St. Charles Crime
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Sheriff's office says driver had stolen handgun in carMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - A Michigan man was arrested Wednesday for possession of a stolen firearm on I-90 west of Elgin after being stopped for multiple traffic violations, the Kane County sheri...
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Constable: Nicarico case at center of lawyer's diverse careerMay 15, 2021 1:00 am - During more than four decades as an attorney, Gary V. Johnson of St. Charles has compiled a rare legal trifecta. As Kane County state's attorney, he sent people to priso...
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Kane County takes aim at child exploitation with hire of veteran prosecutorApr 16, 2021 5:11 am - Prosecuting child exploitation cases is a horrible thing in which to be an expert. But it's one reason veteran prosecutor Robert Dore is coming out of retirement to beco...
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Shots from pellet gun damage window at downtown St. Charles restaurantApr 11, 2021 1:00 am - St. Charles police said shots from a pellet gun damaged a window Saturday night at the ROX City Grill at the Hotel Baker in the city's downtown. No injuries were reporte...
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Former worker at youth detention center accused of sexual misconductApr 06, 2021 1:00 am - A former St. Charles Illinois Youth Center employee has been indicted on a sexual misconduct charge, authorities said Tuesday. Kane County prosecutors allege 33-year-ol...
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Why Kane County sheriff, state's attorney teamed up to set a drug suspect freeApr 02, 2021 5:20 am - When a county's top two law enforcement officials team up in a courtroom, it's usually to put someone behind bars. So it was an unusual twist last week when Kane County ...
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Kane County sees huge spike in child abuse, neglect casesMar 31, 2021 5:10 am - Child abuse and neglect cases in Kane County are on pace to triple numbers from as recent as 2018 - so high that leading members of the county's court system asked the c...
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St. Charles Twp. man gets probation for sending customer's nude photos to himselfMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A St. Charles Township man has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for sending himself nude photographs he found on a customer's cellphone while he was working at a...
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St. Charles man gets 9 years in drug deathMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - A St. Charles man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a Sugar Grove Township woman in February 2017. Johnny L. Wil...
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Aurora man sentenced to 10 years in sex assault of childMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County judge has sentenced an Aurora man to 10 years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault of a girl. Judge David Kliment said at the sentencing hearing...