Cook County Crime
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Why Des Plaines might ban selling unregulated ingestible hemp productsApr 13, 2024 4:00 pm - Concerned about retailers selling intoxicating products without any governmental oversight or safety controls, the Des Plaines City Council on Monday will debate banning ...
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Bartlett man found guilty but mentally ill in murder of his motherApr 12, 2024 4:29 pm - A Bartlett man who stabbed his elderly mother to death in 2019 was found guilty but mentally ill of first-degree murder on Friday. Edward Mitzelfeld, 69, knew what he was...
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Lake County sheriff’s office, community mourn the loss of K9 DaxApr 12, 2024 3:42 pm - Dax, the decorated nationally known crime-fighting police dog, has died just two days after a public celebration of his illustrious career with the Lake County Sheriff’s ...
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One in custody after late-night shooting in ElginApr 12, 2024 8:01 am - One person is in custody after Elgin police said shots were fired during a domestic dispute on the 700 block of North Grove Avenue Thursday night. Police were called to t...
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‘It’s terribly sad’: Two dead in Wheeling murder-suicideApr 12, 2024 7:09 am - A Wheeling couple with a history of domestic problems are dead in what authorities on Friday called a murder-suicide. The bodies of Marisa Dister, 46, and Russell O’Conno...
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Police: Palatine man accused of child porn possessionApr 11, 2024 8:51 pm - A Palatine man is facing child pornography charges after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, officials said. Alfonso Benitez-Hernandez, 37,...
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Two charged with calculated drug conspiracyApr 11, 2024 4:36 pm - Two people are accused of selling more than 900 grams of cocaine in DuPage County. Honorio De Los Santos, 37, and Alondra Diaz-Maldonado, 40, of the same address in the 3...
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Three charged in connection with 2022 Palatine shootingApr 11, 2024 1:44 pm - A 21-year-old man and a juvenile each face an attempted murder charge stemming from a 2022 shooting outside a Palatine apartment complex, police said Thursday. Manuel Gil...
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Maserati stolen outside Des Plaines casinoApr 10, 2024 2:30 pm - A masked thief stole a white Maserati Ghibli outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines earlier this week, police said in a news release. The car was stolen Sunday night in one...
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Des Plaines woman loses $8,000 to man posing as federal agent, police sayApr 09, 2024 3:41 pm - A man posing as a federal agent scammed a Des Plaines woman out of $8,000 last week, police said. The impostor called the woman on April 5 and said he was with U.S. Custo...