Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Four men, six women arrested after dates set up on police-made Internet post.
A two-day prostitution sting staged last week by Aurora Police Special Operations investigators resulted in charges being filed against four men and six women. The operation, which was staged May 8 and 9 at an undisclosed private residence in Aurora, targeted several Internet sites known for advertising sexual services. Three of the men were arrested and charged with solicitation of a sexual act on May 8 after they responded to the residence in reference to an ad placed by Aurora police on one of the internet sites, police said. They allegedly offered an undercover female officer money in exchange for sex. They include: Edward W. Przybycien, 30, of the 800 block of Quin Court, Naperville; Thaddeus Chase, 45, of the 200 block of Loradale …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Reports: ABC, the Daily Herald and other media are reporting a bomb threat at Aurora University.
1:34 PM UPDATE: Aurora Police spokesman Dan Ferrelli has said police have searched the campus and nothing suspicious has been found. He is directing all other inquires to university officials. ORIGINAL STORY: Various media are reporting a bomb threat at Aurora University this morning, and classes have been canceled for students. ABC Chicago says police were searching all buildings and as of 11:16 a.m. nothing was found. An Associated Press report in the DeKalb Daily Chronicles says students living on campus were being relocated to a nearby elementary school. A noon update posted on the university's website says only that "the APD search of campus is continuing, more details will be provided later today." According to the Daily Herald, …
Latest three overnight break-ins are in Oswego. Is it the Smash-and-Grab Burglar, a copycat or coincidence?
Oswego Police are investigating several recent overnight burglaries to Oswego businesses, similar in pattern to a slew of recent nighttime break-ins by the so-called Smash-and-Grab Burglar. Two businesses at West Van Buren and Adams Street in downtown Oswego were broken into, as well as a business in the 300 block of Fifth Street off of Route 34. "They are all hair-type salon businesses," said Oswego police captain Jeff Burgner. The overnight break-ins were all reported at about 7:30 a.m. on March 16. Burgner said an undetermined amount of cash was stolen from each business, but no products or supplies. "We do believe there is a common link," said Burgner, as only salon-type businesses have been targeted. Burgner said the Oswego Police …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Four burglaries in Aurora look very similar—and happened in the same time period—as Friday's Citgo burglary in Geneva.
Batavia residents and businesses should be aware of a string of gas-station burglaries that have taken place in Aurora of late and look similar to the Friday burglary just north of Batavia at the Geneva Citgo near the train depot. The Daily Herald reports Tuesday that the "smash and grab" burglar has struck four more times in Aurora during the period of March 8 through March 17—three times at a gas station and once at a liquor store. All were in the early hours of the morning, ranging from 1:15 a.m. to 2:10 a.m. The DH says the total loss of the four Aurora burglaries, including items or cash stolen and property damage, is more than $26,500. The incident are of interest to Batavia because the burglar obviously roves—the latest in Aurora …
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 …
Martha Hanna
8:58 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
Prostitution should be legal and taxed...it is a service based industry and a job producer. Waste of law enforcement dollars!! more ›