South Elgin Crime
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Kane County leaders working to bring back electronic home monitoringJun 03, 2019 5:30 am - After a nearly two-year hiatus, Kane County officials plan to bring back their electronic home monitoring program for sentenced offenders and hope to expand it in 2020 t...
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Police: DeKalb man embezzled $279K from Aurora construction businessJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - A DeKalb man faces felony theft charges alleging he stole about $279,000 from an Aurora construction firm where he worked as comptroller. Michael J. Leali, 63, of the 10...
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Cortland man sentenced to 6½ years for Kane County burglary spreeJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - A Cortland man who was caught by Batavia police burglarizing a house in August 2018 has pleaded guilty to that and seven other daylight burglaries in Kane County and was...
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How an Aurora cop is spreading important messages with fun videosMay 31, 2019 5:41 am - "I wish that I knew what I know now when I was younger," Aurora police officer Chris Weaver crooned from behind the wheel of his patrol vehicle a few weeks ago. Well, n...
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Kane County: Six heroin deaths reported in six weeksMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Kane County officials are warning of a sudden surge in fatal heroin overdoses, with six deaths reported in the past six weeks. Twelve people have died from heroin inject...
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Former prosecutor seeking Kane state's attorney postMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - A former prosecutor announced this week she is running as a Democrat for the Kane County state's attorney's post in 2020. Jamie Mosser, who served 10 years as an Kane Co...
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Fox Valley police reportsMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Batavia • A BMX bike and a mountain bike, a total value of $228, were reported stolen at 7:03 p.m. Monday from the 1300 block of River Street. • A gun and amplifier...
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Man who fired gun while threatening woman gets 25 years in prisonMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - A man with a violent criminal history was sentenced to 25 years in prison this week after his 2015 conviction for firing two shots while threatening a woman in Carpenter...
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Fox Valley police reportsMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - Batavia • Jolanta M. Oxzko, 63, of the 3000 block of Savannah Drive, Aurora, was arrested at 5:57 p.m. Sunday at the DuPage County jail on a warrant from Batavia on...
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Police: Man kicked in South Elgin apartment door, started fightMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - A 29-year-old St. Charles man faces home invasion charges after police said he kicked down the door of a woman's South Elgin apartment late Tuesday night and fought with...