DuPage County Crime
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Suburban men indicted on federal extortion chargesJul 26, 2013 10:22 am - Nine suburban men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on extortion and attempted extortion charges. FBI officials announced the charges yesterday after the indict...
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$500,000 bail for man accused of child porn at Bloomingdale libraryJul 25, 2013 10:09 am - A sex offender accused of viewing child pornography at the Bloomingdale Public Library was ordered held Thursday on $500,000 bail. Scott Baudin, 58, appeared in DuPage ...
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Cops: Bloomingdale sex offender went to library to look at child pornJul 24, 2013 8:49 pm - A Bloomingdale sex offender was arrested Wednesday after police say he picked an unlikely place to view child pornography — the public library. Scott Baudin, 58, of the ...
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Three charged in West Chicago revenge stabbingJul 24, 2013 11:01 am - Bail was set Wednesday for three men charged in a West Chicago stabbing that prosecutors said was revenge for a gang-related shooting earlier this month. Logan Baker, 1...
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Cops: Downers Grove couple died in murder-suicideJul 22, 2013 4:10 pm - A Downers Grove couple found fatally stabbed in their home died in an apparent murder-suicide, police said Monday. Officers found the bodies of Thomas F. Smith, 41, and...
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Driver who hit squad car pleads guilty in fatal Addison crashJul 22, 2013 2:31 pm - After his vehicle was disabled in a minor traffic accident, Frank Caruso climbed into the back seat of a police cruiser to warm up while waiting for a tow along I-290 in...
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Detroit man pleads not guilty to Oak Brook mall robbery attemptJul 22, 2013 11:43 am - A Detroit man who was shot after police say he smashed a jewelry case at Oakbrook Center mall pleaded not guilty Monday to attempt armed robbery and burglary. Levert Jo...
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Former Wheaton man gets 40 years for soliciting murdersJul 19, 2013 1:00 pm - Gordon Vanderark will be about 96 years old before he's eligible to get out of prison in a case that began with a DUI and ended with him soliciting the revenge killings ...
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DuPage charges man in Woodridge carjackingJul 18, 2013 4:09 pm - A DuPage County judge set bail Thursday at $1 million for a former nuclear power plant worker who authorities say fled to Venezuela after he and a colleague carjacked a ...
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Elgin woman gets jail, probation for DuPage credit union theftJul 16, 2013 4:00 pm - An Elgin woman will serve jail time and probation for stealing more than $3,000 from a nonprofit credit union that serves DuPage County government workers. Hermila Garc...