Island Lake Crime
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Why Illinois State Police are changing standards for recruiting pushJan 17, 2020 4:28 am - Illinois wants you. It might not have the same ring to it as the "Uncle Sam Wants You" phrase that adorned military recruiting posters of the past, but the message is th...
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Fugitive arrested in WaukeganJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - A fugitive from New York was arrested Thursday in Waukegan by the Lake County sheriff's warrants team and U.S. marshals, police announced. Eduardo Gutierrez, 21, of New...
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Driver faces DUI charge after crash involving Lake County sheriff's squad carJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County woman faces charges of driving under the influence and violating Scott's Law after authorities say she plowed her SUV into the back of a Lake County Sherif...
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Freund hearing routine, but media cameras recording it a first in McHenry CountyJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - An otherwise routine proceeding Tuesday in the case of Andrew Freund Sr., charged with first-degree murder in the death of 5-year-old son AJ, was noteworthy as the first...
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Two weeks after school vandalized with swastikas, Lake County Board condemns hateJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - Two weeks after swastikas were spray-painted at a Lake Zurich school, the Lake County Board on Tuesday adopted a resolution condemning hate and discrimination. The resol...
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'I think I just shot and killed Liz': Startling voicemail opens ex-cop's murder trialJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - The trial of a former Chicago police officer on murder charges began Monday with audio of a calm but startling voicemail message that then-71-year-old Lorin Volberding l...
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Huntley police arrest homeless man who they say posted threatJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - A 22-year-old homeless man was arrested after personnel at Huntley Community School District 158 told police about a threat he posted to bomb the school. On Facebook, th...
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Stabbing near Cary under investigationJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - The McHenry County sheriff's office is investigating a reported stabbing Thursday morning near Cary, authorities said. Authorities responded to the 6000 block of Acorn C...
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Authorities: Teen made phony 911 calls to get 'swatting' response from policeJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A 16-year-old Grayslake-area boy faces a pair of felony charges after authorities say he made three phony 911 calls Wednesday to elicit an emergency police response, a c...
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Demolition firm agrees to tear down AJ Freund's Crystal Lake home at no chargeJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - The Crystal Lake home where prosecutors say 5-year-old AJ Freund was killed by his parents in April could be demolished in 30 to 60 days. An offer from Green Demolition ...