Wheeling Crime
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Suburban police chiefs say they want national checks for gun buyersAug 28, 2013 3:00 am - The small group of suburban police chiefs that gathered Wednesday in Lake County to discuss gun violence called for universal background checks for prospective gun owner...
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Snowden name, revelations feature in Chicago caseAug 27, 2013 4:10 pm - Edward Snowden’s name loomed over a West suburban teenager’s terrorism case as a judge said Tuesday she must delay the trial to grapple with unresolved issues raised by ...
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Elgin teen accused of swiping ATV arrested same dayAug 27, 2013 1:58 pm - A resident of the 200 block of Orchard Street reported to Elgin police that an ATV was stolen from a garage between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. Thursday. It apparently didn’t take...
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Chicago man charged with criminal sexual assaultAug 26, 2013 8:00 pm - A 25-year-old woman was lured away from a party early Saturday morning by a man she met there and raped behind a garage, Elgin police said. Stanford E. Thompson, 33, of ...
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Teen accused of 2nd Elgin burglary 1 month into probationAug 26, 2013 6:16 pm - Less than a month after receiving probation for a smash-and-grab burglary of an Elgin cellphone store, a 19-year-old was arrested Sunday in Elgin on felony burglary to m...
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Man accused of recording woman through window in WheelingAug 26, 2013 12:58 pm - A 37-year-old Glenview man has been charged with peering into windows and video recording a woman inside without her consent. Wheeling police say Shuujin Vanchig, of th...
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Record inmates at Cook County jailAug 21, 2013 5:09 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart released a statement Tuesday saying the Cook County Jail has reached its highest inmate population level since Oct. 11, 2007. “As of Aug. 20...
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Elgin man accused of selling heroin near Carpentersville schoolAug 19, 2013 4:40 pm - A 19-year-old from Elgin was charged with selling heroin near an elementary school in Carpentersville Friday. Anthony J. Galarza, of the 600 block of Page Avenue, faces ...
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Prosecutors drop drug charges against Schaumburg manAug 16, 2013 1:14 pm - As 50th birthdays go, Sean Cerami’s was pretty sweet. Friday’s milestone was accompanied by Cook County prosecutors’ announcement they were dropping drug charges agains...
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Man faces child porn possession charge after wife calls policeAug 16, 2013 5:00 am - A former Carpentersville man was charged earlier this month with aggravated child pornography possession after his estranged wife found an unfamiliar file on the couple'...