St. Charles Crime
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How a St. Charles officer's quick actions saved a shooting victim's lifeJul 23, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas cops crime@dailyherald.com St. Charles patrol officer Steve Mattas was about halfway through his midnight shift June 27 when a bu...
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Police: St. Charles man shot guest in headJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - A St. Charles man has been charged with armed violence and reckless conduct after shooting a man in the head, authorities said. Police at 3:31 p.m. Thursday were called...
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Help instead of handcuffs: Kane County launching pre-arrest diversion programJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Anyone who's seen an episode of "Cops" knows how it goes: Police respond to the scene of a crime, fi...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to Carpentersville robbery where accomplice was killedJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to robbing a Carpentersville business at gunpoint in September 2016, in a case where another suspect was shot and killed by one of the b...
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Man charged with reckless homicide for West Dundee crashJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Carpentersville man has been charged with reckless homicide, accused of killing a man in a car crash May 8 in West Dundee. Bail was set at $100,000 Tuesday...
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St. Charles club closes in wake of fatal shootingJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - Trilogy Lounge in St. Charles has closed its doors less than a week after a deadly shooting outside the nightclub. One of the club's owners said Wednesday that the busin...
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Elgin man guilty of sexually abusing childJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - A Kane County jury has found an Elgin man guilty of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. It reached its verdict against Jacob Headtke on June 23, according to court records...
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St. Charles club faces hearing on liquor license after shootingJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - A St. Charles nightclub could lose its liquor license in the aftermath of a deadly shooting that happened right outside its door. One man was killed and three other peop...
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Man charged with murder in St. Charles shooting as city cites nightclubJun 28, 2021 1:00 am - A previous version gave an incorrect time for Wednesday's liquor commission hearing. An Aurora man has been charged with opening fire outside a St. Charles nightclu...