Lake Villa Crime
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Lake County man admits sex abuse of teen he met on social mediaNov 27, 2017 12:00 am - A Lake County man accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl he met on social media agreed to a plea deal Monday that could put him in prison for up to four years. ...
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Arizona woman killed in Antioch Township hit-and-run crashNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - A 27-year-old Arizona woman was killed early Sunday after a hit-and-run crash in northern Lake County, authorities said. According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, t...
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Police: 'Suspicious' injuries found on Round Lake Park infantNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - Suspicious injuries, including a head wound, were discovered on the body of a 7-week-old Round Lake Park infant whose death is now the subject of a criminal investigatio...
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Lake County releases results from underage alcohol operationNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - The Lake County Health Department and local law enforcement agencies sent teenagers to 165 stores across the county to see if they could illegally buy liquor. According ...
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Waukegan man found guilty of murder during 2011 car theftNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - A Waukegan man has been found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder for killing a Waukegan man while stealing a car. Kerwin Murry, 28, faces up to 75 years in pr...
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Two arrested after Libertyville store theft, officer injuredNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - A Libertyville police officer suffered minor injuries Thursday morning after he was hit by a car and dragged a short distance while trying to stop a retail theft, author...
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Police warn of phone scamNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - Daily Herald Report The Lake County sheriff's office is warning people to be wary of criminals posing as sheriff's deputies on the phone. The criminals call people, say ...
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Heroin overdose deaths, rescues both on the rise in 4 countiesNov 09, 2017 4:30 am - Heroin and opioid overdose deaths are on pace to top last year's totals in four of six area counties, even while first responders are setting records for saving lives us...
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Yingling, Curran hosting public safety meeting Nov. 28Nov 07, 2017 12:00 am - State Rep. Sam Yingling and Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran are co-hosting a town-hall meeting later this month to address public safety issues such as the opioid crisis...
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Prosecutor: Mom killed son, took body aboard Metra trainNov 07, 2017 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach woman charged in the fatal beating of her 6-year-old son carried his body onto a Metra train and through Union Station in Chicago, before finally repo...