DuPage County Crime
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Cops: Elmhurst woman led chase through suburbsOct 22, 2013 4:00 pm - Charges are pending against a 30-year-old Elmhurst woman who led police officers on a lengthy chase Tuesday from Bensenville to Elk Grove Village and back, authorities s...
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Chicago man gets 180 days for $1.2 million pot bustOct 22, 2013 11:00 am - A Chicago man who was caught growing marijuana in his home after he sold drugs to undercover police officers in Naperville has been sentenced to six months in jail and t...
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Police: Aurora murder suspect might have ingested ADHD medsOct 21, 2013 10:09 am - A 44-year-old Aurora woman accused of stabbing and killing her cousin earlier this month might have been suffering from mental health issues caused by her grandchildren’...
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Driver in fatal DUI will be sentenced, wed on same dayOct 18, 2013 4:00 pm - The honeymoon won't be anytime soon for a DuPage County jail inmate who's getting married the same day he's sentenced for a deadly DUI crash. Karlos Leath, 32, of Warre...
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Naperville man gets probation, jail for child pornOct 16, 2013 3:10 pm - A Naperville man who was accused of videotaping teen neighbors through their bedroom windows was sentenced Wednesday to a mix of probation and jail time for possessing c...
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Woman gets 9 years in $184,000 identity theft caseOct 15, 2013 2:43 pm - A California woman was sentenced in DuPage County court Tuesday to nine years in prison for her role in an identity theft ring that took at least $184,000 from a dozen v...
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Two charged with child porn after DuPage County raidsOct 11, 2013 5:08 pm - Two men were charged with child pornography offenses this week after separate raids in DuPage County, prosecutors said Friday. The arrests bring to 50 the number of sus...
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$1 million bail for man accused of targeting girls on FacebookOct 10, 2013 11:06 am - “If anyone asks, I’m 15.” That’s what Naperville sex offender Eric Hakala, 37, told one of several underage girls while posing as a St. Charles East High School student...
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Glen Ellyn suspect indicted in girlfriend’s slaying, burialOct 09, 2013 4:21 pm - The homeless man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and burying her in a Glen Ellyn park has been formally indicted, authorities said Wednesday. Myron D. Ester,...
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Wood Dale man charged with sexually assaulting 12-year-old girlOct 09, 2013 11:00 am - A Wood Dale man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at parks and wooded areas in DuPage County, and authorities said they're investigating alleg...