Lake Zurich Crime
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Baker gets 47 years in slaying of Vernon Hills womanApr 29, 2013 3:39 pm - Daniel Baker received 47 years in prison for killing a Vernon Hills woman with repeated blows from a baseball bat, but he didn’t stick around long enough to hear the sen...
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Monk charged with attempting to abduct 14-year-old Antioch girlApr 27, 2013 4:37 pm - A Benedictine monk is charged with attempting to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car in Antioch. Thomas J. Chmura, who told police he has lived at the St. Benedict’s A...
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Police say Lake Villa man tried to abduct little girlsApr 25, 2013 4:07 pm - A man accused of trying to abduct four young girls was arrested, thanks to information provided by an alert mother, Lake County authorities said. Henry Wright, 29, of th...
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Judge: Vernon Hills man’s rights not violatedApr 25, 2013 3:02 pm - A Lake County judge has ruled the rights of a Vernon Hills man charged with murdering his wife were not violated by police when they questioned him. The decision paves ...
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Plea deal in place for Ingleside manApr 25, 2013 10:08 am - A plea agreement is in place for an Ingleside man accused of selling the drugs that killed a friend, attorneys said in court Thursday. Brian Stedronsky, 32, of the 3500...
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Weather delays wrestler’s home invasion trialApr 19, 2013 1:50 pm - Another trial in DuPage County court was postponed Friday after two jurors were unable to attend because of the weather. Testimony in the Kerin Ramirez home invasion tr...
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Wood Dale cop testifies about shooting intruderApr 17, 2013 7:00 pm - A Wood Dale police sergeant on Wednesday described how he shot an intruder in his home after being unable to fend off the suspect during a knockdown, drag-out fight. “H...
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Mundelein man held on $100,000 bail in Vernon Hills police station shootingApr 15, 2013 4:03 pm - A Mundelein man who was shot inside the Vernon Hills police station has been charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer with a weapon and remains in Lake County ...
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No reduction in Rogers’ sentenceApr 15, 2013 12:52 pm - A motion to reconsider the sentencing of Sandra Rogers was denied in Lake County court Monday. Judge John Phillips rejected a request from defense attorney Gillian Gosch...
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Jury finds Waukegan man guilty of murdering wife near forest preserve in 2002Apr 11, 2013 11:25 am - It took only about 90 minutes for a Lake County jury to find a Waukegan man guilty of killing his wife before fleeing to Mexico. Ruben Contreras, 51, stared without emo...