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Jury Hears Officer Testimony, Sees Bodycam Footage in Xandria Harris Murder Trial
In Kankakee County Courtroom 309, proceedings continued in the murder trial for 30-year-old Xandria Harris today. Harris is accused of aiding Darius Sullivan in the 2021 shooting death of Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and the severe wounding of her then-partner, Officer Tyler Bailey. Sullivan was tried and ...
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Murder trial continues today
Testimony continues today in the Xandria Harris murder trial. Yesterday's testimony, focused on evidence submitted by the Kankakee County State's attorney's office surrounding the fatal December 2021 police shooting. After a delayed morning session reviewing cell phone records and body cam footage, testimony shifted to...
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Kankakee City Police investigate burglary
City Police report someone broke into a gambling establishment early Thursday morning and broke into some of the machines. According to reports, it was just after five yesterday morning when officers were called to the gaming cafe on the 22-hundred block of East Court Street. When they got there, officers say they foun...
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Will County man sentenced for sex crime
A Will County man is going to prison for transporting a minor to Illinois to engage in sex. Ryan Zelek was sentenced to 27 years behind bars after pleading guilty last year. Prosecutors say, in 2021, Ryan Zelek communicated with a 13-year-old girl on the social media app Snapchat. Zelek then drove to Iowa, picked up...
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