Vernon Hills Crime
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Ex-Lake Forest High School employee pleads not guilty to sex assault chargesAug 01, 2013 1:07 pm - A former Lake Forest High School employee pleaded not guilty Thursday to multiple sex-related charges stemming from a relationship with two underage female students. Be...
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Arraignment delayed for Antioch teen in fatal street racing crashAug 01, 2013 10:00 am - The arraignment hearing for an Antioch Township teen accused of killing a teenage girl in a June street racing crash has been delayed until Sept. 25, authorities said Th...
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Man charged in Round Lake Beach shootingJul 31, 2013 11:52 am - A 20-year-old man is held in Lake County jail after being charged with a Monday night shooting in Round Lake Beach that wounded one man. Dustin S. Neal, of Round Lake B...
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Lake County Sheriff's deputy pleads not guilty to obstruction of justiceJul 31, 2013 10:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's deputy pleaded not guilty Wednesday to destroying text messages that police say he made to a prostitute. Eric Francke, 33, of the 43000 block of...
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Round Lake Beach police probe Monday shootingJul 30, 2013 10:00 pm - Round Lake Beach police continue to investigate a shooting Monday night in which a 21-year-old was wounded and taken to a hospital. The shooting occurred near North Fair...
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Ex-Harper wrestler guilty of trespass for entering cop's homeJul 30, 2013 11:00 am - A former Harper College wrestler who was shot after he drunkenly wandered into a police officer's house was acquitted of home invasion Tuesday and found guilty of a less...
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Libertyville man remains behind bars on bomb threat chargeJul 30, 2013 10:30 am - A Libertyville man accused of threatening to detonate three bombs at the Vernon Hills Summer Celebration earlier this month will remain held on $25,000 bail, a Lake Coun...
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North Chicago man charged with selling heroin and cannabisJul 30, 2013 8:44 am - An admitted heroin dealer remains held in Lake County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail, Waukegan police said Tuesday. Marcus “Paco” Samuel, 32, of the 2400 block of 24th P...
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Man faces charges for damaging tires, then offering to help victimsJul 26, 2013 8:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of flattening the tires of unsuspecting women in order to assist them later has turned himself into police, authorities said. Jose M. Mendez, 31,...
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Pit bull could be euthanized for Wauconda attackJul 25, 2013 4:21 pm - The fate of the Wauconda pit bull that attacked and killed a small dog this week will be decided Aug. 5, county officials said Thursday. Lake County Animal Care and Cont...