Villa Park Crime
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Guilty verdict in 1998 double slaying in Aurora alleyJan 31, 2013 9:00 pm - The cold case of two men found in March 1998 in an Aurora alley, shot to death and burned, has come to a close. After a four-day trial, a Kane County jury convicted Jaim...
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More cases dismissed involving accused Schaumburg copsJan 29, 2013 6:00 pm - The dominoes continued to fall Tuesday as Cook County prosecutors dropped charges against two more defendants whose cases involved undercover Schaumburg police officers ...
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Villa Park man charged in train station robberyJan 28, 2013 5:53 pm - A man claiming to be an undercover police officer robbed a man of $20 while patting him down at the Villa Park train station over the weekend, police said Monday. David...
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McHenry County forum to explore courtroom camerasJan 24, 2013 11:02 am - Officials in the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court in Woodstock will host a meeting Feb. 1 to get opinions on whether to participate in a trial program to allow cameras in cou...
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Schaumburg chief: Officer arrests 'not just an internal matter'Jan 23, 2013 4:00 am - One phone call turned a routine afternoon for Schaumburg Police Chief Brian Howerton into one of the most emotionally and professionally challenging weeks he and the res...
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Aurora man gets probation for growing pot in yardJan 22, 2013 3:09 pm - A 23-year-old Aurora man who was charged with felony marijuana possession after police said he made bonfires in his backyard to protect his pot plants from an overnight ...
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Cases worked by Schaumburg officers under reviewJan 17, 2013 3:00 pm - Both Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and Public Defender Abishi Cunningham have ordered reviews of cases involving the three Schaumburg police officers accuse...
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Prosecutor: Schaumburg cop said he sold drugs “just for the thrill of it”Jan 17, 2013 9:47 am - It began as a routine drug investigation, but authorities soon realized they were onto something “much more sinister.” That’s how the arrests of three Schaumburg cops w...
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Arrested Schaumburg cops to appear in court ThursdayJan 16, 2013 4:32 pm - Three Schaumburg police officers arrested by federal authorities Wednesday are scheduled to appear in a DuPage County courtroom Thursday morning reportedly facing multip...
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Carjacking trial may proceed without missing engineerJan 10, 2013 3:00 pm - A nuclear engineer accused of carjacking a woman at gunpoint could stand trial in DuPage County even though he's still missing. Authorities have been looking for Michael...