Cook County Crime
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2 arrested after stolen car crashes in ElmhurstOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Two suspects are in custody after an early Tuesday morning crash of a stolen vehicle near Lake Street and Route 83 in Elmhurst, police said. The crash occurred about 2:4...
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Driver charged after 3 pounds of pot found in Des Plaines traffic stopOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago man was arrested over the weekend after Des Plaines police found more than 3 pounds of marijuana and other drugs in his SUV during a traffic stop, authorities ...
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Nursing assistant sentenced to 10 years in prison for ID theft schemeOct 01, 2023 11:00 pm - A woman accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars through an elaborate identity theft scheme was sentenced in DuPage County court Monday to 10 years in prison...
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Immigrants lost $20,000 in citizenship scam, Des Plaines police sayOct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines residents lost about $20,000 to scammers who had offered to help them become U.S. citizens, police said. The theft occurred in mid-August, police said. T...
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DuPage County judge ousted over 2017 gun incident found guilty of aggravated assaultSep 29, 2023 5:30 am - A former DuPage County judge removed from the bench over allegations he lied to police about a shooting has been found guilty of threatening two neighbors with a shotgun...
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Man arrested in Aurora child sex trafficking sting pleads guilty to lesser chargeSep 29, 2023 1:00 am - A man whose conviction on several child sex crimes was overturned has now pleaded guilty to a lesser crime instead of having a second trial. Shane R. Lewis, 44, of Kenne...
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Des Plaines woman lost $4,000 to identity thief, police saySep 29, 2023 1:00 am - A thief accessed a Des Plaines woman's bank account and stole about $4,000, police said Friday. Some of the money was used to pay for ride-hailing services, police said....
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Shots fired in Elgin cemeterySep 29, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating gunfire in a cemetery. Officers responded at 3:57 p.m. Friday to the 1000 block of Villa Street, according to a community alert posted on ...
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16-year-old accused of firing gun in Elmhurst ordered detainedSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - A 16-year-old boy accused of firing a handgun in Elmhurst has been ordered detained. The Bellwood resident is charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a wea...
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Hoffman Estates police warn of potential phone scamSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates police are warning of a potential scam involving someone calling residents from a phone number that appears the same or similar to that of the police dep...