Articles filed under Crime
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Cicero woman charged with aggravated DUI in fatal Elmhurst crashAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - A Cicero woman is accused of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in connection with a weekend crash in Elmhurst that killed her fiance. Alibet Mendoza, 33, ...
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Iowa man charged in Capitol riot seeks to avoid jail returnAug 23, 2021 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa man charged with taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has asked a judge not to send him back to jail even though he...
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R. Kelly accuser testifies that he sexually abused her at 17Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Another accuser took the witness stand on Monday at R. Kelly's sex-trafficking trial, testifying that the R&B superstar sexually abused her on his tour b...
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Mental health online: Police posts of crises may traumatizeAug 23, 2021 7:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255....
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Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shootingAug 23, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An officer who shot and killed a woman during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leadi...
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Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jailAug 23, 2021 7:00 am - The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a h...
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Leather chairs, soothing room: An alternative to jail in Lake CountyAug 23, 2021 5:30 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies now have the option to bring people they encounter who need mental health care to a special crisis intervention center in Waukegan. In do...
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Two detained after standoff at Downers Grove motelAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - A standoff involving a police SWAT unit at a Downers Grove motel ended peacefully early Monday morning with two people detained by police, authorities said. Downers Grov...
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Suspect charged in St. Charles muggingAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - A 31-year-old man from Houston was charged with felony armed robbery after a mugging Sunday in St. Charles. About midnight, officers responded to the 0-99 block of Nort...
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DuPage state's attorney says fatal Villa Park police shooting was justifiedAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Lombard resident killed by a Villa Park police officer in May was trying to get the police to kill him, according to DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin. Berl...