Third Lake Crime
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Sheriff: Driver made up carjacking claim after crashing into two homesSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - A Warren Township man crashed his pickup truck into two homes near Gages Lake early Tuesday morning then falsely reported he'd been the victim of a carjacking, authoriti...
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Sheriff: Lake County escapee captured in WisconsinSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County authorities captured a 33-year-old Wisconsin man Wednesday afternoon, about 4½ hours after he escaped the county courthouse. The escape came moments after he...
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Waukegan man charged with locking daughter in basement appeals bond hearingSep 11, 2018 1:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of locking his 10-year-old daughter in a basement because he claimed she was demonically possessed has appealed a previous bond hearing to a highe...
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Former Gavin teacher in prison for assaulting students could return to Lake County courtroomSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - A former Gavin Elementary District 37 teacher sentenced to prison for molesting two former students could return to a Lake County courtroom in October. Judge Daniel Sha...
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How fentanyl test strips help drug users 'be safe and survive'Aug 31, 2018 5:33 am - With a goal of stopping the recent rise in drug overdose deaths, advocates and health agencies are willing to try anything - even safety strategies targeting people who ...
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Wisconsin man pleads guilty to threatening a Lake County public officialAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - A Wisconsin man accused of writing a letter perceived as threatening to officials with the Lake County circuit court clerk's office pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of...
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Man accused of escaping Lake County squad car pleads not guiltyAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - A Romeoville man who authorities say wriggled out of handcuffs and through a small Plexiglass window to escape Lake County sheriff's deputies pleaded not guilty to an es...
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Who broke into the Dairy Dream? Libertyville business seeks helpAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Was it an inside job? A customer who had been casing the joint? Or someone with an issue who needed money? Whatever the answer, a small-town sense of security has been b...
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Police: Waukegan woman was drunk when causing crash that killed 2Aug 28, 2018 1:00 am - A 39-year-old woman is facing charges alleging she was driving drunk when involved in a crash Sunday night that killed a married couple from Waukegan, authorities said. ...
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Mundelein woman accused of voting twice in 2016 election grabs plea dealAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - The fourth of five Lake County residents accused of voter fraud worked out a plea deal in court Monday morning. Janet Pokryfke, 69, of Mundelein, was found gui...