Palatine Crime
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Palatine man facing drug and firearm chargesNov 21, 2025 2:13 pm - A Palatine man was charged with firearm and drug offenses Thursday after police responded to a reported domestic disturbance.
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Palatine police make two separate meth arrestsNov 19, 2025 5:09 pm - Two separate arrests, one during a traffic stop and another during a welfare check, led Palatine police officers to recover significant amounts of methamphetamine.
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Woman charged after family fight in PalatineNov 15, 2025 11:50 am - A Chicago woman was charged in Palatine Friday night after a family fight, but police are assuring the public there is no threat to the community from the reported use of a weapon.
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Bodycam video shows how Palatine police officer assisted immigration agents with arrestNov 12, 2025 1:38 pm - Palatine officials have released video from a police officer’s body-worn camera that shows him assisting immigration agents with an arrest late last month.
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Police investigating allegations against two fired Hoffman Estates High teachersNov 10, 2025 11:07 am - Hoffman Estates police say they are investigating allegations of improper contact between two now-former Hoffman Estates High School male teachers and multiple female students.
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Sheriff seeking suspects in Maine Township gas station burglaryNov 09, 2025 11:40 am - Cook County sheriff’s investigators are searching for burglars who broke into a gas station in Maine Township on Thursday, taking cash and liquor.
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Palatine police taking new look at 27-year-old mysteryNov 06, 2025 6:10 pm - Palatine police say they’re taking a new look at the mysterious disappearance of Anthony “Tony” Klama. He vanished without a trace in 1998 after spending night hanging out at a local sports bar.
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Mother and son found dead in Palatine suffered apparent gunshot woundsOct 27, 2025 4:09 pm - A mother and son found deceased in a Palatine apartment Friday appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds and a firearm was recovered from the scene, authorities revealed Monday.
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Former suspect in Rolling Meadows murder sues over ‘unlawful prosecution and incarceration’Oct 13, 2025 7:34 pm - A Chicago man who supporters say was wrongfully convicted of a fatal 2006 shooting in Rolling Meadows is suing three Northwest suburbs and 11 police officers over allegations they violated his constitutional rights.
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Judge’s reference to other cases in verdict gets murder conviction thrown outOct 09, 2025 7:28 pm - When finding an Aurora man guilty of killing his girlfriend five years ago, a Kane County judge cited knowledge he’d gained from watching similar cases. That was “clear and obvious error,” a state appeals court ruled this week in tossing out the conviction and ordering a new trial.