Westmont Crime
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Lombard woman admits to killing mother; sentence capped at 30 yearsApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - A Lombard woman has pleaded guilty to strangling her mother last March in exchange for a prison sentence capped at 30 years. Stephanie DeFalco, 29, of the 100 block of G...
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Chicago man accused of fleeing DuPage courthouse just before jury returned guilty verdictApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - A no-bond arrest warrant has been issued for a Chicago man accused of leaving the DuPage County Courthouse Wednesday just before the rendering of a guilty verdict agains...
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Glen Ellyn killer sentenced to life for 2013 Panfish Park slayingApr 02, 2019 1:00 am - When Myron Ester killed his sometimes girlfriend, Linda Valez, he buried her in a hole that was about 6 feet long, 6 feet wide and 18 inches deep in Glen Ellyn's Panfish...
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State's attorney: Addison cop justified in shooting woman armed with 2 knivesApr 01, 2019 1:00 am - An Addison police officer has been cleared in a Jan. 17 shooting in which she wounded a 51-year-old woman who authorities said was armed with two knives. In his written ...
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Man charged in hit-and-run that killed Aurora boy, injured grandfatherApr 01, 2019 1:00 am - A 28-year-old man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash in Aurora last week that killed an 8-year-old boy and injured his grandfather. Christopher A. Carrillo, of the ...
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Former DuPage sheriff's official dies two days before trial on misconduct chargesMar 31, 2019 1:00 am - A former longtime dispatch supervisor in the DuPage County sheriff's office, charged in 2017 with official misconduct and public indecency, died last week, two days befo...
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Police: 'Ripper Crew' member registered as sex offender in AuroraMar 31, 2019 1:00 am - A convicted killer and member of the infamous "Ripper Crew" has registered as a sex offender in Aurora after being released from prison Friday, police said Sunday. Thoma...
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'I hoped this day would never come': Lorry's family 'shaken' as killer is releasedMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - Lorraine Ann "Lorry" Borowski's family members say they are now forced to spend the rest of their lives looking over their shoulders after one of the four men convicted ...
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Police: Drunken driver was going 75 in 30 mph zone in Elgin crash that killed twoMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - A Glendale Heights man charged in a March 20 DUI crash in Elgin that killed two people was going more than twice the speed limit and had a blood-alcohol concentration mo...
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Cook County men charged with gunrunning in DuPageMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Two Cook County men are being held in DuPage County on $250,000 bail, accused by Attorney General Kwame Raoul of dealing in stolen guns. Reynaldo Gomez, 34, of Maywood, ...