Vernon Hills Crime
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Attempted burglary arrest:Jan 20, 2015 12:01 am - A Lake Villa man was arrested about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday after an attempted burglary at Family Pantry, 21190 Commercial Drive, near Mundelein. Glenn E. Trauthwein, 33, whos...
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Ingleside teen denies charges from wild police chaseJan 20, 2015 12:00 am - An Ingleside teen pleaded not guilty Tuesday to numerous felony charges filed after authorities said he led police on a wild chase through northwestern Lake County in No...
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Prosecutors want to revoke bond for former teacherJan 19, 2015 12:00 am - Lake County prosecutors say they want to revoke bail for a former Gavin Elementary District 37 teacher who is accused of sexually assaulting two former students. Prosecu...
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Domestic violence part of 2014 Lake County murder hikeJan 17, 2015 6:39 am - Of the 15 murders recorded in Lake County in 2014, four were particularly chilling because family members were charged in the deaths. They included a 14-year-old Mundele...
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Plea deal near for teen accused of fatally stabbing younger sisterJan 14, 2015 12:00 am - A plea deal is in place for a 15-year-old Mundelein girl who is accused of killing her 11-year-old half-sister by stabbing her more than 30 times nearly one year ago, at...
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Do local cops need M-16s? Police get military surplusJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - More than 450 Illinois police departments have $66 million in military surplus equipment
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Should cops worry about roadside bombs? Towns get military surplusJan 11, 2015 6:30 am - Towns gobbling up military surplus
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Former teacher faces charges he molested second girl, videotaped bothJan 11, 2015 12:00 am - The Gavin South Middle School teacher who fled to Bosnia to avoid facing charges of sexually assaulting a female student is back in custody in Lake County and faces char...
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Antioch Township man guilty of killing girlfriend during 2012 fightJan 09, 2015 12:01 am - A judge has found an Antioch Township man guilty of killing his girlfriend during a fight after a day of drinking in 2012. Michael Shane Axtell, 43, faces up to 60 year...
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Officials: Man stabbed woman because she 'annoyed him'Jan 09, 2015 12:01 am - Using the ruse of going to see a movie together, an 18-year-old Des Plaines man attacked a co-worker with a combat knife outside the Century Theater at Deer Park Town Ce...