Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin man charged in Bartlett hit-and-run; Elgin man beaten Tuesday evening; three teen employees charged in thefts from South Elgin store; online 'mystery shopper' ad a scam; Elburn man faces weapon, alcohol charges in South Elgin; South Elgin man faces drug charges
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Apparent hit-and-run leaves Elgin man dead on I-55
The body of a man who appears to be the victim of a hit-and run was found early Wednesday on Interstate 55. At 1:33 a.m. state police received several calls about a man lying in the right northbound lane near milepost 244, just south of Arsenal Road.
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Carpenteresville teen faces felony theft charge; Carpentersville man arrested after disturbance in Elgin; car strikes bicyclist in Elgin
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Dundee Township home hit by fire; tools, jewelry and booze taken in Elgin home burglary; stereo taken in Elgin vehicle break-in; Elgin man charged with obstruction; Carpentersville man faces DUI, other charges in Elgin; mover from Palatine charged in $3,000 theft in Elgin
Monday, June 30, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin pub reports statue damaged; police search after report of man brandishing knife; Elgin man reports robbery at home; man reports robbery near Grove, National in Elgin; Minnesota man reports vehicle burglary in Elgin
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin man faces cannabis charge; Chicagoan arrested in Elgin apartment burglary; Elgin traffic stop leads to two arrests; resident faces charge in graffiti incident
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin man charged with indecent solicitation of a child in St. Charles; shed targeted in Elgin break-in
Friday, June 27, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Jewelry, loose change taken in Elgin home break-in; Genoa police cited teen with unlawful cell phone use, other driving violations; Gilberts police investigate vandalism, graffiti to park; Algonquin man arrested in Hinkley liquor store burglary
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: No injuries reported in Elgin crash; Elgin man faces DUI charge
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin: Stereo taken in car burglary; elderly nursing home resident injured in battery; tools stolen from van. East Dundee: Two charged with retail theft.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: DUI charges after pickup hits Plato Township house. East Dundee: Vandalism reported at former Santa's Village; business reports air compressor theft. Elgin: Woman faces drug, obstruction charges; South Elgin woman faces drug counts; Kirkland man charged with DUI; Ohioan charged with DUI. Gilberts: Resident charged with fraud, trespass. Bartlett: Six charged with underage drinking.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Tossed taco in Elgin draws battery charge; Elgin traffic stop sparks drug, warrant arrest; charges after Elgin battery; tires slashed
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Boy on bike struck by car in Elgin; Lake in the Hills man faces DUI charge in Elgin; Roselle man faces theft charge; four thefts from vehicles reported in Hampshire; two incidents of vandalism reported
Today's headlines: Carpentersville: Car burglarized; purse stolen; rear car window broken; boy struck by car; brick strikes passing car. St. Charles: Statue reward increased. Woodstock: Huntley man faces sex abuse charge. Elgin: Driver cited with DUI; motorcycle theft;
Friday, June 20, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Snowplow reported stolen in Elgin; resident reports home-repair fraud; Gilberts man pleads guilty to sexually abusing young girl
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Armed man nabbed in Hoffman Estates standoff
A Hoffman Estates man was arrested Thursday morning after he barricaded
himself inside his home with a handgun during a standoff with police.
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin man shot multiple times; laptop, camera, checkbook stolen from Elgin home; Elgin pharmacy reports theft; Bartlett woman charged with theft; bicycles reported stolen from garage in Elgin; garage burglary targets scooter with engine; Elgin man reports forgery; hotel reports criminal damage; Elgin man faces multiple traffic charges in South Elgin incident; none arrested in fight involving teen girls, man; landlord-tenant dispute gets heated
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Vehicle break-ins at Elgin construction site; SUV burglarized; electronics, CDs take during car break-in; jewelry taken in Elgin home burglary; Elgin man faces DUI, child endangerment charges; teen faces retail theft charge; Belvidere man faces drug charges; furniture, TVs, fridge take in home break-in
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Computers stolen in Elgin office break-in; Elgin resident reports theft of ATV from garage; bicyclist, car collide; Algonquin teen cited in fatal October crash
Monday, June 16, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: $800 in tools stolen from truck parked in Elgin; $750 in tools stolen from unlocked Elgin garage; man charged in vandalism to car; three teens say gang members assaulted them in Elgin; vehicle windows damaged
Police Blotter Today's headline: Two South Elgin men cited in road-rage incident involving DeKalb Co. deputy
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin: Teen charged in Wing Park stabbing; man charged with attempted arson; man faces drag-racing charge; Schaumburg man faces assault charge; Xbox 360 taken in burglary. Gilberts: Elgin teenager charged with resisting arrest after foot chase. Carpentersville: Purse, camera taken in home burglary; woman charged in stabbing; bomb threat at Dundee-Crown; car burglarized; suspicious incident reported at mall. Bartlett: Adult, 22, six teens charged in loud party. East Dundee: Wallet stolen from unlocked pickup; wallet stolen from unlocked car. Hampshire: Woman faces cannabis, DUI charges
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin fire victim identified; electronics, leaf vacuum stolen in home burglary; two TVs taken in Elgin home break-in; Elgin man faces drug charge; Bartlett home invasion charge upgraded to attempted murder; prescription forgery investigated in South Elgin and Elgin
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin power line falls, causes brief outage; child's bike used in battery; Elgin teen cited with DUI, underage drinking; South Elgin restaurant servers cited with underage alcohol sales; St. Charles teen banned from South Elgin store after wrong ID used; woman cited with domestic battery also charged with battery to South Elgin cop; green SUV described in vandalism to South Elgin mailboxes
Monday, June 9, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Man dies in Elgin fire; Sunday storms blamed for Elgin outages; Elgin pharmacist reports possible prescription fraud; car window smashed, radar detector gone
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Gunfire damages Elgin mobile home; Elgin man faces domestic battery charge; Elgin gunfire report yields no clues; traffic stop in Elgin prompts DUI arrest; man reportedly struck by glass bottle in Elgin; home search nets Elgin drug arrest; McHenry hotel's hot tub blamed after two develop Legionnaires' disease
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headline: Chicagoan faces drug charge in Elgin
Friday, June 6, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin stabbing under investigation; Elgin man charged in nose poking; Elgin police find no one when responding to fight; Woodstock man faces forgery charges in West Dundee; thefts reported at Hampshire High School; man on bike finds four dead pit bulls in Lake Crossings area; accident report in Hampshire nets man arrest on DeKalb County warrant; fawn taken by conservation police
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Police Blotter Today's headlines: Elgin traffic stop yields DUI, drug charges; Hampshire school vandals get out of hand; DUI, other charges in South Elgin rollover wreck; rocks thrown at cars Sunday night in South Elgin; 5 teens taken to parents after school break-in
It's a sport that dates back 2,000 years, although it's introduction to the Fox Valley is much more recent. Despite stormy weather, the dragon boat races surged ahead this weekend at the 26th annual Pride of the Fox RiverFest in St. Charles. Dragon-boat racing was introduced to the festival in 1992.
