West Chicago Crime
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Cops: Downers Grove couple died in murder-suicideJul 22, 2013 4:10 pm - A Downers Grove couple found fatally stabbed in their home died in an apparent murder-suicide, police said Monday. Officers found the bodies of Thomas F. Smith, 41, and...
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Driver who hit squad car pleads guilty in fatal Addison crashJul 22, 2013 2:31 pm - After his vehicle was disabled in a minor traffic accident, Frank Caruso climbed into the back seat of a police cruiser to warm up while waiting for a tow along I-290 in...
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Detroit man pleads not guilty to Oak Brook mall robbery attemptJul 22, 2013 11:43 am - A Detroit man who was shot after police say he smashed a jewelry case at Oakbrook Center mall pleaded not guilty Monday to attempt armed robbery and burglary. Levert Jo...
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Former Wheaton man gets 40 years for soliciting murdersJul 19, 2013 1:00 pm - Gordon Vanderark will be about 96 years old before he's eligible to get out of prison in a case that began with a DUI and ended with him soliciting the revenge killings ...
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DuPage charges man in Woodridge carjackingJul 18, 2013 4:09 pm - A DuPage County judge set bail Thursday at $1 million for a former nuclear power plant worker who authorities say fled to Venezuela after he and a colleague carjacked a ...
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Reward offered in West Chicago sewer grate theftsJul 16, 2013 4:50 pm - DuPage County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in the theft of several storm sewer grates in West Chicago. Polic...
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Elgin woman gets jail, probation for DuPage credit union theftJul 16, 2013 4:00 pm - An Elgin woman will serve jail time and probation for stealing more than $3,000 from a nonprofit credit union that serves DuPage County government workers. Hermila Garc...
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Victim's mom wishes Borizov 'was the one in the grave'Jul 15, 2013 12:00 pm - Judy Pokorny has just one regret about the man who had her son's family killed serving life in prison. “I wish he was the one in the grave,” she said Monday. Pokorny f...
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Woodridge man pleads guilty to stalking Naperville womanJul 06, 2013 5:34 pm - A Woodridge man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to stalking a Naperville woman. Ashish Kolli, 24, of the 2700 block of Laurel Court, also received...
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$650,000 bail for Naperville man charged in cab driver stabbingJul 06, 2013 4:16 pm - Bail was set at $650,000 Saturday for a Naperville man accused of stabbing a taxi driver and stealing his cab. Maurice Martin, 33, appeared before Kane County Judge Susa...