Lake Villa Crime
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Police: Man jumped from third-floor balcony trying to escapeApr 27, 2018 1:00 am - A Libertyville Township man wanted for robbery tried to escape police officers by jumping from a third-floor balcony but was eventually arrested Thursday. Lake County s...
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Waukegan man charged with stealing hand grenades from U.S. Navy destroyerApr 25, 2018 1:00 am - The Waukegan Navy man authorities said took 20 hand grenades from a destroyer in San Diego faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if found guilty. Aaron Book...
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Teen charged in attack of family at Six Flags misses court appearanceApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - An arrest warrant has been issued for a Waukegan man accused of inciting the attack of a Batavia family at Six Flags Great America last fall. Gregory Battle, 18, was exp...
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Police: Two Grayslake-area men hospitalized after BB gun vs. knife fightApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County sheriff's detectives are investigating a bizarre fight between two men Sunday night on Route 45 near Grayslake. The combatants, a 30-year-old who had a BB gu...
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Ex-Vernon Hills coach pleads not guilty to sexual assaultApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - A former freshman soccer coach pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Wednesday to charges she sexually assaulted two Vernon Hills High School students on several occas...
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Attorney: Better X-rays exonerate day care worker convicted of killing toddlerApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Attorneys for a former day care worker convicted of murdering a 16-month-old in 2009 told an appeals court Wednesday key X-ray evidence provided by prosecutors was unrea...
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Charges dropped for jail guard accused of inappropriately touching female employeeApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County prosecutors on Monday dismissed battery allegations against a county correctional officer previously accused of inappropriately touching the buttocks of a fe...
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Beach Park double murder trial delayed until OctoberApr 12, 2018 1:00 am - The trial for a Beach Park man accused of killing his wife and stepson with an aluminum baseball bat was postponed Wednesday after prosecutors said they received new inf...
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Good news for students, bad for teachers in crime-in-schools reportApr 06, 2018 5:33 am - Students are assaulting and committing other criminal acts against one another at the lowest rates in more than two decades, according to a new federal report about crim...
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North Chicago driver plans to argue self-defense at trialApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - A North Chicago man accused of intentionally striking two pedestrians, one fatally, with a car in Waukegan a year ago is expected to claim self-defense, his attorney sai...