Articles filed under Crime
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Northbrook police investigating string of pickpocket theftsNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - The Northbrook Police Department is investigating a series of pickpocket thefts in village stores and restaurants. Targets often are elderly people, said police. The No...
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Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scamNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize bl...
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Prosecutors: Streamwood man facing drug charges jumped off an Elgin roof to evade search warrantNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - A Streamwood man who authorities say had more than 3,000 grams of marijuana and more than $34,000 in cash jumped off a roof in an effort to evade Illinois State Police o...
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Libertyville man sentenced to 120 years in prison for sexually assaulting a childNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - A Libertyville man found guilty earlier this year on 17 counts of criminal sexual assault, including six of predatory sexual assault of a child, was sentenced to 120 yea...
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Ex-DePaul student gets 7½ years for trying to help Islamic State with computer programNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - An unusual terrorism case in Chicago came to a close Thursday when a federal judge handed a 7½-year prison sentence to a former DePaul University student from Park Ridge...
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Cook County Board approves budget with $11.4 million for sheriff's office helicopterNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Thursday his agency will acquire a helicopter to track carjackers, look for missing people and offer aid during large-scale emergencies...
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Police: Shots fired during attempted car theft in Mount ProspectNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - Mount Prospect police are searching for a pair of would-be car thieves they say fired gunshots at a resident who caught them trying to steal a vehicle from his driveway ...
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U.S. agent, suspected smuggler killed off Puerto Rico coastNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent and a suspected smuggler died during a shootout Thursday off the Puerto Rico coast, authorities said. Two ot...
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Child molester found guilty on 21 countsNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/2022/11/17/mchenry-county-jury-finds-man-guilty-of-21-counts-of-sexual-abuse-assault-of-two-children/ After little m...
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3 convicted in 2014 downing of Malaysian jet over UkraineNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - SCHIPHOL, Netherlands - A Dutch court on Thursday convicted three men of murder for their role in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with a Russian surface-...