Vernon Hills Crime
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Mundelein man pleads not guilty in fatal Round Lake Beach shootingMay 09, 2013 5:00 am - A Mundelein man could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of killing a Zion man because of the way he wore his hat, authorities said Thursday. Jose Garcia, 18, ...
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Police: Woman abandoned animals in Deerfield homeMay 08, 2013 5:00 pm - A Niles woman charged with abandoning her two dogs for two weeks in a locked and foreclosed Deerfield townhouse missed court Wednesday after checking herself into a psyc...
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Waukegan man pleads guilty to 2011 torture and murderMay 07, 2013 11:12 am - The first of four people charged with torturing and murdering a Waukegan man and dumping his body in a pond near Barrington Hills in 2011 pleaded guilty to first-degree ...
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Nurse charged with stealing from Lincolnshire patientMay 06, 2013 11:00 am - A Glenview woman is charged with stealing $255,000 from a Lincolnshire man while working as his full-time nurse, authorities said Monday. Theresa A. Lau, 44, of the 0 to...
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Round Lake Park man pleads not guilty in March convenience store shootingMay 02, 2013 7:39 pm - A Round Lake Park man accused of killing a Zion man because of the way he wore his hat pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Thursday. Jose Rebollar-Verara, 25, of th...
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Lake Villa woman facing drug chargesApr 29, 2013 3:50 pm - A Lake Villa woman faces drug charges following a traffic stop by Lake County sheriff’s police, authorities announced Monday. Stacie Vickers, 38, of the 24000 block of W...
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Baker gets 47 years in slaying of Vernon Hills womanApr 29, 2013 3:39 pm - Daniel Baker received 47 years in prison for killing a Vernon Hills woman with repeated blows from a baseball bat, but he didn’t stick around long enough to hear the sen...
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Monk charged with attempting to abduct 14-year-old Antioch girlApr 27, 2013 4:37 pm - A Benedictine monk is charged with attempting to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car in Antioch. Thomas J. Chmura, who told police he has lived at the St. Benedict’s A...
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Police say Lake Villa man tried to abduct little girlsApr 25, 2013 4:07 pm - A man accused of trying to abduct four young girls was arrested, thanks to information provided by an alert mother, Lake County authorities said. Henry Wright, 29, of th...
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Judge: Vernon Hills man’s rights not violatedApr 25, 2013 3:02 pm - A Lake County judge has ruled the rights of a Vernon Hills man charged with murdering his wife were not violated by police when they questioned him. The decision paves ...