Officer Kills Driver After Police Say He Was Dragged | IL PatchPM

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Officer Kills IL Driver After Being Dragged By Vehicle: Police

Accounts of the incident vary between police and the man's family, who have claimed the vehicle was stopped at the time of the shooting.>>Read More.

2 Years Later, Teens Linked To Violent Carjacking With Boy, 2, Inside Vehicle

Following a nearly two-year investigation, two teens will be charged in connection with the brutal beating of a pregnant mom, whose sport utility vehicle was then stolen with her 2-year-old child still inside. >>Read More.

Woman's Cart Goes Up In Flames

Police said the woman, who is homeless, lives out of the cart and refused to accept assistance or a place at a shelter after the blaze.>>Read More.

Officers Recognized For Helping Save Woman In Mental Health Crisis

The woman fled, bleeding, from a suburban hospital, and when officers tried to help her, she ran into a busy road and almost got struck, police said.>>Read More.

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