Willowbrook Crime
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Hinsdale South student charged with bringing loaded handgun to schoolNov 22, 2024 2:23 pm - A 16-year-old Hinsdale South High School student is being held in a juvenile detention center after authorities said he brought a loaded handgun to school Thursday.
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‘I feel like my brother has been neglected’: Questions linger one year after deadly mass shootingJun 17, 2024 4:58 pm - One year after his brother died during a mass shooting near Willowbrook, Darren Meadows is still searching for answers. A crowded Juneteenth celebration turned chaotic wh...
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed nearly a year after DuPage County mass shootingJun 14, 2024 1:34 pm - The fiancee of a man who was shot to death last year in an unincorporated area near Willowbrook is suing two stores in the strip mall where the mass shooting happened.
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Man charged with recklessly firing gun in apartment complexMar 20, 2024 5:01 pm - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm near Willowbrook Monday morning. Michael Vasta, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in unincorporated Wi...
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Woman charged with murdering brother in DuPage CountyMar 19, 2024 1:40 pm - A woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of her brother Monday night near Willowbrook. Jamilah M. Mahan, 23, of the 16W600 block of Mocking...
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Man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy in case where Carol Stream victim diedFeb 13, 2024 4:51 pm - A man accused of drug-induced homicide in the fentanyl-laced heroin overdose of a Carol Stream man has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Nathan Crosby, 38, of Willowbroo...
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Teen faces gun, car theft charges after chase in southern DuPage CountyJan 05, 2024 12:36 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 6:59 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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COO of suburban COVID-19 test outfit faces embezzlement chargesDec 20, 2023 12:50 pm - The former chief operating officer of a Willowbrook-based company that sold COVID-19 tests is facing federal embezzlement charges. Dennis W. Haggerty Jr., 47, of Burr Rid...
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Man accused of breaking in, beating woman in her Willowbrook-area apartmentNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - 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...