Wheaton Crime
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Minnesota man wanted in St. Charles sexual assault caseJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - A 20-year-old Minnesota man is wanted in DuPage County on a series of violent sexual charges stemming from St. Charles. According to court documents, Patrick W. Beech, o...
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DuPage County jury to get 2013 Glen Ellyn murder caseJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - A 12-member DuPage County jury will decide Thursday whether Myron Ester murdered his girlfriend in a planned attack over infidelity or whether Ester was defending himsel...
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Friend testifies suspect confessed to Glen Ellyn slayingJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - A day after Myron Ester stabbed his girlfriend to death and buried her body in Glen Ellyn's Panfish Park, he needed to talk to someone, authorities said. That someone, A...
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Suspect admits killing girlfriend, says he feared for his lifeJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Myron Ester bought a shovel, dug a hole for a fire pit in Glen Ellyn's Panfish Park and stole some flowers to prepare a romantic spot so he and Linda Valez could "sleep ...
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Aurora police investigate after woman recorded dragging boy by hair at hospitalJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora police are investigating a case of possible child abuse after a woman was video recorded dragging a 5-year-old boy by his hair Monday at an area hospital emergenc...
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After predecessor tried to evict it, new DuPage sheriff moves to expand jail rehab programJan 14, 2019 4:40 am - Mendrick not cutting but helping expand jail rehabilitation program
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5-year prison sentence for Wheaton attempted home invasionJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for his role in an attempted April home invasion that led to a police chase in Wheaton. Gerardo Flores, 19, of...
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Roselle police investigating fatal shootingJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Roselle police and the DuPage Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting Sunday of a 22-year-old man outside his residence. The Cook County medical exa...
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Glen Ellyn murder suspect seeks new judge after being told to "shut up."Jan 11, 2019 12:00 am - Being told by a judge to "shut up" does not constitute enough bias to have your murder trial moved before a new judge, an inmate facing first-degree murder and concealme...
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Aurora man sentenced to 7 years in fatal DUI crashJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - A 36-year-old Aurora man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a single-vehicle fatal DUI crash in Naperville in 2016. Michael Vera, of the 200 blo...