Four weekend shootings in Aurora
No one was injured this weekend in four separate shootings that occurred in Aurora. The first incident took place around 3:45 a.m. Saturday when a home in the 200 block of Stuart Avenue was shot at and...
View ArticleCar driven into Aurora pond
No one was injured and no tickets were issued after a man allegedly passed out behind the wheel and drove his vehicle into an Aurora pond. The driver told police he was navigating a curve around 4:29...
View ArticlePolice say Aurora mom caught shoplifting while shopping with daughter
An Aurora mother was caught allegedly stealing baby clothes and toys while shopping with her daughter on Saturday, police said. Lori Serrano, 40, 200 block of North View Street, Aurora, was shopping...
View ArticlePrisoner charged with head-butting officer at Kendall County jail
A Kendall County corrections officer was allegedly head-butted by a prisoner Saturday morning, leading to charges being filed. Kendall County Sheriff’s deputies said that Brandon Niford, 30, was...
View ArticleOswego man gets 54 years in prison for sex assault of child
Jasen J. Phipps, 23, of Oswego, has been sentenced to 54 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Phipps was sentenced by Kendall County Chief Judge...
View ArticleNaperville man gets 10 years in child porn case
A Naperville man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to meet underage girls through the Internet for sexual encounters, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin....
View ArticleGeneva man’s murder trial pushed to 2015
ST. CHARLES — Prosecutors on Wednesday cited pending lab tests in a request to delay the upcoming trial of a Geneva man accused of killing his wife earlier this year. Shadwick King, 47, has been...
View ArticleSix charged in string of burglaries in Aurora
Five juveniles and one adult have been charged in connection with several recent residential and vehicle burglaries across Aurora’s East Side. The juveniles were all arrested Tuesday and are accused of...
View ArticleTwo charged in Aurora KFC shooting plead not guilty
Two men charged in connection with a September shooting at a KFC on Aurora’s East Side have pleaded not guilty. Joshua Scott, 26, and Chase West, 20, both of Aurora, appeared in Kane County court...
View ArticleWoman dies in Yorkville crash
A 37-year-old woman died in a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Yorkville, police said. Yorkville Police Department Sergeant Sam Stroup said the crash occurred around 2:50 a.m. near Galena...
View ArticleOswego man charged with sex assault
Eight months after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in Aurora township, an Oswego man was taken into custody on felony charges. Kendall County Sheriff’s deputies said Jesus Ernesto Avilas, 34,...
View ArticleMan found asleep in car in Aurora McDonald’s drive-through lane
Two men were charged with drunken driving after they were found asleep inside their vehicles at Aurora fast-food restaurants this weekend, including one sleeping in his car in a drive-through lane....
View ArticlePolice say driver tried to run away from Aurora crash
Fernando Rubio, 51, 300 block of Old Indian Trail, Aurora, was charged with drunken driving after he allegedly fled the scene of an Aurora crash Sunday evening, police said. According to police,...
View ArticleNo injuries in Aurora shooting
No one was injured Friday evening when shots were fired at an Aurora home, police said. Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli said multiple shots were fired around 10:45 p.m., striking a home...
View ArticleStolen car recovered during Aurora traffic stop
An 18-year-old man was charged with allegedly stealing a car during a traffic stop late last week in Aurora. Aurora police said Dequan Gayden, 100 block of South Fourth Street, was found driving the...
View ArticleAurora drag race leads to drug charges
Two vehicles that appeared to be drag racing sped past an Aurora police officer early Sunday morning, leading to a traffic stop that ended in drug charges. Aurora police said that around 9:40 a.m. an...
View ArticleSuspects target elderly Aurora resident with ruse
A group of suspects targeting elderly Aurora residents may have struck again, stealing cash from an 85-year-old resident. Police said that at 10 a.m. Thursday, three men knocked on the door of a home...
View ArticleScammers target Kendall County residents
It wasn’t even 11 a.m. Tuesday, and Kendall County Sheriff’s deputies had already received two calls about the scam. Two residents reported that they were called by alleged Internal Revenue Service...
View ArticlePolice say cocaine, Ecstasy found in Aurora home
The search of an Aurora home turned up thousands of dollars in cocaine and Ecstasy last week, police said. On Thursday evening, Aurora police officers executed a search warrant on a home in the 300...
View ArticleTwo seriously injured in Aurora shooting
Two men were seriously injured after being shot Monday evening in Aurora. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. near Coral Avenue and Adobe Drive, Aurora police said. Police received multiple calls for...
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