Mount Prospect Crime
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Why suburban police, lawmakers want to make fleeing from cops a felonyMay 10, 2024 5:15 am - In his more than two decades as a law enforcement officer, Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres has witnessed plenty of reckless behavior and dangerous driving on suburban...
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Libertyville man accused of stabbing an elderly man in Chicago faces multiple felony chargesMay 09, 2024 8:36 pm - A Libertyville man wanted on a charge of attempted murder in the stabbing of an elderly man on a public bus in Chicago recently was taken into custody by a fugitive task ...
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Local law enforcement agencies find success in crisis intervention teams, trainingMay 04, 2024 5:15 am - On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feare...
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Teen charged with attempted murder in Mount Prospect stabbingMay 02, 2024 10:03 am - A Mount Prospect teenager is facing attempted murder charges in connection with a stabbing early last month at a vacant commercial building. Manuel Rivera Jr., 18, also f...
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How’s cashless bail going? Here’s what the data saysApr 25, 2024 4:35 pm - Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the status of Frank Walaitis car and bicycle. About seven months after Illinois ended cash bai...
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Suspects charged in November Mount Prospect shootingApr 22, 2024 2:35 pm - A 56-year-old Bensenville man will appear in court this week facing home invasion and aggravated battery charges stemming from a November shooting, while his alleged acco...
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Cook County jail program is rescuing dogs and detainees. And now it’s expandingMar 22, 2024 5:15 am - A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed...
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Palatine man accused of criminal sexual abuseMar 10, 2024 5:58 pm - A Cook County judge ordered the pretrial detention Sunday of a 40-year-old Palatine man charged with sexually abusing a woman in her home, authorities said. Juan Ramirez-...
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Chicago man charged with attempted carjacking in Mount ProspectMar 04, 2024 8:49 pm - Mount Prospect police are charging a man with attempted carjacking after he entered a Mercedes-Benz SUV while the owner was pumping gas at a station, authorities said. On...
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Office morale, performance key issues for Democratic Cook Co. state’s attorney candidatesFeb 16, 2024 5:56 pm - Democratic candidates vying to replace Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx cite staffing and morale as key issues facing the next top prosecutor.