Vernon Hills Crime
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Bartlett man pleads guilty in Walgreen theft caseDec 20, 2013 7:00 am - A Bartlett man accused of stealing thousands of dollars in computer equipment from Walgreen Co. has pleaded guilty to felony criminal damage to property. Richard Pickar...
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Chicago man pleads not guilty in death of Waukegan infantDec 19, 2013 4:07 pm - A Chicago man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he killed a 2-month-old Waukegan child he was baby-sitting. Andre Sharkey, 32, faces eight counts of first-degree mu...
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Former Frederick School PTO treasurer in Grayslake pleads guilty to theftDec 19, 2013 10:00 am - A Grayslake woman pleaded guilty in Lake County court Thursday to stealing money from the Frederick Elementary School parent teacher organization while serving as its tr...
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Trial for Antioch Township man in illegal street race delayedDec 17, 2013 9:00 am - The trial of an Antioch Township man facing charges in the death of a high school student during an illegal street race has been delayed until March. Jeremy Betancourt,...
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Crime data lacking when it comes to gunsDec 16, 2013 4:30 am - Despite the seemingly ever-present debate over gun-control laws, little data exists on the prevalence of crimes committed by people using guns. Most studies of gun crime...
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Former Grant High teacher pleads not guilty in sex caseDec 12, 2013 9:00 am - A former Grant High School teacher denied during an arraignment hearing Thursday in Lake County court that she had sex with a student. Amber Kraus, 30, formerly of the 0...
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Kenosha man sentenced to 105 years in prison for murder, robbery spreeDec 10, 2013 10:01 am - A Kenosha, Wis., man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for a 2007 crime spree that involved the “execution” of a Round Lake Park woman, a Lake County judge rul...
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Man pleads not guilty to DUI after car ends up in Hainesville townhouseDec 06, 2013 9:48 am - A Wisconsin man accused of being intoxicated when he crashed his vehicle into a Hainesville townhouse pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Friday morning. Adam R. Bi...
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Fox Lake man sentenced to 6 years for fatal crashDec 05, 2013 12:17 pm - A Fox Lake man was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for killing a close friend in a crash after an afternoon of drinking in October 2012. Anthony Cechini, 24, o...
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy found not guiltyDec 05, 2013 11:02 am - A Lake County sheriff’s deputy has been found not guilty of destroying evidence that he hired a prostitute. Eric Francke, 33, of the 43000 block of Forest Drive in Antio...