Algonquin Crime
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Naperville residents have lost $750K to crypto scams this month. Here’s how to avoid falling preyMar 14, 2024 4:17 pm - Last week, while police departments across the suburbs were urging citizens to “Slam the Scam” as part of a national anti-fraud campaign, investigators in Naperville were...
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Teacher charged with sexual exploitation of child in rec center locker roomMar 08, 2024 8:47 pm - A Carpentersville Middle School teacher has been charged with sexually exploiting a child in a locker room at a St. Charles recreation center. Pretrial release was denied...
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Prosecutors: Ex-deputy used county phone to arrange prostitution, drug dealsMar 03, 2024 7:17 pm - A former McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy is accused of using a county cellphone to negotiate prostitution deals and buy cocaine, according to a criminal complaint. Christ...
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Former Arlington Heights police officer pleads guilty to domestic batteryMar 01, 2024 2:32 am - A former Arlington Heights police officer was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation after pleading guilty to domestic battery. Michael Cowsert, 52, of Inverness, ...
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Ex-McHenry Co. sheriff’s detective charged with official misconduct, solicitationFeb 27, 2024 7:03 pm - A former detective in the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with official misconduct and other offenses, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. Christophe...
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Lake in the Hills man sentenced to prison on drug chargeFeb 25, 2024 5:35 pm - A Lake in the Hills man convicted in 2018 in connection with the delivery of a fatal dose of heroin was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a separate cocaine charge.
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Man accused of stealing check worth nearly $56,000 from village of AlgonquinFeb 25, 2024 5:42 pm - A 24-year-old Maywood man is charged with stealing a check for nearly $56,000 from the village of Algonquin that was intended for a yard service company, according to McHenry County court documents.
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Man charged with reckless driving for crash that critically injured Kane County deputyFeb 22, 2024 9:40 pm - The driver who crashed into a Kane County deputy’s squad SUV, severely injuring him, has been charged with aggravated reckless driving and driving a commercial vehicle wi...
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Heirs of Algonquin eye doctor who died before murder trial ordered to pay victim’s daughter $4 millionJan 31, 2024 1:12 pm - The family of an Algonquin eye doctor who was awaiting trial on murder charges when he died was ordered to pay the victim’s daughter $4 million, according to an order fil...
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‘Door dashing deputy’ arrests driver, delivers foodJan 26, 2024 6:13 pm - Food delivery driver get arrested? Don’t worry, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office has got your back.