Prospect Heights Crime
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Victim calls off search for carjacker in SchaumburgFeb 15, 2013 5:41 am - A woman who said she was carjacked and kidnapped early Friday from downtown Chicago to Schaumburg later told police to call off their search for her attacker. The 26-yea...
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Police investigating death of Palatine womanFeb 14, 2013 11:24 pm - A 77-year-old Palatine woman has died after she may have been struck by a vehicle that was slowly backing up in a private driveway. Jieru Chen died Thursday after she wa...
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State wants repeat sex offender who fled country committedFeb 12, 2013 9:17 pm - The Illinois attorney general’s office wants a 41-year-old former West Dundee man, who was convicted of trying to rape two different women, to be classified as a sexuall...
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Former Elgin cop cites bankruptcy in lawsuit over planted evidenceFeb 11, 2013 5:46 pm - A 55-year-old former Elgin cop late last year completed a jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to planting evidence at a crime scene so he could look good to his superv...
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Melrose Park man charged in murder for hire plotFeb 09, 2013 4:01 pm - A 28-year-old Melrose Park man already in jail on a sex charge that involves an 11-year-old girl is now accused of plotting to murder the girl and her family, the Cook C...
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Chicago prison guard accused of briberyFeb 08, 2013 2:59 pm - A 51-year-old guard at a federal prison in downtown Chicago has been indicted on bribery charges after authorities alleged he broke rules regarding inmate contraband. T...
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Two Lake County men accused of stealing $12,000 worth of cold medicineFeb 07, 2013 6:59 pm - Police say pair hit multiple stores in Illinois, Wisconsin
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Former Drew Peterson lawyer sues current lawyerFeb 07, 2013 5:00 pm - A public quarrel between one former and one current attorney for Drew Peterson over who is to blame for the former Bolingbrook police sergeant's murder conviction has es...
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Northwest suburban police blotterFeb 07, 2013 3:30 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Official urges feds to prosecute more gun casesFeb 06, 2013 3:02 pm - A Cook County official wants federal authorities to prosecute more gun cases. In a news release Wednesday, Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey says the number of cas...