Westmont Crime
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Elgin woman charged in Carol Stream hotel fireNov 30, 2019 12:00 am - An Elgin woman is being held on $50,000 bail related to charges she set a Carol Stream hotel room on fire April 15. Sonja Bell, 55, appeared before DuPage County Judge J...
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Suburban police chiefs have reason to give thanks this year, even after Aurora factory shootingNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - On a bitterly cold day in February, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman got some of the worst news someone in her job ever gets: Five of her officers had just been shot. T...
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Bail reduced for Oak Brook crash death suspectNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Bail was reduced Thursday to $100,000 for Todd Heidenthal, a Lombard man charged with reckless homicide in the death of a woman in a car crash. Prosecutors objected to t...
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Bartlett man charged with possession of pillsNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - Bartlett police Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old village resident who was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a felony. Christopher L. Crane of Bar...
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More charges for Round Lake brothers accused of stealing from Home Depot stores across the suburbsNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - Two brothers already accused in a string of thefts from Home Depot stores in Cook, DuPage, Will, Kendall and Lake counties now face more serious charges of continuing fi...
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6-year prison sentence for Aurora teen in theft, other felonies while on bondNov 18, 2019 12:00 am - An Aurora teen who pleaded guilty to a $6,000 theft from a vending machine company in late 2018 and committed several other felonies while free on bond was sentenced Mon...
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Man accused of arranging prostitution at Lombard hotel, laundering $100K in proceedsNov 18, 2019 12:00 am - William Rybak, 51, has been indicted on one count of money laundering and two counts of promoting prostitution, according to DuPage County court records. Rybak previousl...
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Authorities: Wheaton robber bound employees at Sprint storeNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - A Calumet City man charged with displaying a handgun, binding three employees with duct tape and then escaping with roughly 58 items valued near $40,000 from a Wheaton S...
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Lombard man charged in crash that killed 78-year-old Westmont womanNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - A Lombard man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a crash that killed a 78-year-old Westmont woman last week in Oak Brook. Todd Heidenthal, 48, of...
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How young is too young to be in lockup? Supreme Court, legislature might decideNov 08, 2019 4:30 am - How young is too young to throw a juvenile offender in detention? That's a question both state lawmakers and the Illinois Supreme Court are likely to address in the near...