Aurora Crime
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Aurora police search for hit-and-run driverApr 14, 2024 9:29 pm - A 65-year-old Naperville man is in critical condition after his bicycle was struck by a black Volkswagen Beetle in what Aurora police are calling a a hit-and-run crash. P...
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Two charged with calculated drug conspiracyApr 12, 2024 9:40 am - Two people are accused of selling more than 900 grams of cocaine in DuPage County. Honorio De Los Santos, 37, and Alondra Diaz-Maldonado, 40, of the same address in the 3...
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Kane Co. sees increase in child exploitation, vehicle theftApr 07, 2024 8:15 pm - Crime trends in Kane County show that child sexual exploitation and stolen vehicles are on the rise, and lawmakers expect revisions to the controversial SAFE-T Act, accor...
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Ex-Marmion teacher pleads guilty to battery of studentApr 03, 2024 9:51 pm - A former Marmion Academy teacher who was charged with sexually assaulting a student has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. Joseph J. Charron, 68, now of Pleasant Prair...
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Woman charged with buying vehicles using fraudulent checksApr 02, 2024 8:06 pm - A 26-year-old Plainfield woman faces felony charges accusing her of using fake identification and fraudulent checks to buy vehicles through Facebook Marketplace. Illinois...
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‘Life-changing experience’: Suburban chaplain assists police, peers in IsraelMar 28, 2024 6:02 pm - As the Carpentersville Police Department’s chaplain for more than 25 years, the Rev. Paul Zilinski has seen his share of tragedy and people struggling through difficult t...
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Man charged with murdering partner in AuroraMar 26, 2024 7:35 pm - A man has been charged with killing a woman in January in Aurora. Travares Mitchell, 49, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 46-year-old Serhonda Burnett,...
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Cook County jail program is rescuing dogs and detainees. And now it’s expandingMar 21, 2024 5:04 pm - A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed...
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Man charged with recklessly firing gun in apartment complexMar 21, 2024 10:16 am - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm near Willowbrook Monday morning. Michael Vasta, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in unincorporated Wi...
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Teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting carjacking victim in WestmontMar 19, 2024 3:01 pm - A Westmont teenager was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a woman he was attempting to carjack when he was 15. Mitch Crawford, now 17, was...