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He has worked for a suburban police department for over 20 years. Prosecutors say he threatened to shoot his wife in the face and drown their children.
The mother, who does not have custody, was wanted for child abduction, and has an extensive criminal history, including allegations of homicide, weapons, assault, sex offenses and theft offenses.
After cutting off another driver in the parking lot of Costco, a man reportedly threatened the driver with a paintball gun, according to police.
A plea for help from a south suburban fast food franchise owner — who reached her breaking point over unaccompanied minors causing havoc at her restaurant — has turned into an opportunity for community building.
The total damages to the firehouses and personal vehicles are estimated at over $130,000, police said.
A citizen reported seeing a woman leaning over the Cal Sag Channel bridge, launching water rescue efforts, fire officials said.
The suit alleges that the city councilman, then a manager at the bar, and others participated in an attack on the man after he witnessed a female bar server being groped and recorded it on his phone. But the bar owner — himself a lawyer — says the plaintiff had been taking photos of a woman's backside and making women in the bar uncomfortable.
"We ask that Cabinet, Academic Cabinet and Operations Cabinet continue your work together," the school board president said in a message to district officials. "Superintendent Lach will no longer be participating."
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