Crime News
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Two suspects from attempted ATM theft in Round Lake remain at largeJan 22, 2021 5:24 PM - Investigators have exhausted their leads on two of the men who attempted to steal an ATM from a Chase Bank in Round Lake last month, but a third man has been charged with a litany of offenses including criminal damage to property, theft and possession of burglary tools, Round Lake police said Friday.
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GOP lawmaker with gun sets off House chamber metal detector
Jan 22, 2021 4:40 PM - Capitol Police are investigating an incident in Congress involving a Republican lawmaker and a gun
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People smugglers jailed in UK for deaths of 39 in container
Jan 22, 2021 12:09 PM - Four people-smugglers convicted of killing 39 people from Vietnam who died in the back of a container truck as it was shipped to England have been sentenced to between 13 and 27 years in prison
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UN warns of 'serious' rape charges in Ethiopia's Tigray
Jan 22, 2021 11:27 AM - The U.N. special representative on sexual violence in conflict says 'serious allegations of sexual violence' have emerged in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region, while women and girls face shortages of rape kits and HIV drugs amid restrictions on humanitarian access
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Poverty and hopelessness beget violence in Tunisia's suburbs
Jan 22, 2021 11:01 AM - Protests have swept towns and cities throughout Tunisia for a week, often turning to violence as demonstrators denounce what they say are broken promises from the government, which hasn't been able to turn around an economy on the verge of bankruptcy
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In Russia, effort underway to curb upcoming Navalny protests
Jan 22, 2021 10:40 AM - Authorities in Russia have taken elaborate measures to curb protests against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, planned by his supporters for Saturday
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Father of murdered 5-year-old AJ Freund disbarred after guilty plea
Jan 22, 2021 9:32 AM - The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred the Crystal Lake man and former attorney who buried his 5-year-old son in the woods after the child was murdered by his mother. Andrew T. Freund Sr., who was licensed as an attorney in 1984, was disbarred on consent this month as a result of convictions tied to his son's abuse and death, according to Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission records released Thursday.
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EXPLAINER: Why Navalny is a thorn in the Kremlin's side
Jan 22, 2021 7:00 AM - The return of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from Germany was marked by chaos and popular outrage, and it ended, almost predictably, with his arrest
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US military moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo
Jan 21, 2021 9:36 PM - The Pentagon has announced plans to move ahead with a long-delayed military trial for three men held at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of involvement in bombings in Indonesia in 2002 and 2003
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Bloomingdale doctor charged with trying to entice Glenview teen into sexual servitudeJan 21, 2021 6:44 PM - A part-time emergency room physician from Bloomingdale was held on $250,000 bail on charges he attempted to entice a 14-year-old Glenview girl to engage in sexually explicit behavior which prosecutors say included losing her virginity for money.
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