Crime
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Rights activists say Danes unaware of racism in their nation
Jul 02, 2020 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Rights activists on Thursday accused Danish officials of being unable to recognize racism after authorities said the killing of a biracial man...
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Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in US polling
Jul 02, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's rare for public opinion on social issues to change sharply and swiftly. And yet in the wake of George Floyd's death, Americans' opinions about pol...
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Hoffman Estates woman accused of firing gun from balconyJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates woman was ordered held on $5,000 bail Thursday on charges she fired a gun from an apartment balcony. Maria L. Gonzalez is charged with reckless discha...
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Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested
Jul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested in New Hampshire, the FBI...
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Schaumburg man charged with striking, biting woman outside grocery storeJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man was ordered held on $30,000 bail on charges authorities say stemmed from a confrontation outside a grocery store. Steven Concaildi, 44, is charged with...
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Police: 2 men shot in leg in 'targeted' Woodridge shootingJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Two men were wounded Wednesday night in a shooting that Woodridge police said appeared to be targeted. The shooting was reported at 11:29 p.m. in the area of Janes Aven...
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Police: Men had 1,000 pounds of fireworks they were selling out of their homesJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Two men have been charged with selling illegal fireworks in Aurora and Elgin, authorities said Thursday. The Kane County sheriff's office said the investigation was prom...
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Authorities: Man dragged woman into wooded area, tried to sexually assault herJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Arlington Heights parolee was ordered held without bail after prosecutors say he beat a woman so severely he broke her jaw and other bones in her face. Ch...
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Elgin man gets probation for felony pot arrest prompted by littering complaintJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - An Elgin man received 18 months of probation this week after pleading guilty to felony marijuana possession. Adrian Pesina, 36, of the 1800 block of Sheffield Drive, was...
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3 charged with trying to steal from ATM in downtown Aurora during protestsJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Three men have been charged with conspiracy to steal from a bank after trying to steal money from an ATM in downtown Aurora during a night of protests and rioting, autho...