Palatine Crime
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Elgin residents may lose 9 dogs found in filthy homeFeb 15, 2013 1:00 pm - Kane County prosecutors want two people to forfeit nine dogs and a cat that were seized from an Elgin home last month. Authorities will present their case in court Tuesd...
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Victim calls off search for carjacker in SchaumburgFeb 15, 2013 5:41 am - A woman who said she was carjacked and kidnapped early Friday from downtown Chicago to Schaumburg later told police to call off their search for her attacker. The 26-yea...
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Police investigating death of Palatine womanFeb 14, 2013 11:24 pm - A 77-year-old Palatine woman has died after she may have been struck by a vehicle that was slowly backing up in a private driveway. Jieru Chen died Thursday after she wa...
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Lawsuit filed over alcohol-related death of NIU studentFeb 14, 2013 4:00 pm - The family of a Northern Illinois University freshman who died last November, reportedly after an alcohol-related hazing incident at a fraternity, filed suit Thursday in...
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Palatine restaurant likely to stay open despite drug saleFeb 13, 2013 1:00 pm - Although Palatine police say the owner's son dealt cocaine on restaurant premises, a deal announced Wednesday likely will allow La Presa to stay open because of its othe...
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State wants repeat sex offender who fled country committedFeb 12, 2013 9:17 pm - The Illinois attorney general’s office wants a 41-year-old former West Dundee man, who was convicted of trying to rape two different women, to be classified as a sexuall...
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Former Elgin cop cites bankruptcy in lawsuit over planted evidenceFeb 11, 2013 5:46 pm - A 55-year-old former Elgin cop late last year completed a jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to planting evidence at a crime scene so he could look good to his superv...
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Melrose Park man charged in murder for hire plotFeb 09, 2013 4:01 pm - A 28-year-old Melrose Park man already in jail on a sex charge that involves an 11-year-old girl is now accused of plotting to murder the girl and her family, the Cook C...
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Police say man killed dog mistaken for coyoteFeb 08, 2013 3:00 pm - Palatine resident put deer carcass in backyard as a lure, authorities allege
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Chicago prison guard accused of briberyFeb 08, 2013 2:59 pm - A 51-year-old guard at a federal prison in downtown Chicago has been indicted on bribery charges after authorities alleged he broke rules regarding inmate contraband. T...