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Aurora man is charged with purse snatching outside Hanover Park supermarket
An Aurora man was arrested this week and charged with robbing a woman as she loaded groceries into her car at a Hanover Park supermarket, authorities said Thursday. Bail for Jose Ortega, 23, of the 400 block of Marion Avenue was set Wednesday at $40,...Tags: Hanover Park, Police Arrests, Prosecution, Streamwood
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Indiana Dunes are spot of a high hunt: marijuana plants
Chicago Tribune reporterEver head to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and feel a calm wash over you? Perhaps the peaceful feeling came from the soft sand and the lapping waves of Lake Michigan. Perhaps not. The National Park Service on Thursday announced the park is home to...Tags: Law Enforcement, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Indiana, Addiction
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Suspect holds off authorities in Washington Co. standoff
The Associated PressA burglary suspect wanted in four states remained holed up today in a Western Maryland motel, and doctors were standing by in case a woman believed to be his pregnant girlfriend gave birth, police said. The standoff began about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday...Tags: Washington County, Police Arrests, Maryland, Prosecution, Theft
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Big Surprise: "Deport-Yourself" Program Fails
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA -- U.S. immigration authorities have ended their new 'self-deportation' program after getting only 8 volunteers. The program allows people already convicted of being in the United States illegally and who have outstanding final deportation...Tags: North Carolina, Migration, Santa Ana, Demographics, California
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City to step up enforcement of bike laws
Chicago Tribune reporterFor many bicyclists on the streets of Chicago, coming upon a red light or a stop sign is not necessarily a signal to halt. "If there's nothing around, no traffic, it doesn't faze me," said Larry Smith, 32. "It's a victimless crime. When you're riding a...Tags: Larry Smith, Illinois, Road Transportation, Transportation, Diplomacy
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DNA issues are likely to arise in future trials
Sun reportersRelying on a hit from the state DNA database, Baltimore police arrested a suspect last year in the long-unsolved rape and killing of Lisa Barselou, a 26-year-old who was assaulted and then submerged in the bathtub of her Bolton Hill home in 1989. Kevin...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Labor Legislation, Witnesses, Prosecution, Employees
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String of Deaths Reported at Celebrity Rehab Linked to Dr. Drew
PASADENA -- A pricey private hospital linked to "Celebrity Rehab" specialist Doctor Drew Pinsky is under investigation after a string of deaths, a suicide and a rape.
Aurora Las Encinas Hospital is an upscale Pasadena psychiatric hospital where Pinsky is...Tags: Dean Cain, Television, Celebrity, Health Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics
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Gang members arrested in NYC sting
The Associated PressThree Staten Island gang members are under arrest on charges they sold guns and drugs to undercover detectives. New York City police are seeking two more suspects in the case. Police say they bought the weapons from a member of the Latin Kings gang....Tags: Gang Activity, Police Arrests, Crimes, Sales
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Suspect caught on tape stealing GPS
Sentinel Staff WriterKissimmee police have released video of a suspect who stole a GPS system from a car while the dashboard camera caught him on tape. The suspect broke into the vehicle on the 2300 block of Queenswood Circle in the Lakeside Subdivision and took the...Tags: Kissimmee
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Iowa DCI looking into Waterloo police chief
The Black Hawk County Attorney's Office has asked the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation to look into a complaint involving Waterloo Police Chief Tom Jennings. The complaint, which was lodged by a Waterloo resident, was the result of an incident...Tags: Police Investigations, Iowa
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Woman, 70, found stabbed to death in Long Beach
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA 70-year-old woman was found dead today in her backyard in Long Beach, authorities said. Rita Wiley apparently had been stabbed multiple times and suffered other injuries in the 1000 block of East 15th Street, police said. Her body was discovered by...Tags: Beach Vacations, Long Beach (California)
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Allentown man charged in city homicide
An Allentown man has been charged in the Aug. 10 homicide of a 20-year-old Allentown man in the city, according to an arrest affidavit. Melvin Velazquez, 18, of 2027 Vine St., was charged today in the shooting of Jameel Clark, 20. Velazquez is accused...Tags: Allentown, Lehigh County, Police Arrests, Murder, Crimes
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