DuPage County Crime
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Wheaton police to patrol streets with new squad car camerasFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - Wheaton police officers are getting new cameras in their squad cars. The city council has authorized the purchase of in-car camera systems from Axon Enterprise, the Scot...
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2 teens plead guilty to arson in fire that destroyed Pheasant Run ResortFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - Two boys pleaded guilty to felony arson Wednesday for starting a May 2022 fire that heavily damaged the shuttered Pheasant Run Resort. "Well, boys, you really screwed up...
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Villa Park boy accused of threatening to shoot people at schoolFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - A 13-year-old Villa Park boy has been charged with disorderly conduct for, authorities said, threatening to shoot people at a school. The boy, who attends Willowbrook Hi...
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Judge decides not to dismiss murder charges in 2021 Elmhurst stabbingFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge on Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss murder charges against a Lombard man who claims he acted in self-defense. Judge Ann Celine O'Hallaren Walsh r...
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Man found guilty of raping woman, pushing pregnant teen who witnessed assaultFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been convicted of raping a woman, then pushing a pregnant teen who walked in and witnessed the assault. A jury found Francisco L. Manriquez, 53, of the...
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Few new details in Aurora police shooting of man said to attack with knivesFeb 06, 2023 12:00 am - Aurora police released little new information Monday about an officer's shooting of a man wielding knives Sunday morning. The man who was shot remains in critical condit...
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Two members of crew sentenced for Ulta robbery in Oak BrookFeb 06, 2023 12:00 am - Two Chicago residents who police said were part of a six-person group who stole from an Oak Brook cosmetics store in November 2021 have received three-year prison senten...
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Suspect who attacked with knives is shot by police officer, now in critical conditionFeb 05, 2023 12:00 am - Daily Herald correspondent An Aurora man is in critical condition because a police officer shot him Sunday morning after, police said, he charged at the officer with kni...
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Former president of Elmhurst church charged with stealing from donationsFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - A former president of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Elmhurst has been accused of stealing from its donations. Bail was set at $100,000 Friday for Peter Barkouli...
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Man gets 67 years for trying to kill ex's new boyfriend in AuroraFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - A man who tried to murder his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend was sentenced Friday to 67 years in prison. Enrique Jaquez, 43, of the 300 block of Pearl Street in Montgomer...