Crimes Notebook

Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Chicago Tax Return Preparer

Tue Nov 16, 2021 02:14 pm Cardinal News

The United States filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois today seeking to bar a Chicago area tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns for others. […]

Meco Norris (SOURCE: DuPage County Sheriff's Office)

Bond Set at $1 Million for Man Charged with Attempted First Degree Murder at Safari Land Indoor Amusement Park, Villa Park

Tue Nov 16, 2021 08:05 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Michael Rivas announced Monday, November 15, 2021 that charges have been filed against a Chicago resident accused of shooting another man at […]

Schaumburg police keeping scene secure on Sturnbridge Lane following a stabbing death.

Schaumburg Police Arrest 17 Year-Old Suspect from September Fatal Stabbing on Sturnbridge Lane

Tue Nov 16, 2021 06:55 am Cardinal News

Schaumburg Police Department announced Monday, November 15, 2021 that at approximately 3:10 p.m., Schaumburg Police Detectives arrested a 17-year-old male suspect involved in the September 28, 2021, fatal stabbing of Manuel Porties on the 600 […]

100 block of South Wacker Drive Chicago (Image capture June 2021 ©2021 Google).

Chicago Police Warn of Criminal Sexual Abuse in Lobby of Building on Wacker Drive Near Monroe Street

Mon Nov 15, 2021 09:30 am Cardinal News

Chicago Police Department alerted the public on Sunday, November 14, 2021 that a suspect is wanted for Criminal Sexual Abuse in the 1st District Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at approximately 11:20 p.m., a 37 year-old […]

Peaches Johnson, retail theft suspect (DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Bond Set for 4 Chicago Residents Charged With Burglary, Theft at ULTA Beauty Store in Oak Brook

Sun Nov 14, 2021 08:46 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police James Kruger announced today that bond has been set for four of six individuals, all of whom are from Chicago, accused of stealing […]

Police Command Van at Safari Land, 701 West North Avenue in Villa Park (PHOTO CREDIT: Max Weingardt)

Man Shot at Safari Land Indoor Amusement Park on North Ave, Villa Park; Police Say Shooter Left Area

Sun Nov 14, 2021 03:02 am Cardinal News

Villa Park police are actively searching for a suspect in a shooting at Safari Land Saturday evening. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police and paramedics from Villa Park responded about 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 2021 to […]

Cadillac CTS crash into The Rivalry Alehouse in Antioch (SOURCE: Antioch Police Department)

Suspected DUI Driver Crashes into The Rivalry Alehouse in Antioch

Sat Nov 13, 2021 02:42 pm Cardinal News

Police and firefighter/paramedics from Antioch responded about 11:37 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2021 to a report of a vehicle crash into the Rivalry Alehouse, 945 Main Street Antioch. The Antioch dispatch center received several 911 […]

Spring Grove Man Ejected in Crash with Light Standard at Route 59 and Monaville Road in Unincorporated Lake Villa

Sat Nov 13, 2021 02:03 pm Cardinal News

Traffic Crash with Critical Injuries Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded about 5:20 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2021 to a report of a crash with injuries […]

Flash Mob Robbery, $50K Merchandise Taken at Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont

Fri Nov 12, 2021 08:46 pm Cardinal News

Police from Rosemont responded about 2:43 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2021 to a report of a flash mob robbery 2021 at Fashion Outlets of Chicago, 5220 Fashion Outlet Way in Rosemont. The store name was […]

Ahmeel Fowler, homicide suspect (SOURCE: Greene County Sheriff's Office)

Wheeling Police Announce Arrest Warrant for the Homicide of Ja’nya Murphy, Found Murdered in Her Apartment

Fri Nov 12, 2021 04:35 pm Cardinal News

Wheeling Police Department announced Friday afternoon, November 12, 2021 that an arrest warrant was approved by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for Ahmeel Fowler, age 26, of Pingree Grove connected to the homicide of […]

Star Market Grocery aka Star Mini Market, 1580 South Busse Road in Mount Prospect where Arlington Heights resident Ersely Arita-Mejia worked (Image capture October 2018 ©2021)

Arlington Heights Resident, Other Owners of Chicago-Area Convenience Stores Charged With Defrauding Low-Income WIC Food Program

Fri Nov 12, 2021 01:28 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — The owners of several Chicago-area convenience stores have been charged in federal court with scheming to defraud a low-income food program for women, infants, and children. A 16-count indictment returned in U.S. District […]

Garrett Mercado, guilty three counts of animal cruelty (DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Former Kennel Operator Sentenced to 20 Days in Jail for Fire That Killed 29 Dogs in Unincorporated West Chicago

Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:58 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that Judge Robert Miller has sentenced Garrett Mercado, 32, of Woodridge, to twenty days in the DuPage County Jail. The State had asked for a sentence […]

Ja'nya Murphy (left) and Jaclyn Dobbs (SOURCE: Wheeling Police Department)

Body of Missing Jaclyn “Angel” Dobbs of Inland Dr, Wheeling Found in Pond at I-80 and Kennedy Dr, Hammond, Indiana

Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:22 pm Cardinal News

Daughter of Ja’nya Murphy of Inland Dr, Wheeling Found in Interchange Retention Pond at I-80 and Kennedy Dr, Hammond, Indiana A body found in a retention pond Northwest Indiana on Thursday afternoon has now been […]

Zechariah C. Myles, warrant for First Degree Murder (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Warrant Issued for Murder Suspect in Death of Melanie Yates in Zion

Thu Nov 11, 2021 01:48 pm Cardinal News

Members of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force and Zion Police Department have been conducting extensive investigation into the shooting death of Melanie Yates. During the course of their investigation, detectives determined Zechariah C. […]

Person of Interest Located in Murder, Kidnapping Case on Inland Drive Wheeling; Had Previous Relationship with Homicide Victim

Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:26 am Cardinal News

Dodge Grand Caravan and Person of Interest Connected to Murder, Kidnapping Case on Inland Drive in Wheeling Found in Missouri Wheeling, Illinois police were searching Wednesday for Jaclyn “Angel” Dobbs, and were investigating a maroon […]

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