Park Ridge Crime
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Couple plead not guilty in boy’s deathMay 24, 2013 4:38 pm - A West suburban couple accused in the death of their 1-year-old son have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges. Cook County prosecutors say Lakesha Baker and...
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Man wanted in McHenry, Kane and Cook counties found in MilwaukeeMay 22, 2013 4:31 pm - A man wanted by the sheriff’s offices in McHenry, Kane and Cook counties has been arrested, according to a news release. Brandon A. Williams, 21, previously of Carpente...
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Former Elgin deputy chief accused of misconduct, identity theftMay 21, 2013 5:00 pm - A former Elgin deputy police chief was indicted and arrested Tuesday on charges of identity theft and official misconduct. Robert Beeter, 51, of Elgin was arrested at hi...
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Park Ridge police: More victims of con man out thereMay 18, 2013 7:37 pm - Park Ridge police are looking for anyone in the Midwest who may have information about a Chicago man charged with scamming people. David Ray Wooten was arrested March 7 ...
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Former Maine West coach charged in hazing; juvenile charges droppedMay 15, 2013 11:00 am - After a five-month investigation of allegations of hazing at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, the Cook County state's attorney's office Wednesday charged former Ma...
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Boy’s body pulled from Des Plaines RiverMay 14, 2013 6:03 pm - Police in the Western suburbs say they’ve found a young boy’s body in the Des Plaines River. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said the boy was found in the water near McCorm...
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Inmates in Chicago, Russia to play online chessMay 14, 2013 4:56 pm - Inmates in the Cook County jail are readying for an online chess match against inmates in Russia. The Cook County sheriff’s office says the games will be played Wednesda...
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Daley nephew's manslaughter trial could start next yearMay 14, 2013 12:00 pm - McHenry County Judge Maureen McIntyre told attorneys Tuesday to “keep January and February open,” but otherwise gave no indication of when the involuntary manslaughter t...
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Elgin cocaine dealer gets 5 years in prisonMay 13, 2013 10:00 am - A 32-year-old man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine charges from an arrest in Elgin last July, according to court records. Jayson P....
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No Gacy victims found during search of propertyMay 10, 2013 12:41 pm - Investigators did not find any evidence of concealed graves at a Chicago property infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy once managed in the mid-1970s. Using updated te...