Woodridge Crime
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West Chicago man convicted in fiery fatal DUI crashFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge said he believes the science and math that crash reconstruction experts relied on to show Omar Montoya Medina was driving his brother-in-law's Volk...
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Suspect in Bloomingdale slaying now claiming self-defenseFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - Attorneys for a Hinsdale businessman charged with the shooting death of a former professional basketball player now say the shooting was self-defense. Jeffrey Keller's a...
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Naperville cops: Gummy bears that sickened students contained cannabisFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Naperville police say the tainted gummy bears that caused a dozen Naperville North High School students to become ill last December contained cannabis. Five students hav...
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Glendale Heights cops save life of heroin userFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Two Glendale Heights police officers are being credited with saving the life of a woman who was overdosing on heroin. Officers Chris Parsons and Nick Santoyo responded T...
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Lone suspect in Glendale Heights slaying diesFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - The husband suspected of shooting and killing his 49-year-old wife on Jan. 17 inside their Glendale Heights townhouse has died. DuPage County coroner's officials said 48...
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Bolingbrook man sentenced to 15 years for Lombard robberyFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - A 20-year-old Bolingbrook man is headed to prison for the armed robbery of a PlayStation video game system in Lombard. Jason Taylor, of the 1400 block of Breezeway, plea...
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Fundraiser begins for slain Wheaton woman's familyFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - The daughter of a Wheaton woman who was found slain last weekend in her townhouse has started a gofundme.com page to help raise money for funeral and other expenses. "Sh...
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DuPage homicides on record pace, but officials say it won't lastFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - The year has gotten off to an unusually violent start in DuPage County, where law enforcement officials already have responded to as many homicides - five - as they did ...
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DuPage sheriff to seek federal grant for body camerasFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - The DuPage County's sheriff's department is seeking federal grant money in a renewed push to equip its deputies with body cameras. Nearly two years ago, Sheriff John Zar...
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Maywood woman gets 1 year for crashing into parked police squadFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - A Maywood woman is heading to prison for driving drunk when she crashed her car into a parked state police vehicle and injured a trooper. Natasha Mister, 31, pleaded gui...