Charles Keeshan
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Help instead of handcuffs: Kane County launching pre-arrest diversion programJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Anyone who's seen an episode of "Cops" knows how it goes: Police respond to the scene of a crime, fi...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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A confession doesn't equal a conviction, appeals court rules in Round Lake DUI caseJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Telling a police officer you've been driving drunk should be enough to be found guilty of a DUI, right? Not so fast, according to a new ruling from a state appeals court...
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After flap over Fox News appearance, Mount Prospect school officer reinstatedJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect police officer whose appearance on Fox News last week rankled some in the community and thrust a local controversy into the national spotlight has been ...
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Rolling Meadows police dog Scar is ready for his close-upJun 25, 2021 5:30 am - Everyone around the Rolling Meadows Police Department already knows Scar is a good boy. Beginning Tuesday night, the rest of the country will find out just how good. Sca...
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Federal indictment alleges Lake County residents illegally sent riflescopes to RussiaJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - A pair of Lake County residents are charged with conspiring to unlawfully export thermal imaging riflescopes and night-vision goggles to Russia without a license, federa...
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Ruses on the rise: Suburban police warn of burglary schemeJun 18, 2021 5:10 am - It's a common occurrence this time of year - someone knocks on your front door, offering to check out your roof for storm damage. Or they're from a utility and say they ...
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Lightfoot: Bears' bid for Arlington Park a 'negotiating tactic'Jun 17, 2021 1:00 am - While Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes and many of his fellow suburban Bears fans welcomed news Thursday that the team put in an offer on Arlington Park, his counterpar...
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Scam alert: Beware of texts claiming to be from secretary of state's officeJun 15, 2021 5:30 am - If you've received a suspicious text message or email recently purporting to be from the Illinois secretary of state and asking you to update your contact information or...
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Appellate court blocks release of woman who killed 4-year-old daughterJun 11, 2021 5:30 am - Marci Webber, who in 2010 killed her 4-year-old daughter in Bloomingdale because she feared the girl would be kidnapped by Satan, has lost another bid to be freed from a...