Deerfield Crime
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Driver escapes capture after crashing stolen car in VoloSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County authorities are searching for a man who crashed a stolen car in Volo while fleeing a traffic stop Tuesday night, then eluded capture by running into a wooded...
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Veteran North Chicago cop accused of soliciting prostitute while on dutySep 13, 2017 1:00 am - An arrest warrant has been issued for a veteran North Chicago police officer accused of patronizing prostitutes while on duty, authorities said. Ludwin W. Barreno, an 8...
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Police say robbers unwittingly sought refuge in their police stationSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - A pair of armed robbery suspects trying to evade capture after a holdup ran, almost literally, into the arms of police Friday when they unwittingly sought refuge in the ...
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Wauconda police chase white bronco on Route 12Sep 08, 2017 5:30 am - There were no news copters hovering overhead or crowds cheering on the fugitive from the side of the road, but Wauconda police had their own version of a slow-speed bron...
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Waukegan man's murder sentence reduced by two yearsSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - A Waukegan man previously sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his girlfriend in front of her daughter had two years of his prison sentence reduced by a Lake Coun...
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Deerfield-area man charged with impersonating police officerSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A Deerfield-area man was charged with impersonating a police officer after a Lake County sheriff's deputy responded to a domestic dispute on the 100 block of Inverrary L...
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Special prosecutor in Rudd case faces misconduct charges downstateSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - The special prosecutor assigned to the perjury case against former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd has been removed from the case following his indictment this week on c...
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Elgin man charged with sex assault, abuse of two girls over 8-year spanSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Elgin man was being held on $250,000 bail after being charged with sexually assaulting and abusing two girls he knew from 2009 through 2017. Humberto Corde...
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'Bucket list' arson lands man in prison for 3 yearsSep 01, 2017 1:00 am - A 23-year-old man who fulfilled a "bucket list" item by setting a van on fire in March in Elgin was sentenced to three years in prison this week after pleading guilty to...
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Charges against former Lake coroner Rudd upheld againAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - Former Lake County coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd will need to go to trial if he wants to shake perjury accusations, after a judge Thursday again refused to dismiss the charges...