Westmont Crime
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Fentanyl overdoses cause troubling rise in suburban opioid deathsJan 27, 2017 4:00 am - A drug described as “heroin on steroids” is contributing to a rise in opioid overdose deaths across the suburbs, authorities say. Fentanyl, an easily abused painkiller e...
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DuPage inmates face extra charges over 'spraying' urine at deputiesJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - A Chicago man already awaiting trial on charges of unlawful possession of a motor vehicle may have complicated his case over the weekend as he is accused of "spraying" s...
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Bond set at $4 million for teen charged with murder near Glen EllynJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - Bond was set at $4 million Friday for a teen charged with killing a 49-year-old man near Glen Ellyn. James Aydelotte, 19, was charged with one count of first-degree murd...
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Ex-church deacon pleads guilty to sexually assaulting girlJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - An ex-church deacon accused of sexually assaulting a young girl over a 10-year period pleaded guilty Friday in DuPage County court and waived his rights to a jury trial....
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Aurora man guilty of attempted murder in 2015 beatingJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - A 56-year-old Aurora man faces up to 30 years in prison after his conviction this week for attempted murder in a 2015 fight in an Aurora alley. Darnell Wynn, of the 100 ...
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Attacker convicted in rape, robbery of 87-year-old Westmont womanJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Just more than 36 hours after an 87-year-old Westmont woman was raped and robbed in her apartment, authorities already were closing in on her attacker. That's when polic...
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Bellwood man sentenced in heroin overdose of Addison womanJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Bellwood man is headed to prison after pleading guilty to selling a fatal dose of heroin to an Addison woman. Kyle Kirkendall pleaded guilty Tuesday to one...
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Lisle village clerk gets 4 months in jail for third DUIJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Lisle's longtime elected village clerk is behind bars as he begins serving a four-month jail sentence for his third DUI. Timothy Seeden, 59, of the 2200 block of Ridgewo...
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Carol Stream man accused of threatening governor, sheriffJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - A Carol Stream man who is a registered sex offender has been charged with threatening violence against the governor and the DuPage County sheriff, DuPage officials said....
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Suspect in rape, robbery denies knowledge of the crimeJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - Tevin Rainey told police investigating the rape and robbery of an 87-year-old Westmont woman that he was in Chicago on the night of Dec. 31, 2014, "getting drunk and get...