CRIME & SAFETY
“Swatting” At Yorktown Mall Over The Weekend
Lombard police are investigating a “swatting” at Yorktown Center mall. Officers responded Saturday to reports of an armed person at the shopping center. However, it was later determined the report was likely a case of “swatting,” which is the act of deceiving an emergency service into sending a police or emergency service response team to a certain address.
Woman dies after being ejected from motorcycle in Aurora crash
AURORA, Ill. - A woman is dead after she was ejected from a motorcycle in Aurora Monday evening. At about 5:02 p.m. on Monday, Aurora police were dispatched to Butterfield Road and Savannah Drive for a motorcycle crash. While investigating, officers determined that a 2021 Chevrolet Suburban was traveling eastbound...
Illinois quick hits: Cameras used to catch suspected cop killer
Cameras used to catch suspected cop killer Chicago police said video footage from nearly 100 surveillance cameras helped them in their investigation into who killed Officer Luis Huesca. With the assistance from U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, Chicago Police found and arrested Xavier Tate Jr. in Glendale Heights. Tate is accused of fatally shooting and carjacking Huesca, a six-year veteran of the Chicago Police department. Google begins...
Push to curb domestic violence in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois lawmakers are renewing their focus on curbing domestic violence in the state. The renewed focus comes after what police are calling a murder-suicide last week in Villa Park involving a man on pretrial release after a domestic violence arrest. Police found Winston Elguezabal and his wife...
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