All Posts Tagged With: "John Sizer"

Guest Editorial: SG police responds to rumonrs of child abduction attempt

by Investigator John Sizer,
Sugar Grove Police Department

Numerous emails are being circulated around the village and to the media regarding multiple child abduction attempts that are factually incorrect.

June 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Identity theft incidents on the rise in SG

SUGAR GROVE—Are you comfortable sharing your credit or debit card information with a waiter, sales clerk or an Internet site? If so, you might want to rethink your approach to financial privacy.

May 14th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Be aware of census-form scam

Sugar Grove—There are 10 questions asked on the 2010 Census form, but if you find the question, ‘What is your Social Security number?’ don’t answer it.

April 16th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Once not good enough

An Aurora man who got away with more than $300 worth of liquor from the Sugar Grove Jewel was arrested when he returned the following day for more.

June 5th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Ice cream man sentenced for child sexual exploitation

A former ordained Presbyterian minister and substitute high school teacher has been sentenced to a jail term and ordered to undergo specialized sex offender probation for displaying his genitals in the presence of a small child in 2007.

May 29th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Teacher, preacher guilty of sexual exploitation

Douglas R. Jones, 48, of the 100 block of Middle Ave in Aurora, awaits sentencing on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child, a class 4 felony. A jury found Jones guilty earlier this year.

May 14th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

SG man charged with sexual assault

Bryan J. Banbury, 28, of the 100 block of Meadows Drive, Sugar Grove, was charged last weekend with aggravated criminal sexual assault, a class X felony that could land him in jail for up to 30 years.

May 14th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Police warn residents of possible mail scam

Several residents recently notified the Sugar Grove police of a possible scam using the United States mail.

May 8th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Police impersonator story a hoax

The woman who claimed to be a victim of a robbery conducted by a man impersonating a police officer has confessed that the incident never took place.

May 1st, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Man arrested for water theft

Squatter stayed in Prestbury home for eight months

April 23rd, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Foreclosures up in SG, across the county

The number of foreclosed homes requiring Kane County Sheriff’s Department intervention has increased dramatically in the last couple of years.

April 23rd, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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WCC demonstrates ‘beer goggles’

As part of the school’s mental health awareness week, Waubonsee Community College counselors served students ‘mocktails’—nonalcoholic drinks—in the new Student Center on the Sugar Grove Campus.

April 23rd, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Police promote Alive at 25 driving program for teens

The Alive at 25 safety program is a class intended to educate teens who are in drivers education, plus people who have received traffic tickets, about the great responsibility a person has when they are behind the wheel of a vehicle.

January 25th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Right place, right time

Sugar Grove police arrived at the scene of an accident at 10:55 a.m. on Tuesday involving the rollover of a horse trailer.

January 9th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Police ID additional potential victims of Baby Fest fraud

Additional potential victims of Baby Fest promoter Joanie M. Bellas have come forward since the Sugar Grove police released information about her possible scam.

January 9th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued