DuPage County Crime
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Glenbard North student accused of threatening the principalAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Glenbard North High School student has been accused of threatening the principal. Zachary Kurzeja, 18, of the 600 block of Matthews Lane, is being held on $250,000 bai...
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Student arrested at Palatine High was carrying loaded gun, District 211 saysAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - A Palatine High School student who was arrested on campus Monday was carrying a loaded gun, according to an email that Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 sent ...
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Aurora man gets 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting a childAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 17½ years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Alberto Huerta, 56, of the 700 block of Grand Avenue, pleaded guilty Aug. 18 to ...
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Man charged with shooting at occupied car in Downers GroveAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - A man has been charged with shooting at a woman in her car after an argument in Downers Grove. Douglas Thigpen, 36, of the 900 block of South Humphrey Avenue in Oak Park...
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3 men charged with murdering Aurora man in May shootingAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Three people are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting of a man in May in Aurora. Kevan S. Spatz, 36, of the 1400 block of North Menard Avenue in Chicago...
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Judge refuses to deny bail for man accused of stealing car in Downers GroveAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge on Tuesday refused a prosecutor's request to deny bail for a man accused of stealing a car in Downers Grove. Judge Daniel Guerin set bail at $150,0...
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2 plead guilty in connection with Mariano's store theft in WestmontAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Two women charged with stealing nearly $1,300 worth of items from a Westmont grocery store have pleaded guilty. Debra Ziko, 56, of the 5300 block of North Lincoln Avenue...
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Man charged with fleeing police after West Chicago traffic stopAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A man from Algonquin has been accused of trying to flee West Chicago police in a car chase. Germaine Sharpe, 48, of the 2300 block of Dawson Lane, is charged with aggrav...
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Des Plaines woman loses $45,000 to cyber scammersAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman lost $45,000 to scammers who said her computer had been hacked, police said Monday. The 73-year-old victim first heard from the scammers Aug. 16. The...
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False 911 call about man with gun clears Schaumburg office buildingAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - Schaumburg police are investigating a Monday morning "swatting" incident in which officers responded to a 911 call falsely reporting a man with a gun at an office buildi...