Oak Brook Crime
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Not new but 'more brazen': What's behind recent smash-and-grab robbery trend?Dec 09, 2021 10:00 pm - It was a routine Wednesday afternoon at the Louis Vuitton store in Oakbrook Center last month as few shoppers examined pricey purses and other merchandise at the luxury ...
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Fatal Buffalo Grove shooting: What kind of training do suburban cops get on mental health issues?Dec 03, 2021 12:00 am - A day after the police-involved fatal shooting of a man in mental distress in Buffalo Grove, a law enforcement educator detailed the type of training police throughout t...
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DuPage, Kane counties' sheriffs announce fentanyl, cocaine arrestDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - The Kane and DuPage counties' sheriffs announced Friday their first major arrest under a new partnership investigating drug crimes. A DuPage County judge set bail at $50...
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Attorney general: Chicago bust by organized retail crime task force nets thousands of goodsDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Friday that several million dollars' worth of stolen goods were recovered Wednesday night in Chicago as a result of the w...
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Westchester man charged in attempted home invasion in Oak BrookNov 27, 2021 12:00 am - A 24-year-old Westchester man is being held in DuPage County jail on charges he tried to break into a couple's Oak Brook home while armed with a gun on Thanksgiving nigh...
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14 robbers hit Louis Vuitton store at Oakbrook CenterNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - A band of robbers struck Wednesday at the Louis Vuitton store at Oakbrook Center mall. At 3:31 p.m., Oak Brook police responded to a report from mall security that seve...
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2 Chicago men charged in Oak Brook home burglaryNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Two Chicago men have been charged with burglarizing an Oak Brook home in a case where a dropped handgun ended up lodged in a bystander's vehicle. Bail was set Tuesday at...
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Operator of kennel destroyed in fire sentenced to jail for cruelty, neglectNov 09, 2021 12:00 am - The operator of a West Chicago-area kennel where 29 dogs died as a result of a fire was sentenced Tuesday to 20 days in jail for animal cruelty and neglect. And Garrett ...
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Naperville man pleads guilty to child porn possessionOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - A Naperville man pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of child pornography. Matthew J. Beifuss, 36, of the 700 block of Morningside Drive, accepted a sentence of 30 d...
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Sentencing postponed for West Chicago-area kennel operator convicted of cruelty, neglectOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - The sentencing of kennel operator Garrett Mercado of Woodridge on convictions of animal cruelty and failure of owner's duties has been rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9. D...