Northbrook Crime
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Elgin man gets 3 years for marijuana possessionAug 30, 2013 2:21 pm - The first time Jose J. Hinojoza Gamino was arrested in Kane County, it was in April 2000 on charges of possession of between 2.5 and 10 grams of marijuana — an amount th...
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Attorney: Elgin woman facing 5th DUI will seek treatment if bond loweredAug 29, 2013 5:12 pm - The attorney for a 30-year-old woman facing charges of her fifth DUI — including three from July — says the woman will seek alcohol treatment if her bond is reduced. Tia...
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Ex-Stroger aide guilty of theft, money launderingAug 28, 2013 6:24 pm - A former top aide to Cook County’s former board president has been found guilty of stealing more than $300,000 in taxpayer money and money laundering. In a bench trial, ...
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Suburban police chiefs say they want national checks for gun buyersAug 28, 2013 3:00 am - The small group of suburban police chiefs that gathered Wednesday in Lake County to discuss gun violence called for universal background checks for prospective gun owner...
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Snowden name, revelations feature in Chicago caseAug 27, 2013 4:10 pm - Edward Snowden’s name loomed over a West suburban teenager’s terrorism case as a judge said Tuesday she must delay the trial to grapple with unresolved issues raised by ...
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Elgin teen accused of swiping ATV arrested same dayAug 27, 2013 1:58 pm - A resident of the 200 block of Orchard Street reported to Elgin police that an ATV was stolen from a garage between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. Thursday. It apparently didn’t take...
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Chicago man charged with criminal sexual assaultAug 26, 2013 8:00 pm - A 25-year-old woman was lured away from a party early Saturday morning by a man she met there and raped behind a garage, Elgin police said. Stanford E. Thompson, 33, of ...
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Teen accused of 2nd Elgin burglary 1 month into probationAug 26, 2013 6:16 pm - Less than a month after receiving probation for a smash-and-grab burglary of an Elgin cellphone store, a 19-year-old was arrested Sunday in Elgin on felony burglary to m...
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Record inmates at Cook County jailAug 21, 2013 5:09 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart released a statement Tuesday saying the Cook County Jail has reached its highest inmate population level since Oct. 11, 2007. “As of Aug. 20...
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Elgin man accused of selling heroin near Carpentersville schoolAug 19, 2013 4:40 pm - A 19-year-old from Elgin was charged with selling heroin near an elementary school in Carpentersville Friday. Anthony J. Galarza, of the 600 block of Page Avenue, faces ...