Vernon Hills Crime
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Use common sense for a safe holiday seasonNov 20, 2018 10:00 pm - Don't let the hectic pace of the season keep you from using good judgment and common sense. Not doing so can expose you, your vehicle and maybe even your home to the im...
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Daughter of Park City mayor charged with theft of government fundsNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - A longtime Park City employee and daughter of Mayor Steve Pannell has been charged in connection with the theft of more than $20,000 from the city, authorities said Tues...
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Lake County jury finds man guilty of killing ex-wifeNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - It took less than two hours for a Lake County jury of eight men and four women to find Kenosha resident David Brocksom guilty of killing his ex-wife under cover of darkn...
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Charges filed against man accused of pulling gun on Lake County deputyNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - A 23-year-old man who was shot after, authorities say, he pulled a gun on police when confronted while trying to burglarize one car and steal another in Wadsworth has be...
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North Chicago man indicted on escape chargeNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - A 20-year-old North Chicago man was indicted Wednesday for trying to escape from an Lake County sheriff's deputy, according to a news release Thursday from the Lake Coun...
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Ex-husband who said he killed wife in self-defense will not testify in murder trialNov 14, 2018 12:00 am - A Wisconsin man who said he killed his former wife in self-defense during a confrontation at her Gurnee home will not take the witness stand to explain that to the juror...
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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 ...