Asphalt tossed off viaduct, strikes vehicle
Someone threw a piece of asphalt off a viaduct near River Street and Sard Avenue around 1 p.m. Wednesday and shattered the windshield of a passing car, Aurora police said. The damage was set at $1,000.

Aurora man convicted of sex abuse of child
An Aurora man has been convicted of having sexual contact with a child he baby-sat in 2007. Late Tuesday, a Kane County jury convicted Jerald Spring, 63, of felony predatory criminal sexual assault and felony aggravated criminal sexual abuse, prosecutors said.

New charge against Aurora teen
An Aurora teen in jail for allegedly setting his 3-year old niece on fire in October now faces additional charges for damaging the sprinkler system in his Kane County jail cell.

2 guilty in Naperville murder-robbery
A Will County judge on Wednesday convicted two Aurora men of murder for their participation in an armed robbery in Naperville that resulted in the shooting death of a man.

Plano man found sleeping charged with DUI
Andrew Mitchell, 18, of the 700 block of Tyler Road, Plano, was charged with drunken driving Nov. 1 near West Church Street and Gletty Road in Sandwich, after police found him sleeping at the wheel of his car with its engine running and the vehicle in gear in the middle of an intersection, Sandwich police said Tuesday.

Auroran facing felony charge of fondling woman

Muhammad Imamdad, 35, of the 3300 block of Fox Hill Road, Aurora, was charged with two counts of felony criminal sexual abuse and one count of felony restraint on Monday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said. Imamdad fondled a woman on the breast and buttocks, and held her on a bed by force, not allowing her to leave, prosecutors said.

Fire destroys SW Naperville garage
No one was seriously injured in an early-morning fire that destroyed a garage and the car inside it on Naperville's southwest side and left smoke damage throughout the. The fire at 3013 Crystal Rock Road, southwest of 95th Street and Route 59, was centered mostly on the garage.

Kane County indictments
The Kane County Grand Jury returned the following indictments Oct. 27, 2009:

Three hurt in crash on Orchard
Three people were injured in a two-car crash Saturday in the 1100 block of Orchard Road, Montgomery police said.

Man walking his bike is struck by car
Batavia police are looking for more information about an accident that occurred at 7:09 p.m. Saturday near Wilson Street and Randall Road.

Aurora man crashes three times, hits pedestrians
A man who was already cited for two crashes Friday evening fled on foot after a third crash involving three cars that injured two pedestrians, police said. Mark DeWindt, 51, of the 900 block of North Elmwood Drive, Aurora, was cited in the three crashes that began at 6:10 p.m., Aurora police said.

Missing Auroran found safe in Crest Hill

The 22-year-old autistic man who went missing from his Aurora home Sunday night was found safe in Crest Hill Monday morning.

Pedestrian hurt in Batavia crash
A pedestrian crossing a busy Batavia road was injured Saturday night when he was struck by a white 2008 Nissan Altima at 7:09 p.m. The accident occurred at Randall Road and Wilson Street in Batavia, according to Batavia police.

Police blotter: Both drivers charged
Miguel Rodriguez, 30, of the 400 block of East Main Street, Yorkville, was taken to Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora after a two-car collision at 10:10 a.m. Thursday near Indian Trail and Penn Avenue, Aurora police said.

Helicopter removes victim from Yorkville crash
<b id=red>Update: </b>The driver of a semi truck was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove by helicopter after the truck rolled over near Route 71 and Shadow Creek Lane in Yorkville Friday afternoon.

St. Charles man charged in apartment stabbing
Mario Hightower, 29, 1800 block of Walnut Street, St. Charles, was charged with felony aggravated battery as well as misdemeanors unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault and violation of bail bond.

$13K of clothing found in car trunk at mall
More than $13,000 worth of clothing was recovered from the trunk of a man who was seen shoplifting at Chicago Premium Outlets, according to Aurora police.

Archive: Inside a killer's mind
Dec. 2, 2007 archive:On April 4, 1983, Kathryn Pollock was supposed to meet friends for a regular dinner at 6 p.m. She never showed up. Police found her dead in her home, beaten to death, and the case since has remained unsolved. Some 20 years later, Aurora police Detective Mike Nilles took another look at the case.

Police charge two in tobacco sting
Employees of two Aurora businesses were charged with selling tobacco to a minor after Aurora police conducted a citywide investigation last week. Clerks at Mobil Gas in the 800 block of West Illinois Avenue and BP Amoco in the 2200 block of West Galena Boulevard sold tobacco to an underage person working with police. The operation randomly checked 16 Aurora businesses, according to police spokesman Dan Ferrelli, and the others checked the minor's identification and refused to sell tobacco.

