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State Trooper Struck by Drunk Driver While Assisting Crash on I-55 Near Romeoville
An Illinois State trooper’s vehicle was struck by a drunk driver Sunday morning, while he was assisting with a traffic stop on Interstate 55 near west suburban Romeoville.
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Mental Health Experts Discuss Toll of Being a Police Officer
After a state trooper died by suicide Friday, mental health experts talked to NBC 5 about the pressure often felt behind the badge. Christian Farr reports.
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Police Mourn Death of Illinois State Trooper
Officers from several law enforcement agencies gathered at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office Friday to mourn the loss of an Illinois state trooper who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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Woman, 2 Children From Maine Killed in Virginia Crash
A Maine woman and her two young children were killed in a car crash last week on a highway in Fairfax County, Virginia, state police confirmed. Lacquora Smith, 28, of Alfred, and her two daughters, a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred just after 3 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9. A 7-year-old girl…
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Illinois Man Arrested for 2nd Police Pursuit in 4 Months: Indiana State Troopers
Indiana State Police arrested a Glenwood, Illinois, man following a police chase on a northwest Indiana interstate early Monday morning – the suspect’s second pursuit in a period of four months, according to authorities.
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Police Warn Starved Rock ‘Parking Issues' Could Result in Tows, Hefty Fines
The pervasive “parking issues” at Illinois’ Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks could lead to cars towed and hefty fines for motorists, police warned.
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Driver Flees Dan Ryan Crash on South Side
A hit-and-run crash was reported Saturday morning on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side. About 1:30 a.m., a vehicle was southbound at a high rate of speed on Interstate 94 at 83rd Street when it struck the back of another vehicle, causing it to overturn, Illinois State Police said. The vehicle that caused the crash veered off the…
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State Police Release Dashcam Video of Fatal Shooting During Harvey Traffic Stop
Illinois State Police released dashcam video Sunday of a traffic stop during which a 30-year-old man was fatally shot earlier in the week in south suburban Harvey. According to a press release, troopers conducted a traffic stop near 147th Street and Halsted Avenue in Harvey at approximately 12:28 a.m. Wednesday after observing a vehicle with no working headlights. At the…
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Driver Arrested after Crash with IDOT Truck Blocking Dan Ryan Exit Ramp
A driver was taken into custody after crashing into an Illinois Department of Transportation truck that was blocking a Dan Ryan Expressway exit ramp Sunday on the Near West Side. A vehicle hit the IDOT truck shortly before 2 a.m. on the I-94 offramp near Roosevelt Road and Desplaines Street, according to Illinois State Police. The driver was arrested and taken...
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Illinois State Trooper Hurt in I-290 Crash in Elmhurst
An Illinois State Police trooper was injured in a crash while blocking traffic for a stalled truck Saturday on I-290 in west suburban Elmhurst. The trooper was in a squad car about 4:40 a.m. Saturday blocking the two left westbound lanes of the expressway near York Street when a gray Nissan rear-ended the squad car, according to a statement from…
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Woman Hit in Fatal Crash By State Trooper on I-57 Ruled a Homicide: Autopsy
An autopsy ruled a woman’s death a homicide after she lost control of her vehicle and was struck by a state trooper’s vehicle Monday on I-57 in the south suburbs. Sindi Miller, 29, of the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, died of blunt force trauma due to a motor vehicle crash that happened about 2:30 a.m. near 138th Street, the Cook...
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7 Dead After Vintage WWII B-17 Plane Crash, Fire at Bradley International Airport
Seven people are dead and seven others are injured after a vintage plane crashed Wednesday morning at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut.
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Lane Blockage on Dan Ryan After Semi Crash Expected to Last Into the Afternoon: State Police
All southbound local lanes on the Dan Ryan may be closed well into the afternoon hours Friday after a semitrailer crashed near Bridgeport on the South Side.
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Former NASCAR Driver Killed in Single-Engine Plane Crash
Modified stock car great Michael Stefanik has been killed in a single-engine plane crash. He was 61. State police say the crash happened Sunday afternoon in Sterling near the Rhode Island state line. They say the single-engine, single-seat Aerolite 103 took off from the Riconn Airport in Coventry, Rhode Island, and had been turning back toward the airfield when it...
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Caught on Camera: Seaplane Plunges Into Maine Lake, No Deaths
Law enforcement officials say two men escaped serious injury when a float plane crashed into Rangeley Lake. Video showed the plane attempting to take off and then losing altitude and splashing into the water on Thursday. The plane came to a rest upside down but the pilot and passenger freed themselves and swam to shore.
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Two Dead Following Fiery Plane Crash Into Dutchess County Home
The Cessna 303 aircraft departed Orange County Airport Saturday and stopped to refuel at Sky Acres in LaGrangeville. While en route to Farmingdale, it crashed into Gerry Bocker’s house on Smith Road in Union Vale, killing him and injuring one of his two daughters, according to state police.
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Couple Accused of Faking Baby's Birth, Death in Charity Scheme
A Pennsylvania couple is accused of faking the birth and death of a baby to obtain more than $600 in donations and gifts from friends and family.
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Comedian Andy Dick Reports Attack in New Orleans
Comedian Andy Dick says he was assaulted outside a New Orleans nightclub after performing in the French Quarter.
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Herd of 75 Bison Escapes, Roams Rural Upstate New York
An escaped herd of bison is roaming free in rural upstate New York, grazing in hay fields as the owner works with state police and the Department of Environmental Conservation on a roundup plan. State police say Monday that about 75 bison escaped last week from a farm in Sharon Springs, 45 miles west of Albany. Police are asking anyone...
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‘What a Trooper!': Police Say 2-Year-Old Girl Missing From Campsite in Michigan Woods Is Found Alive
A 2-year-old girl whose family said wandered away as they prepared to leave a woodland campsite in northern Michigan has been found alive, Michigan State Police said Tuesday morning. Gabriella Roselynn Vitale was reported missing from the campsite in Oscoda County about 8:15 a.m. Monday and her pink coat was found a few hundred yards from where she was last...