Westmont Crime
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Former Bensenville man sentenced to 11 years for theftAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - A former Bensenville man who had been on the lam was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for stealing from a former employer and then skipping bail. Santhosh Thomas, ...
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Sex offender acquitted in Willowbrook sexual assault caseAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - A Bellwood man who is a convicted sex offender has been acquitted of the January 2014 criminal sexual assault of a Willowbrook woman. DuPage Judge George Bakalis on Frid...
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Naperville man gets 7 years in Turkish bond schemeAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - A Naperville businessman was sentenced to seven years in prison for bilking investors out of $3.3 million in a Ponzi-type scheme involving phony Turkish bonds. John T. B...
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Glendale Heights dad found not guilty of pistol-whipping sonAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - A Glendale Heights man hopes he'll soon be reunited with his young son after being acquitted of striking the boy with the butt of a handgun. A 12-member DuPage County ju...
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Bail set for suspect in Monday Naperville heistAug 11, 2015 1:00 am - Bail was set at $300,000 for one of two men accused in the Monday morning robbery of a professional gambler in Naperville. Robert Chencinski, 45, of the 1900 block of Le...
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Police chase ends in Oak Brook crashAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - A 35-year-old Westmont man was apprehended Monday after leading police on a chase that ended at Midwest Road and 22nd Street in Oak Brook, authorities said. An Oak Brook...
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DuPage judge to rule on sexual assault charges next weekAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - A Bellwood man who was once a subject of a nationwide manhunt and billboards featuring his mug shot now faces between 30 and 60 years in prison if convicted of criminal ...
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West Chicago man sentenced in stick-up of drug dealerAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - A West Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison for his role in a 2014 drug deal gone bad in West Chicago. Zevonshea Smiley, 18, was the sixth and final...
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DuPage chief judge: Traffic court judges get threats, need more securityAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - Spurred by threats against fellow jurists, DuPage Chief Judge Kathryn E. Creswell is calling for increased security at all four county traffic courts, even if it means m...
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Chronic Aurora domestic abuser gets 3.5 yearsJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - A chronic domestic abuser from Aurora was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for hitting a woman, spitting on her, throwing a remote at her, breaking her TV and trying to ...