Vernon Hills Crime
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Island Lake man pleads guilty to burglarizing churchNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - A man accused of trying to steal from a safe at a Barrington church pleaded guilty to burglary Monday in Lake County court. Steven Olcikas, 36, of Island Lake, was sent...
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Funds frozen in main memorial account for Gliniewicz familyNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - The main memorial bank account created in the days after Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was found dead has been frozen, bank officials confirmed Tuesday. ...
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Vernon Hills woman pleads guilty to arsonNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - A Vernon Hills woman accused of setting a series of garbage can fires over three months has pleaded guilty to arson in Lake County court. Stephanie M. Wollar, 28, was s...
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Why Explorer post was easy target for GliniewiczNov 08, 2015 6:30 am - Among the surprise developments in the death of Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz announced last week was that he had pilfered a "five-figure amount" from th...
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Dawn Patrol: Gliniewicz' wife, son part of theft probe; gravestone dispute settledNov 06, 2015 4:00 am - Source: Probe turns to Gliniewicz's wife, son: Melodie Gliniewicz and D.J. Gliniewicz are now part of the criminal investigation that stems from what authorities ha...
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Former Gavin teacher gets 50 years in prison for molestationsNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Former Gavin Elementary District 37 teacher Michael Vucic received a 50-year prison sentence for molesting two students from a school where he worked. Vucic, 42, of Lake...
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Source: Wife, son part of investigation in Fox LakeNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - The wife and second-oldest son of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz are being looked at as part of an investigation into the theft and embezzlement of funds from a Fox Lake ...
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Hundreds of thousands spent on Gliniewicz investigationNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - In the early days of the investigation into Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz's death, neighboring jurisdictions offered almost unfettered assistance of manp...
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How investigators determined Gliniewicz killed himselfNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - In the beginning, it was the unthinkable. So implausible, in fact, that it would be weeks before the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force even began seriously considering...
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Source: Investigators to call Gliniewicz's death a suicideNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - Law enforcement officials will announce Wednesday the shooting death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was a suicide, a source confirmed. The source wish...