Wheaton Crime
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Man charged after high-speed chase in Oak BrookDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - A Calumet City man accused of bringing a stolen vehicle into Oak Brook and then leading police on a high-speed chase is being held on $250,000 bail in DuPage County jail...
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Villa Park man convicted in murder, arson wants new hearingDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - Attorneys for a Villa Park man serving 39 years for first-degree murder and aggravated arson in the death of his ex-girlfriend are seeking a new hearing. Todd Mandoline,...
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$50,000 bail set for man accused of stealing from Lisle schoolDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - A Chicago man charged with removing a safe full of cash from a Lisle school is behind bars and being held on $50,000 bail. Kenan Bektasevic, 29, of the 2600 block of Est...
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DuPage inmate demands extradition hearingNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - One of the DuPage jail's more colorful inmates is back in a county cell after serving six months in the Pontiac Correctional Center. Ignatius Pollara, known in Florida a...
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Man charged in Kristy Wesselman slaying points finger at suspected serial killerNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Attorneys for a Champaign man accused of the 1985 slaying of 15-year-old Kristy Wesselman near Glen Ellyn are hoping to point the finger at a long-deceased suspected ser...
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Three face burglary, car theft charges after collisions in ElmhurstNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Three Chicago men have been charged in connection with a burglary and auto theft Monday morning that resulted in two stolen cars hitting each other, then one hitting a p...
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Police: Two men tried to carjack person in LisleNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - Lisle police are investigating a report of an attempted carjacking early Wednesday morning on the 800 block of McKenzie Station Drive. Deputy Police Chief Ron Wilke said...
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Family mourns puppy mauled by pit bullNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - A DuPage County family is reeling this week after their 5-month-old puppy was killed in a pit bull attack near Wheaton. Aaron Rontal said his wife and two young daughter...
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Judge allows viewing of hospital surveillance video in case against ex-nurseNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge Tuesday was forced to weigh the privacy rights of hospital patients against a defendant's rights to a fair trial as he allowed hospital surveillanc...
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Naperville mom faces sentencing next month for murder of two childrenNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - Elzbieta Plackowska already knows she will live the rest of her life behind bars, but a DuPage County judge will make it official on Dec. 15. The Naperville mother was c...