Vernon Hills Crime
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Bloomingdale officer showed how small acts can make a big differenceJan 27, 2017 4:10 am - In his all-too-brief career as a police officer, Raymond A. Murrell showed that even small actions can improve relations between police and the community they serve in a...
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Gurnee-area man accused of not registering as sexual predatorJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office and federal agents have apprehended a Gurnee-area man for failing to register as a sexual predator as required, authorities said Friday....
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Fox Lake man who threatened cop could lose probationJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - A Fox Lake man who pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to shoot a police officer could have his probation revoked for failing to complete several court requirements...
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Attorneys seek reduced charge in fatal Beach Park bat attackJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - Attorneys for a Beach Park man accused of using an aluminum bat to bludgeon his wife and her son to death plan to seek a reduced charge when the case goes to trial, offi...
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Gurnee man pleads guilty to drug-induced homicideJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - A Gurnee man was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to one count of drug-induced homicide, an attorney said. Kareem Perkins, 33, is require...
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Filing claims Allendale employees were not certified to perform restraintJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Two Allendale Association employees charged in the choking restraint death of 16-year-old Shaquan Allen at the Lake Villa facility for children with emotional and behavi...
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Two Zion fugitives capturedJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County law enforcement officers on Friday found and captured two fugitives who were hiding in a Zion residence, the Lake County sheriff's office said in a news rele...
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Trial delayed for Waukegan residents accused of using apartment as drug "lab"Jan 19, 2017 12:00 am - The trial for two people accused of operating an illegal lab to make narcotics in their Waukegan apartment has been delayed until April 17. Derek A. Ventresca, 28, and ...
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Ingleside man charged with theft after fleeing rollover crash, authorities sayJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - An Ingleside man who ran from the scene of a rollover crash near North Barrington was charged with burglary when officers later found him in possession of stolen items, ...
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Waukegan 'monster mom' gets 43 years in prison for killing daughterJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - A Lake County judge called Nicholette Lawrence a "monster mom" before sentencing her to 43 years in prison for killing her 11-year-old daughter with a punch in the stoma...