Vernon Hills Crime
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Authorities: Lake County jail inmate attacked guard, tried to escapeMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - Additional charges were levied against a Waukegan man who officials said attacked a Lake County jail guard and tried to escape while being transferred from a cell to the...
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Police recover accomplice vehicle used in Libertyville-area carjackingMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - Authorities have recovered a stolen white BMW that was used in a carjacking last month in the Libertyville area, the Lake County sheriff's office announced Tuesday. Two...
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Passenger impaled by a fence post in Mettawa crashMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - One person was impaled by a wooden fence post and critically injured Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in Mettawa that investigators said was caused by a driver ...
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Search continues for men who stole a car with toddler inside, ran over momMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Despite ongoing efforts from investigators, neither of the two men who police say stole a Volkswagen that had a 2-year-old inside - and then ran over the child's mother ...
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Gurnee man intentionally crashed into tree in Beach Park, sheriff's office saysMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office says a Gurnee man who struck a tree Wednesday morning in Beach Park crashed intentionally during an argument with his passenger. Authori...
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Nearly $70K raised for Libertyville-area carjacking victimMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A GoFundMe page for the victim of a carjacking last week near Libertyville has raised $70,000 of its $100,000 goal. The page was started by Colleen Pragalz and the Nort...
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Lake County sheriff's deputy seriously injured in crash after truck runs stop signFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's deputy was seriously injured when the driver of a pickup truck blew through a stop sign Sunday night, causing a crash with her patrol vehicle, au...
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License plate reader credited with an assist in solving Vernon Hills burglaryFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - Catching bad guys, locating stolen autos and finding missing persons are among dozens of successes Vernon Hills police say they've notched since installing 10 automated ...
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North Chicago man found shot in Waukegan parking lot; police investigatingFeb 17, 2023 10:00 pm - The Waukegan Police Department is investigating a shooting of a man late Friday afternoon in a parking lot. At approximately 5:40 p.m., officers from the Waukegan Police...
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Winthrop Harbor man charged with attacking court officerFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Winthrop Harbor man faces charges including aggravated battery after he attacked a Lake County sheriff's circuit court officer and broke his nose, police s...