Burglars hit cars in Aurora neighborhood
Aurora police are investigating a rash of burglaries from vehicles in the 3000 block of Anton Circle over the weekend. The burglaries were discovered Monday morning, police said.

SC man guilty of selling cocaine near church
A St. Charles man was found guilty Tuesday of selling drugs near a Batavia church.

Boy remains in critical condition after pool accident
A 3-year-old Aurora boy was still in critical condition Tuesday after being found floating in his family's above-ground swimming pool over the weekend, a police spokesman said. The boy is being treated at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.

Child found in pool in critical condition
Update: A 3-year-old Aurora boy remained in critical condition late Tuesday at Loyola University Medical Center after he was found floating in his family's backyard swimming pool this past weekend, Aurora police said.

Driver faces DUI charges after hit-and-run, rollover
Abel Calderon, 24, 500 block of Lake Street, Aurora, was charged with two counts of felony drunken driving after being involved in two accidents, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

Accused drunken driver flips car
Juan Carlos Olmedo-Guzman, 21, 900 block of Lebanon Street, Aurora, was charged with drunken driving, no driver's license and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a crash around midnight Saturday, Aurora police said.

Police Blotter

Auroran suspect in 17th robbery
After admitting to 16 bank robberies and being sentenced to more than five years in federal prison, Daniel Vincent could have reformed. But Vincent, 28, is now facing new robbery charges after a Friday morning car chase and crash outside of Lexington, Ky.

Woman wields a shovel to bash car
Maria Razo, 23, of the 200 block of Plum Street, Aurora, was charged with felony criminal damage to property after she smashed the windshield and scratched the body of a 2001 Mitsubishi parked in the 0-99 block of Blackhawk Street at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said. According to Aurora police, two women watched Razo cause $5,000 in damage to the car, while Razo accused one of the women of "messing" with her husband.

Parolee charged in stabbing, beating
Less than three months after he was released from prison, a 28-year-old Oswego resident has been charged with stabbing a man.

11th conviction gets man a stint in federal prison
Christopher Mosby, 44, was sentenced this week to five years in federal prison on drug charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago. Mosby was one of eight people arrested in 2008 during "Operation Land O' Lakes" -- a reference to "butter" made by drug dealers.

Two officers hurt when Aurora squads collide
Two Aurora police officers were injured when their squads hit each other late Wednesday night on the city's West Side.

Cops believe teens connected to multiple car burglaries
Aurora police have charged two teenagers with breaking into two unlocked vehicles in late October. Elwin Delacruz, 18, of the 2200 block of Exeter Court; and Jeremy Vermilyer, 17, of the 2300 block of Twilight Drive, Aurora, were charged Wednesday with two felony counts of burglary to a motor vehicle and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, Aurora police said.

Convicted murderer fights former lawyers
The attorneys who lost the 2003 murder trial of a Joliet man charged with strangling his next-door neighbor and torching her duplex claimed they left it up to their client to waive his right to a jury and denied keeping him from taking the witness stand. Law partners Tom Breen and Todd Pugh, of Chicago, both said 36-year-old Vincent Trevizo was the one who wanted a judge to decide his fate. The two lawyers also said Trevizo was in no hurry to testify at his own trial.

Jury finds Aurora man guilty of beating girlfriend
A jury needed less than an hour Tuesday to find an Aurora man guilty of the brutal beating of his girlfriend in 2007, and he now faces up to seven years in prison.

Man caught with pot lies about age name
Sylvester Green, 32, of the 600 block of Rosewood Avenue, Aurora, was charged with felony possession of marijuana and obstructing justice as well as misdemeanor possession of marijuana after he was found in possession of between 10 and 30 grams of marijuana, then gave officers a false name, on Tuesday in Aurora, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

Auroran convicted in girlfriend's beating
An Aurora man was convicted this week of severely beating his girlfriend in early in 2007.

Teen bails out as car hits church
A 17-year-old Aurora man is facing felony charges after he bailed out of a moving car, which then hit a church, Aurora police said.

Fire burns out pallet company building
Aurora firefighters contained a fire Tuesday evening at Interstate Pallet Company on Mitchell Road in Aurora, just north of Indian Trail. No injuries were reported.

'No refusal' weekend nabs 14 in Kane County
The largest effort in Kane County to date to try to keep drunken drivers off the road resulted in 14 arrests over the Halloween weekend, including four in Elgin, authorities said Tuesday.

Man charged with injuring St. Charles officer
St. Charles police say a 26-year-old West Chicago man wandered into a stranger's apartment Halloween night - while they were still home - then choked and officer who tried to make an arrest.

