Crime
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Woodridge investment manager back in Chicago after extradition
Jan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Federal prosecutors say an investment manager from Woodridge who fled to Indonesia after he was charged in a scam to cheat people out of at least $500,000 has been retur...
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Four years later, Naperville police still seeking leads in Aurora native's murderJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Four years after Matthew Lange was fatally shot in his car while waiting for his son to get out of school, Naperville police say they are still actively seeking leads. T...
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Police find no bias, terror motive in Portland road rampage
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Investigators have found no evidence that terrorism, politics or any bias motivated the rampage of a 64-year-old Oregon man who witnesses said repe...
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131 arrested on 'calmer' night during Dutch virus curfew
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch police said Wednesday that the fourth night of the Netherlands' coronavirus curfew passed more peacefully than the previous three nig...
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Proud Boys leader was government informant, records show
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - The leader of the Proud Boys, who was arrested in Washington shortly before the Capitol riot, previously worked undercover and cooperated with investigators after he was...
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Far-right influencer charged in 2016 Clinton voter scheme
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A self-styled far-right propagandist was arrested in Florida on Wednesday on charges he used social media to try to suppress votes for Democratic nominee...
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Racial profiling by French police challenged in class action
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Three leading rights organizations joined with grassroots groups Wednesday to launch France's first class action suit targeting the country's massive police...
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Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Google says it believes hackers backed by the North Korean government have been posing as computer security bloggers and using fake accounts on...
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German woman charged with plotting attack on Muslims, others
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A German woman has been charged with preparing a far-right attack and other crimes on allegations she was in the process of building a bomb to target Musli...
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Prosecutors can't use some statements from DCFS workers in AJ Freund case
Jan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Certain statements made by two former child welfare workers charged after the 2019 death of Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund cannot be used in the men's criminal prosecutions,...