DuPage County Crime
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Stolen checks cashed for $5,000, Des Plaines police sayAug 02, 2024 12:14 pm - Eight checks were stolen out of a Des Plaines resident’s mailbox and cashed for about $5,000, police said Friday.
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Man convicted of selling guns without serial numbers to undercover officerAug 02, 2024 11:55 am - A Hanover Park man has been found guilty of selling guns without serial numbers, and a machine gun conversion device, to an undercover officer.
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Why the public’s confidence in police is on the reboundAug 02, 2024 5:15 am - After bottoming out in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and the summer of 2020, the public’s confidence in law enforcement is on the rise, according to a new Gallup poll. What have police done to improve the public’s confidence? We asked some suburban police chiefs.
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Officials: Burglars target suburban vape shops in recent spreeAug 01, 2024 8:08 pm - Suburban police are trying to determine if a recent rash of vape shop burglaries are related.
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Des Plaines car dealership burglarizedJul 31, 2024 1:55 pm - A Des Plaines car dealership was burglarized this week.
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Police: Father, uncle invaded home, took childJul 30, 2024 6:10 pm - A father and his brother are accused of forcibly taking an 8-year-old boy in a home invasion in Aurora, police say.
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Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Des PlainesJul 28, 2024 8:13 am - A 31-year-old Glen Ellyn man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in Des Plaines, police said.
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Schaumburg man charged in connection with shooting of tree-trimmer denied pretrial releaseJul 26, 2024 4:41 pm - The Schaumburg man accused of shooting a tree-trimmer Wednesday afternoon and holding police at bay for hours before surrendering was denied pretrial release in court Fri...
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Lombard murder victim identifiedJul 26, 2024 4:18 pm - The DuPage County coroner has released the name of a man shot to death earlier this week in unincorporated Lombard. The victim is Alaa Ghnimat, age 38. The DuPage County ...
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Police: Man drove 123 mph during chase in DuPage CountyJul 26, 2024 2:02 pm - A man has been charged with driving more than 123 mph as Naperville police chased him.