From Dec. 20 through Jan. 5 of the New Year, North Aurora Police officers will be out in force as part of the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunken drivers.
Following these crime prevention measures will help reduce your risk of becoming a victim of crime.
The subject who shot the gun tells police and he and the victim were at their residence, when he accidentally discharged the gun and shot the victim.
Julian A. Ozer was arrested Dec. 11 on charges in Ogle County.
Indictment against the former St. Charles man charges him with injury of a child by omission.
Armando Gallardo faces a prison sentence of between 26 and 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Twice this past week, an officer was given permission to put down an injured raccoon with a .22-caliber rifle.
"This case and others like it should be a reminder that we will always seek justice for the victim and the community, even when the defendant is absent from the proceedings.”
Dogs are more commonly attacked during the winter months than during the spring and summer. This corresponds to the breeding season of the coyote.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
The charges are the result of investigations from residential burglaries on April 8 and Oct. 17 at homes in the 400 block of Houston Street and the 0-99 block of North Jefferson Street.
A collection of odd, quirky and sometimes just plain weird crime reports from around the area.
DUI Roundup information was supplied by area police departments during the week prior to Dec. 14, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following police-related items were pulled from area Patches. An arrest is merely an accusation, not a determination of guilt.
Alarm gets tripped twice — once due to the frozen sprinkler and again during the re-set. Students are outside for less than five minutes for each evacuation.
A thief or thieves may have taken hundreds to thousands of dollars donated for the area’s needy, church official tells St. Charles police.
Also, $2,600 in iStuff taken at McDonald's.
... well, you can probably figure out what happens next.
Two unsecured dogs charge aggressively at a woman, and she is bitten by one, Batavia police reports said.
If you have information about this or any other crime in Batavia, please contact the Batavia Police Department at 630-879-2500.
Twenty-something white male throws a wooden Christmas decoration through the window at City Hall, strolls around inside the building, then takes off on foot.
The following information was supplied by the Batavia Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
No one is injured, but one victim tells police his vehicle was rear-ended and shoved off the road by a vehicle going 100 mph on West Main Street.
Residents and firefighters are OK, but about $175,000 damage is done to a Harrison Street home.
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
If you have information about this or any other crime in Batavia, please contact the Batavia Police Department at 630-879-2840.
Authorities are seeking "an appropriate relative placement” for the 19-month-old surviving son of Jeffrey and Jenna Farrey, formerly of St. Charles.
“Mr. Gosa is a career criminal who has been removed from the street and placed behind bars. Our community is a safer place without him,” Kane County state’s Attorney Joe McMahon says.
School District 303 reports indicate that Jerome B. McCauley has resigned his position.
A look at some of the odd, unusual or quirky reports from area police departments this week.
Enrique Ruiz was reported missing at around 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, and authorities believe he has fled to Texas in hopes of reaching Mexico.
Texas prosecutor revealed new details during Jeffrey Farrey’s bond reduction hearing earlier this week.
It sounds like a magic act worthy of Harry Houdini, but apparently, semi-truck trailers disappear more often than you might think.