Cook County Crime
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Cook County sheriff: Improved vehicle tracking a 'game-changer' in curbing carjackingsDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - With carjackings having increased 43% this year compared to the same period in 2020, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on Thursday announced new initiatives designed to help ...
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Glenview police investigating shooting at Plaza del PradoDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - Glenview police are investigating a shooting Thursday on the village's north side, officials said. Officers were called just after noon to Plaza del Prado, at Willow an...
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Schaumburg woman accused of breaking baby's legsDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - A Schaumburg woman was ordered held on $30,000 bail Wednesday on charges she abused a 2-month-old child between Nov. 5, 2020, and Dec. 15, 2020, fracturing both of the b...
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Six more Arlington Heights businesses fined for selling alcohol to minorsDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Six more Arlington Heights businesses were fined this week for selling alcohol to minors, on top of a dozen violations issued in September. The 18 citations for the cale...
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Psychological evaluation ordered for suspect in Bensenville cop shootingDec 06, 2021 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge Monday ordered a psychological evaluation of the man accused of shooting a Bensenville police officer, saying he had "bona fide doubt" the man is f...
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East Dundee man gets 20 years for his role in Carpentersville murderDec 06, 2021 12:00 am - An 18-year-old East Dundee man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the June 2020 murder of a man outside a Carpentersville apartment. Devon Coleman,...
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Fatal Buffalo Grove shooting: What kind of training do suburban cops get on mental health issues?Dec 03, 2021 12:00 am - A day after the police-involved fatal shooting of a man in mental distress in Buffalo Grove, a law enforcement educator detailed the type of training police throughout t...
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DuPage, Kane counties' sheriffs announce fentanyl, cocaine arrestDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - The Kane and DuPage counties' sheriffs announced Friday their first major arrest under a new partnership investigating drug crimes. A DuPage County judge set bail at $50...
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Attorney general: Chicago bust by organized retail crime task force nets thousands of goodsDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Friday that several million dollars' worth of stolen goods were recovered Wednesday night in Chicago as a result of the w...
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'He was hurting and he needed help,' mom of man firing guns and killed by Buffalo Grove police saysDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - A man firing two guns was shot and killed by Buffalo Grove police early Thursday, in what is the first officer-involved shooting in the village's history, authorities sa...