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Ryan Hukill (Credit: Elgin Police)

Elgin Cop Arrests Man Breaking Into His Home

A northwest suburban police officer got a surprise Wednesday when he went home for a lunch break and found a 21-year-old neighbor burglarizing his home.

2013/01/03

Punch To Officer’s Groin Leads To Felony Battery Charge

ELGIN (CBS) – A man who allegedly punched a police officer in the groin was charged with a felony count of aggravated battery. Alex S. Barrera, 26, of the Lexington Inn hotel in Elgin, is […]

2012/10/24

Rosella Robinson

Woman, 84, Avoids Prison Sentence For Scuffle With Cop

An 84-year-old Elgin woman with a long rap sheet for drug arrests ran the risk of spending the rest of her life in prison for cutting a police officer’s index finger.

CBS Chicago–2012/05/02

An Elgin Police Department squad car on patrol. (Credit: CBS)

Elgin Police Focus Efforts On Spike In Burglaries

Crime in Elgin is at a 40-year low, but police said they’re also seeing a dramatic spike in burglaries, which shot up 31 percent last year.

CBS 2–2012/01/26

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Authorities Investigate Reports Of ‘Fireballs’

Police and fire department officials are investigating several fiery explosions over the past two months in the northwest suburbs.

2010/10/20

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