Lake Forest Crime
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Round Lake authorities mourn loss of Highway the police dogAug 21, 2012 6:35 pm - Round Lake police Tuesday mourned the loss of a valued member of the department, a go-getter who tracked criminals and narcotics with a rare drive. Highway, a sable-colo...
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Beach Park man requests separate trialAug 21, 2012 6:13 pm - Defense attorneys for Eric Castillo, 24, of Beach Park, asked Lake County circuit court Judge George Bridges on Tuesday for a separate trial from three other suspects ch...
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Suspect in fatal boating crash had prior OUI convictionAug 16, 2012 10:01 am - The Bartlett man who faces alcohol- and drug-related charges in the boating death of a 10-year-old Libertyville boy, has a prior conviction for operating a boat while in...
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Schmidt requests change in protection orderAug 15, 2012 11:13 am - State Sen. Suzi Schmidt is asking that the order of protection against her be modified so she can help care for an elderly neighbor recovering from hip surgery. However...
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Bartlett man charged in death of Libertyville boy on Petite LakeAug 14, 2012 10:00 am - A Bartlett man is accused of having alcohol and cocaine in his system when he struck and killed a 10-year-old boy in a boating accident on Petite Lake in July, authoriti...
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Bond set in sex assaultAug 10, 2012 3:44 pm - Matthew Bilecki, 40, of the 43000 block of Mary Avenue, is held in Lake County jail in lieu of $250,000 bail, officials said Friday. Bilecki, a former Antioch Fire Depar...
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Campton Hills house theft suspect fails to show in courtAug 10, 2012 1:00 pm - Bond has been forfeited, and an arrest warrant issued, for a St. Charles man accused of looting the Campton Hills house from which he was evicted. Peter A. Mazzara was d...
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Upgraded DUI charges filed against son of Lake Villa’s police chiefAug 10, 2012 11:55 am - The son of Lake Villa’s police chief was slapped Thursday with upgraded felony charges in connection with a June 14 DUI-related crash that injured three passengers. Rob...
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Former Antioch firefighter charged with sexual abuseAug 09, 2012 7:44 pm - A 40-year-old former employee of the Antioch Fire Department has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl, officials from the Lake County...
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Area police try out new high-tech weapons training simulator in GurneeAug 08, 2012 12:39 pm - Lincolnshire Police Officer Scott Holst drew his gun and scanned all sides as he moved carefully down the hallway of a school under attack. He slowly drifted into a lib...