Deerfield Crime
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How the DuPage County sheriff is turning to inmates for diversity trainingJun 19, 2020 5:30 am - DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick says he wants to improve how his deputies relate with people of diverse backgrounds. And to learn how to do that, he's turning to a ...
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Demonstrators call for defunding Cook County jailJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - For a solid 40 minutes, a cacophony of car horns, drums, cowbells and trombones echoed along the strip of grass just beyond the coiled razor wire glistening in the sunli...
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Lake County designated as high-intensity drug trafficking areaJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County has been designated a high-intensity drug trafficking area, the DEA announced Wednesday, which means the county will receive more resources to coordinate fed...
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Nerheim unmoved by calls from family to reopen Justus Howell caseJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Despite a plea Monday on behalf of Justus Howell's family, Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim has not reopened the investigation into the 2015 police shooting ...
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Fugitive fatally shot by police in Beach ParkJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - A fugitive wanted for murder was fatally shot by police Tuesday after he opened fire on officers in North suburban Beach Park, authorities said. The 24-year-old man's id...
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Sheriff's office dog helps track two people in one nightJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - Dax, the Lake County sheriff's top dog, had a busy weekend, helping locate an Island Lake man who went missing after injuring himself as well as an Antioch-area woman ac...
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Lake County police to continue heavy presence to deter lootingJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - Following a quiet Monday night, Lake County police departments are continuing with greater police presence this week to deter the kind of looting committed Sunday in Wau...
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Authorities: Elgin man severely beat woman with caneJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - A 72-year-old Elgin man has been arrested and charged with using a cane to severely beating a woman in her 30s who was living in his apartment, according to police and c...
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Gurnee-area man identified as victim of deadly shootingJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - A Gurnee-area man who was gunned down late last week likely was killed during an illegal drug transaction, police said. Elliot Jones, 21, was fatally shot Saturday night...
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21-year-old shot to death on residential block near GurneeMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - A 21-year-old man was fatally shot late Friday in an unincorporated area near Gurnee by someone he was likely acquainted with, authorities said Saturday. Lake County She...