Lakemoor Crime
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Man suffering overdose saved by Lake County sergeantJul 15, 2018 1:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's sergeant saved a 20-year-old man suffering from an apparent opioid overdose Friday night in Warren Township, authorities said Sunday. Sgt. Robb B...
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Attorney says woman who hit people with car was attacked first, feared for her lifeJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - A Chicago woman accused of running over a 15-month-old child and his grandmother remains jailed on $250,000 bond, a Lake County judge ruled Thursday. Attorneys for Zari...
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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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Woodstock man sentenced to 18 years for kidnapping, sex abuse of 4-year-old boyJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - A Woodstock man who said voices in his head told him to kidnap and sexually abuse a 4-year-old boy was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday. Kevin A. Sorensen, 40, pl...