Kane County Crime
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Authorities: Man tried to run over pedestrians, flee policeMar 21, 2025 2:27 pm - Kane County sheriff’s deputies assisted Lombard police in stopping a driver who was suspected of attempting to run over three pedestrians and was trying to elude police, according to sheriff’s reports.
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Elgin man charged with murder in ‘domestic-related’ stabbing deathMar 21, 2025 8:33 am - Elgin man charged with murder in stabbing death police are labeling “domestic-related.”
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Images show driver leaving car with weapon moments before he was shot and killed by policeMar 21, 2025 8:15 am - Aurora police released still images from officers’ body-worn cameras that show the moments before they opened fire on a 19-year-old driver who was exiting the vehicle with a weapon.
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Aurora police kill man after chaseMar 19, 2025 1:27 pm - A man was killed by police early Wednesday in Aurora after a chase that started when a police officer was injured in Geneva.
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Kane County Major Crimes Task Force takes over investigation in Aurora that has Broadway closedMar 19, 2025 7:58 am - Aurora police have closed South Broadway Street near downtown between Hazel and Ashland avenues as part of an ongoing investigation.
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Cheer coach accused of stealing from Lake Zurich District 95Mar 18, 2025 7:55 pm - An Algonquin woman accused of stealing $38,000 from Lake Zurich District 95 turned herself in to police Tuesday, officials said. Gabriele N. Kelly, 26, is charged with tw...
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Police cleared in fatal shooting of chain saw-wielding man at senior homeMar 18, 2025 4:44 pm - St. Charles police have been cleared of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a man who invaded a retirement home while waving a chainsaw.
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Quick-acting dispatchers help track and rescue woman being held in moving carMar 18, 2025 12:43 pm - A woman being held against her will in a moving vehicle early Tuesday was rescued with the help of emergency dispatchers, authorities said.
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Kane County launches unit dedicated to combat human traffickingMar 17, 2025 2:39 pm - Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser has formed a new unit, to go after human exploitation perpetrators. “Kane County is not immune to the malignant and detrimental actions these traffickers have brought,” she said Monday.
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Man gets 25 years for sexual assault on disabled womanMar 14, 2025 5:48 pm - The man who sexually assaulted a profoundly disabled woman and impregnated her was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.