The following items were taken from Des Plaines Police records on May 24. Theft A 22-year-old man gambling in the Rivers Casino’s high limits room … Read more ›
Crime and police
Man arrested for DUI after forcing cop off the street, and more
The following items were taken from Des Plaines Police records on May 21. DUI A 37-year-old man, of the 7500 block of Elmhurst Road, was … Read more ›
Woman attacks another with detergent bottle in parking spat, and more
The following items were taken from Des Plaines Police Records on May 18. Battery A 50-year-old woman of the 300 block of North Third Avenue … Read more ›
Man spits in officer’s face, headbutts man at casino and more
The following items were taken from Des Plaines Police records on May 14. Battery A 23-year-old Aurora man was arrested at 3:25 a.m. May 13 … Read more ›
UPDATE: Ex-wife says man killed by Des Plaines police had five children and ‘lived a life he wanted to lead.’
Police released no more details on Monday about the shooting by Des Plaines officers on Sunday that killed a 44-year-old father of five, but the … Read more ›
Police investigating $20,000 theft at Fountain Blue
Des Plaines Police are investigating a reported theft at Fountain Blue after an outside company allegedly cashed in the banquet hall’s $20,000 down payment for … Read more ›
Sting nets 6 businesses selling tobacco to minors
Police this week wrapped up an underage tobacco sting that caught six clerks who allegedly sold tobacco to a 15-year-old girl. On two separate dates, … Read more ›
Jury finds Chicago man guilty in taxi hijack that ended in crash into school bus
A Chicago man who led police on a televised multi-suburb chase in a hijacked taxi last year before crashing into a school bus was recently … Read more ›
87-year-old man awoken by burglar, and more
The following items were taken from Des Plaines Police records on May 9. Burglary An man broke into a home on the 1900 block of … Read more ›
Man cheated out of money after leasing Craigslist apartment, and more
The following items were taken from Des Plaines Police records on May 7. Theft A 43-year-old man told police he signed a nine-month lease agreement … Read more ›
