St. Charles Crime
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Kane County replacing bomb squad robot with $353K ‘Spot’Jun 16, 2025 2:20 pm - The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is getting a new, niftier robot to help it disable bombs and do other tasks.
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St. Charles man convicted of sex assault in custody in HungaryJun 15, 2025 3:04 pm - A St. Charles driving instructor, convicted of 16 felony charges after a trial he skipped in April, is in custody in Hungary with the U.S. attempting to extradite him, according to court records.
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19-year-old facing charges after leading Kane County deputies on chase from Aurora to ChicagoJun 09, 2025 2:16 pm - A 19-year-old Chicago man was arrested on five felony charges after leading Kane County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase from Aurora to Chicago.
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South Elgin man facing weapons charges after opening fire outside St. Charles barJun 06, 2025 8:17 am - A South Elgin man who used to work at a St. Charles bar is facing multiple weapons charges after police say he opened fire outside the bar earlier this week.
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18-year-old charged with trying to kill elderly relativeJun 02, 2025 1:06 pm - An 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, accused of attacking an elderly relative in Big Rock.
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Two charged with hate crime in beating of woman at Carpentersville McDonald’sMay 27, 2025 5:35 pm - Two people are now charged with committing a hate crime, days after an attack on a woman authorities say was committed because of her sexual orientation.
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Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.
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‘Education and enforcement’: Why you can expect to see more police on Route 59 todayMay 09, 2025 5:30 am - Police departments across the suburbs — from Wauconda up north to Naperville down south and nearly everywhere in between — are teaming up for a regional traffic safety initiative all day Friday along the Route 59 corridor.
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Judge changes mind, orders child sex abuse defendant be detained pretrialMay 01, 2025 4:53 pm - A Kane County judge changed his mind Thursday and ordered that a Montgomery man charged with child sex crimes be detained pretrial.
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Driving instructor convicted of sex abuse, after skipping trialApr 24, 2025 6:41 pm - A St. Charles driving school instructor was convicted last week, after skipping his trial, of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.