St. Charles Crime
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FBI searching for trio after St. Charles bank robberyJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Three men are being sought in connection with a bank robbery that took place Friday morning in St. Charles. Just after 9 a.m., police were called to the scene of the rob...
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The year in crime: First-degree murder, DUI-related deaths, sexual assault among the major suburban crimes for 2021Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - ...
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Two charged with fleeing and eluding Kane deputies in vehicle chasesJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Two men were charged late last week with fleeing and eluding police in Kane County, authorities said. At 2:06 a.m. Friday, deputies with the Kane County sheriff's office...
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Elgin man charged after loaded firearms found during traffic stop on I-90Jan 02, 2022 12:00 am - A 23-year-old Elgin man traveling in a vehicle stopped for driving 110 mph on Jane Addams Tollway early Saturday faces a weapons charge after state police found loaded f...
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St. Charles man charged after multiple crashes, chase in BataviaDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - A 21-year-old St. Charles man was arrested after causing multiple crashes and leading police on a chase in Batavia, authorities said. At 9:49 p.m. Tuesday Ethan Viland, ...
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Judge reimposes 79-year prison sentence, but with parole, for 'depraved' Aurora killerDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County judge Tuesday refused to lessen the 79-year sentence of an Aurora man who at 15 raped and murdered a neighbor in 2001. But Judge D.J. Tegeler ruled that Jo...
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Authorities denounce school threats after West Aurora hoaxDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - On a day that school districts across the country were on high alert because of a vague threat on TikTok, Aurora-area leaders came together Friday night to reassure the ...
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Man shoots dog to save woman from attack near St. CharlesDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday morning when she was attacked by two large dogs near St. Charles, the Kane County sheriff's office reported. She was saved whe...
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Oswego man convicted in 2017 Aurora double murderDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County jury on Monday convicted an Oswego man for the March 2017 murders of two men in Aurora. The jury deliberated for about three hours before finding Serafin A...
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East Dundee man gets 20 years for his role in Carpentersville murderDec 06, 2021 12:00 am - An 18-year-old East Dundee man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the June 2020 murder of a man outside a Carpentersville apartment. Devon Coleman,...