Westmont Crime
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Man sentenced to 10 years in prison in DuPage heroin death caseAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - A man accused of supplying heroin to a Wisconsin man who then died in an Oak Brook hotel has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Matthew Chapman, 31, of the 1800 block...
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Man who slashed mother with ax on Mother's Day faces at least 3 years in prisonAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - A Downers Grove man who slashed his 80-year-old mother in the face and head with an ax on Mother's Day 2017 faces between 3 and 14 years in prison when he's sentenced in...
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Prosecutors: Teens stabbed, burned, ran over victim in West Chicago murderAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - Two DuPage County teens face murder charges for what authorities described as a “brutal and heinous” attack in which they strangled their 18-year-old victim with a belt,...
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Probation, treatment for former Naperville firefighter with 12,000 child porn imagesAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - A former Naperville firefighter who authorities say had more than 12,000 images of child pornography on three computers was sentenced Thursday to four years of specializ...
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No increased bail for woman charged in murder-for-hireAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge Thursday denied prosecutors' attempts to increase the bail for a 31-year-old nurse accused of paying a dark-web hitman to have her lover's wife kil...
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Investigation continues in case of body found in smoldering blanketAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - Police spotlights remain in the field just south of Wycliffe Drive and Joliet Street in West Chicago and unmarked police vehicles occasionally circle the area where fire...
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West Chicago police: Firefighters find body in smoldering blanket during trainingAug 14, 2018 1:00 am - West Chicago police are investigating the death of a person found Tuesday wrapped in a still-smoldering blanket on a Joliet Street property just south of Roosevelt Road....
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Chicago man pleads guilty to being an armed habitual criminal in DuPage CountyAug 13, 2018 1:00 am - What began as an Oakbrook Terrace traffic stop for a suspended registration on the evening of March 18, 2017, has led to a Chicago man facing up to 30 years in prison. K...
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Lombard police investigating death of woman found in pondAug 12, 2018 1:00 am - Lombard police and the DuPage County Coroner's office are investigating the circumstances behind the death of an unidentified woman found dead Saturday in a Lombard pond...
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Bond set at $50,000 for Aurora teen in reckless homicide caseAug 11, 2018 1:00 am - Bond was set at $50,000 Saturday morning for a 19-year-old Aurora man charged with reckless homicide in a March 31 accident that killed a 37-year-old Aurora man, the DuP...