Inverness Crime
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Officer from Cary held on sex abuse chargesAug 11, 2013 7:00 pm - A Cook County correctional officer has been de-deputized and is being held on $50,000 bond after being arrested on Saturday on charges of unlawful restraint and criminal...
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Cook County jail to help mentally ill inmatesAug 06, 2013 3:56 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s office is launching an effort to help mentally ill jail inmates before and after they are released. Sheriff Tom Dart’s office said he is estab...
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Man denies intent in 2011 Elgin fire extinguisher deathAug 02, 2013 2:48 pm - A 24-year-old Chicago man accused of first-degree murder took the witness stand Friday and repeatedly said he was not aiming at anyone or anything when he threw a fire e...
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Doctor: Homeless man declined after surgery for injuryJul 31, 2013 5:48 pm - A critical care surgeon testified in Kane County Court Wednesday that Richard Gibbons’ liver and other organs began to deteriorate after a surgery Aug. 12, 2011, to stop...
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Rolling Meadows joins National Night Out programJul 31, 2013 4:05 pm - After a nearly five-year hiatus, Rolling Meadows will bring together the community and its law enforcement officials for the city’s National Night Out on Aug. 6. It is o...
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Cook County-led sex trafficking sting yields 359 arrestsJul 30, 2013 3:10 pm - Just one day after the FBI announced widespread arrests saved 105 young people — mostly teenage girls — who were forced into prostitution, the Cook County sheriff’s offi...
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Ex-Harper wrestler guilty of trespass for entering cop's homeJul 30, 2013 11:00 am - A former Harper College wrestler who was shot after he drunkenly wandered into a police officer's house was acquitted of home invasion Tuesday and found guilty of a less...
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Was Elgin fire extinguisher death 'unlucky bounce' or deliberate action?Jul 29, 2013 1:00 pm - Did a drunk and high Yancarlo Garcia purposely launch a fire extinguisher from the fifth floor of a downtown Elgin parking deck in August 2011, striking a homeless man b...
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Suburban cops make prostitution arrests in nationwide sex trafficking sweepJul 29, 2013 9:00 am - Editor's note: The charges against Shanice Gregory were dismissed. Two children were rescued and numerous prostitution-related arrests were made in the metropolitan...
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Guilty plea in downtown Elgin cellphone store burglaryJul 26, 2013 4:58 pm - An Elgin man pleaded guilty Friday to a May 7 smash-and-grab burglary of an downtown cellphone store. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 30 months of probation. Lac...