Lake Forest Crime
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Man gets 6 years in friend’s fatal overdoseSep 25, 2013 4:30 pm - An Ingleside man who pleaded guilty to selling his friend a fatal dose of potent pain medication was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday. However, Brian Stedrons...
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Starks officially declared an innocent man in rape caseSep 25, 2013 12:00 pm - Bennie Starks is now, officially, an innocent man. Lake County Judge George Bridges approved a letter of innocence for the 53-year-old Starks on Wednesday, the final pa...
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Store clerk recounts day gun jammed during Beach Park robberySep 25, 2013 11:44 am - A former Beach Park grocery clerk testified Wednesday that he was surprised to hear a “click” from the gun pointed at the back of his head as he lay on the store floor i...
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Trial for man accused of killing Round Lake Park woman set to beginSep 23, 2013 7:00 pm - Jury selection for a man accused of murdering a Round Lake Park woman during a robbery six years ago at a Waukegan Check N' Go has begun at the Lake County courthouse. M...
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Pot, cocaine seized in Antioch drug bustSep 23, 2013 1:30 pm - An Antioch man has been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver after police seized 420 grams of pot from his home, authorities said. Matthew Banis, ...
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Two arrested in Beach Park chainsaw burglarySep 20, 2013 2:09 pm - Two men were arrested by Lake County sheriff’s deputies after they tried to steal a chain saw in Beach Park, officials said. Marcus Hampton, 43, of the 6000 block of Ca...
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Third Lake bank robbedSep 20, 2013 10:44 am - Lake County sheriff’s police are searching for an agile thief who robbed a Third Lake bank. The stickup occurred about 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Associated Bank, 34354 N. R...
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Probation for wrestler shot in Wood Dale cop's homeSep 19, 2013 11:00 am - A former Harper College wrestler who drunkenly wandered into a police officer's home and left with a gunshot wound was sentenced Thursday to probation and time served. ...
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Grayslake PTO theft trial delayed againSep 18, 2013 1:48 pm - The trial of a former Grayslake parent teacher organization member accused of stealing more than $10,000 has been delayed again. This time, the trial of Elizabeth S. Ba...
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Bond lowered in fatal street racing crashSep 18, 2013 12:23 pm - An Antioch man facing 14 years in prison for his role in a fatal street racing crash has been released from Lake County jail to enroll in a Lake Villa drug and behaviora...