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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man charged with murder after allegedly beating his mother to death inside suburban apartment
NORTHLAKE, Ill. (WGN) – A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly beating his mother to death inside a Northlake home Sunday morning. The Northlake Police Department said just before 10:45 a.m. Sunday, May 25, officers were sent to the King Arthur Court apartment complex for reports of an unconscious woman who was not breathing. When officers arrived, they found the woman – identified as 43-year-old Elizabeth Peralta-Guadalupe – severely beaten with no signs of life. Paramedics later arrived and pronounced Peralta-Guadalupe dead. Detectives interviewed everyone in the apartment at the time of Peralta-Guadalupe's death. Several family members were interviewed and released, but two people of interest were held for further questioning, according to investigators. Ex-Chicago police officer pleads guilty in fatal shooting of husband in 2021 Police said early Tuesday morning, one of the two remaining people in custody was reclassified as a witness and released without charges, leaving 20-year-old Larry Dorado as the remaining suspect. Based on physical evidence, interviews with witnesses and autopsy results, detectives concluded Dorado, Peralta-Guadalupe's son, beat his mother to death while inside his apartment. Dorado has been charged with first-degree murder and has a pre-trial detention hearing set for Wednesday morning. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Yahoo
Colleyville police return over $2,000 to victim in Bitcoin arrest-warrant scam
Colleyville police returned money to the victim of Bitcoin scammers impersonating a police department, according to a post on the department's Facebook. The victim was contacted Sep. 9 by someone claiming to be an officer with the Northlake Police Department, officials said. The scammer told the victim that she had an outstanding warrant for her arrest that needed to be paid or she would be arrested, according to the post. The victim was told to go to her bank and withdraw $2,500 from her account to pay for the warrant, then to go to a Kroger in Hurst to transfer money to the department via a Bitcoin ATM inside the store. The victim placed $2,500 into a Bitcoin account and the scammers withdrew $900 before police froze the remainder of the funds, Colleyville police chief Micheal Miller said. Police then seized the remaining $1,600, which was returned to the victim after a property hearing Feb. 13. Due to an increase in the value of Bitcoin, the victim was ultimately able to recover $2,250 of the original $2,500 stolen, Miller said. 'We are seeing these scams on a regular basis and the scammers are really good,' Miller said. 'However, it's a great day when we are able to return funds to a victim.' If you are contacted by someone who claims you have an outstanding warrant that must be paid via Bitcoin or gift cards, hang up and call the police department directly, Colleyville police officials said.
