Waukegan Crime
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Park City man faces drug, gun chargesJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - A Park City man faces gun and drug charges after a Lake County sheriff's Gang Task Force investigation into the illegal sale of firearms. Luis C. Lopez, 23, of the 400 b...
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Authorities say Lake Forest double shooting was a murder-suicideJan 16, 2018 10:00 pm - The fatal domestic dispute in Lake Forest this month was a murder-suicide involving a Kentucky man who killed his former girlfriend before shooting himself, authorities ...
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Three men charged in Waukegan robberiesJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - Waukegan police said they apprehended three men who were in the process of robbing the Dollar General on the 2200 block of North Lewis Avenue last week and charged them ...
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Coroner rules out trauma for frozen teen's cause of death in WaukeganJan 12, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper said Friday that the 18-year-old from Waukegan who was found frozen at the bottom of a backyard pool this week was not killed by trauma...
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Bail set for Waukegan man who was shot by police officerJan 09, 2018 12:00 am - A Waukegan man who was shot by Waukegan police last month has been released from the hospital and is now being held in the Lake County jail. According to a news release,...
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Lake County police dog helps Crystal Lake police find suspected robberDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - A police dog tracked a robbery suspect for nearly a mile through snow early Saturday morning before Crystal Lake police arrested the man. Crystal Lake police responded ...
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Top Lake County crime stories of 2017Dec 28, 2017 6:00 am - Lake County is the site of several high-profile crimes every year, and 2017 was no exception. However, several of those criminal cases were particularly chilling because...
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Waukegan cop shoots man who threatened himDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - A Waukegan police officer shot a man who was threatening him with what appeared to be a black semiautomatic handgun but turned out to be a BB gun, authorities said Wedne...
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Cuba Township man arrested in November fatal car crashDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies have arrested a Cuba Township man who they say was responsible for a car crash last month that killed an Arizona woman. Kenneth K. Malanow...
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North Chicago man charged in two Waukegan robberiesDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Using what an official called "old-fashioned police work," Waukegan police detectives arrested a North Chicago man for two robberies they say he carried out in the past ...