Vernon Hills Crime
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Guards save inmate who overdosed at Lake County jailJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - Three correctional officers at the Lake County jail saved the life of a man who was overdosing on drugs, the sheriff's office announced Tuesday. On the night of June 2, ...
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Police: Teen girl attacked while walking on bike path in Beach ParkJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - Police are searching for a man who attacked a 16-year-old girl Monday evening on the Robert McClory Bike Path, just north of Yorkhouse Road in Beach Park. Investigators ...
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Round Lake Beach man charged with battery after fight at Lake County jailJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - A former Carmel Catholic High School student accused of making disturbing social media posts is facing an additional criminal charge stemming from a jailhouse fight. Ste...
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Authorities: Woman hit person with car during violent domestic argument outside barMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Libertyville woman is facing charges after striking another woman with a car during a domestic argument outside a Grayslake-area bar, authorities said. Katrice Brown, ...
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Lake County sheriff's office warns of phone scamMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office announced Thursday it's investigating several instances of someone impersonating a police officer over the phone. A news release said t...
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Zion man who was no-show for end of trial sentenced to 19 yearsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - A still-missing Zion man who skipped out on the final day of his trial back in March was sentenced to 19 years in prison Thursday. Brian A. Yarbor, 37, faced up to 30 ye...
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Palatine man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting woman in Lake BarringtonMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Police on Wednesday apprehended a 20-year-old Palatine man accused of kidnapping, battering and sexually assaulting a woman in Lake Barrington. Ryan Storm, of the 500 bl...
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Defense expert: Marni Yang too short to have murdered Rhoni ReuterMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - A world-renowned forensic pathologist concluded there is no way Marni Yang could have fatally shot Rhoni Reuter in 2007, according to documents Yang's defense team filed...
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More than a game: How Cook County is using chess to prepare inmates for life on the outsideMay 14, 2021 5:30 am - For at least a little while this week, the seven men wearing khaki scrubs with "DOC" emblazoned in big black letters across the back weren't just inmates in the Cook Cou...
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Defendants plead not guilty in sex crime casesMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - Two Lake County residents facing charges of committing sex crimes against minors pleaded not guilty Friday in separate hearings in Lake County circuit court. Ilan Gibori...