 10, 2013 11:06 am - “If anyone asks, I’m 15.” That’s what Naperville sex offender Eric Hakala, 37, told one of several underage girls while posing as a St. Charles East High School student...
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Glen Ellyn suspect indicted in girlfriend’s slaying, burialOct 09, 2013 4:21 pm - The homeless man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and burying her in a Glen Ellyn park has been formally indicted, authorities said Wednesday. Myron D. Ester,...
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Wood Dale man charged with sexually assaulting 12-year-old girlOct 09, 2013 11:00 am - A Wood Dale man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at parks and wooded areas in DuPage County, and authorities said they're investigating alleg...
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Naperville man convicted of sexually assaulting, photographing boyOct 07, 2013 10:00 pm - Grant Gambaiani's retrial on charges he sexually assaulted and took nude photos of a 10-year-old boy ended with the same verdict his first trial did: guilty. A DuPage C...
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Former Office Depot supervisor gets 4½ years for $675,000 theftOct 04, 2013 11:13 am - A former supervisor at Office Depot in Carol Stream was sentenced Friday to 4½ years in prison for stealing about $675,000 in merchandise from the company, prosecutors s...
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No bond for man charged in Glen Ellyn slayingOct 02, 2013 7:38 am - Prosecutors say stabbing followed an argument over relationship
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Stabbing victim’s mom: ‘Whatever she had, she would always give’Oct 01, 2013 6:30 pm - Gloria Araujo realizes her daughter, Linda Valez, had her share of troubles. The 33-year-old Valez could be “overbearing at times” as she dealt with homelessness and bat...
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Man who held Glen Ellyn couple hostage gets 12 yearsOct 01, 2013 6:02 pm - A 65-year-old man who held two people hostage inside a Glen Ellyn home last year was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison. Jeffrey Beard of the 1400 block of Avery Av...
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Man charged with murdering woman found buried in Glen EllynOct 01, 2013 6:00 pm - A 40-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a homeless woman who was found stabbed and buried in a shallow grave in Glen Ellyn, authorities said Tuesday. Myro...