CRIME BLOG A
Scarsdale Bottle Rocket: Criminal Damage to Property
Arlington Heights police received a report just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday that a bottle rocket was shot through a front window of a home in the 600 block of South Burton Place.
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CRIME BLOG A
At Least 2 Vehicles Burglarized on Lincoln Lane
Arlington Heights police received a report about 8 a.m. Saturday of a burglary to vehicle in the 00 to 100 block of North Lincoln Lane. While police were taking report on the burglarized vehicle, another […]
CRIME BLOG A
Overnight Suspicious Activity: Group of Youths Checking Car Doors
Suspicious activity in the 2100 block of East Miner Street reported just before 5 a.m. A group of juveniles was reported walking on Miner Street and checking the doors of parked cars along the street. […]
CRIME BLOG A
Citizen Reports Suspicious Activity in Parking Lot, Car Burglar Caught in Minutes
View Larger Google Street View of car burglary arrest area. Arlington Heights police received a report about 5:50 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2009 of a suspicious person wearing a white shirt and gray pants that […]
Video: Fire
Another Overturned SUV Crash and Bystander Rescue from Burning Vehicle
Video of rescue of 3-year-old girl from burning SUV on San Bernandino Freeway in El Monte, California. Bystander and good Samaritan John McDonald pulled out the three year-old daughter of Renee Rodriguez Thursday afternoon from […]
CRIME BLOG A
DUI Arrest Female Driver at Dempster and Algonquin
Arlington heights police arrested the female driver of a silver Nissan Maxima just before 4 a.m. at Dempster and Algonquin Road near Mount Prospect. Reasonable Suspicion to Investigate A Driver for DUI Driving under the […]
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Melissa Rice Found Dead: Woman Who Wrote Cancer Blog Posed As Jonathan Jay White
Melissa Rice, alias ‘Jonathan Jay White’ photograph. Lance Armstrong was the ‘boy’s’ major contributor with the Livestrong Foundation. But the boy didn’t exist. An Idaho woman identified as Melissa Rice, 24, was responsible for creating […]
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Here Comes the Bride: Now That’s the Way for a Wedding Entrance Dance
Video of wedding entrance for the Heinz couple in a Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The wedding entrance dance of bridesmaids, groomsmen, and 28-year-old groom Kevin Heinz and bride Jill Peterson — to the music […]
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UPDATE: FOUND SAFE … Man with Alzheimer’s Missing from Schaumburg
UPDATE (Saturday July 25, 2009 7:23 am): Found late Friday in a neighborhood home … no further details available. Schaumburg police Friday night have asked the public for help in finding a 91-year-old Alzheimer’s patient […]
CRIME BLOG A
Graffiti Pedestrian Underpass of Union Pacific Railroad Track
View Larger Map Arlington Heights police received a report about 8:45 p.m. Friday of criminal damage to property with graffiti at the railroad pedestrian underpass near Kensington Road and Northwest Highway. Graffiti photograph of east […]
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Prosecutorial Discretion
A situation when law officers decided to pursue or drop charges. As an elected or appointed official, the prosecutor is the most powerful official in the criminal justice system. Prosecutors exercise unfettered discretion, deciding who […]
Crimes Notebook
DEA Agents, Jefferson Parish Louisiana Cops that Searched Semi-Trailer Suffer Nausea and Dizziness
Fumes from a mystery substance found in an 18-wheeler truck that authorities believed were shipping narcotics sickened numerous law enforcement officers in Louisiana. At least 18 DEA agents, Louisiana State Police troopers and Jefferson Parish […]
CRIME BLOG A
Two Solicitors Ignore ‘No Solicitors’ Sign on North Champlain
Arlington Heights police received a complaint about 8:20 p.m. of illegal solicitor activity in the 2200 block of North Champlain. Two female solicitors ignored a ‘No Solicitors’ sign.
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American Legion Baseball: Arlington Beats Palatine 8 to 7
American Legion Baseball: Arlington beat Palatine 8 to 7 in the bottom of the eleventh inning after Palatine had the lead until the bottom of the ninth inning. Arlington tied the score 5 to 5 […]
FIRE BLOG A
I-90 Accident with Report of Person Ejected on Roadway Thursday
About 10:30 a.m. Thursday Arlington Heights Fire Department responded to their coverage area on Interstate 90, just east of Arlington Heights Road for an accident with a report of a man lying motionless on the […]