Island Lake Crime
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Waukegan man sentenced to 59 years in prison for 2011 murderApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 59 years in prison for helping to torture and murder a Waukegan man in 2011, then helping to dump his body in the Penny Road Pond in u...
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DEA says street value of high-grade marijuana is $500,000Apr 03, 2014 1:01 am - A Cary man was charged after police recovered 100 pounds of high-grade marijuana from his vehicle and home worth $500,000, authorities said Wednesday. Vincent C. O'Brien...
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Buffalo Grove man pleads not guilty in kidnapping caseApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - A Buffalo Grove man has pleaded not guilty to charges he kidnapped his estranged girlfriend in Highland Park and drove her against her will to Racine, Wis. Samuel B. Ja...
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Aurora serial smash-and-grab burglar faces long sentenceMar 30, 2014 1:01 am - An Aurora man arrested after police investigating a spate of smash-and-grab burglaries put a GPS tracker on his car could face a lengthy prison term because of his past ...
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Police: Child porn suspect in Lake Villa Township nabbedMar 28, 2014 1:01 am - Authorities say a Lake Villa-area man has been charged with child pornography possession. Jason C. Boettcher, 26, of the 39200 block of North Spruce Street in unincorpor...
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McHenry man gets 16 years in machete attackMar 28, 2014 1:01 am - A McHenry man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in connection with a machete attack. 33-year-old Orlando Ferral-Mujica of McHenry was sentenced Friday. Prosecutor...
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Operation thins deadbeat warrants:Mar 25, 2014 1:01 am - A two-week operation recently resulted in the elimination of 21 deadbeat parent warrants, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The operation began with 50 dead...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 47 years for killing cabdriver in 2010Mar 25, 2014 1:01 am - Tuesday's sentencing for a Waukegan man charged with the 2010 murder of Park City cabdriver Patrick Foster began with a gut-wrenching audio recording of Foster's 911 ce...
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Police: Man threw firework at deputies 'because he was scared'Mar 22, 2014 1:00 am - Employees and customers were evacuated from a combined BP gas station and McDonald's restaurant in Wadsworth for about 2½ hours about dinner time Friday while a tactical...
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Grayslake man facing federal armed robbery chargesMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - A Grayslake man is facing federal armed robbery charges stemming from a string of holdups at retail stores across Lake County and northern Cook County last summer. Lero...