North Aurora Crime
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St. Charles-area man sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting childSep 26, 2023 3:04 pm - A man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex crimes against a child. Jesus J. Maciel-Facio, 35, of the 38W500 block of Campton Hills Drive near St. Charles, wa...
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Teen charged with DUI in Hampshire Township crash that severely injured 4 passengersSep 19, 2023 5:50 pm - A 16-year-old girl has been charged as an adult with aggravated DUI in connection with a February crash that critically injured her four passengers. Isabel H. Guerra, of...
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Moving beyond bail: How suburban court officials have prepared for dramatic changeSep 18, 2023 5:12 pm - Monday marks a transformative moment for the criminal justice system in Illinois, as the longtime practice in which freedom for the accused came with a price tag will be...
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Dent scammers are at work in the suburbs. Here's what you should knowSep 15, 2023 11:33 am - Picture yourself driving home from the store, minding your own business, when another driver urges you to pull over because your vehicle is damaged. You stop and, before...
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'A passion project for us': Kane County jail's Recovery Pod makes Amazon Prime time in documentarySep 05, 2023 9:01 am - Fernando Marin, in a cocaine-fueled mania, once fired a gun over the head of Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain as Hain was trying to arrest him. It wasn't an ideal start to t...
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North Aurora man accused of burglarizing Funway in BataviaAug 12, 2023 8:04 am - A North Aurora man is facing several felony burglary charges after Batavia police arrested him Thursday at Funway Entertainment Center. According to a news release, offi...
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Batavia man accused of forging prescriptions to get narcoticsAug 08, 2023 6:32 am - ndilnews A physician assistant has been accused of using a dead doctor's name and prescription forms to write opioid prescriptions for himself and a relative and th...
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Kane County may boost crime lab with opioid settlement cashAug 04, 2023 7:00 pm - The early debate about how Kane County should spend any opioid settlement money began Thursday with some shared sentiment that at least the initial funds should stay wit...
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New Kane DUI problem-solving court aims to help defendants get on the straight and narrowJul 31, 2023 6:53 am - The Kane County circuit court is building on the success of its drug, veteran and mental health courts by adding an option for people who have problems with alcohol use....
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'It's in its very infancy right now': Kane County sets up its own forensic crime labJul 30, 2023 8:33 am - Kane County's first forensic crime lab is now open, and the new facility has already taken on several cases. "We do everything from blood testing to rapid DNA ... to exp...