An explosion that left an entire building faceless was initially thought to be the cause of a gas leak. Yet after an extensive investigation, fire officials have concluded that the act was arson.
A blast that blew off the entire front portion of an apartment building last December was initially thought to be caused by a gas leak. Morton Grove firefighters responded to the explosion on the day it happened. However, an investigation released by the Skokie Fire Department earlier this month revealed that the blast was in fact arson. Now, the Skokie Police Department has charged Stefan Kogut, 53, of the 100 block of West Ridge Ave., with two counts of arson on Monday. It is alleged that Kogut intentionally set off the explosion that left the apartment building at 8734 Kimball Avenue, Skokie, faceless. Kogut was the only person injured after the blast and was found near the building's rubble. He would later be transported to St. …
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He was charged with arson and other charges. Arrest information is supplied by the Morton Grove Police Department. An arrest is merely an accusation and does not indicate a conviction.
After Morton Grove police charged a 16-year-old with possession of a stolen car Saturday, an investigation led to charges of arson and additional thefts, including a second stolen car, according to a statement from Morton Grove Police Commander Paul Yaras. During the investigation, police found property that belonged to other people along with items that related to ongoing fire investigations, according to the statement. The juvenile admitted during interviews that he was directly responsible for five fires in Morton Grove along with multiple burglaries to vehicles and two stolen cars, police said. The 16-year-old was charged as a juvenile with five counts of arson, two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle and three counts of …
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Curious about the number of crimes reported in your Patch town in 2010? We've got the FBI tally.
The FBI released its 2010 Uniform Crime Report Monday. The north and northwest suburbs served by the Patch sites in Cook and Lake counties are listed below in charts for violent crimes and property crimes. The data reflect communities that reported crime statistics for all 12 months of 2010. Due to a change in state reporting methods, Illinois statistics from 2010 cannot be compared to 2009 statistics, according to the FBI. Glenview, Niles, Wilmette and Glencoe were not included in the FBI's release of data. VIOLENT CRIME: PROPERTY CRIME: The FBI cautions against using this data to rank police departments and community crime rates. When the FBI determines an agency’s data collection methodology does not comply with national Uniform Crime…
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7:54 pm on Thursday, November 10, 2011
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