Northbrook Crime
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Homicides decline in Cook County, but opioid deaths on record-breaking paceJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - The number of homicides handled by the Cook County medical examiner's office dropped more than 15% in 2022, but cases of fatal opioid overdoses are likely to top last ye...
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Tragedies and some triumphs: The top suburban stories of 2022Dec 29, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to remove an incorrect statenent that Ken Griffin owns Citadel Corp. Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGB...
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Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbsDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, bu...
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Botched police raids lead to change in state's attorney's warrants policyDec 16, 2022 4:30 am - We've all seen news reports of police officers conducting a raid at the wrong location, or acting on bad information, sometimes leading to tragic consequences. Hoping to...
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BMO Harris Bank in Northbrook robbed by three armed menDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - Three armed men robbed the BMO Harris Bank on Willow Road in Northbrook Thursday morning. There were no injuries. The Northbrook Police Department said officers respond...
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FBI: Suspects in custody after Westchester bank robbery Friday afternoonDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Two people are in custody following a bank robbery Friday afternoon in Westchester during which federal authorities say one of the suspects pressed a handgun to the head...
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Police investigating shooting of man, woman in Palatine Township Thursday nightDec 02, 2022 12:00 am - Cook County sheriff's police are investigating the nonfatal shooting of a man and woman in unincorporated Palatine Township Thursday night. Officers responded to a call ...
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State police's simulator lets cops practice responses to danger. We tried it, and it's hard.Nov 25, 2022 4:30 am - Police officers often say the public doesn't understand that sometimes situations go sideways in seconds. The Illinois State Police on Wednesday gave members of the medi...
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Northbrook police investigating string of pickpocket theftsNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - The Northbrook Police Department is investigating a series of pickpocket thefts in village stores and restaurants. Targets often are elderly people, said police. Northb...
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Northbrook police investigating string of pickpocket theftsNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - The Northbrook Police Department is investigating a series of pickpocket thefts in village stores and restaurants. Targets often are elderly people, said police. The No...