Video game rivalry possible motive for Yorkville ‘swatting’ incidents
A computer game rivalry may be the motive behind two “swatting” incidents that recently occurred at a Yorkville home, police said. Units from several local departments were called to a home in the 4000...
View ArticleArmed robber targets Aurora store manager
An Aurora Dollar Tree employee reported that a masked person attempted to rob him Thursday evening as he left the store with a bank bag full of cash. The assistant store manager of the business in the...
View ArticleYorkville man charged with kidnapping
A Yorkville man already charged with robbing and beating an Aurora motel clerk in July is now facing kidnapping charges in Kendall County. On Thursday, a warrant for the arrest of Rickey Carter, 39,...
View ArticleTwo injured in Aurora shootings
Two Thursday night shootings left two men injured in Aurora, police said. The first incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. near Benton Street and Smith Street where shots were fired at a vehicle driven by...
View ArticleSheriff’s deputies say man driving 111 mph in Kendall County
An Aurora man was charged with driving 111 mph in a 50 mph zone early Friday morning in Kendall County. Kendall County Sheriff’s deputies said that Daniel Arciga, 23, 300 block of All Spice Court, was...
View ArticleAurora man sentenced to five years in prison for stealing cigarettes
An Aurora man was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing $475 worth of cigarettes from an Oswego gas station last year. Kenneth Ireland, 25, was convicted of burglary following an investigation...
View ArticleMaple Park man charged with possessing cocaine
Aurora police allegedly interrupted a Maple Park man’s drug run Saturday night and charged him with having three rocks of crack cocaine in his pants pocket. According to Aurora police, officers were on...
View ArticleCar windshield shattered during fight in Kendall County
Kendall County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a fight in progress at a Bristol Township home early Sunday morning, and charged a 20-year-old Plano woman with battery. The fight occurred at...
View ArticleTwo homes struck with bullets during Aurora shooting
No one was injured in a Saturday night shooting that damaged two Aurora homes. Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli said officers responded to calls about shots fired around 11:55 p.m. in...
View ArticleBicyclist in critical condition after Aurora hit-and-run accident
A bicyclist remained in critical but stable condition on Monday, after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Thursday evening in Aurora. The victim, 58, was apparently riding a 10-speed bicycle on...
View ArticleScam artists continue to target elderly in Aurora
Two more elderly Aurora residents fell victim to a group of scam artists who have been targeting senior citizens throughout the city. According to police, at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday, three people...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to marijuana charges against Aurora man
Alexandro Lazcano, 21, 900 block of Solfisburg Avenue, Aurora, was charged with felony possession of marijuana and felony manufacturing/delivering marijuana after he was allegedly found with between...
View ArticleYorkville man sentenced for beating, biting police officers
A man who fought with several Yorkville police officers in 2012 has been sentenced to five years in prison for beating, biting, spitting on and threatening to kill the officers. Jeffery Brewick, 45,...
View ArticleNo injuries in Wednesday morning Aurora shooting
An Aurora home was the target of an early Wednesday morning shooting that caused damage to the house, but no injuries, police said. Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli said that a home in...
View ArticleAurora man charged with felony drug possession
An Aurora man was charged with drug possession after he was stopped by police Wednesday. Aurora police said they spotted Juan Galvan, 22, 0-99 block of Grace Street, walking near a home in the 300...
View ArticleBatavia man charged with felony possession of child porn
A 39-year-old Batavia man has been charged with 10 felony counts of possessing child pornography. Ernesto Navarro-Romero of 1102 Lorlyn Circle in Batavia has been charged with five counts of possession...
View ArticlePolice: 463 pot plants found in St. Charles Township home
ST. CHARLES TWP. — Detectives found 463 marijuana plants and 6,000 grams of cannabis earlier this week at a St. Charles Township man’s indoor grow operation, police said. Police executed a search...
View ArticlePolice cite driver in incident that killed 22-year-old
Late Thursday, Naperville police issued Kenneth Holmberg, 74, of Plainfield two traffic citations related to the Sunday death of Naperville resident Emily Driscoll and her dog. Driscoll, along with her...
View ArticleBlotter: Kendall stop leads to drug charges
Two people are facing drug charges following a Friday evening traffic stop in Kendall County. Kendall County Sheriff’s deputies stopped Rene Ibarra, 20, 0-99 block of North Webster Street, Aurora, at...
View ArticleScammers target elderly in Fox Valley
In a pack, they comb the Fox Valley’s neighborhoods, searching for society’s most vulnerable victims to prey on. For the fifth time in recent weeks, three burglars in Aurora targeted senior citizens...
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