St. Charles Crime
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Atty: Woman accused of ramming teens was unaware of injuriesJun 14, 2013 5:00 pm - A 34-year-old Chicago woman accused of purposely running down two teens in Carpentersville with her SUV and then leaving the scene did not know she hit anyone, her defen...
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St. Charles bank manager pleads guilty to theft from clientJun 14, 2013 10:00 am - A St. Charles woman with strong ties to the local business community pleaded guilty Friday to stealing $21,900 from a client of the bank she managed. Lynn Pranga, 56, ag...
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St. Charles sees rash of vehicle burglariesJun 13, 2013 9:00 pm - St. Charles police responded to 11 calls about vehicle burglaries Thursday morning. The calls came from both sides of the city, according to police. Police said the inci...
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‘It’s my fault’: Emotional apologies in hearing on fatal North Aurora DUIJun 13, 2013 4:10 pm - Lee R. Patterson III acknowledged the forgiveness shown by the mother of the 22-year-old woman he killed while driving drunk 20 months ago in North Aurora. “Whether I wa...
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Libertyville family relives horrible moments after son was killed on Chain O' LakesJun 13, 2013 10:00 am - Jim Borcia said he can't shake the memory of his 10-year-old son's mangled body in the water moments after he was run over by a speed boat on Petite Lake last July. Dur...
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Police: Elgin man fakes ‘slip and fall’ injuriesJun 12, 2013 10:50 pm - A 52-year-old man has been charged with insurance fraud after admitting to authorities that he filed a series of fake “slip and fall” lawsuits against fast food restaura...
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Former Elgin deputy chief on unpaid leave from new chief postJun 12, 2013 7:47 pm - A former Elgin Deputy Police Chief accused of identity theft and official misconduct made his first appearance in Kane County court Wednesday. Robert Beeter, 51, of Elgi...
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Police: Aurora man tried to foil drug testJun 11, 2013 10:26 am - A 22-year-old from Aurora got a second chance after being caught with a small amount of marijuana earlier this year. But Dedrick Glover Pool, of the 1400 block of Golde...
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St. Charles man charged with slashing neighborJun 10, 2013 5:00 pm - A 51-year-old man is accused of slashing a neighbor with a kitchen knife during a weekend fight at a St. Charles apartment complex, police said. Edward Brubaker, of the ...
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Legislation targets mug shot-removal websitesJun 09, 2013 8:00 am - Websites that carry arrest booking photos would be banned from accepting money to remove them in Illinois under proposed legislation headed to Gov. Pat Quinn. Lawmakers...