Police Investigating Shots Fired in Air Near Madison Junior High Tuesday

Police are searching for more information regarding shots being fired near a Naperville school Tuesday.

Naperville Police are investigating reports of shots being fired in the air near Madison Junior High School in east Naperville. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Fairoak Road and River Oak Drives, west of the school, which is located at 1000 River Oak Dr. Police responded to the area after reports of shots being fired in the air from a white, late-model Chevrolet pickup truck, according to the Naperville Police Department. Police said several witnesses saw a white, younger male adult fire three shots in the air from a black handgun, according to the police department. Police searched the area, but did not find anything. Any information regarding this incident can be reported to the Naperville Police …

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Police Charge Naperville Mom With Murder in Stabbing Deaths of Children

A Naperville woman faces first-degree murder charges after the deaths of a 5-year-old girl and her 7-year-old son she had been babysitting, officials said.

A Naperville woman is being charged with stabbing to death her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was babysitting Tuesday night, Naperville police said. First-degree murder charges were filed against Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, of Naperville by officials around 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to Naperville police.  Plackowska is scheduled to appear in bond court at the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton at 8 a.m. Thursday morning, according to officials.  READ MORE:  The two children were found stabbed to death Tuesday night during a wellbeing check at a townhouse on the 800 block of Quin Court in Naperville, police said. One child was a 5-year-old girl Plackowska was babysitting and the other was her 7-year-old son. Two dogs were also …

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Two Years After Robbery, Merchant Continues to Offer Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Bandits

Extra Value Liquors robber Sept. 13, 2010 of approximately $150,000.

Two years ago today Extra Value Liquors was robbed of approximately $150,000 in cash and the owner is determined to bring the perpetrators to justice. Owner Basim A. Esmail continues to offer a $40,000 reward for the recovery of the cash and an additional $10,000 for the arrest and conviction of the armed robbers. Additionally Naperville Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the bandits. Esmail told Patch in an email the reward is being offered in part because of the large sum of money that was lost. According to police reports at 1:30 a.m. older model blue Chevrolet Caprice pulled up and a man got out of the vehicle, robbing the store’s employee who was walking to his car at the …

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Naperville Police to Crack Down on Drunk Drivers

“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign begins today and runs through Labor Day, police said.

When it comes to drinking and driving, the Naperville Police Department is warning drivers to "drive sober, or get pulled over." Beginning Friday, Aug. 17, police will be participating in a crack down through Labor Day in an effort to stop impaired driving as well as seat belt violations.  Police plan to concentrate their enforcement during the nighttime hours. According to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the midnight to 3 a.m. timeframe is the deadliest time on Illinois roadways. The data also shows this time of day has the highest percentage of alcohol involvement and the lowest seat belt usage rate.  The Naperville Police Department is also recommending …

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Lisle Men Charged With Driving Under the Influence in Naperville

These items are from the Naperville Police Department blotter on March 11.

Driving under the influence Anthony James Beavers, 23, of the 3000 block of Tangley Oaks Trail, was arrested at 4:05 a.m. near West Jefferson Avenue and South Main Street, Naperville Police said. He was charged with disobeying a stop sign, operating an uninsured vehicle and two counts of driving under the influence. His bond was $3,000.   Police said Kevin Patrick Lynch, 31, of the 1600 block of Burlington Avenue, was arrested at 12:55 a.m. in the first block of East Chicago Avenue in Naperville. He was charged with unsafely backing up on a roadway and two counts of driving under the influence. His bond was $3,000.  

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Lisle Man Charged With Possession in Naperville

Here's an item from the Naperville Police Department blotter on Feb. 13.

  Michael Vincent Rizzotti, 20, of the 4400 block of Kingston, was arrested at 1:03 a.m. at East Ogden Avenue and North Columbia Street, Naperville Police said. He was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cannabis and registration expiration. His bond was $120.

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Police: South Side of Naperville "Ground Zero" for City's Heroin Problem

Hundreds of people attended a Monday night program at the 95th Street Library, which offered statistics, information on heroin and graphic images of drug deaths.

The recent arrest of a 17-year-old Naperville teen charged with dealing heroin, coupled with e-mails sent by Naperville district 203 and 204 as well as Lisle District 202, led to a massive turnout Monday night for a program about heroin’s grip on the area. Naperville Police Chief David Dial started the program at the 95th Street Library by sharing the harsh statistic that Will County has had eight heroin-related deaths since the start of the year. “I’m told young people, they don’t know what they are getting into,” Dial said. “… They know the difference between right and wrong and they know it’s illegal. They think they can beat it, but they can’t.” Detective Mike Umbenhower said police are the last line of defense when dealing with a …

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Program Tackles Growing Heroin Use

A program is being held Monday at the 95th Street Library to address the use of heroin in the community.

More than a week after a Naperville teen was charged with dealing heroin, announcements went out Thursday to families in both Naperville School District 203 and Indian Prairie School District 204 about a program being held Monday to inform parents about the use of heroin in the community. Districts 203 and 204 sent the joint message to families in both districts requesting that parents be part of the conversation, the message said the focus of the meeting would be drugs in the community. The program titled: “The Rising Tide of Heroin Abuse in Naperville” is being sponsored by the Naperville Public Library in cooperation with the DuPage Child Abuse Prevention Coalition, the Naperville Police Department and the Naperville Fraternal Order of …

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Naperville High School Student Charged with Dealing Heroin

Naperville police said they arrested Brittany K. Hursh, 17, after finding packets and drug paraphernalia that tested positive for heroin. Police made other heroin-related arrests earlier this week.

A Naperville High School student was charged Wednesday with a felony count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance after police say items found in her possession tested positive for heroin.   Brittany K. Hursh, 17, of the 2100 block of Snow Creek Road, was arrested at 9:32 p.m. Wednesday after officers saw her making a drug transaction, Naperville Police Sgt. Nick Liberio said.  Hursh is a student of Neuqua Valley High School, according to a report from the Naperville Sun. The Naperville Police Department’s Special Operations Unit conducted an investigative stop after the officers saw Hursh making the transaction in a parking lot at Route 59 and 75th Street, Liberio said. Hursh was found to be in the possession of several foil …

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