Park Ridge Crime
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Crime data lacking when it comes to gunsDec 16, 2013 4:30 am - Despite the seemingly ever-present debate over gun-control laws, little data exists on the prevalence of crimes committed by people using guns. Most studies of gun crime...
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Arlington Hts. shooter had criminal past, cop expected to recoverDec 13, 2013 8:00 am - Officer Michael McEvoy was on patrol for his regular Thursday evening shift when a call came over the radio about a man with a gun at a townhouse in Arlington Heights. M...
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Former heroin addict to give ECC graduation speechDec 12, 2013 1:00 pm - Sandra Hoston's life was on a downward spiral from years of abusing alcohol and heroin starting in her late teens. At 16, Hoston was pregnant with her first child. Soon ...
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A look at the Fox Valley’s biggest news stories in 2013Dec 11, 2013 11:24 am - The year 2013 saw at least a half dozen court cases across the Fox Valley came to an end, turnover in key political positions, progress on several construction projects ...
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Cops: 6 pounds of pot mailed to Elgin manDec 09, 2013 3:17 pm - A 43-year-old man is accused of having someone mail nearly 6.5 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of $16,000, from California to his Elgin home. The North Cent...
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Des Plaines man pleads guilty to promoting prostitutionDec 03, 2013 1:04 pm - A Des Plaines man has pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution, court records show. Nabil Anas, 26, of the 9000 block of West Stevenson, was sentenced to 24 months prob...
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Elgin man's 9th DUI gets him 7 years in prisonNov 29, 2013 6:30 am - A 36-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this month to his ninth DUI, according to court records. Bruno R. De La...
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Arlington Hts. woman charged in $597,000 Allstate theftNov 27, 2013 8:00 am - An Arlington Heights woman charged with taking nearly $600,000 from her former employer, Allstate Insurance Co., is accused of spending the money on credit card payments...
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Guilty verdict in torture-murder caseNov 22, 2013 6:53 pm - A Waukegan man was found guilty Friday in a 2011 torture and murder case. Jose Horta, 21, of the 300 block of Edison Court, had been charged with first-degree murder in ...
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Violent offenders getting boot camp in Cook CountyNov 22, 2013 3:59 pm - Cook County judges have improperly sentenced hundreds of violent felons to a boot camp program meant for nonviolent offenders, according to an investigation by the Chica...