Palatine Crime
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Why suburban police, lawmakers want to make fleeing from cops a felonyMay 10, 2024 5:15 am - In his more than two decades as a law enforcement officer, Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres has witnessed plenty of reckless behavior and dangerous driving on suburban...
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Libertyville man accused of stabbing an elderly man in Chicago faces multiple felony chargesMay 09, 2024 8:36 pm - A Libertyville man wanted on a charge of attempted murder in the stabbing of an elderly man on a public bus in Chicago recently was taken into custody by a fugitive task ...
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Local law enforcement agencies find success in crisis intervention teams, trainingMay 04, 2024 5:15 am - On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feare...
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How’s cashless bail going? Here’s what the data saysApr 25, 2024 4:35 pm - Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the status of Frank Walaitis car and bicycle. About seven months after Illinois ended cash bai...
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Police: Palatine man accused of child porn possessionApr 11, 2024 8:51 pm - A Palatine man is facing child pornography charges after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, officials said. Alfonso Benitez-Hernandez, 37,...
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Three charged in connection with 2022 Palatine shootingApr 11, 2024 1:44 pm - A 21-year-old man and a juvenile each face an attempted murder charge stemming from a 2022 shooting outside a Palatine apartment complex, police said Thursday. Manuel Gil...
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Police: DNA ties Palatine man to 2022 burglaries in Des PlainesApr 03, 2024 12:53 pm - A Palatine man is facing charges after DNA evidence tied him to a pair of home burglaries in Des Plaines, police said. In both cases, intruders stole valuables after fals...
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Cook County jail program is rescuing dogs and detainees. And now it’s expandingMar 22, 2024 5:15 am - A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed...
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Buffalo Grove men charged with attempted murder in road-rage shootingMar 21, 2024 1:26 pm - A pair of Buffalo Grove men face attempted murder charges in what authorities are describing as a road-rage shooting on Route 53 in Palatine. Malik Sutherland, 20, and Vi...
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Palatine school’s PTA treasurer charged with theftMar 19, 2024 4:37 pm - The former treasurer of a Palatine Elementary District 15 school’s parent-teacher association has been charged with stealing more than $12,000 from the group. Melissa Tro...