South Elgin Crime
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Despite headlines, U.S. violent crime downNov 16, 2014 12:01 am - Despite some headlines that paint a picture of a world in chaos and despair, violent crime is down across the United States. That's one conclusion that the FBI was trump...
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Island Lake fatal crash cited as Illinois no-tolerance DUI pot law is challengedNov 14, 2014 4:00 am - Scott Shirey had a trace of marijuana in his system when another driver ran a red light, killing Shirey's son. But the Lake County man was charged with a crime — prompting some to say the law must be changed.
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Man gets 14 years for videotaped Geneva sexual assaultNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - A 23-year-old Geneva man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a male minor that he knew and videotaping it during a si...
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Thirteen lbs. of pot seized in indoor growing operation near St. CharlesNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - A 44-year-old man is accused of operating a large-scale, indoor pot growing operation involving more than 450 plants at a St. Charles Township home, according to authori...
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Court records: Ex-Elgin deputy chief took money from ex-wife, hacked rival's emailNov 13, 2014 12:01 am - A former Elgin deputy police chief currently facing felony misconduct and identity theft charges hacked into his now ex-wife's personal bank account in April 2010 and to...
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7-year-old Aurora girl in critical condition after being hit by carNov 11, 2014 12:01 am - A 7-year-old Aurora girl was in critical condition Tuesday but expected to survive after being hit by a car Monday afternoon in front of her home on the city's west side...
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Trial date set in 2013 murder of Elgin artistNov 09, 2014 12:01 am - A man facing life in prison on charges he broke into an Elgin townhouse and killed a woman who just moved from Chicago is scheduled to face trial Jan. 26. Paul. A. Johns...
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Aurora nabs suspects in heroin, cocaine probeNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - Fourteen suspected drug dealers have been charged and five remain at large after a yearlong heroin and cocaine investigation by Aurora police and the Bureau of Alcohol, ...
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Sheriff: Man caught on I-90 with $20,000 worth of heroinNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - A 37-year-old Chicago man has been charged with transporting nearly a half pound of heroin worth $20,000 along Interstate 90, according to the Kane County sheriff's depa...
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One shot, two beaten with bricks in Carpentersville gang fightNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - One man was shot and two people beaten with landscaping bricks Sunday morning after two groups of rival gang members brawled in Carpentersville, according to police. Alf...