DuPage County Crime
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Three vehicles stolen from Batavia car dealershipDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Four Batavia businesses' windows were smashed early Thursday morning and a car dealership was robbed, authorities said. Batavia police arrived on the 1400 block of Loui...
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Bail set for Elgin man accused of wrestling Elmhurst cop for gunDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $200,000 for an Elgin man who wrestled with a police officer and tried to take his gun, authorities said. Alexander Speweik, 34, of the 3100 block of He...
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Man shoots dog to save woman from attack near St. CharlesDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday morning when she was attacked by two large dogs near St. Charles, the Kane County sheriff's office reported. She was saved whe...
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Naperville police investigate Dollar Tree armed robberyDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place Thursday morning at a Dollar Tree store in Naperville. Officers arrived at the Dollar Tree at 1550 N. Route 59...
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Suburban school districts respond to unspecified social media threatDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Area school districts are responding to a nationwide social media post about an unspecified threat, a TikTok post referencing "school shootings and bomb threats for ever...
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Judge sentences Naperville pimp to 30 yearsDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Following his 2018 conviction on federal sex-crime charges, prosecutors say a violent, manipulative Naperville pimp declared, "The streets haven't seen the last of me." ...
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Texas men plead guilty to burglarizing Wheaton Chick-fil-A restaurantDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: A previous version gave an incorrect length of the prison sentences. Two Houston men have pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Chick-fil-A restaurant in ...
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Villa Park teen accused of posting shooting threat against Willowbrook High SchoolDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A 15-year-old boy has been charged with felony disorderly conduct for threatening Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, according to the DuPage County state's attorney'...
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No injuries after shots fired in Des PlainesDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - No one was hurt when gunshots were fired Monday night on the 2100 block of South Ash Street in Des Plaines, police said. Windows of a house were broken by the shots, how...
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Sex offender pleads guilty to trespassing at Elmhurst schoolDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A sex offender who was at the center of a Lake Park High School football controversy in 2019 has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing at an Elmhurst elementary scho...