Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Kane County Sheriff's Office. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A bizarre May 5 shooting incident in unincorporated South Elgin near Route 31 has led to serious charges against the brother of the victim, including reckless discharge of a firearm, destruction of evidence and endangerment of a 2-year-old child. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday that they have arrested Alejandro Garcia, the brother of the victim, with an array of charges, including: The unusual story begins at around 12:30 a.m. May 5, when South Elgin police stopped a car for speeding and quickly discovered that a 20-year-old male passenger in the car had been shot. The passenger told South Elgin police that his brother accidentally shot him when they were handling a revolver in the victim's home in the 1100 block of …
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Jack R. Gray is convicted of aggravated battery for October 2009 incident.
A St. Charles man has been convicted of severely injuring a man when he sucker-punched him outside a bar more than three years ago, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. A Kane County jury late Tuesday, April 9, 2013, convicted Jack R. Gray, 29, of the 700 block of Westfield Drive, St. Charles, of two counts of aggravated battery, each a Class 3 felony. At about 1:40 a.m. Oct. 3, 2009, Gray and a friend began to argue with the victim and his friend outside a tavern in the 200 block of West Main Street, St. Charles, according to authorities. When the victim was turned away from Gray and unable to see him, Gray punched the victim with a closed fist in the left rear part of his jaw. The victim fell unconscious to the …
Friday, April 5, 2013
Gary R. Kluber was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman whose developmental disability has her functioning at a pre-adolescent level.
A St. Charles man and former Auroran has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled woman in the home of her boyfriend last June. Gary R. Kluber, 67, of the 100 block of South 10th Avenue, St. Charles, who pleaded guilty Feb. 2 to a Class 1 felony county of criminal sexual assault, was sentenced late Wednesday, April 3, 2013, by Circuit Judge John A. Barsanti, according to a release from the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. By Illinois law, Kluber must serve at least 85 percent of the eight-year sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections, according to the release. Kluber was given credit for time already served — at least 302 days in the Kane County Jail, where he had been held …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
If you witness electioneering, illegally placed campaign signs or denial of voting rights at any of Kane County’s 228 voting precincts, call the hotline at 630-208-5328.
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Wednesday, April 3
Kane County voters who observe or experience voting problems or irregularities during next week’s consolidated election should call the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office to report the problems. The Election Complaint Line will be available from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 9, 2013. Anyone who experiences or witnesses any possible illegal election activity, such as electioneering, illegally placed campaign signs or denial of voting rights at any of Kane County’s 228 voting precincts should call the hotline at (630) 208-5328. The hotline will be staffed by representatives of the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. Assistant State’s Attorneys will take the complaints about potential violations of Illinois election laws and are prepared to …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
No-Refusal Weekend: Kane County State's Attorney Joe Mahon: “I will not say which municipalities will participate. I only will announce when we will have the No-Refusal operation."
Want to know where police will be doing random stops on St. Patrick's Day weekend? You might get a Breathalyzer test, but don't hold your breath waiting for an answer to that one. Kane County law-enforcement agencies will work with the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office on a No-Refusal operation during the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day weekend. “This office has a responsibility to prosecute DUI offenders, and to educate the public not to drive when they drink,” Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said. “As has been our practice, I will not say which municipalities will participate. I only will announce when we will have the No-Refusal operation. “We believe that in past No-Refusal operations, prior publicity has helped to reduce …
Friday, March 8, 2013
Quintin D. Mullen, 22, faces charges that police say was "not a random attack."
A suspect has been arrested and charges have been filed in the March 1 home invasion and shooting incident in the 200 block of Laurel Drive, North Aurora police report. Detectives identified Quintin D. Mullen, 22, of the 1700 block of Felten Road, Aurora as a suspect and then issued an “Attempt To Locate” bulletin to area police agencies on Monday night. Mullen was arrested by officers of the Aurora Police Department around 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the 2300 block of Ogden Avenue, Aurora. Aurora police turned Mullen over to North Aurora police, and he was held overnight at the North Aurora Police Department. The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office authorized the following charges against Mullen: Mullen appeared at a bond hearing …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
A 16-year-old unlawfully places a camera in his neighbors' bedroom while babysitting their kids, North Aurora police said. Here's more info.
A teen faces charges in connection to a hidden camera found in his neighbors' bedroom, North Aurora police announced Wednesday. The teen is 16 years old, male and lives in the 1100 block of Oak Crest Drive in North Aurora, according to police. The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office authorized the following charges against the juvenile suspect: The charges are Class A misdemeanors. The suspect is being prosecuted as a juvenile, so his name will not be released, a North Aurora police statement said. Police presented their case to the State's Attorney's Office after they completed their investigation into the incident, which was first reported on Nov. 17, 2012. At about 2:10 p.m. that day, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Oak …
Monday, February 11, 2013
This 35-year-old Auroran was driving the crossover SUV that struck a utility pole Sunday. Here are more details.
A 35-year-old man faces aggravated DUI and reckless driving charges in connection to Sunday's serious car crash on Route 25, police said. Victor M. Alvarez, of the 1400 block of Golden Oaks Parkway, Aurora, was driving northbound in a silver Nissan Murano crossover sport-utility vehicle that ran off the west side of the roadway and struck a utility pole, according to a North Aurora police statement. Police responded at 2:11 p.m. Sunday to the crash scene, located about 100 ft. north of Ridge Road. Upon arrival, officers found the Murano with heavy passenger side damage. "A passenger in Alvarez’s vehicle, a 39-year-old male of West Chicago, was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove," the statement said. "He was in critical …
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N River Rd & Ridge Rd, North Aurora, IL
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Friday, February 8, 2013
The woman, who doesn't have a dentistry license, practiced on patients after hours and on weekends when the business was closed, police said.
An Aurora woman faces charges of illegally practicing dentistry at a North Aurora dental office, police said. North Aurora police and the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office have obtained a criminal indictment against the woman for illegal dentistry practice at the North Aurora Dental Associates office on the 100 block of North Lincolnway (Route 31). The defendant is Silvia Hernandez, 37, of the 400 block of Iowa Avenue, Aurora. Hernandez was indicted last week by a Kane County Grand Jury on the following charges: The charges come after an investigation of over seven months by North Aurora police detectives. Charging documents allege that Hernandez knowingly took control of more than $500 but less than $10,000 from someone by portraying …
Monday, February 4, 2013
This Aurora man shot his victims in the back of the head, prosecutors said. Officials recount the case here for readers.
A 35-year-old Aurora man is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted in a 1998 double murder, a case that went unsolved for more than a decade, officials said. Jaime M. Diaz, formerly of the 1600 block of North Marywood Avenue, Aurora, was convicted Jan. 31 by a Kane County jury of two counts of first-degree murder. The Kane County State's Attorney's Office sent out information on the conviction on Friday. The jury deliberated for about three hours before returning with its verdict. Those lost in the 1998 double murder were 21-year-olds Elias Calcano of Aurora and Brendon P. Anderson. Anderson moved with his family to Geneva in 1994. In 1997 he moved to an apartment in North Aurora and worked in Batavia …
JaneDoe
5:08 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Jack R. Gray belongs In prison; if the district attorney and judge take a good look at all his priors beginning over 12 years ago they will keep him off the streets. He is a menace to society and belongs locked up. He has not changed and nor will he. Jack Gray belongs behind bars. He does not eve attempt to better himself. People such as him only get escalate as years go on. KEEP JACK GRAY IN … more ›