Marengo Crime
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Marengo police: Officer shot juvenile who pointed gunMay 14, 2017 1:00 am - A Marengo police officer is on administrative leave after he shot a juvenile who pointed a gun at him Saturday night, authorities said Sunday. The officer was among thos...
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Innocence organizations applaud Illinois Senate for passage of legislation to regulate use of jailhouse informantsMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - (Springfield, IL - May 5, 2017) - Today, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed legislation in a 49-0 vote that would protect the innocent from wrongful convictions thro...
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Two Crystal Lake men charged in separate heroin bustsMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - Two Crystal Lake men face drug charges related to separate investigations that turned up more than 7.6 pounds of heroin and other narcotics, authorities said. Roman Cast...
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Coroners warn of latest 'terrifying' opioid: Gray deathMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Coroner Rob Russell is warning of a new opioid combination drug so potent it's got death for a name: Gray death. The drug is a combination of heroin, fentany...
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Murder suspect cleared by court sues, saying police, prosecutors framed himApr 07, 2017 5:00 am - For the better part of a decade, Mario Casciaro found himself on the defensive against authorities who said he played a central role in the 2002 disappearance and presum...
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Wheeling cop opens new battlefront in war on scammersMar 03, 2017 4:00 am - As regular readers of this column know, there's no shortage of warnings and tips from police and consumer advocates about how to avoid getting scammed. And yet people -...
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Report: Off-duty Woodstock cop charged with DUI in Round Lake crashFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - An off-duty Woodstock police officer was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and driving too fast for conditions after a Feb. 11 crash into a utility p...
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Former Oakwood Hills man faces child porn chargesFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - A former Oakwood Hills man faces felony charges after police traced downloaded child pornography to the 50-year-old's computer, officials say. Robert T. Rado was arreste...
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Retired Chicago cop accused of killing wife in Spring GroveFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - A retired Chicago police officer faces a murder charge after he shot and killed his wife in their Spring Grove home, police said Monday. Lorin E. Volberding, 71, was be...
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McHenry man charged in heroin overdose deathFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - A McHenry man was arrested Monday and charged with supplying a fatal dose of heroin to a man found last month at a gas station, according to the authorities. Glen L. Mic...