Naperville Crime
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Two state workers charged with PPP loan fraudJun 04, 2024 7:34 pm - Two state workers have been charged with committing Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
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Naperville woman charged with felony cruelty to dogMay 31, 2024 4:59 pm - A Naperville woman has been charged with felony-level aggravated cruelty to animals after someone told police they suspected she was abusing a dog.
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Two men convicted in Naperville businessman’s kidnappingMay 29, 2024 11:23 am - Two men face life in prison after their convictions this month on charges they kidnapped a Naperville business owner in 2019, assaulted him and extorted his family to gain his release.
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Ex-DuPage prosecutor charged with threatening state legislators on social mediaMay 25, 2024 12:15 am - A former DuPage County assistant state’s attorney has been charged with threatening two state legislators.
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Naperville police make another gun arrest at TopgolfMay 11, 2024 1:58 pm - A Palos Park man faces a felony weapons charge after Naperville police said they found a loaded pistol in his vehicle at Topgolf. Gary Howard, 20, has been charged with o...
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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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Aurora teen found with mother’s gun placed on home detentionMay 07, 2024 10:32 am - A 15-year-old Aurora boy is on house arrest and faces weapons charges after Naperville police found him driving his mother’s car and in possession of her gun. Naperville ...
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DuPage state’s attorney’s office, Secret Service sting shuts down 350 fraudulent investment websitesMay 06, 2024 1:12 pm - A recent joint sting operation conducted by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and the United States Secret Service, along with DuPage County’s IT Department, re...
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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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Villa Park murder-suicide spurs change in domestic-violence prosecutionsMay 03, 2024 5:15 am - Last week’s tragedy in Villa Park ‒ where a man ordered to stay away from his wife instead went to their home and shot her to death before killing himself ‒ has spurred c...