Charles Keeshan
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Lake County giving free tablets to jail inmates, but some say there's a catchNov 02, 2018 5:30 am - Most jails issue inmates little more than an orange jumpsuit, slip-on shoes and some sparse bedding when they arrive at the lockup. Detainees at the Lake County jail soo...
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How police are using 'ghost cars' to catch traffic violatorsOct 26, 2018 5:00 am - Just in time for Halloween, here's a ghost story. These ghosts haunt many suburban roadways, appearing without warning seemingly out of nowhere, but the only people they...
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Texts to cop lead FBI to Grayslake man suspected in pair of bank heistsOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - Less than an hour after robbing a Lake Forest bank earlier this year, Rajko Bozic texted a police officer acquaintance who'd responded to the heist, federal authorities ...
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Eyes in the sky: Why more suburban police are using dronesOct 19, 2018 5:00 am - Earlier this year, Aurora police found themselves in a dangerous situation: traipsing through head-high brush and plants in a forest preserve, searching for a suicidal w...
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FBI: Bank robbery suspect captured after trying to use stolen cashOct 15, 2018 1:00 am - A 39-year-old Barrington man linked to three recent suburban bank robberies was captured last week after he tried to use stolen cash to make a wire transfer at his own b...
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Survey: We knew we deserved those speeding ticketsOct 12, 2018 5:35 am - We grumble when we get a speeding ticket, but it turns out the vast majority of us know that we deserve it. That's according to the 2015 Police-Public Contact Survey rel...
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Schaumburg man charged with DUI in crash that killed pregnant mother of fourOct 10, 2018 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man who prosecutors say previously received court supervision in a DUI case was driving drunk Monday when his pickup truck struck and killed a 12 weeks preg...
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Why are police adding pink to their uniforms, equipment, vehicles?Oct 05, 2018 5:33 am - Police in the suburbs are adding some pink flair to their uniforms, equipment and even patrol vehicles in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Elgin police are ...
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How a winning lottery scratch-off led to bank robbery suspect's arrestOct 04, 2018 1:00 am - Sometimes when you win, you really lose. Such is the case for Arlington Heights resident Dexter L. Riley, whose good fortune in the Illinois lottery helped the FBI link ...
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'We may both be leaving in body bags': Disturbing details about Delnor standoff emergeSep 28, 2018 5:00 am - “Sorry you're in this (expletive), but depending on what the cops say, we may both be leaving (in) body bags.” That's Tywon Salters talking to the nurse he'd taken hosta...