Susan Sarkauskas
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Correctional officer shortage putting crunch on jailsJan 05, 2024 5:15 am - The law enforcement officer shortage that’s plagued police departments across the country in recent years also is having serious consequences for jails and prisons. The p...
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Sheriff asks public to help ID home invasion suspectJan 04, 2024 6:59 pm - The DuPage County sheriff’s office is asking the public for help identifying a suspect in a December home invasion near Willowbrook. It released photos and a video on Thu...
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Elgin man charged with killing infant sonJan 04, 2024 5:44 pm - Nearly three years after an Elgin infant died, his father has been charged with murdering him. Malik Davis, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder, authorities sai...
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Man pleads guilty to shooting wife to deathJan 02, 2024 9:29 pm - A Montgomery man has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife after she filed for divorce. Timothy A. Gordon, 48, of the 1300 block of Oak Ridge Lane, pleaded guilty on Dec. ...
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Woman charged with DUI in crash that injured childrenJan 02, 2024 4:54 pm - A woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with a crash that injured two children in her car. Lisa Tegeler, 39, of the ...
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Elgin man charged with sexually assaulting womanJan 02, 2024 11:28 am - A Kane County man accused of attacking a woman on Saturday in Algonquin has been charged with sexual assault, officials said. Patricio J. Salas, 32, of Elgin, is charged ...
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Woman pleads guilty to robbing man lured via FacebookDec 29, 2023 9:42 am - A woman who lured a man to a robbery via Facebook has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Breanna Gardea, 23, pleaded guilty Dec. 14 to one count of aggravated robbe...
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‘The cameras have been good for us’: Mandated police body cameras a positive, but not a panaceaDec 29, 2023 5:30 am - When they gear up for their first shift of 2024, police officers in 30 Illinois municipalities — 20 of them suburbs — will be strapping on body-worn cameras not only in l...
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Man gets 23 years in prison for child sex abuse, assaultDec 28, 2023 7:13 pm - A Bartlett man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual crimes against children. Ronald C. Jurek, 25, was sentenced Dec. 22 to 18 years for two counts of aggra...
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Woman accused of trying to murder 2 childrenDec 27, 2023 4:37 pm - A 51-year-old woman is accused of stabbing two girls she was babysitting, ages 4 and 1, at their home in Lisle, authorities said. Jennifer Kouchoukos is charged with two ...