Diamond Lake Crime
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Former Mundelein trustee pleads not guilty to burglary, batterySep 12, 2019 1:00 am - Former Mundelein Trustee Dakotah Norton pleaded not guilty to residential burglary and misdemeanor battery charges Thursday, a day after a judge issued a $100,000 warran...
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Round Lake Beach man who killed romantic rival gets 78 years in prisonSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Calling him an exceptionally dangerous man, a judge on Wednesday sentenced a Round Lake Beach man to 78 years in prison for the 2016 killing of a perceived romantic riva...
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Warrant issued after former Mundelein trustee misses courtSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County judge issued a $100,000 warrant Wednesday for former Mundelein village trustee Dakotah Norton after he and his lawyer failed to appear in court for an arra...
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Why 'Lake County Five' charges might be best hope for opponents of felony murder lawSep 06, 2019 5:27 am - To the opponents of Illinois' controversial felony murder law, the case of five teenagers charged with first-degree murder for the killing of another teen by a Lake Coun...
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Cases against teens charged with murder after Old Mill Creek homeowner shot boy continuedSep 05, 2019 1:00 am - As supporters blasted felony murder charges against five Chicago youths as a "travesty," their cases were continued until Sept. 19 while Lake County prosecutors sift thr...
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Sheriff's deputies investigating shots fired near GurneeSep 05, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies are investigating shots fired Thursday evening in an unincorporated area near Gurnee. No one was shot, but a 17-year-old boy was injured d...
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Judge rejects Gurnee man's plea deal for being 'too light'Sep 04, 2019 1:00 am - This story has been updated to clarify the length of prison term proposed in the plea deal. A Lake County judge rejected a proposed plea deal Wednesday for a Gurnee...
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No early release for Mundelein man who made bogus 911 call about workplace gunmanSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - A Mundelein man who admitted making a bogus 911 call to get out of work before his shift was over won't be leaving jail until his sentence is done. Antonio P. Fletcher,...
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The disturbing facts about elder abuse, and what the state is doing about itAug 30, 2019 5:20 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out chilling news earlier this year: Reports of violence against the elderly have increased dramatically. From 2002 to...
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Judge: Man guilty of killing wife in coffee pot disputeAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County judge ruled Wednesday that the 69-year-old Barrington man who shot at his wife four times during a dispute that began over a coffee pot is guilty of second...