Articles filed under Drug Related Crime
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Legal pot is coming, and suburban police want more drug recognition expertsSep 07, 2019 1:00 am - Working the midnight shift, Algonquin police officer Amanda Olsta stopped drivers who seemed impaired but whose alcohol breath tests were within the legal limit. Was the...
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4 years' prison for teen's role in 2018 Aurora drug deal turned robberySep 03, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago teen has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a 2018 drug deal-turned-robbery in Aurora in which one man was shot by police. Tyrone T. Smith,...
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Foxx unveils plan to expunge 'tens of thousands' of pot convictionsAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced plans Tuesday to team with a San Francisco-based nonprofit to erase "tens of thousands" of minor cannabis convictions in ...
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Elgin man gets 6 years for selling drugs near Wing ParkAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - An Elgin man who was arrested and charged with selling cocaine three times to an confidential police informant, including one sale near a park, has been sentenced to six...
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14 years prison for Minnesota man caught with nearly pound of cocaine on I-90Aug 16, 2019 1:00 am - A Minnesota man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday after admitting to possessing nearly a pound of cocaine after a traffic stop along Interstate 90 in McHenry Co...
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Police: Man had 171 Ecstasy pills, pot and 7-month-old baby in car during arrestJul 10, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man faces several felony charges after his arrest in which police seized 171 Ecstasy pills and five ounces of marijuana after a traffic stop on Interstate 90 n...
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Man charged with selling more than 400 grams of cocaine in SchaumburgJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Cicero man who authorities described as a "source of cocaine in the Cook County area" was ordered held on $150,000 bail Tuesday on charges he sold more tha...
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Nearly 800,000 can clear records for pot possession. Here's how.Jun 27, 2019 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - For decades, getting caught with a small amount of marijuana could put Illinois residents in jail for up to six months and perhaps worse. The criminal reco...
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Montgomery cancer patient who ordered 42 pounds of THC chocolate thanks judge for only a 4-year prison termJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - A Montgomery cancer patient who ordered 42 pounds of THC-infused chocolate to his home in 2014 began serving his 4-year prison term Friday, expressing his gratitude to t...
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Study: Kane sheriff's proposed drug treatment facility would turn profitJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - Transforming unused space at the Kane County sheriff's headquarters into a drug treatment facility would benefit the community and turn a profit, according to a feasibil...