Hoffman Estates Crime
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Vanecko makes Rolling Meadows court appearanceJan 18, 2013 10:00 am - Richard Vanecko appeared for the first time Friday in a Rolling Meadows courtroom to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2004 death of Mount Prospect residen...
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Pathologists obtain samples from exhumed lottery winnerJan 18, 2013 6:27 am - The medical examiner helping investigate a Chicago man’s cyanide poisoning says pathologists have been able to get samples from the man’s exhumed remains. Dr. Stephen Ci...
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Glencoe man gets 10 years in federal fraud caseJan 17, 2013 6:45 pm - A Glencoe man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for defrauding investors in a now-defunct sleep disorder business. Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old Ken...
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Sheriff seeks help locating potential victimsJan 17, 2013 4:20 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating additional victims of a man suspected of criminal sexual assault. Brian Thurman, 28, of Me...
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Bank robber indicted in Chicago high-rise escapeJan 17, 2013 3:25 pm - A bank robber has been indicted on a federal escape charge after he and a cellmate broke out of a high-rise Chicago lockup. The U.S. attorney’s office announced Kenneth...
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Cases worked by Schaumburg officers under reviewJan 17, 2013 3:00 pm - Both Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and Public Defender Abishi Cunningham have ordered reviews of cases involving the three Schaumburg police officers accuse...
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Judge admits girl's dying words in murder trialJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - Jurors will hear the dying declaration of 18-year-old Conant High School senior Laura Engelhardt when the man charged with her murder goes on trial, a Cook County judge ...
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Elgin woman unfit for trial in frying pan murder caseJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - An Elgin woman accused of first-degree murder for hitting her boyfriend with a frying pan — which led to his death in August — has been declared unfit to stand trial. Ac...
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Prosecutor: Schaumburg cop said he sold drugs “just for the thrill of it”Jan 17, 2013 9:47 am - It began as a routine drug investigation, but authorities soon realized they were onto something “much more sinister.” That’s how the arrests of three Schaumburg cops w...
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2 prosecutors suspended in deadly arson caseJan 16, 2013 4:15 pm - The Cook County state’s attorney has suspended two prosecutors for not charging a father for threatening to set his children on fire months before he actually committed ...