Crime
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CIA stairwell attack among flood of sexual misconduct complaints at spy agency
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - FAIRFAX, Va. - In a secluded stairwell at CIA headquarters last year, officer trainee Ashkan Bayatpour came up behind a colleague, wrapped a scarf around her neck and pl...
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3 dead, 5 wounded after a retired police officer opens fire at a Southern California biker bar
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Aurora man gets 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting a childAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 17½ years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Alberto Huerta, 56, of the 700 block of Grand Avenue, pleaded guilty Aug. 18 to ...
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Madigan's former chief of staff convicted of perjury, obstruction bid
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Tim Mapes, who spent two decades as the chief of staff to Illinois' once-powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been convicted of perjury and attempted obstruction ...
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Man charged with shooting at occupied car in Downers GroveAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - A man has been charged with shooting at a woman in her car after an argument in Downers Grove. Douglas Thigpen, 36, of the 900 block of South Humphrey Avenue in Oak Park...
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Rudy Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges
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Mount Prospect teen who was shot last week in Palatine dies from woundsAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - A 15-year-old Mount Prospect boy who was shot last week in Palatine died from his wounds late Tuesday, officials said. The Cook County medical examiner's office on Wedne...
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3 men charged with murdering Aurora man in May shootingAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Three people are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting of a man in May in Aurora. Kevan S. Spatz, 36, of the 1400 block of North Menard Avenue in Chicago...
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Police accuse two Lake Villa teens of spray painting swastikas, hate speech on Round Lake-area businessesAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Two Lake Villa-area teens have been charged with multiple felony hate crimes in connection with antisemitic graffiti sprayed on several Round Lake-area businesses. Roun...
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State looks to curb vehicle theft with grants to police task forces
Aug 22, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding this spring to combat car thefts through an initiative of Secretary of State Alexi Giann...