Vernon Hills Crime
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Waukegan man who locked daughter in basement deemed unfit to stand trialNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of locking his 10-year-old daughter in the basement of his house because he said she was demonically possessed has been declared unfit to stand tr...
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Editorial: Effort, oversight will determine success of inmate tablet programNov 10, 2018 1:00 pm - Soon, some 600 Lake County jail inmates will receive free tablet computers to use for entertainment, job searches and to find health information. It's a first-of-its-kin...
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In police interrogation video, Gurnee murder suspect says it was self-defense in a fightNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - David Brocksom repeatedly told police during an interview about his ex-wife's death that he feared for his life and acted in self-defense when he fought with her over a ...
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Witness testifies to hearing scream the morning woman was killed in GurneeNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - A woman testified Wednesday she "heard this awful scream" after arriving at her Gurnee house after work about 4 a.m. Sept. 27, 2015, the night a neighbor was killed. "I ...
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Nerheim: Federal agent's fatal shooting of Waukegan man 'appropriate'Nov 05, 2018 12:00 am - A federal agent's deadly shooting of a Waukegan man authorities say tried to rob her at gunpoint on a Zion street in March was reasonable and appropriate, Lake County St...
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Text messages between Gliniewicz, widow might be allowed in trialNov 05, 2018 12:00 am - An appellate court decision may have opened the door for prosecutors to introduce at trial potentially incriminating text messages and emails between Fox Lake police Lt....
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Murder or self-defense? Trial in 2015 Gurnee killing set to beginNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Was David Brocksom acting in self-defense when he shot his ex-wife as they struggled over a gun inside her Gurnee home in the middle of the night three years ago? That'...
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Lake County giving free tablets to jail inmates, but some say there's a catchNov 02, 2018 5:30 am - Most jails issue inmates little more than an orange jumpsuit, slip-on shoes and some sparse bedding when they arrive at the lockup. Detainees at the Lake County jail soo...
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Libertyville loan institution robbed at gunpointNov 02, 2018 1:00 am - Libertyville police are investigating a reported armed robbery early Friday afternoon at OneMain Financial, a loan institution at 1312 S. Milwaukee Ave. in the Red Top P...
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Winthrop Harbor man accused of threatening call to synagogue faces hate crime chargeNov 02, 2018 1:00 am - A Winthrop Harbor man accused of making a threatening phone call to a Highland Park synagogue days after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting has been charged with a hate c...