Westmont Crime
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First of 3 ex-Schaumburg cops pleads guilty to drug skimming, salesMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - A former Schaumburg police officer accused of skimming drugs from police seizures and then using an informant to sell the narcotics on the street pleaded guilty Friday. ...
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Ex-Wheaton College prof's sentence lowered in child porn caseMar 20, 2014 4:30 am - Blaming himself for not viewing all the child pornography presented as evidence in a former Wheaton College professor's sentencing hearing, a judge Wednesday sharply red...
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Third man charged in connection to Bensenville slayingMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the spelling of Stephan A Russell's name. A third man now is being held in DuPage County on $2.5 million bond on ch...
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New sentencing ordered in murder of Aurora WWII vet in 2007Mar 18, 2014 1:00 am - An appellate court panel has ordered a new sentencing hearing for an Aurora man who got 60 years in prison for the 2007 murder of 83-year-old Roscoe Ebey of Aurora. The ...
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Man convicted of running heroin ringMar 12, 2014 1:00 am - A suburban man was convicted by a federal jury of operating a heroin sales ring for nearly six years and using the proceeds to buy jewelry, cars and suburban properties....
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Aurora traffic stop nets 13.5 pounds of marijuanaMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - A 28-year-old Aurora man was arrested Thursday after police pulled him over for an expired registration and found about 13.5 pounds of marijuana in his sport utility veh...
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Lawmakers want new heroin laws by summerMar 04, 2014 12:00 am - State lawmakers said Tuesday they'd like to approve a package of new rules this year to try to combat heroin addiction in the suburbs and around the state. A large panel...
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Leaders push for expansion of overdose-reversal drugFeb 24, 2014 12:00 am - As suburban communities look to battle the problem of heroin abuse on all fronts, health and law enforcement leaders say they're working to build greater awareness of a ...
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Prosecutor: We're on trail of Bensenville murder suspectFeb 23, 2014 12:00 am - Authorities are on the trail of a man they believe shot and killed a Bensenville convenience store clerk during a botched armed robbery last month, a prosecutor said Sun...
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Animal hoarding: When 'compassion' can become a crimeFeb 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Several years ago, David Skeberdis found two abandoned parakeets while installing computers at O'Hare International Airport. He decided to rescue the birds. A few weeks ...