Woman returns to find house cleaned out
Someone stole $36,200 worth of appliances, furniture and electronics from a home on the 1800 block of Thornapple Way between March 15 and Tuesday, Aurora police said. The resident was out of the country, and when she returned home, she found her refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, cabinets, beds, countertops, chairs, table, plasma television and other items were missing, police said.
Someone stole $36,200 worth of appliances, furniture and electronics between March 15 and Tuesday from a home on the 1800 block of Thornapple Way, Aurora police said.
ST. CHARLES – Judges will be available to issue warrants for blood tests on suspected drunk drivers as part of a new push to combat drunken driving in Kane County.
Two 16-year-old Naperville girls have been charged with falsely making a terrorist threat and criminal defacement to property, both felonies, in connection with threats scrawled on two bathroom stalls at Waubonsie Valley High School on May 8, Aurora police said.
NORTH AURORA -- The owners of a Randall Road restaurant faces charges they stole money and obtained stolen appliances last year from two suburban businesses.
Devarius Reese, 17, of the 2000 block of Fox Pointe Drive, Aurora, was charged with felony aggravated battery and domestic battery after beating a woman who is seven months pregnant at 1 a.m. Monday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said. Officers found Reese Tuesday, hiding in a bedroom closet, prosecutors said.
Two accused in failed copper theft scheme
Two men were charged Friday in connection with a burglary in the 300 block of North Sixth Street, St. Charles police said. Mario Gomez, 33, of Elmwood, was charged with felony theft, attempted burglary, burglary and felony criminal damage to property after he was caught stealing transformers, copper and scrap metal from the property by an undercover officer who had posed as a security guard, police said.
ST. CHARLES – Jury selection is underway in the trial of two Aurora brothers charged with murder in a drug deal gone bad last year.
Man charged with Super X felony
NAPERVILLE -- An honor roll student and Waubonsie Valley High School graduate has been charged with a Super X felony, accused of selling LSD from his Naperville apartment.
An honor roll student and Waubonsie Valley High School grad has been charged with a Super X felony for allegedly selling LSD from his Naperville apartment.
Police Blotter
Mark A. Romero, 28, of the 900 block of Rural Street, Aurora was charged with three counts of felony criminal sexual abuse and one count of felony obscenity Saturday for alleged inappropriate conduct toward a juvenile, the Kane County Sheriff's Department said.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Robbers briefly hold 5 hostage
Two people suffered minor injuries late Thursday after two men broke into a house in the 500 block of Parker Avenue, demanding money and drugs, Aurora police said.
Campobello back in prison through July
A former priest who served four years in prison for molesting two teenage girls is back behind bars for violating terms of his parole.
A Kane County grand jury handed down the following indictments Wednesday, May 2:
Aurora cops to release pics of prostitutes, johns
Police here are hoping the threat of releasing mug shots to the media will be sufficient embarrassment to discourage prostitutes and their customers.
Man charged with stealing sunglasses worth $40,000
Brian Vura, 23, of the 1100 block of Westwood Trail, Addison, was charged with felony theft Tuesday for taking more than $40,000 in sunglasses from a store where he worked at Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora, the Kane County state's attorney's office said. Prosecutors said he had been working at the store since July 2007.
Two Aurorans were charged Wednesday with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm after a Sunday night shooting that injured a 34-year-old man.
Aurora police are hoping that the threat of having their mug shots released to the media outlets will be sufficient embarrassment to discourage prostitutes and their customers.
After a fire forced the evacuation of an Aurora apartment building for almost a month, residents finally were able to return to 321 Old Indian Trail this week.
One Batavia man has been charged with beating a police officer and another with burglary in relation to attempted auto break-ins in DeKalb over the weekend.
One man was hurt after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding, which was being towed by another car, at 7:51 p.m. Monday near Montgomery and Ridge roads, Aurora police said.
Oswego standoff ends peacefully
No one was injured during a four-hour standoff in the 400 block of Burr Oak Drive on Sunday night, Oswego police said.
Lucky $2 bill proves unlucky for suspect
Harry Meeks, 24, of the 800 block of East Benton Street, Aurora, was charged with felony burglary after he took the purse of a 53-year-old woman who had just left a currency exchange in the 1000 block of East New York Street in Aurora at 8:12 a.m. Thursday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.
A small fire caused a lot of smoke but no damage at 6:25 a.m. Friday at Aurora Pump, 800 Airport Road, North Aurora fire officials reported.
Preference for boxer shorts costs suspect
Jeremy Minard, of the 1300 block of Light Road, Oswego, was charged with possession of a controlled substance at 12:28 a.m. Thursday after a traffic stop near River Street and Ashland Avenue, the Kane County state's attorney's office said. Officers found several baggies containing cocaine near Minard's feet during a search of the car, prosecutors said.
Linda Smith, 19, of the 400 block of West Cimarron Drive, Aurora, was charged with felonies possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana at 12:51 a.m. Thursday after a traffic stop near Route 59 and Montgomery Road, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said.
North Aurora man charged with theft of groceries
Alin Luchain, 24, of the 2200 block of Schrader Lane, North Aurora, was charged with felony retail theft after he walked out of a store in the 100 block of Hansen Boulevard in North Aurora with $256 worth of groceries at 3:23 p.m. Tuesday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.
The Aurora Area Crime Stoppers has awarded former Aurora Mayor Albert McCoy "honorary member" status after serving on the Aurora Area Crime Stoppers board of directors since it’s inception in March of 1985.
