Mount Prospect Crime
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Prosecutors: Man tried to run down Mount Prospect officerJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - A driver who authorities say attempted to run down a Mount Prospect police officer last June was ordered held on $500,000 bail. Steven Smith, 19, of Chicago, is charged...
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2019's most notable suburban crimesJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - A mass shooting at an Aurora factory, a heartbreaking conclusion to a case of a missing Crystal Lake boy, a 25-year sentence for a South Barrington cold case homicide; t...
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Ex-St. Viator coach facing new sex abuse chargeJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A former St. Viator High School coach and counselor who was already facing misdemeanor charges alleging he sent inappropriate text messages to teenage students now faces...
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How Cook County 'scent kits' can make the difference in finding missing peopleDec 20, 2019 4:40 am - When a senior suffering from dementia or young person with autism wanders away - and chances are they will at some point - every minute counts if tragedy is to be avoide...
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Prosecutors: Retired priest was asked if he was OK to drive before fatal hit-and-runDec 08, 2019 12:00 am - A retired priest accused of a drunkenly running over a pair of parish teachers and driving off without providing help was asked if he was OK to drive shortly before leav...
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Police: Man armed with sledgehammer, drywall saw tries to force his way into houseNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Elgin man is held on $400,000 bail after his arrest this week on charges he forced his way into a house while armed with a small sledgehammer and drywall s...
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Indictment announced in Mount Prospect crash that killed landscaperNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Prosecutors announced an indictment against an off-duty ride-share driver from Rolling Meadows who they say struck and killed a landscaper working along Golf Road in Mou...
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More charges for Round Lake brothers accused of stealing from Home Depot stores across the suburbsNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - Two brothers already accused in a string of thefts from Home Depot stores in Cook, DuPage, Will, Kendall and Lake counties now face more serious charges of continuing fi...
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Jail, probation for kicking, biting Carpentersville police in July and 2018 arrestsNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - A 25-year-old woman has been sentenced to jail time and four years probation after admitting to fighting, biting and kicking Carpentersville police and firefighters in J...
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Elgin man sentenced to 55 years for mistaken-identity fatal shootingNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Corrected 11/16 that the murder weapon was found in an awning at Ingram's girlfriend's apartment. An Elgin man was sentenced Friday to 55 years in prison for gunnin...