Westmont Crime
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Authorities Lombard man cut power lines with tree trimmersMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - A 31-year-old Lombard man used tree trimmers to cut power lines to several houses near Lombard, DuPage County authorities said Tuesday. Austin Michalik, who lives on Sou...
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Aurora man arrested in Naperville area home invasion and kidnappingMar 25, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora man is in the DuPage County Jail, awaiting trial on charges he broke into the home of an elderly Naperville area woman and forced her to take him to a bank to ...
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York student detained for social media threatMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - A 17-year-old student at Elmhurst's York High School will remain in custody facing felony charges for a threat to the school authorities say she sent to a fellow student...
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Woman gets 5 years prison for elderly exploitation in North AuroraMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - A 41-year-old Joliet woman has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $34,000 restitution for stealing from a client while serving as a state-c...
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Prosecutors: Lombard woman strangled mother after fight over jewelryMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Less than 24 hours after being charged with stealing several pieces of her mother's jewelry, Stephanie DeFalco couldn't believe her mom was kicking her out of the house....
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Lombard police investigating death, person in custodyMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Lombard police are investigating a death Tuesday night at a home near the intersection of Maple and Grace streets, according to the village's website. "A person of inter...
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Federal official, DuPage leaders discuss fighting opioid addictionMar 21, 2018 1:00 am - A high-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was in Wheaton Wednesday to discuss how to slow the tide of deaths attributed to legally pres...
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DuPage judge's legal woes provide fodder for lawyers' 'Hannibal O'Shea' skitMar 16, 2018 5:00 am - The DuPage County Bar Association's Judges' Nite Show began 43 years ago as a roast of the people in black robes. And the skewer was a sharp one at this year's show, esp...
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DuPage County judge returning to work after acquittal in gun incidentMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - DuPage County Circuit Court Judge Patrick O'Shea, recently acquitted of reckless conduct charges for firing a gun inside his Wheaton apartment, is headed back to work fo...
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Six charged in suburban gas station skimming schemeMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - Six Floridians are facing several felony theft charges in Illinois after authorities said they used credit card skimming devices on gas pumps at more than 100 service st...