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Scammer swiped $200,000 in cryptocurrency from Des Plaines man, police say
Mar 7, 2023 1:42 PM - A Des Plaines man was scammed out of roughly $200,000 worth of Bitcoin cryptocurrency, police said. -
Criminal racks up huge phone bill on fraudulent accountDec 15, 2022 10:13 PM - A criminal racked up $4,000 in fraudulent phone charges, Des Plaines police said Thursday.
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Here's how you can avoid holiday scams
Nov 28, 2022 6:28 AM - The Better Business Bureau has received reports of nearly $380 million in online retail fraud losses in 2022 so far, but 'tis the season when scammers really up their game. -
How a Mount Prospect detective leaned into his banker past to become a crypto crimefighter
Sep 6, 2022 5:30 AM - The use and trading of cryptocurrency has exploded in recent years, and so has the digital money's involvement in criminal activities. That's created a need for police officers with expertise in cryptocrime -- among them, Mount Prospect police Detective John Napoleon. -
Des Plaines resident bilked of $750 in cryptocurrency, police sayAug 23, 2022 1:03 PM - A scammer posing as a Department of Health and Human Services employee stole $750 cryptocurrency from a Des Plaines resident on Friday.
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Canine Tera(byte) to help Lake County Sheriff 's Office combat human trafficking, child exploitation
Aug 15, 2022 5:55 PM - The newest crime fighter for the Lake County Sheriff's Office is a 1 1/2 -year-old Labrador retriever specially trained to find electronic devices. -
Learn about cybercrime at Maine Township programJul 3, 2022 1:28 PM - Maine Township officials and the Cook County Sheriff's Office will host a program on computer crimes and safety next week.
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Elgin man charged with possessing, disseminating child pornographyJun 28, 2022 6:34 PM - An Elgin man was ordred held on $100,000 bail Tuesday on charges he disseminated child pornography through an instant messaging platform.
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Why an appellate court denied Degorski's latest bid for new trial in Brown's Chicken murders
Jun 17, 2022 5:10 AM - James Degorski, one of the two men convicted for the 1993 Palatine Brown's Chicken murders, has failed in his latest attempt to win a new trial, despite an appeals court buying at least some of his argument about a witness in the case.
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Downers Grove man charged with hacking suburban health care provider
May 25, 2022 11:23 PM - A Downers Grove man is charged with hacking a suburban health care company's computer system, causing treatment and care to be impaired.
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