Westmont Crime
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Trial begins for man charged in 2015 Carol Stream armed robberyOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - The clerk was wrapping up his shift at a now-shuttered Carol Stream 7-Eleven around 10:15 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2015, when a man entered the store, stuck a gun in his face an...
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Wheaton man released from mental health center on 'trial basis'Oct 16, 2018 1:00 am - A 31-year-old Wheaton man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2014 battery and sexual assault of an ex-girlfriend could be released by the end of the year from...
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'About doing what's right': Kane prosecutor McMahon on taking the McDonald murder caseOct 13, 2018 1:00 am - Forty-five minutes. That's how long Joe McMahon waited alone to hear a Cook County jury's verdict in the first-degree murder trial of former Chicago police officer Jaso...
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Survey: We knew we deserved those speeding ticketsOct 12, 2018 5:35 am - We grumble when we get a speeding ticket, but it turns out the vast majority of us know that we deserve it. That's according to the 2015 Police-Public Contact Survey rel...
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Elmhurst man accused of defrauding appliance customers in attorney general lawsuitOct 12, 2018 1:00 am - Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing an Elmhurst man accused of defrauding customers out of thousands of dollars by selling defective appliances. Madigan filed the sui...
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DuPage lawmakers want tougher penalties for no-show defendantsOct 12, 2018 1:00 am - Two DuPage County legislators want to toughen the state's "Failure to Appear" laws to combat a spike in the number of criminal defendants posting bail and never returnin...
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Naperville businessman pleads not guilty to aggravated assaultOct 11, 2018 1:00 am - A longtime Naperville businessman has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and disorderly conduct. Richard Wehrli, 84, of the 1100 bl...
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Westmont man charged with aggravated DUI in deadly crashOct 11, 2018 1:00 am - A Westmont man is being held in DuPage County jail on $500,000 bail, accused of crashing his car into a tree while driving drunk and killing his passenger. Onecimo Vazqu...
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West Chicago murder suspect will not be released for orthodontic careOct 11, 2018 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge has denied a 16-year-old murder suspect's request to temporarily be released from custody so her orthodontist can remove her braces. Tia Brewer was...
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$200,000 bail for Lombard man charged with seventh DUIOct 10, 2018 1:00 am - A Lombard man charged with his seventh DUI is being held in DuPage County jail on $200,000 bail. Steven Tresnak, Jr., 55, of the 300 block of S. Westmore Road, is charge...