St. Charles Crime
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 29, 2021 4:22 am - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...
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Constable: Suburban cops help Zion felon make up for lost timeJan 16, 2021 12:00 am - The first car he stole at age 13, the drug dealer he shot, the $25,000 worth of baby formula he stole to pay for his heroin addiction, the years he spent behind bars - a...
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St. Charles Twp. man guilty of sending customer's nude pictures to himselfJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - A 25-year-old St. Charles Township man has been found guilty of sending himself nude photographs from a customer's cellphone while he was working at a store in Huntley i...
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Off-duty Elgin police detective charged with DUI in St. CharlesJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - An off-duty Elgin police detective was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence in St. Charles, according to a police report. Jessica Lori DeLeon, 43...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Bail for Huntley man held in Carpentersville stabbing is $500,000Jan 02, 2021 12:00 am - Bail for a 39-year-old Huntley man charged with attempted murder in a Monday stabbing in Carpentersville has been set at $500,000, the Kane County state's attorney's off...
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Man convicted of threatening to kill Kane County judgeDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - A former Aurora man was convicted Friday of threatening a public official. Judge Philip G. Montgomery, a visiting judge from the 23rd Judicial Circuit, found 48-year-ol...
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'I feel I had to protect myself': Rittenhouse offers no regrets in first public commentsNov 20, 2020 4:00 am - Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teen accused of killing two men and wounding another during violent demonstrations this summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, told The Washington P...
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Former Kane County jail officer charged with attempted sexual assaultNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - A former Kane County jail officer has been charged with attempted criminal sexual assault and sexual abuse of a worker at the jail. Russell H. Norris also is facing six ...
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Foul play suspected after body found in home in Aurora TownshipOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Foul play is suspected, officials said after the body of a 51-year-old man was found Saturday morning inside a home under renovation east of Aurora. Kane County Sheriff'...