DuPage County Crime
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Authorities: Wheaton robber bound employees at Sprint store
Nov 12, 2019 11:49 PM - A Calumet City man charged with displaying a handgun, binding three employees with duct tape and then escaping with roughly 58 items valued near $40,000 from a Wheaton Sprint store is being held without bond in DuPage County jail, authorities said Tuesday. Denzel Furance, 20, of the 1900 block of Wilson Avenue, is charged with one count of armed robbery and three counts of aggravated unlawful restraint. -
Police: Felon arrested in Aurora had body armor and gun
Nov 8, 2019 9:55 PM - An Aurora man with a felony record faces prison after a traffic stop in Aurora Thursday morning in which authorities caught him in possession of a .40 caliber pistol while wearing Kevlar body armor under his clothing. -
How young is too young to be in lockup? Supreme Court, legislature might decide
Nov 8, 2019 5:30 AM - How young is too young to throw a juvenile offender in detention? That's a question both state lawmakers and the Illinois Supreme Court are likely to address in the near future, as both sides of the debate prepare to state their case in court and in the Illinois Capitol on whether children under 13 should ever be locked up.
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Aurora man gets 16 years for shooting in Batavia Steak 'n Shake drive-through
Nov 7, 2019 6:36 PM - An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison for a February 2018 shooting that wounded a teenager in the drive-through lane of the Steak 'n Shake in Batavia. -
Aurora man sentenced to prison for role in gang-related shooting
Nov 7, 2019 6:03 PM - A 20-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting this week to his role in shooting into an Aurora home on the city's near southeast side during a gang dispute. -
Guilty verdict in 2017 Aurora gang murder
Nov 5, 2019 5:29 PM - A Kane County jury deliberated about four hours Tuesday before finding Martin Garcia Jr. guilty of gunning down a 34-year-old man at a former gang home in June 2017. Garcia, 25, of Aurora, faces 20 to 60 years for first-degree murder, plus another 25 years in prison because jurors determined he discharged the firearm that killed Rodolfo Rocha. -
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Man pleads guilty to running over ex-girlfriend in Yorktown parking lot
Oct 28, 2019 4:37 PM - A Cicero man pleaded guilty Monday to trying to kill his ex-girlfriend by running over her with an SUV. -
Wife who set husband's clothes on fire over suspected affair gets jail, probation
Oct 25, 2019 2:09 PM - A 35-year-old Aurora woman accused of setting her husband's clothes on fire and threatening him with a knife in May over a suspected affair has pleaded guilty and been released from jail. -
Lawsuit: Aurora psychiatric facility failed to keep 13-year-old girl safe from sex abuse
Oct 24, 2019 12:55 PM - The father of a 13-year-old girl has sued an Aurora psychiatric residential treatment facility for negligence after the arrest of a 18-year-old Pekin man charged with having sex with her in a men's bathroom at the Aurora Public Library in April.
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