Naperville Crime
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Surrounded by friends, family, teen loses lonely battle with drugsJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 21, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. They go to proms and con...
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Heroin addict thought falling of the wagon once wouldn't hurtJan 01, 2014 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Oct. 6, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. This is part of an occasi...
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Police investigating if carjacking suspect was in Libertyville, fled officersDec 26, 2013 6:53 pm - Libertyville police investigating whether they nearly had carjacking suspect
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Naperville man arrested on child porn chargesDec 23, 2013 4:01 pm - A Naperville man has been charged with six counts of possession of child pornography. Patrick W. Greene, 66, of the 1600 block of Abbey Drive, was arrested just after 9 ...
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Naperville police ask for help to find would-be armed robberDec 19, 2013 3:17 pm - Naperville police are looking for the public’s help to find a man suspected in an attempted armed robbery late last month on the 600 block of Porter Avenue. Police said ...
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Naperville pastor sentenced to 12 years for stealing from congregationDec 19, 2013 10:00 am - A Naperville pastor accused of bilking his flock out of more than $1.6 million has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for an elaborate bribery and forgery scheme. Howa...
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Naperville police warn of scamsDec 16, 2013 11:00 am - Naperville police are warning residents about several phone and email scams in which victims are threatened with arrest or fines if they do not provide credit card infor...
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Crime data lacking when it comes to gunsDec 16, 2013 4:30 am - Despite the seemingly ever-present debate over gun-control laws, little data exists on the prevalence of crimes committed by people using guns. Most studies of gun crime...
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Naperville traffic crackdown nets arrestsDec 12, 2013 3:14 pm - Naperville police say they made numerous arrests and issued even more citations during their “Click It or Ticket” traffic enforcement effort that ran from Nov. 18 to Dec...
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Former heroin addict to give ECC graduation speechDec 12, 2013 1:00 pm - Sandra Hoston's life was on a downward spiral from years of abusing alcohol and heroin starting in her late teens. At 16, Hoston was pregnant with her first child. Soon ...