Villa Park Crime
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Villa Park boy accused of threatening to shoot people at schoolFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - A 13-year-old Villa Park boy has been charged with disorderly conduct for, authorities said, threatening to shoot people at a school. The boy, who attends Willowbrook Hi...
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3 charged with stealing $1,668 in perfume from Walgreens store, fleeing policeFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Three people have been charged with stealing perfume and other items from a Walgreens store in Willowbrook on Tuesday, then leading police on a chase through several com...
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Villa Park police: Harvey man fled traffic stop while driving stolen carJan 27, 2023 12:00 am - A Harvey man is being held without bail and facing charges after he fled an attempted traffic stop while driving a stolen car in Villa Park on Thursday, officials said. ...
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Police: Man fired a machine gun more than 30 times in Villa Park neighborhoodJan 27, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge on Friday denied bail for a Maywood man facing multiple weapons charges after prosecutors said he fired an automatic handgun more than 30 times int...
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Guns in peanut butter and a whole chicken: What TSA agents found during a record-breaking 2022Jan 20, 2023 4:00 am - We all know you can't bring a gun aboard a commercial flight, but that didn't stop a record 6,542 failed attempts last year, according to the Transportation Security Adm...
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Villa Park teen accused of threatening violence against another boyJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - A 13-year-old Villa Park boy has been charged with felony disorderly conduct, accused of threatening another juvenile and his family. DuPage County Judge Demetrios Panou...
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Suburban cold cases solved and unsolved: How DNA has played a role so farJan 13, 2023 4:00 am - Despite thousands of leads, hundreds of interviews and untold hours of investigation, it took nearly a decade - and a couple of strokes of luck - for police to arrest th...
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Sheriffs draw lines at what they will - and will not - enforce with new weapons lawJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg had a message for gun owners concerned about Illinois' new ban on the purchase, sale and manufacture of some high-powered weapons and l...
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Top crime stories of 2022: Mayhem and heartbreak defined the year in suburban crimeJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - A mass shooting on July 4 in Highland Park, during which a lone shooter stood atop a building firing nearly 90 rounds at parade spectators and participants, shocked the ...
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State Supreme Court halts abolition of cash bailDec 31, 2022 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court halted the abolition of the cash bail system in the state on Saturday, just a day before that landmark criminal justice reform was poised to t...