Cook County Crime
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'A horrible hoax': School swatting takes phony threats to a new, emotional, costly levelSep 09, 2023 1:00 am - The toll, costs of swatting at schools
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Dent scammers are at work in the suburbs. Here's what you should knowSep 08, 2023 5:30 am - Picture yourself driving home from the store, minding your own business, when another driver urges you to pull over because your vehicle is damaged. You stop and, before...
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Trial date for Highland Park shooting suspect could be set MondaySep 08, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County judge on Monday could set a trial date for the man accused of carrying out the 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July Parade mass shooting. Robert Crimo III, wh...
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Police: Man fired handgun into the air while driving down road in BartlettSep 08, 2023 1:00 am - A Hanover Park man faces charges for firearm offenses stemming from a Bartlett police investigation of shots being fired early Thursday morning at the intersection of Ne...
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Vernon Hills man faces identity theft, drug possession chargesSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - A 35-year-old Vernon Hills man faces two counts of felony identity theft along with two drug possession charges stemming from a July arrest, officials said. Officials sa...
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Lake Villa-area man accused of attacking friend with baseball batSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake Villa-area man is accused of attacking a longtime friend in the face with a baseball bat, police said. Robert Wargin, 53, is charged with aggravated battery with ...
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Social media threat against Stevenson not credibleSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - A bomb threat against Stevenson High School that was posted on social media Wednesday afternoon was not credible, authorities said. A student on a school bus took anothe...
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Scammer steals $10,000 from Des Plaines woman's bank accountSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman lost about $10,000 to a scammer posing as an online bank employee, police said. The theft occurred Friday morning, Des Plaines police said. The scamm...
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Police investigating robbery at Des Plaines 7-ElevenSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - Des Plaines police are investigating a robbery at a local convenience store. The stickup occurred about 4:30 a.m. Sunday at 7-Eleven, 1950 E. Touhy Ave. The robber point...
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Police investigating gunfire in Mount ProspectSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - Police in Mount Prospect late Wednesday night were investigating a report of shots fired near Dogwood Lane and Wheeling Road. The preliminary investigation revealed tha...