Deerfield Crime
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Two men held in Wheeling home invasionAug 31, 2012 9:26 pm - A cable company employee posing as a service technician is one of two men charged in a home invasion in Wheeling, authorities said. Police charged Nicholas Puccio, 23, ...
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Murder charges dropped after 15 yearsAug 30, 2012 6:47 pm - The Cook County state’s attorney has vacated the murder conviction of a man who has been incarcerated since 1997. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Cook County State’s...
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Defense raises questions in Aksman killingAug 30, 2012 11:00 am - The whereabouts of Kristina Aksman on the night her mother was bludgeoned to death could become an issue in the scheduled October murder trial of Daniel Baker, a defense...
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Rockford man linked to armed robberies in Zion, WaukeganAug 28, 2012 11:08 am - A Rockford man who was injured in a high-speed crash after the armed robbery of an Antioch gas station is now also accused of stickups at stations in Zion and Waukegan, ...
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Lake County waiting for murder suspect’s profileAug 24, 2012 7:35 pm - Lake County prosecutors are awaiting a full psychological profile of Daniel Baker, who is set to stand trial in six weeks for the murder of Marina Aksman of Vernon Hills...
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Elgin man charged with aggravated DUI in retired teacher’s deathAug 24, 2012 2:38 pm - Two weeks to the day after friends and family gathered to say farewell to a beloved retired music teacher from Bartlett, Cook County prosecutors announced aggravated DUI...
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Court order amended to allow Schmidt to care for elderly neighborAug 23, 2012 2:24 pm - A Lake County judge has altered a no-stalking order to allow state Sen. Suzi Schmidt to assist an elderly neighbor recovering from hip surgery. Schmidt is the only othe...
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Ex-hospital employee charged with harassing former psychiatric patientsAug 22, 2012 7:29 am - A former employee of Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital is being held on $50,000 bail on charges she took confidential medical records and used them to harass f...
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Round Lake authorities mourn loss of Highway the police dogAug 21, 2012 6:35 pm - Round Lake police Tuesday mourned the loss of a valued member of the department, a go-getter who tracked criminals and narcotics with a rare drive. Highway, a sable-colo...
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66 men arrested in Cook County following nationwide prostitution stingAug 21, 2012 6:33 pm - Sixty-six men were arrested in Cook County this month as part of a nationwide prostitution sweep dubbed “Operation: Buyer Beware.” Twenty law enforcement agencies in 11 ...