Crime
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Ex-Phoenix area sheriff declares victory despite court loss
Feb 27, 2020 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Former Phoenix-area Sheriff Joe Arpaio lost a bid to erase his criminal conviction for disobeying a 2011 court order, but claimed victory Thursday after a...
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High-stakes Los Angeles DA's race: Status quo vs. reform
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Islanders who suffered 1940s war atrocities on Guam get paid
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McHenry County woman identified as 1999 murder victim to be reburied in BelvidereFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - The woman who was identified last year as a 1999 murder victim from Harvard, will be reburied next to her mother and grandparents in Belvidere on what would have been he...
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Batavia teen bomb-making suspect charged with terrorism, could face life in prisonFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - A former Batavia High School student arrested on charges that he possessed explosives now faces 14 total charges, the most severe being terrorism, which carries a top se...
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Glen Ellyn man found guilty of raping, murdering ex-wifeFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder for strangling his ex-wife in October 2011 in the apartment they shared. A DuPage County jury of seven ...
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Batavia police investigating armed robberyFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - Batavia police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Thursday, officials said. No injuries were reported, but a gun was displayed, according to Public Informa...
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Police: Brawl at Wheaton North stemmed from social media disputeFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - A brawl at Wheaton North High School that led to felony charges against seven students stemmed from a dispute that started on social media, police said Thursday. The se...
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Geneva man broke acquaintance's leg during fight, prosecutors sayFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - A 43-year-old Geneva man has been accused of breaking two bones in an acquaintance's leg during a fight in early February. Michael J. Conlee, of the 1200 block of Applet...
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Appellate defender calls case backlog 'a crisis in the criminal justice system'Feb 27, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The director of the state agency that represents people in need in appeals of criminal charges said Thursday its backlog of 2,672 cases represents "a crisi...