South Barrington Crime
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Why dangerous TikTok challenge has schools, police all fired upMay 16, 2025 6:00 am - What do you get when you cross the worst elements of social media with the most reckless instincts of kids? These days it’s the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok-fueled fad that has students across the country intentionally setting fire to their school-issued laptop computers.
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The senior assassins game is back. Here’s why police are concernedApr 03, 2025 4:56 pm - A year after it led to a serious rollover crash in one suburb and a near shooting tragedy in another, police and school leaders are warning their communities about the “senior assassins” game that’s become a staple of graduation season.
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Woodfield jewelry store heist, Ribfest’s demise among top stories of 2024Dec 31, 2024 5:15 am - A shuttered strip club, brazen jewel thieves and the demise of one of the region’s most popular festivals were among the top suburban news stories of 2024.
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South Barrington detective honored for role in murder suspect’s arrestNov 15, 2024 1:57 pm - A South Barrington police detective was publicly honored Thursday night for his role in apprehending a murder suspect who’d fled to the suburbs.
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Are more police cameras coming to the suburbs? South Barrington considering adding them to several roadsOct 15, 2024 2:11 pm - More cameras that read the license plates of passing cars in search of lawbreakers soon could be installed in South Barrington.
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South Barrington to hold town hall discussion about home invasions, preventing crimeSep 18, 2024 10:45 am - South Barrington police and other officials will hold a town hall-style meeting Thursday night to discuss a pair of recent home invasions.
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Chicago man charged after South Barrington home break-ins, standoffSep 12, 2024 9:31 am - A Chicago man arrested earlier this week after break-ins at two South Barrington homes and a standoff with police will remain in jail while he awaits trial, authorities said Thursday.
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Charges pending after home invasions, standoff in South BarringtonSep 09, 2024 3:55 pm - Charges were pending Monday afternoon following a pair of overnight home invasions in South Barrington that led to a standoff with police.
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Murder suspect from Chicago in custody after daylong manhunt in Lake BarringtonAug 20, 2024 8:58 pm - After daylong manhunt throughout the Lake Barrington area for a Chicago murder suspect, authorities have taken the man in custody without incident.
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South Barrington police chief to retireMar 15, 2024 11:31 am - Longtime South Barrington Police Chief Thomas Roman will retire this summer. Roman, 70, who has led the department since 2014, will step down June 28. He announced his pe...