Mount Prospect Crime
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Cook County sheriff launches Missing Persons Project to solve disappearances from long agoSep 02, 2021 5:30 am - Experts say that after the first three days someone has gone missing, the chances of finding that person begin to drop significantly. If that's true, locating someone g...
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Circuit court clerk's office upgrading website security after breachAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - The Cook County circuit court clerk's office website is undergoing security updates after a breach Aug. 13 that directed users to an NFL-related website, the office said...
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Police: Driver was using cellphone seconds before Mt. Prospect hit-and-runAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - A woman who authorities say was involved in a Mount Prospect hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a man in a wheelchair was ordered held on $50,000 bail Friday. J...
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25 men cited in sex sting in Leyden TownshipJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Officers from the Cook County sheriff's police Special Victims Unit issued citations Thursday to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in an ar...
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Mount Prospect man harassed ex-coworker, police sayJul 18, 2021 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect man was arrested last week after sending profane emails and text messages to a woman with whom he formerly worked, Des Plaines police said. John Guaglia...
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More Cook County courtrooms reopen promising speedier resolutionsJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Dozens more Cook County courtrooms will be available for bench and jury trials beginning Friday, per a new order from Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, helping accelerate th...
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FBI investigating tax assessment bribes in Cook CountyJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - The FBI has been investigating a Cook County Board of Review employee who is alleged to have used his position to lower property assessments in exchange for thousands of...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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Preckwinkle announces $1.5 million in grants to address root causes of violent crimeJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Thursday was among leaders announcing $1.5 million in grants to community-based organizations through the Justice Advisory Council...
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Lake Zurich woman pleads guilty to identity theft involving Mount Prospect coupleJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake Zurich woman who prosecutors say used personal information from a Mount Prospect couple in their 60s to fraudulently obtain credit cards pleaded guilty Friday to ...