Itasca Crime
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Ex-Joliet Central teacher pleads guilty to sex assault of studentJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - A former Joliet Central High School physics teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a student at a Naperville hotel in May 2017. Thomas Connelly, 34, was...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Police: Car with dog inside stolen from Elmhurst shopping center parking lotDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - Elmhurst police say a dog was inside a car that was stolen Tuesday morning from a shopping center parking lot. The female terrier Shi Zu mix named Zoey was in the white ...
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Casstevens talks about police reforms, meeting with BarrDec 18, 2020 4:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Casstevens' year as president of the International Association of P...
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2 women arrested in Lisle armed robberyDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Daily Herald report Two area women have been charged in the armed robbery of a visiting Texas man in Lisle, police said. Officers responded after 10 p.m. Dec. 11 to a re...
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Bail set at $300,000 for Villa Park man accused of gunrunningDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - A 21-year-old Villa Park man accused of illegally selling multiple guns on four separate occasions is being held on $300,000 bail, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert ...
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Car chase through Darien, Burr Ridge ends with crash into 2 police carsNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - A high-speed chase Monday night ended with a Chicago man crashing a stolen vehicle into two police vehicles. Carlos Perez, 22, of the 5500 block of North Sawyer Avenue, ...
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'I feel I had to protect myself': Rittenhouse offers no regrets in first public commentsNov 20, 2020 4:00 am - Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teen accused of killing two men and wounding another during violent demonstrations this summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, told The Washington P...
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DuPage County to close traffic courts for more than a monthNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - An earlier version gave an incorrect number of traffic courts. There are four. The DuPage County traffic courts will close starting Nov. 23 because of the recent in...
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Two held in Wheaton robbery and carjackingNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.