Vernon Hills Crime
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DuPage coroner: Heroin a 'challenge to our society'Sep 29, 2014 5:15 am - In his 20 years as a trauma surgeon, Richard Jorgensen encountered plenty of tragic deaths. It wasn't until he took office less than two years ago as DuPage County coron...
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Lindenhurst man sentenced to prison and probation for sexually abusing child over 13 years of ageSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - A Lindenhurst man was sentenced to 3 years in prison and 30 months of probation after pleading guilty to abusing a child who was between the ages of 13 and 18. William D...
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Round Lake man pleads guilty to residential burglary of 79-year-old womanSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - A Round Lake man has pleaded guilty to one count of residential burglary for tying up and robbing a 79-year-old woman in January 2013, authorities said. Robert Frisbie,...
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Lake County jury finds Mundelein man guilty of first-degree murder in 2012 crashSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - A Lake County jury has found a Mundelein man guilty of murder for intentionally causing a crash that killed a Round Lake Beach woman in 2012. Jurors took less than two ...
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Lake County courthouse security guard accused of theft, fired, police saidSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - A security guard at the Lake County courthouse has been fired from her job and charged with theft after she stole money from someone entering the courthouse in Waukegan ...
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Warrant issued for man after school lockdownSep 25, 2014 1:00 am - Police are searching for a 27-year-old Round Lake Beach man accused of attacking his girlfriend early Thursday, then forcing the lockdown of three Lake Villa schools whi...
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Officer: Family of driver in fatal crash did not disclose health issuesSep 24, 2014 1:01 am - Family members of a Mundelein man did not disclose he was suffering from mental health issues after he intentinally caused a car crash that killed a 24-year-old woman in...
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Former church youth worship leader pleads guilty to sex abuse chargesSep 23, 2014 1:01 am - A youth worship leader at a Lake Villa church pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexually abusing two girls under the age of 18 years. Matthew J. Harder, 18, of Round Lake Beach...
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Mundelein man goes on trial for crash that killed Round Lake Beach womanSep 23, 2014 1:00 am - A Mundelein man deserves to be found guilty of murder because he intentionally caused a fatal crash while high on synthetic cannabis and a psychedelic drug the night of ...
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Officials working on burial of girl punched in stomach to deathSep 22, 2014 1:00 am - Warren Township officials are working to bury an 11-year-old Waukegan girl who police say died after she was punched in the stomach by her mother. Warren Township Superv...