DuPage County Crime
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Police: Man struck former employer with car, set Des Plaines business on fireMay 06, 2024 10:24 am - A Skokie man faces aggravated battery and arson charges alleging he struck his former employer with a car in Des Plaines last week then returned the next day and set the ...
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Lombard police investigating ‘swatting’ at Yorktown CenterMay 05, 2024 12:54 pm - Lombard police responded to reports Saturday of an armed person at Yorktown Center mall, but later determined the report likely was a case of “swatting.” Swatting is a te...
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Local law enforcement agencies find success in crisis intervention teams, trainingMay 04, 2024 5:15 am - On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feare...
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Schaumburg woman charged with damaging Island Lake police lobbyMay 03, 2024 8:41 pm - Woman identified from video of early morning incident, police say An arrest warrant for criminal damage to government-supported property was issued Friday for a Scha...
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Glendale Heights man charged with harboring suspect in Chicago police officer’s murderMay 03, 2024 8:34 pm - A Glendale Heights man accused of harboring a man suspected of murdering a Chicago police officer now is facing felony charges, officials said. Malik M. Murphy, 23, of th...
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Villa Park murder-suicide spurs change in domestic-violence prosecutionsMay 03, 2024 5:15 am - Last week’s tragedy in Villa Park ‒ where a man ordered to stay away from his wife instead went to their home and shot her to death before killing himself ‒ has spurred c...
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‘No one reputable will rush you’: Geneva police share tips on how seniors can protect themselves from scamsMay 03, 2024 4:00 am - Operation Senior Care, a program through the Geneva Police Department, aims to teach seniors how to avoid being ripped off by scam artists.
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Suspect in slaying of Officer Luis Huesca arrested in Glendale Heights — with Huesca’s own handcuffsMay 01, 2024 9:49 pm - The suspect wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca was arrested Wednesday in west suburban Glendale Heights — with the slain o...
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Man charged in Woodridge shooting murderMay 01, 2024 3:11 pm - A 22-year-old Crest Hill man has been charged with shooting a man to death last week in Woodridge. Gevon Anderson, of the 16500 block of Coventry Lane, is charged with fi...
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Two acquitted of attempted murder in gang-related case, third pleads guilty to mob actionApr 30, 2024 11:53 am - A Chicago man charged with attempted murder in an Addison gang-related case pleaded guilty last month to mob action. Two of his co-defendants were acquitted the same day....