Offenders in Wheaton, Lombard home invasions and shooting charged
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, Chief of the Wheaton Police Department William Murphy and Chief of the Lombard Police Department Roy Newton announced today that charges have been filed against three individuals suspected of breaking into homes in Wheaton and Lombard and shooting a homeowner in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 23. Malik Pitts, 22 (d.o.b. 7/29/1998) of 2400 W Cermak, Broadview, Isaiah Johnson, 21 (d.o.b. 7/26/1999) of 12219 S Vincennes, Blue Island and Keytori Jackson, 22 (d.o.b. 6/3/1998) of 2400 W Cermak, Broadview, appeared in Bond Court this morning where Judge Timothy McJoynt denied bond for Pitts and Johnson and set bond at $500,000 with 10% to apply for Jackson.
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Bond set at $500,000 for Carol Stream Man charged with Attempting to Kidnap Juvenile near park
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Carol Stream Chief of Police William Holmer announced today that a Carol Stream man is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly grabbing a thirteen-year-old girl around the waist and attempting to carry her away. Humberto Caldera, 31 (d.o.b. 4/21/1989) of the 400 Block of Silverleaf Boulevard, appeared at a bond hearing this morning where Judge Jeffrey MacKay set bond at $500,000 with 10% to apply. Caldera has been charged with one count of Kidnapping (Class 2 Felony), one count of Aggravated Battery in a Public Place (Class 3 Felony) and one count of Unlawful Restraint (Class 4 Felony).
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Judge rules juvenile charged with armed carjackings to be tried as adult
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that Judge Brian Jacobs has granted the State’s motion to transfer a juvenile suspected in a string of armed carjackings in Downers Grove and Warrenville from Juvenile Court to adult Court. The juvenile, who is not being named at this time, has been held in custody in the Juvenile Detention Center since his detention hearing on December 19, 2019.
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Second offender charged with Attempt Terrorism for planning to fire bomb squad cars
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Lombard Chief of Police Roy Newton announced today that a Lombard woman is facing Attempt Terrorism and Possession of Incendiary Device charges for allegedly assisting a Lombard man who allegedly approached numerous city-owned squad cars armed with a Molotov cocktail, lighters, butane torches and a bat.
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Berlin to push for stronger DUI punishments after drunk-driver who killed Beth Dunlap sentenced
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that following a lengthy sentencing hearing a Naperville man has been sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for striking seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Dunlap with his car and killing her in February, 2019.
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Elmhurst drive-by shooter arrested in Arizona; to be extradicted to DuPage County
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael Ruth announced today that a twenty-two-year-old man has been charged with Attempt First Degree Murder for allegedly shooting an Elmhurst man last May. Charged with one count of Attempt First Degree Murder and one count of Aggravated Battery – Discharge of a Firearm (both Class X Felonies) is Alec Gonzales, 22 (d.o.b. 10/27/1997) with residences at 679 S. Berkley Avenue, Elmhurst and 8534 E Grandview Street, Mesa, Arizona. Gonzales is currently in custody in the Maricopa County, Arizona, Jail. Extradition proceedings are pending and he is expected to return to DuPage County in the near future.
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Justice for Andrea Urban; Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison
DuPage County State's Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that Judge Brian Telander has sentenced Dominic Sanders, 33 (d.o.b. 2/2/1987) formerly of University Park, to natural life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2017 murder of Andrea Urban of Hinsdale. Additionally, Judge Telander sentenced Sanders to thirty years on Home Invasion Charges and Fifteen years on Residential Burglary Charges. All three sentences will be served consecutively.
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Justice delivered; offender who battered bagger sentenced to two years
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that a Bartlett man has been sentenced to two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for punching and kicking a Jewel grocery store bagger last summer.
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$1 Million Bond For Man Charged with Possession of Incendiary Device and Attempt Terrorism at Lombard Municipal Campus
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Lombard Chief of Police Roy Newton announced today that a Lombard man has been charged with one count of Possession of an Incendiary Device and one count of Attempt Terrorism, (both charges are a Class 1 Felony) for allegedly approaching numerous city-owned squad cars armed with a Molotov cocktail, lighters and a bat.
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Appeals Court Affirms 100 Year Sentence for Sexual Assault, Home Invasion Conviction
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois has affirmed the one-hundred-year sentence imposed by Judge Robert Miller upon Roberto Noyola-Espinal for forcing his way into a Lisle woman’s home and sexually assaulting her in 1999.
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Offender in armed Addison crime spree denied bond; committed Armed Robbery and Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Addison Director of Police Bill Hayden announced today that bond has been denied for one of two men accused of hijacking at gunpoint a Chevy Camaro from a man late Monday night and robbing an Addison gas station at gunpoint on March 29, 2020. James T. Kimbrough, 22 (d.o.b. 9/19/1997) of 714 E. 147th Street, Dolton, appeared in Bond Court this morning where Judge Jeffrey MacKay denied bond. The second defendant, Malik Pierre-Louis, 23 (d.o.b. 8/10/1996) of 991 East Lake Street, Addison, is scheduled to appear in Bond Court tomorrow morning. Both men have been charged with one count of Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking with a Firearm (Class X Felony) and one count of Armed Robbery (Class X Felony).
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Dogs starved, tortured - owners charged with Felony Animal Cruelty
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Robert Marshall announced today that bond has been set for two Hoffman Estates residents accused of starving two dogs to death.
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Berlin makes school safety a priority; former school security guard charged with multiple felonies
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Downers Grove Chief of Police Shanon Gillette announced today that a former school security guard, Gonzalo Cesar Navejar, 39 (d.o.b. 1/16/1981) of 16A Kingery Quarter, Willowbrook has been charged with having inappropriate sexual-based communications with an underage female Downers Grove South High School student.
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Cook County Men Commit Armed Vehicular Hijacking in Lombard; Quickly Apprehended and Charged
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Lombard Chief of Police Roy Newton announced today that bond has been set for two Cook County men accused of hijacking at gunpoint a Cadillac SUV from a man while he was in line at a Lombard McDonald’s drive through.
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Chicago Man Charged in Violent Armed Robbery of Roselle Gas Station
Jerry Thomas Jr., 18 of Chicago, was released on bond after allegedly committing a criminal trespass to a vehicle in Cook County. While free on that bond, Thomas traveled to DuPage County and committed a violent armed robbery of a gas station in Roselle.
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Official Statement Regarding State's Attorney's Office Operations During COVID-19
Please read the attached press release from DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, featuring DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, regarding law enforcement efforts and State’s Attorney operations during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Illinois Chiefs of Police Association names Berlin "Public Official of the Year" for 2019
On March 17 the Illinois Chiefs of Police Association named DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin as their “Public Official of the Year” for 2019. Bob was honored at a ceremony in Oak Brook by a group of area Chiefs of Police including DuPage Sheriff James Mendrick.
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Aggravated Battery Conviction For Man Who Attacked Jewel Employee With Special Needs
“For reasons still unclear, Mr. Mirabella violently attacked an innocent man at work,” Berlin said. “Mr. Mirabella’s appalling behavior is magnified when considering the fact that the victim in this case is a special needs individual who, while working as a bagger at Jewel, posed no threat to the defendant.”
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Glen Ellyn Murderer, Rapist Convicted After Extradiction
On February 27, 2020, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced that a jury has found Juan M. Granados, 42 (d.o.b. 01/03/1978) formerly of Glen Ellyn, guilty of killing his ex-wife, Nancy Bustos in the fall of 2011. In addition to the finding of guilty of First-Degree Murder, the jury also found Granados guilty of Criminal Sexual Assault.
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