Lake Villa Crime
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Round Lake man arrested in underage sex stingJan 22, 2015 12:00 am - A Round Lake man is in custody after going to meet an undercover police detective posing as a 14-year-old boy, authorities announced Thursday. Steven M. Bastean, 29, of ...
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Bail revoked for former Gavin teacher in sexual assault caseJan 22, 2015 12:00 am - A former Lake County teacher was ordered held without bond after he pleaded not guilty to charges he had sex with two former students, one of whom was videotaped while b...
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'Skinny jeans bandit' arrested, authorities sayJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - A Yorkville man charged with robbing a bank in Carol Stream is suspected of similar heists in Grayslake, Cary and Indiana in recent weeks, authorities said. Eric Shephe...
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Antioch man charged in Spring Grove residential burglaryJan 21, 2015 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Antioch man faces up to 15 years in prison after his arrest this week in connection with the burglary of a Spring Grove home. Lake County Sheriff's police ...
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Two men found guilty - again - for North Chicago murderJan 21, 2015 12:00 am - Two North Chicago men were convicted of murder Tuesday for a second time in the fatal shooting of a woman and injuring of two men in a hail of gunfire in 2007. Jurors fo...
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Man pleads gulity to obscenity:Jan 20, 2015 12:01 am - A Hawthorn Woods man accused of trying meet with a 14-year-old boy for sex pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor count of obscenity in Lake County court, defense attor...
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Attempted burglary arrest:Jan 20, 2015 12:01 am - A Lake Villa man was arrested about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday after an attempted burglary at Family Pantry, 21190 Commercial Drive, near Mundelein. Glenn E. Trauthwein, 33, whos...
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Ingleside teen denies charges from wild police chaseJan 20, 2015 12:00 am - An Ingleside teen pleaded not guilty Tuesday to numerous felony charges filed after authorities said he led police on a wild chase through northwestern Lake County in No...
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Prosecutors want to revoke bond for former teacherJan 19, 2015 12:00 am - Lake County prosecutors say they want to revoke bail for a former Gavin Elementary District 37 teacher who is accused of sexually assaulting two former students. Prosecu...
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Domestic violence part of 2014 Lake County murder hikeJan 17, 2015 6:39 am - Of the 15 murders recorded in Lake County in 2014, four were particularly chilling because family members were charged in the deaths. They included a 14-year-old Mundele...