Waukegan Crime
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Lake County gang task force seizes more than $761,000 in drugs in 2017May 04, 2018 1:00 am - The Lake County Sheriff's Gang Task Force pulled more than $761,000 in drugs - plus guns - from the streets during a "successful" 2017, officials said. Authorities said...
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Park City man gets 5 years for failing to give son medical care to save his lifeMay 02, 2018 1:00 am - A Park City man pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter for failing to give his son the medical care needed to fend off rejection of a new heart, leading to...
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Opioid community forum in AntiochApr 30, 2018 1:00 am - The Lake County Opioid Initiative will host a community forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Antioch High School, 1133 Main St. The event will be to discuss the heroin problem in ...
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Police: Guns, ammo taken from Vernon Hills teen who wore white supremacist shirt at collegeApr 30, 2018 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills teen who wore clothing touting a white supremacist group has been charged with misdemeanors for possessing several firearms and magazines without a valid ...
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Police: Man jumped from third-floor balcony trying to escapeApr 27, 2018 1:00 am - A Libertyville Township man wanted for robbery tried to escape police officers by jumping from a third-floor balcony but was eventually arrested Thursday. Lake County s...
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Waukegan man charged with stealing hand grenades from U.S. Navy destroyerApr 25, 2018 1:00 am - The Waukegan Navy man authorities said took 20 hand grenades from a destroyer in San Diego faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if found guilty. Aaron Book...
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Teen charged in attack of family at Six Flags misses court appearanceApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - An arrest warrant has been issued for a Waukegan man accused of inciting the attack of a Batavia family at Six Flags Great America last fall. Gregory Battle, 18, was exp...
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Police: Two Grayslake-area men hospitalized after BB gun vs. knife fightApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County sheriff's detectives are investigating a bizarre fight between two men Sunday night on Route 45 near Grayslake. The combatants, a 30-year-old who had a BB gu...
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Ex-Vernon Hills coach pleads not guilty to sexual assaultApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - A former freshman soccer coach pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Wednesday to charges she sexually assaulted two Vernon Hills High School students on several occas...
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Attorney: Better X-rays exonerate day care worker convicted of killing toddlerApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Attorneys for a former day care worker convicted of murdering a 16-month-old in 2009 told an appeals court Wednesday key X-ray evidence provided by prosecutors was unrea...