Missing Montgomery teen found safe
Tiffany Bonilla, 16, missing since Oct. 20, was found in another state, Montgomery police said Monday. Arrangements were being made to return her home. Police said media reports about Bonilla led to her being found. "The media was responsible for her safe return," according to Montgomery police.

Driver in critical condition after Sugar Grove crash

A 37-year-old Dixon man is in critical condition after a Sunday night crash in Sugar Grove. Bert Olson, 300 block of North Ottawa Avenue, was listed in critical condition at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove Monday morning.

Police Blotter

ID thefts targeted DeKalb County banks
DeKalb County Sheriff's Police said they have broken up what Sheriff Roger Scott describes as "a major identity-theft ring" that stole between $50,000 and $100,000 from the bank accounts of a dozen county residents, and may have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims throughout the state.

Blotter: Man charged with hitting officer
An Aurora man was charged with felony aggravated battery after striking an officer in the head during his arrest Wednesday, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

Cell phone blamed in Yorkville crash
A Yorkville man was charged with improper lane use after a crash around 5 p.m. Sunday that was blamed on him trying to answer his cell phone, police said.

West Aurora warns of suspicious man
Aurora police are searching for a male in his early 20s who made inappropriate sexual comments toward a female Washington Middle School student around 7:55 a.m. Friday on the 100 block of Fordham near Kensington. The girl was uninjured, but startled, police said.

Cops: Man threatened to get hitman to kill ex's beau
An Aurora man is accused of stalking his ex-wife and threatening to hire a hit on her new boyfriend, according to Carpentersville police.

How to avoid sex offenders on Halloween
But before the Halloween masks get put on and the jack o'lanterns are lit, Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez wants to make sure parents have prepared for the day, especially identifying which houses their children should avoid.

Plano police seek driver in hit-and-run
Plano police are looking for information about a hit-and-run crash that occurred around 12:45 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Christopher Street.

Yorkville men charged with ammo tampering
Two men have been charged, including one who was injured, after a September mishap with a bullet, police said.

Aurora man charged with sex assault of child
A 20-year-old Aurora man has been charged with felony predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse related to incidents dating back to 2006, according to the Kane County state's attorney's office.

Man pleads not guilty to watching women sleep
A 19-year-old Aurora man accused of slipping into unlocked apartments to watch women sleep and touch their legs pleaded not guilty Monday to felony trespassing charges. Quincy L. Forrester faces up to three years in prison if convicted of the charges, filed last month after a state trooper saw him acting suspiciously outside his apartment complex in the 2800 block of Amli Lane, police said.

Yorkville man struck by semi
A man was in serious but "stable" condition after he was struck by a semi as he was walking down the middle of the road early Sunday in Yorkville.

Somonauk woman dies in crash
Officials identified a 53-year-old Somonauk woman as the victim of a single-vehicle crash at 7:55 p.m. Sunday near Somonauk.

Somonauk woman dies in crash
Officials identified a 53-year-old Somonauk woman as the victim of a single-vehicle crash at 7:55 p.m. Sunday near Somonauk.

Truck fire closes tollway
No one was hurt when a semi truck caught fire on westbound I-88 just west of the Winfield Road exit shortly before 7:30 a.m. Monday, but at least a few commuters were delayed. Rescue crews closed down all westbound lanes for nearly an hour while they extinguished the flames.

Naperville man charged with gunfire in Aurora
Azael Ramirez, 27, 700 block of Inland Circle, Naperville, was charged Friday with felonies attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a weapon. He is accused of firing a gun several times at a car in Aurora on March 10, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

Police search for scam artist who took cash, jewelry
Aurora police are asking for help identifying a man who is wanted for scamming an Aurora couple out of about $3,000 in cash and jewelry.

Man turns from victim to suspect
An Aurora man who initially told police he was beaten outside his workplace is now charged with making up the incident.

4 hospitalized after crash near Plainfield
Two adults and two children were hospitalized Wednesday night following a head-on collision near Plainfield. About 9 p.m., two vehicles were involved in a head-on crash on Route 126 near Ridge Road in unincorporated Kendall County, authorities said.

Aurora cops hunt scammers
Aurora police are asking for help identifying a man who is wanted for scamming an Aurora couple out of about $3,000 in cash and jewelry. On April 21, the suspect and a woman, approached the couple — a 59-year-old man and 56-year-old woman — while they shopped inside a supermarket. The suspect and the woman told them they had just won the lottery and asked for a ride, police said.

Key Wester stabbing called a hoax
The Aurora man who told Naperville police he had been beaten and stabbed in an armed robbery outside the Key Wester restaurant last weekend was lying, officials said, and he now faces a misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report.