Westmont Crime
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Bensenville man charged with robbing 3 convenience stores, threatening to kill clerkFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - A Bensenville man is held without bail on charges he robbed convenience stores in December and January, tied up two clerks and threatened to kill another. Marquelle Will...
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 29, 2021 4:22 am - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...
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DuPage will have 2 new traffic courts when in-person business reopens Feb. 1Jan 21, 2021 12:00 am - When DuPage County traffic courts reopen for in-person business Feb. 1, two of them will be in new locations. The county is going ahead with its plan to permanently clos...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Ex-Joliet Central teacher pleads guilty to sex assault of studentJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - A former Joliet Central High School physics teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a student at a Naperville hotel in May 2017. Thomas Connelly, 34, was...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Police: Car with dog inside stolen from Elmhurst shopping center parking lotDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - Elmhurst police say a dog was inside a car that was stolen Tuesday morning from a shopping center parking lot. The female terrier Shi Zu mix named Zoey was in the white ...
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Casstevens talks about police reforms, meeting with BarrDec 18, 2020 4:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Casstevens' year as president of the International Association of P...
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2 women arrested in Lisle armed robberyDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Daily Herald report Two area women have been charged in the armed robbery of a visiting Texas man in Lisle, police said. Officers responded after 10 p.m. Dec. 11 to a re...
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Bail set at $300,000 for Villa Park man accused of gunrunningDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - A 21-year-old Villa Park man accused of illegally selling multiple guns on four separate occasions is being held on $300,000 bail, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert ...