Winfield Crime
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Trial begins for homeless man accused of 2013 Glen Ellyn slayingJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Myron Ester greeted his girlfriend, Linda Valez, with flowers at the end of her work shift. But she never got to put them in a vase. Prosecutors allege he stabbed her t...
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Rider who wouldn't pay fare sentenced for punching Metra conductor in Wood DaleJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - A Dolton man was sentenced to three years in prison for punching a Metra conductor in the face in September in Wood Dale, according to a news release Monday from the DuP...
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Police: Aurora man fired 40+ shots into airJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - A 33-year-old Aurora man faces felony charges after police said he fired more than 40 shots in the air shortly after midnight on Jan. 1. Benny Ochoa, of the 300 block of...
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Top crime stories of 2018Jan 04, 2019 5:00 am - A look back at some of the top crime and justice stories of 2018 in DuPage County ... January 80 years in Wesselman murder: After 30 years on the run in the wake of ra...
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Westmont man accused of inappropriately touching pregnant womanJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - A Westmont man accused of inappropriately touching a pregnant woman is being held on $50,000 bail in DuPage County jail. Keenan Fowlkes, 18, is charged with aggravated b...
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Two charged with robbing Woodridge, Naperville gas stationsDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - Two young men who police say are responsible for robbing two DuPage County gas stations at gunpoint in November have been apprehended. According to a news release issued...
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Glendale Heights family disputes police account of shootingDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - A Glendale Heights woman who was present when her son was shot by police early Saturday disputes the police account that he was armed and said the shooting was unnecessa...
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Trial date set for ex-nurse charged with violating patient's privacyDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - An April 2 trial date was set Wednesday for a former nurse at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield accused of violating a patient's privacy. Mark Lu...
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Authorities: Man had almost $2.5 million in cocaineDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - Bail has been set at $2.5 million for a man accused of transporting cocaine, valued at that same amount, through Willowbrook. Jose Martinez Gomez, of Mexico, is charged ...
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Woman accused in bitcoin murder-for-hire plot must remain on GPS monitoringDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - DuPage County Judge George Bakalis reminded Tina Jones and her attorney on Tuesday that they agreed to have her wear a GPS monitoring device earlier this spring when he ...