South Elgin Crime
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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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Carpentersville man sues police over 2011 drive-by arrestFeb 07, 2013 3:21 pm - Abraham Barajas will never forget his 23rd birthday. Arrested and charged with five counts of attempted murder in connection to a July 20, 2011 drive-by shooting, the C...
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More charges in Batavia assisted living center thefts, forgeriesFeb 06, 2013 10:00 pm - When Batavia police last December arrested a 19-year-old caretaker at an assisted living facility and charged her with forging a $1,000 check from a resident, authoritie...
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Kane court security union meets with county, could strikeFeb 05, 2013 5:55 pm - After more than four years working without a contract, officers that provide security for Kane County courthouses could go on strike as early as Wednesday. The court sec...
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Elgin drug case dropped because of accused Schaumburg cop connectionFeb 05, 2013 4:59 pm - The fallout from three former Schaumburg detectives accused of misconduct continues as Kane County prosecutors recently dropped a case against an Elgin man arrested duri...
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Bond set for third suspect in Aurora hammer slayingFeb 05, 2013 9:00 am - A Kane County judge Tuesday set bail at $100,000 for the third man charged in last week's murder of Abigail Villalpando, a 18-year-old West Aurora High School student. J...
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Bail set in hammer murder, burning of Aurora teenFeb 04, 2013 3:00 pm - Bail was set Monday for two of three men charged in the hammer attack murder of 18-year-old Abigail Villalpando, the first homicide in Aurora since late 2011. Villalpand...
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Sex offender pleads guilty to rape in St. CharlesFeb 01, 2013 10:00 pm - A 67-year-old sex offender pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled woman in St. Charles last June. Gary Kluber, of the 100 block of South...
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Guilty verdict in 1993 Aurora double murderFeb 01, 2013 9:53 pm - A 40-year-old Aurora man faces life in prison after a Kane County jury Friday convicted him of gunning down two Montgomery brothers over a half-pound of cocaine in March...