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Illinois State Police Bust 3 Suspects Accused of Trafficking Kids
The Illinois State Police have taken their efforts to stop human trafficking to the next level. Three suspects were just arrested and accused of the worst kind of human trafficking of children. According to the press release just shared recently by the Illinois State Police, they just completed a two-day...
Kendall County fugitive arrested by U.S. Marshals in Oswego
The Kendall County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force collaborated on the arrest of a Montgomery man in Oswego on Thursday. 25-year-old Gerardo Zamores was taken into custody without incident on a Kendall County warrant for one count of child pornography and five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He was taken to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville for processing and was released with pre-trial conditions following a court hearing.
Fugitive Arrested in Oswego by U.S. Marshals and Kendall County Sheriff’s Office
Oswego, IL – Fugitive Gerardo Zamores was apprehended in Oswego, Illinois, by members of the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. According to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office, on June 27, Zamores, a 25-year-old male from Montgomery, was taken...
Montgomery man charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse
A Montgomery man has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse images and aggravated criminal sexual abuse after being apprehended by the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. Gerardo Zamores, 25, was wanted on a warrant out of Kendall...
Illinois State Police Leads Human Trafficking Enforcement Operation
The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested three individuals during a two-day human trafficking enforcement operation in the Yorkville area of Kendall County on June 26-27, 2024. The operation focused on identifying individuals seeking to engage in commercial sex acts. As a result of the...
Yesteryear: Looking back at stories that captured headlines in the Record for July
Compiled by Jeff Farren from the files of the Kendall County Record, 1864-present. Yorkville Mayor John Purcell announced that his top choice for new police chief is Jim Jensen. Jensen, a Yorkville High School graduate, is currently deputy chief in Oswego. He was the top pick of more than 35 applicants.
Sandwich Man Charged in Kendall County Trafficking Sweep
YORKVILLE - The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested three individuals last week during a sweep in Kendall County of individuals seeking to engage in commercial sex acts. Authorities arrested 26-year-old Marcus Ramirez of Sandwich and charged him with Indecent Solicitation of a Child, Traveling to Meet a Child, and Solicitation to Meet a Child, all felonies. A Plano man, 39-year-old Salvo Campagna, is also facing the same charges. A 34-year-old Bolingbrook man, Nathanael Beckley was also charged with Traveling to Meet a Child. Multiple agencies were involved in the investigation to combat human trafficking and exploitation in Illinois.
Kendall County 4-H raises $10,000 at annual pork chop dinner fundraiser
The Friends of Illinois Extension and Kendall County 4-H Foundation’s annual pork chop dinner fundraiser was held Thursday, June 20, at the Kendall County Fairgrounds in Yorkville. Drive-through dinner volunteers served 695 meals with help from 4-H families and leaders, Master Gardeners and other Extension volunteers. The annual event...
Kendall County Fourth of July fireworks and festivities
Oswego’s Fourth of July Fireworks display will start about 9:30 p.m. at Prairie Point Park on Thursday July 4. Rain date is July 5. Prairie Point Park is located at 4120 Plainfield Road in Oswego. The Oswego Police Department will limit parking and travel routes prior to and immediately...
Remains found in Yorkville at 1800s burial site possibly identified
The Kendall County Coroner's Office says that the identity of the remains found in Yorkville last month have possibly been identified. Coroner Jacquie Purcell says multiple agencies helped in excavating the 1800's burial grounds after the remains were uncovered by a work crew by accident. The site on Park Street...
Traffic signals at busy Oswego intersection to be turned on by next week
Traffic signals at the increasingly busy intersection of Plainfield and Woolley roads in Oswego are set to be activated in early July. “Oswego’s understanding is that the signals are scheduled to be activated around July 3,” Oswego Public Works Director/Village Engineer Jennifer Hughes said in an email. Plainfield...
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