DuPage County Crime
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Aurora man guilty of strangling woman to deathMar 15, 2024 3:14 pm - An Aurora man who argued he was defending himself when he strangled a woman was found guilty on Friday of first-degree murder. Kane County Judge David Kliment, who presid...
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Naperville residents have lost $750K to crypto scams this month. Here’s how to avoid falling preyMar 15, 2024 5:15 am - Last week, while police departments across the suburbs were urging citizens to “Slam the Scam” as part of a national anti-fraud campaign, investigators in Naperville were...
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FBI releases new photos of suspect in March 6 bank robbery in SchaumburgMar 14, 2024 2:34 pm - The FBI has released a more detailed description and new photos of a suspect in the March 6 armed robbery of the U.S. Bank at 60 S. Meacham Road in Schaumburg. The suspec...
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Carol Stream man left 5 kids in car at casino, police sayMar 14, 2024 12:27 pm - A suburban man is facing charges nearly a year after authorities say he left five children, including two toddlers, in a car by themselves at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines...
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Man charged in connection to multiple thefts from Bartlett smoke shopMar 14, 2024 7:24 am - A Streamwood man was charged Monday with felony retail theft alleging he stole various items on multiple occasions from a smoking and vaping business in Bartlett. Montrea...
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‘This is my closure’: Charges dropped in 1972 Naperville cold case following suspect’s deathMar 13, 2024 2:32 pm - More than half a century after her 15-year-old sister, Julie Ann Hanson, was found stabbed to death in a Naperville cornfield, Jill Steininger still has questions about w...
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Three charged with illegal gun sales in DuPage CountyMar 13, 2024 12:58 pm - A statewide grand jury has indicted three Cook County residents on charges they bought and sold guns illegally in several counties, including DuPage. Brothers Gabriel Buc...
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Man sentenced to 17 years in prison for child sexual assault, abuseMar 13, 2024 11:27 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Kane County Judge Elizabeth Flood imposed the sentence on March 8 for Lewis T. Ric...
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Mom facing charges after school security guard threatened, police sayMar 13, 2024 11:05 am - The mother of a Maine West High School student is facing charges after threatening a security guard there, police said. Sandra Soto Hernandez, 41, of the 1800 block of So...
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Lombard woman charged with cruelty, neglect of dogsMar 12, 2024 5:36 pm - A Lombard woman has been charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals. Sharon Manuel, 59, of the 1000 block of South Route 53, was released on her own recognizance Monday,...