Wheaton Crime
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Former Wheaton man gets 55 years for neighbor’s stabbing murderMay 28, 2013 8:48 pm - For four years, Janet Scalzo lived with the fear her son’s killer would escape responsibility and return to a life of crime. On Tuesday, the Wheaton mother could finall...
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Mental exam sought for Roselle man accused of abusing peacockMay 23, 2013 5:00 pm - The attorney for a Roselle man accused of sexually abusing a peacock said Thursday he has doubts about his client's mental fitness and will ask for him to undergo a psyc...
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Owners of Lisle-based firm accused of fraudMay 22, 2013 10:30 pm - The owners of a Lisle-based investment advisory firm have been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of running a fraudulent “cherry-picking” scheme. The com...
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Driver pleads not guilty to DUI in crash that killed Warrenville studentMay 20, 2013 12:10 pm - A Warrenville man is facing a mandatory prison term if convicted of aggravated DUI in a crash that killed Wheaton Warrenville South High School senior Stephanie Pickett,...
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Specifics sought in DuPage IT contract-rigging caseMay 13, 2013 4:14 pm - Two of the three men charged in a contract-rigging scandal at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District have requested — and are expected to receive — a more detailed e...
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Wheaton man faces child porn chargesMay 13, 2013 3:38 pm - A 49-year-old Wheaton man has been charged with aggravated child pornography following an undercover operation conducted by Wheaton police and the DuPage County Sexual P...
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Sheriff: Limo driver drunk while taking students to promMay 12, 2013 7:22 pm - A limousine driver faces drunken driving charges alleging he transported 23 high school students to their prom near Glen Ellyn while intoxicated. Richard L. Madison, 54,...
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DuPage judge describes learning she was on ‘hit list’May 10, 2013 8:19 pm - DuPage County Judge Blanche Hill Fawell said she knew she “better sit down” when she received a letter about a hit list with her name on it. The veteran jurist took a r...
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Borizov gets weekend to think about testifyingMay 10, 2013 7:12 pm - A DuPage County judge warned Johnny Borizov not to “get cute” Friday as the triple-murder suspect insisted he needed the weekend to decide whether to take the stand. “Yo...
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Bail cut for wrestler accused of invading cop’s homeMay 09, 2013 4:50 pm - A DuPage County judge cut bail in half Thursday for a former Harper College wrestler whose home invasion trial ended in a hung jury. The reduction means Kerin Ramirez o...