North Aurora Crime
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Aurora man accused in 11-pound marijuana bustMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with cannabis trafficking after authorities intercepted a suspicious mail package, delivered it to him and later seized 11 pounds of marij...
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Police: St. Charles woman hit boyfriend with SUV, fledMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - A 37-year-old St. Charles woman has been charged with hitting her boyfriend with an SUV during an argument and then leaving the scene. Jeanelle M. Joeckel, of the 500 bl...
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Tart response from prosecutor in Burlington murder case email disputeMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - An attorney defending the Kane County state's attorney's office against allegations prosecutors improperly accessed defense team emails in a Burlington Township murder c...
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Batavia man accused of threatening witnesses before trialMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - A 31-year-old Batavia man was arrested this week, as his trial for damaging an SUV in 2015 was about to begin, on charges he threatened and intimidated three possible wi...
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Lawsuit filed in 2016 DUI crash in Aurora that killed girl, 9Feb 28, 2017 12:00 am - A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against a man accused of driving intoxicated and killing a 9-year-old girl in Aurora last October. John Jonak, the father of Kate...
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60-year prison sentence in $1.35 million Aurora heroin bustFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - An Aurora man convicted of possessing nearly 20 pounds of heroin in one of the largest drug arrests in Kane County history was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday. Mo...
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How law-and-order suburban sheriff became a deaconFeb 24, 2017 4:40 am - Former Kane County Sheriff Ken Ramsey is a tough guy. Fighting in the Vietnam War, serving as a firefighter, and working 35 years in law enforcement, Ramsey saw violence...
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2 arrested in Carpentersville indoor marijuana grow operationFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Two Carpentersville residents were charged after police executed a search warrant Thursday that turned up an indoor grow operation of 66 marijuana plants. Robbie Marinko...
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Witness recounts fatal shooting of Bartlett manFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - A key witness in the murder trial against a former Algonquin man accused of killing a Bartlett man in 2014 over drugs testified Thursday that Gary Bennett shot a man in ...
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Trial begins in murder of Bartlett man missing since 2014Feb 22, 2017 12:00 am - A Kane County prosecutor laid out the scenario of a Bartlett man's death as Gary M. Bennett's murder trial began Wednesday. According to Assistant State's Attorney Joe ...