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Last week, police reported that a Buffalo Grove woman was taken into custody for vandalizing a recently built Tesla service center in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Here’s what we understand: On March 14, at 4:07 p.m., the Buffalo Grove police were called to the Tesla Sales, Service, and Delivery Center on Dundee Road in […]

A Downers Grove South High School teacher and soccer coach has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student, authorities reported on Monday. Christina Formella, 30, of Downers Grove, is charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Class 1 felony), criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felony), and aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Class

A North Carolina man accused of a cold-case attempted murder in Columbia will serve the rest of his life in a Missouri prison. James Wilson, 61, of Mooresville, North Carolina, was arrested in 2022 for the 1984 rape and attempted murder of a Columbia woman. The case was revisited in 2020, 36 years after the

A physician from Lake Forest, Illinois, recently admitted to committing tax evasion by concealing assets and providing false information to the IRS regarding his capability to settle around $1.6 million in taxes. What occurred? From 2011 to 2017, Krishnaswami Sriram, MD, evaded payment of around $1.6 million owed to the IRS. Dr. Sriram took several

A 61-year-old grandfather tragically lost his life in a shootout while attempting to purchase McDonald’s Happy Meals for his grandchildren. The tragic shooting took place at the McDonald’s near West Little York and North Fry Road. Authorities have revealed that two distinct groups engaged in a confrontation that escalated into gunfire between them. In the

Attorney General Anthony Brown announced in a statement that two leaders of a “violent criminal organization” operating in Baltimore city have been sentenced. According to a statement, James Brunson, 41, and Ernest Hudson, 38, from Baltimore, were described as the key figures in a violent drug trafficking group that operated mainly in Baltimore, particularly in

A Maryland man is facing felony charges for home improvement fraud. According to police, he accepted over $1 million in payments from six individuals but failed to complete the work. Delaware State Police started their investigation in October 2024 and discovered that Dylan Crew, a 26-year-old from Westminster, Md., had entered into contracts with six

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New Jersey has captured Ismail Sayik, a 29-year-old Turkish national who was sought in Turkey for murder and other offenses. Sayik, an individual who was in the United States illegally, got arrested on March 4, 2025, as part of a routine enforcement operation carried out by ICE in

Christopher Stuart Crittenden, a 54-year-old resident of Frederick, got arrested on Thursday, March 13. He faced charges of assault and disorderly conduct for reportedly punching a United Airlines gate agent at Gate D12 in Dulles International Airport. According to FOX5, Crittenden used to be a Captain in the Montgomery County Fire Department. A report from

On a Friday afternoon, around 1:41 p.m. on March 14, 2025, a Precinct 4 Deputy on a routine patrol near CR 48 and Pomona Parkway spotted a green Dodge Challenger with expired registration. During a traffic stop, the officers discovered that the vehicle’s license plate was linked to a man who was wanted on several