Wheaton Crime
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Warrenville man's plea, sentencing put on holdJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - A 24-year-old Warrenville man who was expected to plead guilty Tuesday and accept a 6-year prison term on charges of selling cocaine to undercover agents was not ready t...
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Guilty verdict in stabbing, beating of Lombard motherJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - A six-person DuPage County jury deliberated for more than two hours Thursday evening before finding Demetrice Tompkins guilty of severely beating and stabbing the mother...
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Victim in Lombard stabbing says she was prepared to dieJun 04, 2014 1:00 am - Crystal Ward says she prayed and was prepared to die on the morning of Dec. 12, 2011, as her “on-and-off boyfriend of 20 years,” Demetrice Tompkins repeatedly beat and s...
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Bloomingdale man sentenced on child porn chargesJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - Pavel V. Logvin of Bloomingdale first stumbled upon child pornography by accident in 2000, prosecutors said, and eventually his curiosity got the better of him and it be...
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Melrose Park man gets 25 years in Lombard armed robberyMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - A 20-year-old Melrose Park man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a 2012 armed robbery that netted him and two others a total of $600. Hector Dominguez, of...
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Downers Grove physician held on child porn chargesMay 30, 2014 1:00 am - A Downers Grove physician who specializes in family medicine is being held on $500,000 bond in DuPage County jail on charges of possessing and sharing child porn. Edward...
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S. Elgin man pleads not guilty in Lisle road rage caseMay 29, 2014 1:00 am - A South Elgin man pleaded not guilty Thursday to two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm from a March road rage incident. Vaughn Atkins, 42, of 1409 S. Blackhawk...
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Willowbrook man wants new murder trialMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - A 25-year-old Willowbrook man facing life in prison for the 2012 shooting death of 18-year-old Joshua Holmes wants a new trial. Attorneys for Juan Cuellar, of the 10S700...
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Wheaton parents who lost son to heroin tell families to have hopeMay 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Hope, Keenan Clousing wrote just months before his death, is not a physical thing, “but it can clearly be seen.” From his jail cell, he crafted a poem about the feeling...
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Wheaton cops, school investigating 'dummy' social media accountsMay 21, 2014 1:00 am - Wheaton police are investigating “dummy” social media accounts that recently posted inappropriate images involving Edison Middle School students and staff members, autho...