Kane County Crime
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Elgin man facing gun chargesMar 29, 2024 3:05 pm - An Elgin man was arrested Friday morning on gun charges in an investigation by Elgin police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Bryant To...
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Elgin officer who fatally shot Decynthia ClementsMar 29, 2024 2:46 pm - A federal court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against the Elgin police officer who shot and killed 34-year-old motorist Decynthia Clements early on March 12, 2018, foll...
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‘Life-changing experience’: Suburban chaplain assists police, peers in IsraelMar 29, 2024 5:15 am - As the Carpentersville Police Department’s chaplain for more than 25 years, the Rev. Paul Zilinski has seen his share of tragedy and people struggling through difficult t...
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Man charged with murdering partner in AuroraMar 26, 2024 7:44 pm - A man has been charged with killing a woman in January in Aurora. Travares Mitchell, 49, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 46-year-old Serhonda Burnett,...
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office purchases 15 license plate reading camerasMar 26, 2024 7:22 pm - Agency joins several other communities in leveraging technology The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will be joining the growing ranks of entities utilizing license plat...
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Feds charge Elburn man with child pornography distributionMar 25, 2024 2:57 pm - A veterinarian and dog show judge from Elburn has been charged with distributing child pornography, authorities said. Adam Stafford King, 38, is being held at the Metropo...
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Cook County jail program is rescuing dogs and detainees. And now it’s expandingMar 22, 2024 5:15 am - A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed...
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DNA evidence helps Barrington Hills police ID victim in grisly 1979 deathMar 20, 2024 5:50 pm - Forty-four years after parts of a dismembered corpse were discovered in a grassy area in Barrington Hills, authorities on Wednesday announced they have a name to go with ...
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Man charged with recklessly firing gun in apartment complexMar 20, 2024 5:01 pm - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm near Willowbrook Monday morning. Michael Vasta, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in unincorporated Wi...
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Teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting carjacking victim in WestmontMar 19, 2024 3:01 pm - A Westmont teenager was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a woman he was attempting to carjack when he was 15. Mitch Crawford, now 17, was...