Cook County Crime
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Barrington police warn of scam callsDec 16, 2024 1:18 pm - The Barrington Police Department said it has received multiple reports about scam calls in which individuals falsely claim to be from the police department and try to deceive people into providing personal information or making payments.
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Police: Three arrested after carjacking report, chase in NapervilleDec 15, 2024 2:06 pm - Three suspects were arrested Saturday night after fleeing from Naperville police investigating a carjacking report, authorities said Sunday.
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Five charged with burglary, theft from Oak Brook storeDec 15, 2024 1:19 pm - Four women and a juvenile face felony burglary and retail theft charges alleging they stole hundreds of dollars in merchandise from the Oak Brook Nordstrom Rack store Friday night.
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Aurora man charged with trafficking West Virginia teenDec 14, 2024 4:46 pm - A DuPage County judge ordered an Aurora man into custody on charges of promoting prostitution and sex trafficking an 18-year-old female from West Virginia.
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49-year sentence for Elgin man convicted of sexually abusing childDec 14, 2024 3:04 pm - An Elgin man convicted in October of sexually assaulting a child received a 49-year prison sentence, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office announced Saturday.
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Barrington man indicted on charge of first-degree murder in estranged girlfriend’s deathDec 13, 2024 1:49 pm - Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced the indictment of a Barrington man who they say beat his estranged girlfriend, a Vernon Hill endocrinologist, with a baseball bat last month before shooting her in the stomach. William R. Zientek is charged with first-degree murder. He’ll be arraigned on Jan. 9.
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Des Plaines fire may have been arson, police sayDec 13, 2024 1:49 pm - A Thursday night fire on the 400 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines may have been deliberately set, police said.
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St. Charles man admits to sexually soliciting boy, 13; faces prisonDec 13, 2024 12:52 pm - A St. Charles man has pleaded guilty to grooming and soliciting sex from a 13-year-old boy. He could be sentenced to prison and must register as a sex offender.
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Why lighting up your car for the holidays could put you on the naughty listDec 13, 2024 5:15 am - Showing off your holiday spirit with lights is great. Just keep it off the roadways. Putting lights on your vehicle is a violation of state law and could get you a ticket.
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Chicago man charged with murder in fatal stabbing of Des Plaines womanDec 12, 2024 5:09 pm - A 63-year-old Chicago man faces a first-degree murder charge in the deadly stabbing last week of a Des Plaines woman, police announced Thursday.