Cook County Crime
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‘The gay community was not protected’: Mount Prospect resident critical over handling of attacksJan 07, 2025 9:33 pm - Mount Prospect officials were questioned at Tuesday’s meeting about the delay in getting information out to the community about an attack on two men by teenagers who had lured them using the LGBTQ dating app Grindr.
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Palatine man charged in girlfriend’s Nov. 29 slayingJan 07, 2025 5:36 pm - A 43-year-old Palatine man is behind bars facing accusations he fatally shot his girlfriend late last year, police said Tuesday.
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Batavia police searching for man who robbed gas station at gunpoint MondayJan 07, 2025 12:05 pm - A Batavia gas station was robbed at gunpoint by masked man demanding money and lottery tickets Monday.
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Driver charged in double-fatal crash sent to jail for violating pretrial releaseJan 06, 2025 9:29 pm - A man charged with reckless homicide in a crash that killed two of his friends has been jailed for violating the terms of his pretrial release.
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Des Plaines resident scammed out of cryptocurrency investment, police sayJan 06, 2025 2:43 pm - A Des Plaines resident lost a cryptocurrency investment worth about $5,000 to a scammer, police said Monday.
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Two teens charged in Lake County shooting that injured two womenJan 06, 2025 9:00 am - Two teenagers — an adult and a juvenile — are charged in connection with a drive-by shooting Sunday that injured two women in Lake County.
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Suspects in Lake County drive-by shooting caught after police chaseJan 05, 2025 10:33 am - Two suspects in a drive-by shooting that injured two women in Beach Park were arrested Sunday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase, authorities said.
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Suspect arrested in string of lottery ticket thefts across DuPage CountyJan 04, 2025 4:57 pm - Yonas Beyene, 37, of Wheaton faces felony charges for a string of lottery ticket thefts from DuPage County convenience stores after being arrested near a Villa Park motel Friday.
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Man faces child sex crime charges after stingJan 03, 2025 7:48 pm - A former Hinsdale man is charged with child sex-related crimes, while being on probation on a conviction in Minnesota for similar crimes.
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Des Plaines teen threatened school, police sayJan 03, 2025 1:29 pm - A Des Plaines teenager is accused of making online threats against an elementary school she attended years ago, police said Friday.