Palatine Crime
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Palatine police kill man who ran down officer; shooting linked to death investigationDec 09, 2018 12:00 am - A Palatine police officer at the scene of a reported murder early Sunday shot and killed a man who intentionally ran him and a civilian over with a car near the village'...
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Palatine man accused of felony marijuana possessionDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Palatine police say a 20-year-old man was seized on suspicion of possessing at least 100 grams of marijuana. Daniel Trejo of the 1400 block of North Ports O' Call Drive ...
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25 years for Palatine man who abused two young girlsDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - A Palatine man who prosecutors said sexually assaulted two young girls during a five-year period was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison. Joseph Griffin, 20, recei...
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Police: Sex offender lied to force his way into Elgin apartmentNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - This article has been updated with additonal information from Elgin police that Onofre lied about his revenge story and there was no evidence the woman's husband was...
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Cook County 'Tails' program offers redemption for inmates, dogsNov 22, 2018 12:00 am - Cookie was a troubled girl. Her large size, mixed background and bad manners made it unlikely anyone was going to adopt her. That was until she and five other unwanted ...
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Police: St. Charles man pistol-whipped couple in Elgin apartmentNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - A 41-year-old St. Charles man is charged with entering an Elgin apartment early Saturday and beating a woman and a man with a gun, causing a shot to be fired. Joshua B. ...
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Authorities say repair technician found child porn on Palatine man's PCNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - A Palatine man was ordered held on $75,000 bail Thursday after prosecutors say a technician repairing the man's personal computer found child pornography. Christopher S...
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Chicago's known for Capone, but gangsters held sway in the suburbs and beyondOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - When it came to organized crime in Illinois, Chicago-based Prohibition-era gangsters loomed large during the 1920s and 1930s. Al Capone, Frank Nitti, Lester “Baby Face N...
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Shoplifting complaint leaders to drug, weapons charges in PalatineOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - A shoplifting report Saturday in Palatine led to the arrest of a north suburban man on drug and weapons charges, authorities said. Jesterbenson C. Oliva, 36, of the 8500...
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$2 million bail for suspect in Elgin shooting that wounded threeOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man charged with shooting and wounding three men early Sunday is held on $2 million bail, and police are still searching for another suspect. Luis K. Mora-Otero...