Wheaton Crime
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‘I didn't like him, but he was a human being’: Attorney tells of representing Gacy in new bookJan 11, 2024 4:55 pm - With all the news articles, documentaries, books and even multiple feature films — one starring the late, great Brian Dennehy — you might think there's nothing new to be ...
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Man guilty of raping elderly woman in Addison home invasionJan 10, 2024 8:24 pm - A DuPage County jury convicted a man Wednesday of breaking into a 92-year-old woman’s house and raping her in November 2021. After a three-day trial, the jury found Antho...
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Teen faces gun, car theft charges after chase in southern DuPage CountyJan 05, 2024 9:14 pm - A 17-year-old boy has been accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle in southern DuPage County. According to a news release from the DuPage Coun...
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Sheriff asks public to help ID home invasion suspectJan 04, 2024 6:52 pm - The DuPage County sheriff’s office is asking the public for help identifying a suspect in a December home invasion near Willowbrook. It released photos and a video on Thu...
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Man accused of murdering half-brother on Christmas DayDec 26, 2023 5:54 pm - A man has been charged with shooting his half-brother to death on Christmas Day in a home near Naperville. Kendall Yarborough, 28, of the 1700 block of Nantucket Court in...
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Man charged with 1st-degree murder after shooting at barDec 23, 2023 12:36 am - A 49-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder, accused of shooting a man after a dispute at a Wheaton-area business. Michael Freund, of the 3200 block of Br...
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3 jailed in DuPage on weapons charges after high-speed chaseDec 15, 2023 9:20 pm - Three Chicago men face multiple felony charges following a high-speed chase that began in Oak Brook Wednesday. According to court records, the trio were under surveillanc...
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Three facing Black Friday shoplifting charges in DuPage CountyNov 27, 2023 1:08 pm - Three people were arrested Friday after authorities said they stole merchandise out of an Elmhurst department store in the midst of Black Friday shopping. Ilys Mary Lede...
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Three charged with scamming woman out of more than $20,000 in AddisonNov 21, 2023 5:23 am - Three people were arrested after authorities said they used a fake lottery ticket to scam an elderly woman out of more than $20,000 earlier this month in Addison. Miguel...
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Man accused of breaking in, beating woman in her Willowbrook-area apartmentNov 15, 2023 12:21 pm - A Willowbrook-area man has been accused of breaking into a woman's apartment and beating her. Pretrial release was denied Tuesday for Abelardo Zapata Jr., 33, of the 16W...