Articles filed under Organized Crime
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Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela's prisons and now spreads fear in the USSep 24, 2024 11:55 am - MIAMI — Former federal agent Was Tabor says his phone has been lighting up with calls from police departments around the U.S. for advice on how to combat the growing thre...
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Man charged with attempted murder in shooting near Aurora parkDec 20, 2022 12:00 am - A man is facing an attempted murder charge in connection with a Sept. 10 shooting near Phillips Park in Aurora. Tyric Smith, 25, is charged with attempted murder, aggrav...
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Police: Teen shot in gang-related shooting in Mount ProspectOct 19, 2022 1:00 am - A boy is expected to survive after he was hospitalized as a result of what police are calling a gang-related shooting. At about 8:30 p.m., Mount Prospect police officers...
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Not new but 'more brazen': What's behind recent smash-and-grab robbery trend?Dec 09, 2021 10:00 pm - It was a routine Wednesday afternoon at the Louis Vuitton store in Oakbrook Center last month as few shoppers examined pricey purses and other merchandise at the luxury ...
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Attorney general: Chicago bust by organized retail crime task force nets thousands of goodsDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Friday that several million dollars' worth of stolen goods were recovered Wednesday night in Chicago as a result of the w...
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Car theft ring used stolen, fake identities to buy luxury cars in Cook, DuPage countiesSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Six people have been charged with operating a car theft ring that used stolen or false identities to buy automobiles from dealerships, including several in DuPage and Co...
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9 gang members arrested on drugs, weapons, vandalism chargesMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Nine gang members are facing charges that include illegal possession of drugs and weapons after a Friday sweep by law enforcement officials from DuPage County, Addison a...
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Constable: Impact of mob in suburbs mostly memories, but not to FBINov 26, 2019 4:30 am - There's nothing like a Martin Scorsese movie to rekindle memories of when the mob was a suburban institution. The famed director's gangster epic, "The Irishman," comes t...
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More charges for Round Lake brothers accused of stealing from Home Depot stores across the suburbsNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - Two brothers already accused in a string of thefts from Home Depot stores in Cook, DuPage, Will, Kendall and Lake counties now face more serious charges of continuing fi...
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Lombard man charged in crash that killed 78-year-old Westmont womanNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - A Lombard man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a crash that killed a 78-year-old Westmont woman last week in Oak Brook. Todd Heidenthal, 48, of...
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