Tower Lakes Crime
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Prosecutor: Waukegan man charged with killing dogs also threw puppyJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man charged this year with killing three dogs is also accused of slamming a 2-month-old puppy to the ground during a fit of rage in April, a Lake County prose...
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Prosecutors: Guns stolen from Beach Park shop may be linked to Chicago violenceJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County prosecutors said they are investigating whether two guns stolen from a Beach Park gun store this spring were used in a shooting or murder in Chicago. Assist...
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Long Grove man charged in fatal crash pleads not guilty to additional chargesJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - A Long Grove man charged with a 2013 fatal DUI pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 10 additional criminal counts of reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influe...
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Grayslake man sentenced to 18 years for molesting childJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - A Grayslake man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for molesting a child from April 2012 until July 2014, a Lake County prosecutor said Monday. Judge James K. Booras o...
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$100,000 bond for Antioch man on child porn chargesJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - An Antioch man faces child pornography charges after a monthslong investigation by the cybercrime units from both the Lake County sheriff and state's attorney's offices,...
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Two Lakemoor officers resign after wrongly claiming DUI rewardJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - Two Lakemoor police officers have resigned after trying to claim a $100 reward they were not eligible to receive, officials confirmed. Walter Szarowicz and Henry Campos ...
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Lake County sheriff forms gang task forceJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County Sheriff's Office has created a new task force to combat the rise in gang members moving to the northern suburbs, officials said. The Lake County Gang Ta...
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Man sentenced to home confinement for fatal Lincolnshire DUI crashJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - A 67-year-old man was sentenced to 36 months of home confinement Wednesday for killing a Wheeling woman in a 2012 DUI-related car crash in Lincolnshire. However, John W...
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Man sentenced to 14 years for death of Waukegan infantJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison for the death of a Waukegan infant in his care. Andre Sharkey, 33, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to o...
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Teacher who didn't report sex assault allegation gets 30 days in jailJul 21, 2015 1:00 am - Calling her behavior "outrageous and callous," a Lake County judge sentenced a former Gavin South Middle School teacher to 30 days in jail for failing to report the susp...