Lake Forest Crime
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Lake County jail guard accused of not assisting paralyzed inmate has diedDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - A former Lake County jail guard facing charges for not assisting an inmate who was paralyzed during a 2011 jailhouse scuffle has died. Robert Schlesser, 49, of Round La...
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North Barrington attorney accused in home invasion pleads not guiltyDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - A North Barrington attorney pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of breaking into a Hawthorn Woods home and using a gun to threaten his ex-wife and daughter. Raymond...
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Be wary of scams:Dec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Lake County residents are reminded there are several ongoing scams during the holidays, with the most common being a person who identifies themselves as an IRS agent. Th...
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Judge denies motion to reverse guilty plea for Waukegan man in murder caseDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - A Waukegan man serving 25 years in prison was denied a request Friday to withdraw his guilty plea to charges he killed a man and wounded another during a bizarre attack ...
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16-year-old Grant student accused of stabbing teenDec 11, 2014 12:00 am - A 16-year-old Grant High School student is in custody after being accused of stabbing another teen multiple times in the neck and head in the hallway of the Fox Lake hig...
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Accused former Gavin teacher pleads not guiltyDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - The last of three former Gavin Elementary District 37 teachers accused of not reporting suspected student sex abuse involving a colleague pleaded not guilty in Lake Coun...
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Defense attorneys waiting for final test results in latest Lake County DNA caseDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - Defense attorneys for a man serving 80 years in prison for a grisly murder in North Chicago in January 2000 said they are awaiting final DNA test results before deciding...
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Man gets 68 years in prison for kidnapping, sex assaultDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - A man with ties to Lake County who was convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman during a multistate crime spree was sentenced Tuesday to 68 years behind b...
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24 months probation for woman in Cuneo family theft caseDec 08, 2014 12:00 am - A woman convicted in September of stealing from a member of the Cuneo family in Vernon Hills was sentenced in Lake County court Monday to 24 months probation and 18 mont...
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Zion man guilty of killing Waukegan man in 2013Dec 05, 2014 12:01 am - A jury has found 32-year-old Jamal Johnson of Zion guilty Thursday of killing a 23-year-old Waukegan man in the parking lot of a Zion food store. Johnson now faces up t...