Police find wanted man under pile of clothes
An Aurora woman was charged Tuesday with felony obstructing justice after she tried to hide a man wanted on five warrants under a pile of clothes, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.
Catherine Graham, 18, of the 1200 block of Second Avenue, Aurora, was charged with felony obstructing justice after she allegedly tried to hide a man wanted on five warrants under a pile of clothes, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said.
As the temperatures increase, so do complaints of loud noise from vehicles, homes, and businesses. Now, Aurora police are reminding residents that sound offenses carry hefty fines.
A 24-year-old Montgomery man was charged with 10 felonies for allegedly crashing his car into a house on Montgomery Road after a police chase.
Knives, jewelry, cash taken in daytime burglary
Someone entered a home in the 500 block of Old Indian Trail between 7 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. on Friday and took a collection of knives, cash and jewelry worth an estimated $7,450, Aurora police said.
Aurora residents Reginald Chandler-Martin, 21; Cherrod Moore, 27; Courtney Mayes, 21; and Justin Harper, 20, entered pleas of not guilty Friday with public defenders in Will County Circuit Court in Joliet.
AURORA -- Overtime pay claimed by the city's first responders increased by $1.4 million in 2007, while overspending the budget by $818,000, city records show.
HAMPSHIRE – A 21-year-old man died late Thursday in a head-on collision with a semi-truck during a police chase in northern Kane County.
Police: Son cut off mom's fingers
Eduardo Fernandez, 22, of the 1700 block of Autumn Lane, Aurora, was charged with felony aggravated domestic battery and misdemeanor domestic battery after his 47-year-old mother was injured during an argument in their home at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.
Eduardo Fernandez, 22, of the 1700 block of Autumn Lane, Aurora, was charged with felony aggravated domestic battery and misdemeanor domestic battery after his 47-year-old mother was injured during an argument in their home at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said.
Two Aurora residents were charged Wednesday with criminal trespass to a vehicle after Aurora police staged an undercover operation aimed at reducing thefts from cars in the Westfield Mall parking lot.
A 17-year-old student who is accused of setting a toilet paper roll on fire at West Aurora High School could be facing a mandatory six-year prison sentence.
Woman admits to breaking baby's leg
Deloera Belen, 20, of the 0-99 block of South State Street, Aurora, was charged with felony aggravated battery to a child after she brought a 2-month-old baby to Rush-Copley Medical Center with a broken femur at 9 p.m. Saturday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said Wednesday.
A 17-year-old high school student could be facing a mandatory six-year prison sentence for starting a toilet paper roll on fire at West Aurora High School Monday morning.
Deloera Belen, 20, of the 0-99 block of South State Street, Aurora, was charged with felony aggravated battery to a child after she brought a 2-month-old baby to Rush-Copley Medical Center with a broken femur at 9 p.m. Saturday, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said.
Aurora police are assisting the U.S. Marshals in their continuing search for Miguel Martinez, a former Aurora resident who is wanted on federal racketeering charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to commit violent crimes and distribute illegal narcotics.
Gang members guilty in federal trial
A federal jury has convicted six men of being part of an Aurora gang that committed three murders, five attempted murders and $1.25 million in drug trafficking. After two weeks of deliberations, the jury found all but one of the Insane Deuces gang members guilty of racketeering Monday morning. The jury could not come to a decision on the seventh defendant, Harold Crowder, 29, of Aurora.
After more than two weeks of deliberation, a federal jury Monday convicted six men of being part of an Aurora gang that committed at least four murders, five attempted murders and $1.25 million in drug trafficking.
Twelve minors were charged with alcohol-related offenses over the weekend at the Oswego home of an Aurora police sergeant.
Fuel leak on snowblower likely cause of garage fire
A snowblower that had been leaking gas might have caused a garage fire around 10 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Harrison Street, Lt. Kevin Forest of the Geneva Fire Department said.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Outdoor bathroom break leads to bootlegging charges
Abdul Valentine, 36, of the 900 block of East Benton Street, Aurora, was charged with felony unlawful possession of audio and video recordings after police spotted him urinating at 8:13 p.m. Thursday in the 900 block of East Benton Street in Aurora, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Will County administrator charged with DUI
Will County Executive Larry Walsh was charged with drunken driving early Friday near Joliet, according to the Will County sheriff's office.
Two area men face child pornography charges in separate incidents announced by police Thursday. Police say they found thousands of computer files containing child pornography in a 38-year-old Millbrook man's computer.
A Bristol man who dragged an Aurora police officer with his car through an Aurora parking lot late Thursday afternoon has been charged with three felonies, police said.
Firefighter is injured
A firefighter suffered a minor injury battling a blaze that left a St. Charles townhouse uninhabitable Wednesday night.
Police found thousands of computer files containing child pornography in a 38-year-old Millbrook man’s computer.
Power outages hit 2,000 homes
Two separate power outages in the Fox Valley Thursday left more than 2,000 homes without electricity, ComEd officials said.
Yorkville police responded to a possible bomb threat at 2:52 p.m. Wednesday at the Yorkville Jewel, in the 200 block of 234 East Veterans Parkway, police said.
According to prosecutors, Burton had forced open the door of the house and a basement door, in an effort to find drugs he believed were in the home.
Church, Salvation Army tagged with gang graffiti
The Salvation Army building at 437 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora was vandalized with gang graffiti sometime Monday night or Tuesday morning. A garage behind the nearby St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at 430 E. Downer Place also was tagged with four gang symbols. No damage estimate was available.
