Even with arrests, many students stay home
Empty threats to blow up Waubonsie Valley High School left the hallways about half-empty Wednesday.
Waubonsie Principal Jim Schmid said only 50 to 60 percent of the school's students attended classes Wednesday.
NORTH AURORA -- The owners of a Randall Road restaurant faces charges they stole money and obtained stolen appliances last year from two suburban businesses.
Guilty plea in molestation of disabled girl
A convicted sex offender is going back to prison for 36 years for committing the same crime he did nearly two decades ago.
A DuPage County judge sentenced Gerard Schlaiss, 51, of Glen Ellyn, to six consecutive years in prison for each of the six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse he pleaded guilty to last week.
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.
Four nabbed, one sought in Bolingbrook home invasion
Two men, a woman and a teenage boy face trial for allegedly breaking into a Bolingbrook man's home and robbing him with what later proved to be a pellet gun.
1981 murder witnesses say they kept silent for fear of mob
Fear of their employer and his reputed ties to Chicago's crime syndicate prompted at least six people to remain silent about the 1981 daylight murder of a fellow worker, a crime in which a Naperville man now stands charged.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
3 charged in beating of Glen Ellyn man
Three men have been charged with beating a Glen Ellyn man who was dating the younger sister of one of his attackers.
According to police, Naveed K. Sulemani, 27, of Zion disapproved of his 16-year-old sister's relationship with the 18-year-old man.
Man pleads guilty in sex assault
WHEATON -- Curtis D. Dryden was supposed to face a jury today on charges of criminal sexual assault against a Naperville teenage girl.
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.
Robbery charges reduced against former Marine
A felony charge for the attempted robbery of a Naperville fast food restaurant has been amended to a misdemeanor charge for a 26-year-old war veteran.
Cheerleading coach charged with sex assault
The part owner of a private cheerleading academy on Naperville's far west side faces trial on charges of sexually assaulting a then 13-year-old girl inside the school two years ago.
Monday, May 5, 2008
court dispositions
The following court records of charges that originated in Naperville were provided by the circuit clerk's office. Jonathon M. Acheson, 24, 6 Huntington Circle, Naperville: DUI - fines and costs assessed; driving while blood alcohol level is .08 or more - closing dismissal; disobeyed stop sign - closing dismissal; transportation or possession of open alcohol by driver - closing dismissal.
Execution date set for Hanson
WHEATON -- An execution date of July 14 has been set for Eric Hanson, though a moratorium set in 2000 will prevent that from happening.
A Chicago police officer has an arraignment date pending in DuPage County Circuit Court in Wheaton, after allegedly grabbing a Naperville teenager by the shoulders and spinning him around roughly.
Teen pleads guilty in purse-snatching case
WHEATON -- The second of two men accused of snatching a woman's purse and then running over the foot of the good Samaritan who came to the rescue has admitted his guilt.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Alleged threatening calls lead to felony charges
WHEATON -- A Naperville teen's ninth run-in with police has resulted in felony charges that could land him in prison for alleged death threats made to a former girlfriend and her family.
Woman sentenced to 8 years for theft
A 37-year-old Elgin woman was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for stealing more than $132,000 from the Glen Ellyn podiatry clinic where she worked as an account manager.
Car burglary suspects caught napping in car
Three suspects in a series of Naperville car burglaries got a rude awakening over the weekend, after Aurora police roused them from their sleep inside a vehicle filled with property stolen during their alleged crime spree.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Court dispositions
The following court records of charges that originated in Naperville were provided by the circuit clerk's office. Kenneth W. Adams, 22, 1112 Spring St., Yorkville: Possess not more than 2.5 grams of cannabis - not prosecuted; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia - imprisonment.
Man convicted in fatal DUI faces new drunken driving charges
LOMBARD -- A Lombard man, convicted 10 years ago of killing two people while driving drunk, was charged Thursday with aggravated driving under the influence following an early morning traffic stop in August in Naperville.
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.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Sugar Grove relaxes law on marijuana
In an unusual move in the Fox Valley, Sugar Grove police plan to start writing tickets - instead of making arrests - for first-timers caught with small amounts of marijuana. The police chief said the change will keep officers from spending long hours in court on minor drug charges.
POLICE REPORT
These are incidents reported by the Naperville Police Department. Where charges have been filed, the report includes when and where the suspect was stopped or taken into custody and the nature of the charges.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Man thought to be involved in GPS thefts
A 32-year-old Aurora man has been charged with stealing global positioning systems in Aurora, and is suspected in numerous GPS thefts from vehicles in several other area towns including Naperville.
Reward offered in vandalism spree
Naperville Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information about a series of vandalism earlier this month on the city's far southeast side.
Two fires damage home, restaurant
Two fires Monday afternoon and evening did more than $50,000 damage to a house on Naperville's far east side and just more than $1,000 damage to a popular downtown restaurant.
Teacher pleads guilty to relationship with student
JOLIET -- A Naperville man and former Glenbard East High School teacher has admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a female student of his who was 17 years old at the time.
Area man to face bomb charges
SALT LAKE CITY -- A federal judge has refused to dismiss charges against a Downers Grove man accused of igniting a pipe bomb in a Salt Lake City library.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Two fires damage home, downtown restaurant
Two fires Monday afternoon and evening did more than $50,000 damage to a house on Naperville’s far east side and just more than $1,000 damage to a popular downtown restaurant.
Court dispositions
The following court records of charges that originated in Naperville were provided by the circuit clerk's office. Juan A. Albarran, 22, 1026 S. Highland Ave., Aurora: DUI - fines and costs assessed; no valid drivers license-never issued - conditional discharge; fail to signal when changing lanes - closing dismissal.
Alleged drug dealer nabbed
WHEATON -- Bond has been set at $500,000 for a man who allegedly sold narcotics to undercover officers in Naperville and Aurora.
Man who skipped bail in '02 assault is caught
He may not have appeared on "America's Most Wanted," but Miguel Pineda was certainly one of DuPage County's most wanted.
That is until a routine traffic stop in a Cook County suburb netted the arrest of the drug dealer who claimed cartel connections.
JOLIET -- A Bolingbrook man will serve two years felony probation after attempting to wrest the gun from responding officers to a domestic disturbance call at his home.
Classes go on despite bomb threat at NIU
DEKALB -- Classes continue across the Northern Illinois University campus after a bomb threat was received Thursday afternoon.
A Naperville man faces trial on felony charges of robbing a wireless telephone store in Bolingbrook and an Aurora bank within a 22-hour period earlier this month.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Man sentenced for carjacking
WHEATON -- Denard S. Plunket will spend the next 11 years in prison for the armed carjacking of a Lisle woman in front of a Naperville hotel.
Naperville police have announced a stepped-up seat belt enforcement campaign. Through June 1, Naperville and other departments will intensify around-the-clock seat belt efforts. Statistics show about 18 percent of adults do not regularly wear seat belts.
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