Tiny jail towels, iPad thief smiles, cigarette ripoff and a hard-to-swallow milk shake in the latest annals of Patch Chicago crime-n-shame.
An unoccupied home on Avery Avenue was damaged Wednesday evening in a blaze.
Arrest reports from the DuPage County Sheriff's Office for Aug. 5.
Wheaton Police Department arrest reports for July 28 through Aug. 3.
Joseph G. McHale, 27, is charged with domestic battery and criminal sexual assault, according to the Chicago Tribune.
No one was injured in a fire that was reported in a detached garage Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Jenny V. Nguyen, 19, is charged with two counts of felony delivery of a controlled substance.
A woman locks up her dog in filth, a suspicious texter and a man with red fingernails this week in the annals of PatchChicago crime-n-shame.
It turns out the man whose name is on the tombstone apparently isn't even dead yet, police said, and he doesn't want the gravestone back.
Police determined the collapse occurred after a tarp was placed over a portion of the roof while work was being done. Heavy rain soaked the drywall ceiling and caused the collapse.
Between June 23 and July 6, officers issued 263 tickets for not wearing a seat belt, 15 tickets for not securing a child in a safety seat and 41 tickets for talking on a cellular telephone while driving.
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Glen Ellyn Police Department reports for June 23 through June 28.
Glen Ellyn Police Department reports for June 29 through July 6.
Storms washed out a portion of roadway on Thomas Road near McDonald Road in Burlington leaving behind a 10-foot wide sinkhole, according to media reports.
Rings are getting stolen all over town.
The Wheaton Police Department made the following arrests between June 23 and June 29.
Similar incidents involving fraudsters trying to use Green Dot cards to swindle people have been reported by police in Oswego, Joliet.
The Roadside Safety Check will be held on the entrance ramp from Illinois Route 64 to the southbound Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355).
Crime reports in Wheaton June 16 through June 22.
Dorothy "Dee" Horky, 58, of Carol Stream, is accused of stealing over $11,000 from the booster club.
Chicago men arrested and charged locally in national FBI child sex trafficking sting. DuPage County State's Attorney says pair arranged sexual encounter between underage girls and undercover cop in Aurora hotel.
The elderly woman was one of three people struck by a large tree branch that fell on June 8 from one of Cantigny Park's oldest trees, according to media reports.
Lightning is also believed to have caused fires in North Aurora and Schaumburg Wednesday night, according to media reports.
Police are again investigating students at Edison Middle School for posting illicit images to social media sites, according to media reports.
The 39-year-old Streamwood man was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.
The Wheaton Police Department arrested the following individuals between May 26 and June 1.
Wheaton Police Department crime reports for May 19 through May 25.