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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin
and Wheaton Chief of Police William Murphy announced today that bond has been
set for two individuals for their roles in an apparent fentanyl overdose of a
Wheaton man, thirty-two-year-old Nicholas Donzelli.
Posted Date: 04/20/2021
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DuPage County State’s
Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police James Kruger announced
today that a Chicago man has been sentenced to seventeen years in the Illinois
Department of Corrections for hijacking a sixty-seven-year-old woman’s car at
gunpoint in the spring of 2018.
Posted Date: 04/17/2021
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DuPage County
State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Mike Ruth announced
today that a Lombard man has been charged with murder following an altercation
at an Elmhurst bar last Saturday night.
Posted Date: 04/13/2021
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DuPage County State’s
Attorney Robert Berlin and Aurora Chief of Police Kristen Ziman announced that bond
has been set for an Aurora man accused of firing a gun into the back of his
girlfriend’s unoccupied vehicle.
Posted Date: 04/07/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin
and Naperville Chief of Police Robert Marshall announced today that bond has
been set for a Bolingbrook man accused of setting
fire to a Naperville martial arts studio last month
Posted Date: 04/07/2021
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DuPage County
State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael Ruth announced
today that Felony Theft charges have been filed against a former employee of Elmhurst
Hospital accused of stealing more than $218,000 from the hospital cafeteria.
Posted Date: 03/30/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief
of Police Robert Marshall announced that bond was set Saturday for a Chicago
woman accused of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol – Sixth
Offense, a Class X Felony.
Posted Date: 03/29/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and DuPage
County Sheriff James Mendrick announced today that bond has been set for a Willowbrook
man accused of striking three DuPage County Sheriff’s Deputies as they attempted
to take him into custody yesterday morning following a hearing on a pending
domestic battery case against him.
Posted Date: 03/27/2021
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DuPage County State’s
Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today a two-time convicted felon who is
currently out on bond out of DuPage County and on parole out of Cook County will
be held on a $150,000 with 10% to apply bond after he was allegedly found to be
in possession of a loaded handgun. The State had asked for a bond of $500,000
with 10% to apply.
Posted Date: 03/23/2021
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DuPage
County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Lombard Chief of Police Roy Newton announced
today Possession of Child Pornography charges have been filed against a Lombard
man who is currently on federal pre-trial services after pleading guilty to possessing
child pornography.
Posted Date: 03/13/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney
Robert Berlin announced today that Todd
Heidenthal, 50, of Lombard, has been sentenced to six months
in the DuPage County Jail for causing a crash that took the life of
seventy-eight-year-old Florence Hsiao.
Posted Date: 03/12/2021
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DuPage County State’s
Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that late yesterday evening a six-person
jury found a former Bartlett High School chemistry teacher guilty of Reckless Conduct
for injuring a student during a science demonstration.
Posted Date: 03/10/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert
Berlin announced today that his office has filed charges against five individuals
accused of various charges related to election fraud in the 2020 general election.
Posted Date: 03/09/2021
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DuPage
County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today a two-time convicted
felon who is currently out on bond out of Cook County will be held on a
$150,000 with 10% to apply bond after he was allegedly found to be in
possession of a loaded handgun. The State had asked that the defendant be held
without bond.
Posted Date: 03/08/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Addison Director of
Police Bill Hayden announced today that Judge Brian Jacobs ordered a third Chicago
teen charged with hijacking a woman’s car at gunpoint from an Addison Popeye’s restaurant
parking lot will remain in custody until at least his next court appearance.
Posted Date: 03/02/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin
and West Chicago Interim Chief of Police Chris Shackelford announced today that
bond has been denied for a DeKalb man accused of shooting an innocent man
during his dinner break from work.
Posted Date: 02/12/2021
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DuPage County State’s
Attorney Robert B. Berlin, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, Addison Chief
of Police Bill Hayden and Wood Dale Chief of Police Greg Vesta announced today
that bond has been denied for a Bensenville man suspected in a string of DuPage
County armed robberies who has been on parole for less than one year following
a Class X Armed Robbery conviction out of Cook County.
Posted Date: 02/10/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Bartlett Police Department Chief Patrick Ullrich announced today that Felony Theft charges have been filed against the owner of a Bartlett travel agency for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from clients of the agency.
Posted Date: 02/09/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney
Robert Berlin, Lombard Chief of Police Roy Newton and DuPage County Sheriff
James Mendrick announced today that bond has been set for a Bellwood Police
Commander accused of possessing child pornography.
Posted Date: 02/06/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced that on
February 1, 2021, the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the natural
life sentence imposed by former DuPage County Circuit Court Judge George
Bakalis upon convicted double murderer Joseph Arrieta, 43.
Posted Date: 02/03/2021
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DuPage County
State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Roselle Police Chief Steve Herron announced that
bond has been set for a Roselle woman accused of pouring boiling water on her
boyfriend as he slept on the couch.
Posted Date: 02/02/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Addison Director of
Police Bill Hayden announced today that Judge Brian Jacobs ordered that a second
Chicago teen charged with hijacking a woman’s car at gunpoint from an Addison Popeye’s
restaurant parking lot will remain in custody until at least his next court
appearance.
Posted Date: 02/01/2021
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DuPage County
State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Addison Director of Police Bill Hayden announced
today that Judge Brian Jacobs ordered that a Chicago teen charged with hijacking
a woman’s car at gunpoint from a Popeye’s restaurant parking lot will remain in
custody until at least his next court appearance.
Posted Date: 01/25/2021
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DuPage County
State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Wheaton Chief of Police William Murphy announced
today that a Carol Stream man has been arrested and charged with robbing a Walgreens
drug store with a hatchet last weekend.
Posted Date: 01/20/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today
that on January 6, 2021, Judge Alex McGimpsey sentenced a former Joliet Central
High School physics teacher to four years in the Illinois Department of
Corrections for sexually assaulting a female student at the high school.
Posted Date: 01/08/2021
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois has affirmed the ninety-year sentence of Sean Helgesen for the 1993 murders of Peter and Diana Robles.
Posted Date: 01/04/2021