Palatine Crime
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Ex-St. Viator coach facing new sex abuse chargeJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A former St. Viator High School coach and counselor who was already facing misdemeanor charges alleging he sent inappropriate text messages to teenage students now faces...
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How Cook County 'scent kits' can make the difference in finding missing peopleDec 20, 2019 4:40 am - When a senior suffering from dementia or young person with autism wanders away - and chances are they will at some point - every minute counts if tragedy is to be avoide...
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Palatine man who drove through Woodfield mall now faces arson chargesDec 16, 2019 12:00 am - The Palatine man who crashed his SUV through a Sears store's glass doors and drove through Woodfield Mall in September now faces arson charges stemming from a truck fire...
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Prosecutors: Retired priest was asked if he was OK to drive before fatal hit-and-runDec 08, 2019 12:00 am - A retired priest accused of a drunkenly running over a pair of parish teachers and driving off without providing help was asked if he was OK to drive shortly before leav...
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Suburban police chiefs have reason to give thanks this year, even after Aurora factory shootingNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - On a bitterly cold day in February, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman got some of the worst news someone in her job ever gets: Five of her officers had just been shot. T...
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Police: Man armed with sledgehammer, drywall saw tries to force his way into houseNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Elgin man is held on $400,000 bail after his arrest this week on charges he forced his way into a house while armed with a small sledgehammer and drywall s...
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Palatine man sentenced for 2018 Elk Grove motel robberyNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - A Palatine parolee was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to robbing a man at an Elk Grove Village motel. In exchange for his plea, Jamarrion King, 23, was senten...
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Jail, probation for kicking, biting Carpentersville police in July and 2018 arrestsNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - A 25-year-old woman has been sentenced to jail time and four years probation after admitting to fighting, biting and kicking Carpentersville police and firefighters in J...
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Elgin man sentenced to 55 years for mistaken-identity fatal shootingNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Corrected 11/16 that the murder weapon was found in an awning at Ingram's girlfriend's apartment. An Elgin man was sentenced Friday to 55 years in prison for gunnin...
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Man charged with armed robbery, kidnapping at Palatine businessNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - A North Chicago man has been charged with armed robbery and kidnapping in connection with a holdup Wednesday in Palatine. Christopher E. Brackens, 40, of the 1400 block ...