Diamond Lake Crime
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Man doesn't deserve new trial just because prosecutor called him a liar, court saysMar 09, 2018 4:30 am - Is calling a defendant a “lying liar” in front of jurors and sarcastically referring to him as “John Wayne over here draped in the American flag” enough to win him a new...
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Authorities: Deputy didn't do his job properly during domestic altercationMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's deputy has been charged with official misconduct after he didn't properly do his job when responding to a domestic altercation, authorities annou...
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Five accused of voter fraud in Lake CountyMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - Five Lake County residents face charges related to voter fraud stemming from the November 2016 election, authorities said. Marcello Villaruz, 63, his wife, Gina Villaru...
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Ela Township fugitive apprehendedMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - An Ela Township man was apprehended by members of the Lake County Sheriff's Warrants team and U.S. Marshals on Thursday morning. Matthew T. Heidbrick, 27, had two warran...
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Students across suburbs to protest gun violence; schools' responses varyMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - Fed up with campus violence, high school students across the suburbs will join a national walkout Wednesday to protest what they call congressional inaction on gun contr...
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Round Lake man denies role in residential burglaryMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - A Round Lake man who was arrested last month while wearing shoes that police say he stole in a home burglary, pleaded not guilty to charges in Lake County court Thursday...
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Gymnastics coach accused of assaulting Mundelein teen back in court FridayMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County judge has scheduled a Friday bond review for a gymnastics coach from Palatine accused of sexually assaulting one of his students at a Lake County hotel. Ke...
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Fire, vandalism at Behm Park in Fremont TownshipMar 06, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's police are searching for one or more people who burned down a shed and vandalized other structures at Fremont Township's Behm Park Monday night. Sp...
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Man charged in Vernon Hills robberyMar 06, 2018 12:00 am - An Elk Grove Village man is held in Lake County jail on charges associated with a robbery reported March 2 in Vernon Hills. Christopher J. Gordon, 35, of the 600 block o...
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Jail guard pleads not guilty to inappropriately touching female employeeMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County jail corrections officer pleaded not guilty Monday to allegations he inappropriately touched a female contract employee who also was working at the jail. ...