Deerfield Crime
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Mundelein man pleads not guilty in fatal Round Lake Beach shootingMay 09, 2013 5:00 am - A Mundelein man could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of killing a Zion man because of the way he wore his hat, authorities said Thursday. Jose Garcia, 18, ...
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Police: Woman abandoned animals in Deerfield homeMay 08, 2013 5:00 pm - A Niles woman charged with abandoning her two dogs for two weeks in a locked and foreclosed Deerfield townhouse missed court Wednesday after checking herself into a psyc...
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Phone scam in Cook County targets natives of IndiaMay 08, 2013 4:00 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s office released an alert warning residents of a phone scam that has been reported in an unincorporated area near Des Plaines. Callers are threa...
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Waukegan man pleads guilty to 2011 torture and murderMay 07, 2013 11:12 am - The first of four people charged with torturing and murdering a Waukegan man and dumping his body in a pond near Barrington Hills in 2011 pleaded guilty to first-degree ...
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Nurse charged with stealing from Lincolnshire patientMay 06, 2013 11:00 am - A Glenview woman is charged with stealing $255,000 from a Lincolnshire man while working as his full-time nurse, authorities said Monday. Theresa A. Lau, 44, of the 0 to...
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Convicted ex-water official resigns as police chiefMay 03, 2013 7:11 pm - A former water official convicted in a scheme to secretly mix contaminated well water into public drinking supplies has resigned as police chief of Crestwood. Theresa Ne...
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Round Lake Park man pleads not guilty in March convenience store shootingMay 02, 2013 7:39 pm - A Round Lake Park man accused of killing a Zion man because of the way he wore his hat pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Thursday. Jose Rebollar-Verara, 25, of th...
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Former Crestwood official convicted of lying about tainted waterApr 29, 2013 5:16 pm - A one-time South suburban official was convicted Monday of lying for decades about drawing water for residents from a well tainted by a cancer-causing chemical. The onl...
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4 men charged in triple slaying in HarveyApr 29, 2013 5:16 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Prosecutors on Monday announced that four men have been charged in the slayings of a woman and two children more than t...
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Lake Villa woman facing drug chargesApr 29, 2013 3:50 pm - A Lake Villa woman faces drug charges following a traffic stop by Lake County sheriff’s police, authorities announced Monday. Stacie Vickers, 38, of the 24000 block of W...