Island Lake Crime
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Wheeling cop opens new battlefront in war on scammersMar 03, 2017 4:00 am - As regular readers of this column know, there's no shortage of warnings and tips from police and consumer advocates about how to avoid getting scammed. And yet people -...
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2 charged in Deer Park Apple Store theft after cops recover 100 iPhonesMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies recovered more than 100 iPhones after a traffic stop in Deer Park, leading to charges against two men who are accused of going to Apple st...
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Round Lake Heights man pleads guilty to hitting cop with carMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - A Round Lake Heights man accused of hitting a police officer with a car after a retail theft at Wal-Mart in Round Lake Beach avoided trial by pleading guilty. Cedric D....
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Lake County carjacking suspect captured in DetroitFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - A Lake County man wanted in connection with an armed robbery and carjacking in Waukegan was captured last week in Detroit, Lake County Sheriff's police said Tuesday. Tim...
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Wanted Lake County father, son capturedFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Members of the Lake County Sheriff's Warrants Team and U.S. Marshals Service - Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force last week apprehended a wanted father and son who...
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How law-and-order suburban sheriff became a deaconFeb 24, 2017 4:40 am - Former Kane County Sheriff Ken Ramsey is a tough guy. Fighting in the Vietnam War, serving as a firefighter, and working 35 years in law enforcement, Ramsey saw violence...
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Former Lake County coroner pleads not guilty to perjury chargesFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Former Lake County coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd, who is accused of lying about the validity of election petitions, pleaded not guilty Friday to five counts of perjury. Rudd ...
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Report: Off-duty Woodstock cop charged with DUI in Round Lake crashFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - An off-duty Woodstock police officer was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and driving too fast for conditions after a Feb. 11 crash into a utility p...
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Lake County deputies save OD victim near GraysklakeFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies used a combination of CPR and the anti-opiate drug naloxone to save a 23-year-old man suffering from an apparent overdose Saturday, author...
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Former Oakwood Hills man faces child porn chargesFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - A former Oakwood Hills man faces felony charges after police traced downloaded child pornography to the 50-year-old's computer, officials say. Robert T. Rado was arreste...