Highland Park Crime
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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Highland Park shooting suspect’s trial date set for 2025Feb 21, 2024 5:10 pm - The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade will have his day in court next February. Lake County...
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Four people rescued as Highland Park woman charged with multiple counts of human traffickingFeb 14, 2024 10:57 am - Four people including an infant were rescued, and a Highland Park woman was charged with multiple counts of human trafficking and involuntary servitude involving a case t...
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Accused Highland Park shooter’s trial postponedJan 10, 2024 12:11 pm - The speedy trial Robert Crimo III requested last month when he was defending himself against charges he killed seven people and injured dozens more during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade will not take place next month after all.
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Man charged with Highland Park mass shooting changes mind about defending himselfJan 05, 2024 11:03 am - Robert Crimo III’s tenure as his own attorney lasted less than a month: The man charged with killing seven spectators and injuring dozens of others during Highland Park’s...
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Highland Park shooting suspect lands in maximum-security jail podDec 16, 2023 1:18 pm - Sheriff says he violated jail rules by threatening a guard
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Accused Highland Park shooter’s father released after serving half of 60-day sentenceDec 14, 2023 5:52 am - The father of the man accused of killing seven people at the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day parade was released from jail Wednesday after serving half his 60-day sen...
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Highland Park suspect to represent himself in trial set for FebruaryDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - The Highland Park massacre suspect will represent himself in his criminal trial, which a Lake County judge on Monday set for February 2024. Robert Crimo III, accused of ...
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Mundelein driver charged in hit-and-run that killed Deerfield school board memberDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Mundelein woman was charged Friday in the June fatal hit-and-run of a Deerfield school board member in Highland Park. Melanie A. Hass, 41, of the 26100 block of Acorn ...
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Father of man charged in Highland Park shooting makes statement with T-shirt before starting jail sentenceNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - In the months after being charged with felony reckless conduct for helping his son obtain a FOID card, Robert Crimo Jr. largely refrained from making public statements. ...