Lake Villa Crime
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California man gets 6 years but already freed after threatening to 'light up' courthouseJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - A California man who threatened to "light up" the Lake County courthouse and Gurnee police station in 2014 was sentenced to six years in prison. Daniel Pederson, 36, of...
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Lake County jail inmate charged for falsely accusing officer of sex assaultJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - An inmate at Lake County jail was charged with felony disorderly conduct after falsely claiming a female correctional officer inappropriately touched her during a pat do...
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Authorities: Man stole money, punched police dog while fleeing officerJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - A Warren Township man faces criminal charges after he stole money from a Mundelein man, then punched a Lake County police dog while trying to run away, authorities said ...
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Vernon Hills man detained, hospitalized after brief standoff Friday nightJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - Vernon Hills police have detained a man who was yelling at neighbors, being chased by his mom down the street, and eventually caused a short standoff at a home on the 30...
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Cellphone distributor gets 2 years in prison for tax evasionJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - A 53-year-old Highland Park man who pleaded guilty to tax evasion this year was sentenced to two years in prison Friday. Jordan Eckerling once operated a cellular phone ...
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Why gangs are changing, and what it means for the suburbsJun 22, 2018 5:30 am - A lot has changed since the Chicago Crime Commission published in 2012 its last "Gang Book," the crime-fighting organization's detailed account of the activities and ope...
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Man pleads not guilty to weapons charges in Lake County police confrontationsJun 21, 2018 1:00 am - An Antioch Township man who authorities say was involved in multiple confrontations with police in Gurnee and Antioch pleaded not guilty to weapons violations Thursday. ...
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Lake County chief judge issues alert of jury scamJun 16, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County Chief Judge Jay Ukena Friday issued an alert of a scam where several people were called Thursday by a man pretending to be a Lake County sheriff's deputy say...
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Lake County sheriff: Man sold drugs, gun to undercover officersJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Chicago man faces multiple drug and weapons charges following a monthslong investigation, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said Friday. Trae A. Wallace h...
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New trial denied in Lincolnshire day care murder case; supreme court nextJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - The woman convicted of murdering a 16-month-old boy in 2009 at a Lincolnshire day care center will appeal her case to the state's Supreme Court, arguing prosecutors with...