DuPage County Crime
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Man charged with DUI, endangering child in LisleJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - A man has been charged with driving drunk while having a 5-year-old child in his car. Thaddeus T. Thompson, 38, of the 800 block of North Avers Avenue in Chicago, drove ...
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'The human spirit is so resilient': How local groups help trafficking victims find hopeJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - Though she once walked the streets selling her body, Becky Zeller today hits the streets to help trafficking victims. Not long ago, she found herself in the same spot as...
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New Kane DUI problem-solving court aims to help defendants get on the straight and narrowJul 28, 2023 5:00 am - The Kane County circuit court is building on the success of its drug, veteran and mental health courts by adding an option for people who have problems with alcohol use....
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Indiana man convicted on gun charges in Kane CountyJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - An Indiana man has been found guilty of being an armed habitual criminal. A Kane County jury also convicted Lorenzo J. Garcia on July 19 of unlawful use of a machine gun...
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Woman charged with bringing gun to DuPage courthouseJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A woman has been accused of bringing a loaded gun into the DuPage County courthouse Thursday. Authorities allege Suheir Barham, 47, of the 9100 block of Melvina Avenue i...
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'It's in its very infancy right now': Kane County sets up its own forensic crime labJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Kane County's first forensic crime lab is now open, and the new facility has already taken on several cases. "We do everything from blood testing to rapid DNA ... to exp...
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Metea Valley choir teacher pleads guilty to sexually assaulting studentJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A former Metea Valley High School choir teacher pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a student. Nathan Bramstedt, 43, of the 600 block of Pimlico Street in Osweg...
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Naperville resident guilty of sexually abusing girl he met on appJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County jury on Thursday convicted a Naperville resident of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl he met on social media After a three-day trial, James Nead, 30, w...
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Minnesota man charged in Villa Park train station murderJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - A Minnesota man is facing murder charges in connection with the death of a 62-year-old man last year at the Villa Park train station. Bail was denied for Gregory Matthew...
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3 charged with stealing 45 iPhones from Bloomingdale Verizon storeJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - Two women and a boy have been charged with burglarizing a Verizon Wireless store in Bloomingdale and stealing nearly $45,000 worth of phones. Bail was set Wednesday morn...