Lake Forest Crime
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Vernon Hills man faces identity theft, drug possession chargesSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - A 35-year-old Vernon Hills man faces two counts of felony identity theft along with two drug possession charges stemming from a July arrest, officials said. Officials sa...
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Lake Villa-area man accused of attacking friend with baseball batSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake Villa-area man is accused of attacking a longtime friend in the face with a baseball bat, police said. Robert Wargin, 53, is charged with aggravated battery with ...
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Judge rejects bid to dismiss charges against father of Highland Park parade shooting suspectAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County judge Monday rejected arguments that he should dismiss criminal charges against the father of the man accused of carrying out the mass shooting at Highland...
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutorsAug 25, 2023 5:00 am - Herman Williams spent almost three decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder. Now the former Gurnee resident and Gulf War veter...
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Jury finds Ingleside man guilty of aggravated DUI in fatal crashAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County jury found a 41-year-old Ingleside man guilty on one count of aggravated DUI resulting in death last week, prosecutors announced Monday. The verdict means ...
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Police dogs nab armed robbery suspect near Vernon HillsAug 18, 2023 11:00 pm - A Lake Zurich man charged with felony armed robbery remained held in Lake County jail Saturday on $500,000 bail after a pair of police dogs found him hiding in a wetland...
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Highland Park teen charged in fatal shooting held on $5 million bailAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County judge set bail at $5 million for a Highland Park teen charged in Sunday's fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Highwood boy. Estiven Sarminento, 16, of the 900 ...
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Teen in critical condition after accidental shooting near Gurnee; friend chargedAug 07, 2023 1:00 am - A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after an accidental shooting Sunday evening in a Gurnee-area home, authorities said. Lake County sheriff's police said deputie...
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Officials: Gurnee-area man charged with DUI after hitting sheriff's squadJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's Office squad was hit Saturday morning by a Gurnee-area man officials say was driving drunk. It happened at 2:10 a.m. on Sheridan Road north of Wa...
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Sheriff: Fired Fox Lake man committed arsonJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - A Fox Lake man fired from his job Tuesday returned to the workplace late at night and began setting fire to items in the business' parking lot, including a motorcycle, a...