Charles Keeshan
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Bloomingdale officer showed how small acts can make a big differenceJan 27, 2017 4:10 am - In his all-too-brief career as a police officer, Raymond A. Murrell showed that even small actions can improve relations between police and the community they serve in a...
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Why bank robbers prefer Fridays, and why you should bank early MondayJan 19, 2017 4:30 am - Payday Friday - it's not just for people who make their money the old-fashioned way. According to new figures released by the FBI in Chicago, Friday is the most popular ...
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Elgin violent crime up for first half of 2016; drop expected for second halfJan 13, 2017 4:00 am - It was a tale of three cities when it came to the largest suburbs and violent crime in the first half of 2016. According to statistics released by the FBI this week, the...
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Is Chicago gang violence seeping into the suburbs?Jan 06, 2017 4:00 am - The national spotlight shone on Chicago for the wrong reasons last weekend, as a "60 Minutes" report, a Twitter post from President-elect Donald Trump and a spate of sho...
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A look back at oddball suburban police cases of 2016Dec 29, 2016 12:00 am - A car driving down the road with a tree embedded in its grille. An epic beer run that lands its protagonist behind bars. A drug suspect leaping into the arms of law enfo...
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Authorities perplexed by discovery of decapitated goatsDec 16, 2016 4:33 am - Was it a strange religious ritual? A bizarre case of littering? A Cubs fan's twisted celebration of breaking a 108-year-old curse? Arlington Heights police aren't quite ...
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Accomplice to murder argues killer got less timeDec 09, 2016 4:00 am - Jose Horta didn't kill David Campbell. He didn't even touch the 27-year-old Waukegan man, who was beaten, tortured with a blow torch and then suffocated with plastic bag...
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Police: Teen was driving car that dragged Waukegan officerDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - Police are seeking an 18-year-old Waukegan man on charges he was behind the wheel of a stolen car that dragged a police officer Saturday. An arrest warrant was issued We...
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Des Plaines man, 78, dies after being struck by car in crosswalkDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - A 78-year-old man died Saturday from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car Friday evening while crossing a street near downtown Des Plaines. Police said Dennis T...
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Ex-Chicago Bear among St. Charles youth center guards arrestedDec 02, 2016 4:20 am - Back when he was fighting for a roster spot on the Chicago Bears, Johan Asiata told a Chicago Sun-Times reporter, "I just like to hit people - that's basically it. I don...