Island Lake Crime
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Former cop charged with extortion found dead in McHenry County jailNov 05, 2012 4:17 pm - The U.S. Marshal’s office is investigating the death of a federal inmate being held at the McHenry County jail in Woodstock. Gary Engel, 61, of Homer Glen, was one of tw...
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Baker guilty but mentally ill in Vernon Hills murderNov 05, 2012 7:00 am - Daniel Baker flew into a fit of rage and jealousy moments before he bludgeoned to death 50-year-old Marina Aksman of Vernon Hills in 2010. However, momentary rage does ...
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Wauconda firefighter charged with sexual abuse involving childNov 02, 2012 10:00 am - A veteran firefighter from Wauconda is free on bond after being charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, authorities said Friday. Donald Berthiaume,...
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Closing arguments done, Baker trial verdict MondayNov 02, 2012 9:18 am - Daniel Baker’s first-degree murder trial isn’t a question of “whodunit,” as defense attorney Ed Genson put it Friday during his closing argument. Rather, the case center...
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Arrest made in Crystal Lake oxycodone robbery from pharmacyNov 01, 2012 7:45 pm - A 29-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and charged with robbing a CVS Pharmacy in Crystal Lake at gunpoint on Sept. 2 of three bottles of oxycodone, authorities said. ...
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Lake County prosecutor placed on leave amid allegationsNov 01, 2012 6:26 pm - Lake County prosecutor accused of stealing signs
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Gacy nephew gets 24 years for sex assault of girlNov 01, 2012 5:07 pm - A nephew of serial killer John Wayne Gacy was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in prison after being found guilty in July of numerous charges of sexual abuse and sexual as...
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Antioch man gets 12 years in prison for sexual assaultNov 01, 2012 3:14 pm - An Antioch man will spend 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault in Lake County circuit court. After serving his sen...
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Three arrested in shooting of rival gang member in WaukeganNov 01, 2012 5:48 am - Three gang members, two of them juveniles, were charged following a shooting in Waukegan, authorities said. An unnamed 16-year-old juvenile from Waukegan was charged wi...
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8 arrested in mailed pot bust in CaryOct 31, 2012 1:00 pm - A narcotics probe in which someone mailed $13,600 worth of marijuana to a Cary address resulted in eight arrests Friday, police said. According to police, the package o...