Woodridge Crime
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Bond increased for Roselle man accused of sexually abusing peacockMay 29, 2013 12:00 pm - David Beckmann put his hands over his ears Wednesday as a prosecutor described how he allegedly confessed to fatally molesting his pet peacock, Phyl. “I don't want to h...
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Police, prosecutors at odds over what video shows in assault caseMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - They say the video doesn't lie — but can it tell two different stories? That appears to be the case for a Naperville man accused of swerving his vehicle at a teenage de...
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Mental exam sought for Roselle man accused of abusing peacockMay 23, 2013 5:00 pm - The attorney for a Roselle man accused of sexually abusing a peacock said Thursday he has doubts about his client's mental fitness and will ask for him to undergo a psyc...
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No prosecution of District 129 officials in abuse caseMay 22, 2013 10:35 am - Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon Wednesday said “education and not prosecution” was the best route to follow after West Aurora District 129 officials failed to r...
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DuPage carjacker/nuclear engineer gets 40 yearsMay 15, 2013 12:00 pm - If a nuclear engineer and carjacker who is believed to have fled the country is found by authorities, he will have a prison cell waiting for him. A DuPage County judge W...
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Sheriff: Limo driver drunk while taking students to promMay 12, 2013 7:22 pm - A limousine driver faces drunken driving charges alleging he transported 23 high school students to their prom near Glen Ellyn while intoxicated. Richard L. Madison, 54,...
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DuPage judge describes learning she was on ‘hit list’May 10, 2013 8:19 pm - DuPage County Judge Blanche Hill Fawell said she knew she “better sit down” when she received a letter about a hit list with her name on it. The veteran jurist took a r...
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Borizov gets weekend to think about testifyingMay 10, 2013 7:12 pm - A DuPage County judge warned Johnny Borizov not to “get cute” Friday as the triple-murder suspect insisted he needed the weekend to decide whether to take the stand. “Yo...
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Bail cut for wrestler accused of invading cop’s homeMay 09, 2013 4:50 pm - A DuPage County judge cut bail in half Thursday for a former Harper College wrestler whose home invasion trial ended in a hung jury. The reduction means Kerin Ramirez o...
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Officer: Borizov didn’t implicate shooterMay 09, 2013 3:11 pm - A police officer acknowledged Thursday that triple-murder suspect Johnny Borizov made no statements implicating co-defendant Jacob Nodarse, who confessed after being tol...