Crimes Notebook

Tajuan Brassel, charge with Attempt Armed Robbery in Oak Brook, Thursday, March 6, 2025 (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Chicago Suspect Detained Pre-Trial Accused of Attempting a Robbery During Transaction Meeting, Oak Brook

Sun Mar 9, 2025 02:32 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Deputy Chief of Police Robert Christopherson announced today, Sunday, March 9, 2025, that Judge Anthony Coco has granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release for […]

Juan A. Carranco-Salinas (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies Rescue People from Attack, Arrest Offender Who Chased Them with Knife

Sun Mar 9, 2025 12:38 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man overnight for assaulting multiple people with a knife. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 11:45 p.m. March 8, 2025 to multiple 911 calls reporting a man inside a […]

Homicide Victim Found with Severed Limbs in Basement on Kirkland Ave Chicago

Sun Mar 9, 2025 12:15 pm Cardinal News

Neighbors in the North Lawndale neighborhood in Chicago’s west side are shocked and disturbed by a homicide involving severed limbs. The male homicide victim was found dead inside a house that was damaged by an […]

Chase Parthe (left) and Paul J. Zawojski, multiple charges related to a personal injury hit-and-run and shots fired vehicle to vehicle in Lake County (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Two Park Ridge Males Accused of Hit-and-Run Crashes, Shots Fired While Driving in Lake County

Sun Mar 9, 2025 10:11 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two men after they were involved in a hit-and-run crash and fired a gun at a witness who followed them. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 4:55 p.m. Saturday, March […]

Swayne Carranza (left) Maria Lara, charged with resisting arrest and other charges (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Male and Female Charged and Released After Resisting and Fighting Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies in Grayslake

Sat Mar 8, 2025 01:08 pm Cardinal News

A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy was patrolling in the area of Washington Street and Lancer Lane in Grayslake about 2:00 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2025 when he observed a vehicle being driven without headlights illuminated. […]

Juan Pio Toto, charged with First Degree Murder and other charges after a the body of Atalia Pucheta Martinez was found in Busse Woods Forest Preserve near Elk Grove Village (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Murder Charge for Mount Prospect Male Previously Accused of Concealing a Death in Busse Woods

Sat Mar 8, 2025 12:38 pm Cardinal News

Mount Prospect Police Detectives on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, charged Juan Pio Toto, age 26, of the block of 1400 South Brownstone Court, with one felony count of First-Degree Murder. The murder charge stems from […]

Rep. Mace to Chicago Mayor Johnson: “This Is Why You Have a 6% Approval Rating Because You S**k at Answering Questions”

Fri Mar 7, 2025 10:50 am Cardinal News

ADDITIONALLY, ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS CALL CHICAGO MAYOR TO SPRINGFIELD FOLLOWING DC HEARING ON SANCTUARY CITY STATUS Rep. Mace asked a number of questions, including if the mayors hated President Trump more than they loved their country, […]

Hit-and-Run Driver in SUV Charged, Accused of Hitting, Killing Bicyclist Near Gold Pyramid on Dilleys Rd Wadsworth

Fri Mar 7, 2025 10:11 am Cardinal News

Following an extensive investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Team, the driver of the GMC SUV that struck and killed a female bicyclist in September 2024 has been indicted by a […]

Buffalo Grove Woman Charged with Fleeing and Eluding, Other Charges Near Arlington Heights Rd and Lake Cook Rd

Fri Mar 7, 2025 09:33 am Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police responded to stop a fleeing motorist in the area of Arlington Heights Road and Lake Cook Road about 11:55 a.m. Thursday, February 20, 2025. Shikita A. Cain, a female, age: 37 of […]

Brandon C. Roberson, charged with possession of Child Pornography (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives Arrest Waukegan Resident Accused of Possessing Extremely Vulgar Child Pornography

Fri Mar 7, 2025 08:42 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a Waukegan man for possessing hundreds of photos and videos depicting child pornography. Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives received a tip from an online cloud storage website indicating a device in […]

Woman Dies 35 Hours After She Was Hit By Cook County Sheriff’s SUV on Milwaukee Ave, Glenview, Des Plaines Border

Thu Mar 6, 2025 03:23 pm Cardinal News

Chicago woman Mercedes Smith, who was hit by a Cook County Sheriff’s Office squad car, died after a crash on Milwaukee Avenue near Greenwood Road near the border of Glenview and Des Plaines (ABC 7 […]

Evan E. Crews, charged with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver within 500 feet of a school (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group Arrests Alleged Beach Park Cocaine Trafficker

Thu Mar 6, 2025 11:11 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – Chicago Field […]

Buffalo Grove Police SUV (CARDINAL NEWS)

Buffalo Grove Police Department Launches New Transparency Web Section with Crime Blotter, Incident Map, Crime Trends

Thu Mar 6, 2025 08:53 am Cardinal News

Kudos to the Village of Buffalo Grove for introducing a Police Transparency section to their website, which includes a … Weekly Police Blotter Incident Map, and Current Crime Trends Kudos also to the Buffalo Grove […]

One Wounded in Domestic Related Shooting on Edgelawn Drive in Aurora

Wed Mar 5, 2025 01:35 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics responded about 4:28 PM Tuesday, March 4, 2025 to a report of a shooting in the block of 1000 North Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. According to the Aurora Police Department, the […]

Demetrius Shorter, charged with First-Degree Murder after a fatal shooting at a combined hotel, apartment building on Grand Avenue in the River North neighborhood on Saturday, February 22, 2025 (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Homicide Suspect Charged with Murder After Woman Shot and Killed, Another Wounded at River North Hotel in Chicago

Wed Mar 5, 2025 11:25 am Cardinal News

One woman killed, another hurt in River North, Chicago hotel shooting Saturday night, February 23, 2025 (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Demietris Shorter, age 35, of Davenport, Iowa turned himself in to the Chicago Police […]

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