DuPage County Crime
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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...
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Bail set for Des Plaines man accused of firing gun into the airJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - Bail was set at $50,000 Wednesday for a Des Plaines man accused of firing a gun into the air multiple times Monday night. Eric Chavez, 29, of the 8800 block of Dee Road,...
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Woman charged with reckless homicide in DUI crash that killed 2 near Sugar GroveJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - A Sugar Grove woman has been charged with reckless homicide for a crash Saturday near Sugar Grove where she had a blood-alcohol level almost three times the legal limit,...
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High-speed police chase ends with backyard crash, man's arrestJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Will County man has been charged with fleeing from Lisle police early Tuesday before crashing his SUV into a backyard, authorities said. Reid Sapato, of th...
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Woman charged in Oak Brook car chase after fragrance theftJul 24, 2023 1:00 am - A Peoria woman has been charged with leading police on a high-speed chase Friday after two people in her car stole items from an Oak Brook store, authorities said. DuPag...