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Posted on Dec 30, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Police Officer David Blake was found shot to death in his SUV about a month ago. The teen who has been charged in his death, 18 year old Bernard Williams, was apparently planning on stealing his ...
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Posted on Dec 28, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
The local Victoria's Secret at Northbrook Court was burglarized last week. 153 bras were stolen from the store on December 20th. The theft occurred during normal business hours, from 7:00 p.m. to ...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
With the economy's slow recovery and the proliferation of counterfeit goods available to consumers, it is no wonder that the sales of sports merchandise and luxury goods increases dramatically during ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
More than 20,000 pounds of marijuana were seized in a raid on a Chicago warehouse in early December, making it the largest marijuana bust in the city's history. The drugs came from Mexico, shipped in ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Oscar Jacobo Rivera-Peralta, Alfredo Molina-Garcia and Ricardo Valdez-Torres have all been extradited from Mexico on federal drug trafficking charges. The three men, ages 38, 45 and 56 respectively, ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Mayor Tim Davlin of Springfield was found dead and with a gunshot wound on Tuesday morning, the State Journal-Register reports. Police will not confirm the details of his death and the investigation ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
When many people think about drug addicts, they think about people who are struggling to keep up with everyday life, who are homeless, who commit other crimes in order to fulfill their addiction. What ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Julian Assange, the founder of the controversial site "WikiLeaks" has been arrested by the British police. He was sent to jail without the possibility of bail while he awaits probably extradition to ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Earlier this week, a teenage girl, her younger sister and her mother were all found stabbed to death in their Morgan Park home. Now, the teen's boyfriend, 18 year old Denzel Pittman, is being charged ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Police are investigating a murder of a mother and her two daughters. 43 year old Stacey Cochran Hill and her children, 17 year old Jade Hannah and 11 year old Joi Cochran were all found dead in their ...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
55 year old Bobby Butler was a career felon, having been arrested more than 20 times and having been convicted of 9 felonies . One of the felonies he was convicted of was robbery; others included drug ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
54 year old Glenn Lewellen is a former narcotics officer who has recently been arrested for drug trafficking . When he worked for the police, he was known as an effective narcotics officer who had ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Two Wendy's employees have been convicted of battery and theft after robbing a patron of the Oak Park restaurant. Larry Mitchell, the victim, claims that he was eating and counting his money when he ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Both the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Naperville Police are searching for a bank robber. The FBI is involved because bank robbery is a federal felony . The suspect is described as a ...
Continue reading "Oxford Bank Robbed in Naperville" »
Posted on Nov 11, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
44 year old Marshall Smith has been accused of sexually assaulting 4 different teenage girls over the past 14 years. Marshall, who is married and a father of 14, was apprehended by police after raping ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Kawanis Trotter, who is now 16, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a crime that he committed when he was 14. He was charged with felony murder , felony armed robbery and armed burglary . Two ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
A 4 year old girl was found dead yesterday afternoon, and police believe that her mother murdered her and then attempted to kill herself. The mother, whose name has not been released, is 43. She was ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
43 year old William Lynch was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after he beat up a priest in a retirement home who had previously been accused of molesting Lynch and his brother when they were ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
One woman's tragic story has brought to light a little known police practice. Kathie LaFond was driving to pick up her boyfriend, who was drunk and could not drive, when she was pulled over by police ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Paul Carlos, a 34 year old father, was curious as to why his two year old child was so obedient and submissive toward his babysitter, so he installed a nanny cam while she was watching his son. As it ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
John Sadler, 67, was accused of murdering his wife with a hammer. Court pathologists have now determined that the cause of the cause of death is indeterminate. According to the court documents, Sadler ...
Continue reading "Murder Charges Against Husband Dropped; Wife's Death Caused by Heart Attack" »
Posted on Oct 19, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
The Chief Financial Officer of Walgreen Co. has been arrested for driving under the influence for the second time in just over a year. Wade Miquelon, 45, was pulled over in Kenilworth because his ...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
62 year old Laura Santini and her 36 year old daughter, Rosann Santini have been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 in two felony -level scams. The Santinis worked as fortune tellers ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Brian Dorian, a 37 year old police officer for Lynwood, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder for one of the three seemingly-random shootings last week. One of the men who was shot, ...
Continue reading "Lynwood Officer Is Prime Suspect in "Honey Bee Killer" Shooting Spree" »
Posted on Oct 7, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
The manner in which a person is arrested and held can sometimes prove to be important evidence in the case. When law enforcement officers do not follow protocol, individual rights may be violated and ...
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