Tower Lakes Crime
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Authorities identify teens in fatal Lake County robbery; 3 are siblingsAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Five of the six teenagers who authorities allege were trying to break into a Lake County man's car when one was fatally shot are related, and three are siblings, officia...
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Officials: 5 teens charged with murder after accomplice is shot during attempted burglaryAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - A 75-year-old man shot a 14-year-old who authorities say was in the man's Lake County driveway trying to break into his car, and the five teens accused of being the boy'...
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Will Lake County homeowner who shot boy before police chase face charges?Aug 13, 2019 1:00 am - Legal experts believe a 75-year-old man who authorities say shot and killed a 14-year-old during an attempted car burglary in the man's driveway is unlikely to face char...
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Police dog Dax wins more awards, finds missing manAug 10, 2019 1:00 am - Dax, a police dog for the Lake County Sheriff's Department, fresh off picking up a slew of awards at a dog trial in Michigan, located a missing man unconscious in heavy ...
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Report: Officer who shot, killed Waukegan man acted "reasonably and appropriately"Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - Six months after a Waukegan Police officer shot and killed a Waukegan man who was attempting to run him over Feb. 3, Lake County State's Attorney Michael G. Nerheim dete...
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Beware of scammers posing as computer repair workersAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is warning the public of an emerging financial scam committed over electronic devices, including cellphones and computers. Scammers on ...
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Man who sold gun to undercover Lake County deputy gets 4 years in prisonAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man who admitted to illegally selling a gun to an undercover Lake County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison. Trae Wallace, 27, apol...
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Mundelein man pleads not guilty to sexually abusing two girlsAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - A Mundelein man accused of sexually abusing two girls pleaded not guilty before a Lake County judge Thursday. Breon D. Dixon, 39, of the 1400 block of Downing Place, is ...
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Men accused of using counterfeit bills in Vernon HillsJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - Two men used counterfeit $100 bills at five businesses in Vernon Hills, the Lake County state's attorney's office said. Filbert A. Elonge, 25, of the 2700 block of Sout...
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Police: Gurnee man tried to steal skid-steer, broke into multiple vehiclesJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - A Gurnee man faces several felony charges after being arrested in connection with several vehicle burglaries in Waukegan, Lake County sheriff's police said Monday. David...